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

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

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

1. 1921
2. 1881
3. 1853
4. 1941

Details about the population of British India were first collected in:

1. 1871
2. 1881
3. 1891
4. 1901

When was railways introduced in India?

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

The first railways in India was operated between which of following two stations?

1. Delhi and Bombay.
2. Bombay and Kolkata.
3. Bombay and Thane.
4. Bombay and Pune.

Which among the following is the cause of agricultural stagnation during the British colonial rule?

1. System of land settlement.
2. Limited public sector.
3. Mass illiteracy.
4. All of the above.

When British left India, it was:

1. A flourishing economy.
2. Having a strong industrial base.
3. Having a strong infrastructure.
4. Suffering from massive poverty.

When did Bengal famine take place?

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

When was first census operation conducted in India?

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

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.