Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Knowledge!

In which of the following ways did the British Raj impact the Indian economy the most?

During the time of Indian independence what was the literacy rate of our country?

Which one of the following witnessed increase during the British rule in India?

Which of the following is a cash crop?

The colonial government made no sincere attempts to estimate India’s national and per capita income, but most studies found that India’s national income growth in the pre-Independence era was _____, and per capita income growth was _____.

During the time of Indian Independence what was the IMR?

Who among the following took attempts to calculate the national income of India on the eve of independence?

In which year was India’s first Official Census conducted?

Identify the result of the large export surplus during the colonial period.

Under the British system of land settlement, the zamindar’s dues to the state were fixed. What did this mean for the cultivators?

When was TISCO incorporated?

In 1951, _____ of the working population was dependent on agriculture.

Identify, which of the following indicates the adverse impact of British rule in India.

Assertion (A): India became an exporter of primary products and an importer of finished consumer and capital goods produced in Britain.

Reason (R): Restrictive policies of commodity production, trade, and tariff pursued by the colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition, and volume of India’s foreign trade.

India entered the _____ stage of Demographic Transition after the year 1921.