Which of the following statement(s) is/ are true for British period?

1. India attained self-sufficiency in foodgrain production.
2. There were check over famines.
3. Effective administrative setup.
4. All of the above are true.

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

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

Which of the following sentences gives best description of the Indian economy during the British rule?

1. India was an agrarian economy.
2. India was a stagnant economy.
3. India was an agrarian economy with rapidly growing population in mass poverty and illiteracy.
4. India was a poor economy.

What was Infant Mortality Rate of India at the time of independence?

1. 214 per thousand.
2. 218 per thousand.
3. 216 per thousand.
4. 260 per thousand.

When did the first cotton mill, first jute mill and first coal mine started in India?

1. 1855-60
2. 1850-55
3. 1940-45
4. 1900-1907

What was literacy rate for women of India at the time of independence?

1. 12 percent.
2. 7 percent.
3. 40 percent.
4. 16 percent.

Major contribution to the GDP of the country on the eve of independence was from:

1. Tertiary sector.
2. Secondary sector.
3. Primary sector.
4. Both primary and secondary sector.

What percentage of India was dependent on agriculture at the time of independence?

1. 60 percent.
2. 80 percent.
3. 70 percent.
4. 90 percent.

When was TISCO incorporated in India?

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

The introduction of expensive mode of communication, i.e. telegraph serve the purpose of:

1. Maintaining law and order.
2. Maintaining trade.
3. Collect taxes.
4. All of the above.