When was first telegraph introduced in India?

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

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).

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.

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

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

What was life expectancy of India at the time of independence?

1. 32 years.
2. 52 years.
3. 63 years.
4. 28 years.

When did Bengal famine take place?

1. 1927
2. 1861
3. 1943
4. 1941

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.

Whose estimate of national income was considered very significant?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji.
2. William Digby.
3. RC Desai.
4. VKRV Rao.

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.

Land settlement systems in India leads to stagnation of Indian agriculture because:

1. Profit accruing out of agriculture went to British Government.
2. Profit accruing out of agricultrue went to zamindars.
3. Zamindars forced farmers to grow commercial crops.
4. None of the above.