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.

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

In which year, railways was introduced in India?

1. 1850
2. 1853
3. 1890
4. 1892

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.

When was railways introduced in India?

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

When was last census operation conducted by British in India?

1. 1907
2. 1881
3. 1853
4. 1941

The main interest of the Zamindar was:

1. To collect rent.
2. To improve the condition of agriculture.
3. To produce food crops.
4. To produce cash crops

What was the growth rate of GDP during British rule?

1. 2 percent.
2. 3 percent.
3. 4 percent.
4. 0.5 percent.

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.

Which of the following is an indicator of economic development in an economy?

1. Increase in national Income.
2. Increase in per capital Income.
3. Increase in population.
4. All of the above.