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Question 11 Mark
Low level of agricultural productivity was the condition of agriculture sector at the time of independence. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Agricultural productivity became very low and this stagnation in agriculture sector was mainly due to systems of land settlement that were introduced by the British government.
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Question 21 Mark
Only 17.2 percent of the working population were engaged in the service sector at the time of independence. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Only 17.2 percent of the working population were engaged in the service sector, which also proved the slow growth of tertiary sector at the time of Independence.
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Question 31 Mark
Life expectancy was as low as 32 years during the British rule. (True/ False)
Answer
True.Explanation:
As literacy rate was as low as 16 percent, which reflects the social and economic backwardness of the country.
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Question 41 Mark
High birth and low death rate implied low survival rate, which was nearly 8 per thousand per annum during the British rule. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Explanation:
High birth and high death rate implied low survival rate, which was nearly 8 per thousand per annum during the British rule.
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