Indian Economy On The Eve Of Independence — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Diversification of growth process can be achieved through the development of:

1. Agricultural sector.
2. Industrial sector.
3. Foreign trade.
4. Service sector.

What are the consequences of environmental crisis?

1. Polluted and dried up rivers and other aquifers.
2. Extinction of vital resources.
3. Decline in air and water quality.
4. All of the above.

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.

What was the immediate crisis India faced in the beginning of the 1990s?

1. Inflation.
2. Debt trap.
3. Foreign exchange crisis.
4. All of the above.

_______ is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce?

1. Minimum support price.
2. Maximum retail price.
3. Minimum retail price.
4. Market price.

What was the alternative name of First Five Year Plan in 1956 of Pakistan?

1. Long-term plan.
2. Medium-term plan.
3. Short-term plan.
4. None of these.

Who takes the decisions regarding production and distribution of commodities in a mixed economy?

1. Market forces of demand and supply.
2. Government.
3. Both a and b in a combined way.
4. God.

_______ is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.

1. Brundtland Commission.
2. Our Common future.
3. The Montreal Protocol.
4. Commission for Ozone Depletion.

A programme _______________ launched by govt. to create awareness among people of conserving energy.

1. GSYU.
2. NEEP.
3. NAREGA.
4. SLB.

LPG stands for:

1. Liberalisation, Production and Global Cooperation.
2. Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation.
3. License, Privatisation and Globalisation.
4. License, Permit and Goods.