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

1. 1921
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 percentage of India was dependent on agriculture at the time of independence?

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

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.

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.

In which year, railways was introduced in India?

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

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.

When did modern postal system start in India?

1. 1937
2. 1881
3. 1853
4. 1941

What was the growth rate of per capita income during British rule?

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

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.