When British left India, it was:

1. A flourishing economy.
2. Having a strong industrial base.
3. Having a strong infrastructure.
4. Suffering from massive poverty.

Name the economist whose estimates on GDP and per capita income during British rule are considered to be most significant.

1. Willian Digby.
2. V.K.R.V. Rao.
3. Dadabhai Naroji.
4. R.C. Desai.

What percentage of India lived in villages at the time of independence?

1. 80 percent.
2. 70 percent.
3. 85 percent.
4. 75 percent.

The first railways in India was operated between which of following two stations?

1. Delhi and Bombay.
2. Bombay and Kolkata.
3. Bombay and Thane.
4. Bombay and Pune.

When was railways introduced in India?

1. 1907
2. 1850
3. 1853
4. 1921

Land settlement systems in India leads to stagnation of Indian agriculture because:

1. Profit accruing out of agriculture went to British Government.
2. Profit accruing out of agricultrue went to zamindars.
3. Zamindars forced farmers to grow commercial crops.
4. None of the above.

When was first telegraph introduced in India?

1. 1907
2. 1850
3. 1853
4. 1921

Which industry of India suffered the most due to British rules?

1. Paper.
2. Cement.
3. Capital.
4. Handicraft.

Which year is regarded as defining year to mark demographic transition from one stage to another?

1. 1921
2. 1881
3. 1853
4. 1941

Which of the following statements is not true?

1. Foreign trade was mainly directed towards Britain and its colonies during British rule.
2. India generated export surplus during British rule.
3. This export surplus was used for the betterment of Indian economy.
4. All of the above.