What percentage of India was literate at the time of independence?

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

During the British rule, Island waterway proved to be uneconomical because of:

1. Built at a high cost.
2. Competition from railways.
3. Easy access of airways.
4. Both (a) and (b).

Which of the following factor further caused decline of jute textile after partition of the country?

1. British policies.
2. Famines.
3. Lack of raw materials.
4. All of the above.

An economy which is made to serve the interest of its rulers is called:

1. Colonial economy.
2. Agricultural economy.
3. Industrial economy.
4. All of the above.

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.

Initially, the industrial development was confined to the setting up of:

1. Cotton textile mills.
2. Jute textile mills.
3. Cotton and Jute textile mills.
4. Capital goods industry.

When was first telegraph introduced in India?

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

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.

Which of the following statement is true regarding demographic profile of India during the colonial rule?

1. Life expectancy was 63 years.
2. Infant mortality rate was around 70 per thousand live births.
3. Overall literacy level was less than 16 percent.
4. Both birth rate and death rate were quite low.

Despite being the major source of livelihood, the agriculture sector continued to experience stagnation and deterioration during the British rule in India because of:

1. Decline of handicraft.
2. Land tenure system.
3. Drain of India's wealth.
4. None of the above.