Please refer to the MCQ questions for Class 11 Economics Chapter Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence. These multiple choice questions are expected to come in the upcoming class 11 Economics examinations. These MCQ questions with answers have been designed as per the latest syllabus and NCERT books issued by CBSE, NCERT and KVS. These objective questions for grade 11th Economics will help you to get good marks in exams.

MCQ Questions Class 11 Economics Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

Please refer to Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence MCQ Questions and answers below. Also, refer to MCQ Questions for Class 11 Economics for all chapters in your NCERT book.

Question. Parts of the then Madras Presidency comprised areas of the present-day states of :
a) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
b) Kerala and Karnataka
c) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
d) Both A and B

Question. The economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India were concerned with
a) Protection and promotion of India
b) Protection of India and promotion of Britain
c) Protection and promotion of Britain
d) Both A and C

Question. Capital goods industries are those industries which
a) Helps in Production of consumers good directly
b) Helps in production of machines and tools which produce consumer goods
c) Helps in agriculture production only
d) Needs more capital

Question. The impact of British policy on India economic structure was
a) India becomes supplier of raw materials and consumer of finished industrial products from Britain
b) India became supplier of finished product to Britain
c) India became supplier of finished industrial products and consumer of raw materials from Britain
d) Both B and C

Question. One of the following statements about Indian economy is not true. Identify the false statement
a) Indian agriculture was flourishing before the advent of the British
b) India’s foreign trade throughout the colonial period was marked by a large export surplus
c) India had a sound industrial base under the British
d) British developed the Railway system in India for their own benefit

Question. The railways affected the structure of the Indian economy in two ways
a) Commercialization of crops
b) Indian village becomes self-sufficient.
c) Broken the geographical and cultural barriers
d) Only A and C

Question. British rule in India for almost
a) Almost 3 centuries
b) Almost 100 years
c) Almost 2 centuries
d) Almost 150 years

Question. The most important infrastructure developed during British rule was:
a) Airways
b) Railways
c) Waterways
d) None of the these

Question. Among the following estimators whose estimates of per capita income of India during the colonial period was considered very significant:
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) William Digby
c) R.C. Desai
d) V.K.R.V. Rao

Question. This service becomes quite expensive and the British finally abandoned was
a) Airways sector
b) Defense sector
c) Inland waterways
d) Postal services

Question. Despite being the major source of livelihood, the agriculture sector continued to experience stagnation and deterioration during the British rule in India because of:
a) decline of handicraft
b) land tenure system
c) drain of India’s wealth
d) none of the above

Question. Initially, the industrial development was confined to the setting upof:
a) Cotton textile mills
b) Jute textile mills
c) Cotton and jute textile mills
d) Capital goods industry

Question. Major contribution to the GDP of the country on the eve of independence was from:
a) Tertiary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Primary sector
d) Both primary and secondary sector

Question. Decline of handicraft industries led to :
a) Massive unemployment
b) Import of finished goods
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Question. The major cause of decay of Indian handicrafts during British Rule:
a) Low priced machine made goods
b) Discriminatory tariff policy
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)

Question. The main reason for stagnation of agriculture during the British rule was:
a) Low literacy rate
b) Discriminatory tariff policy
c) Land tenure system
d) De- industrialization

Question. There was high relatively higher yield of cash crops in certain areas of the country due
a) Better irrigation facility
b) Commercialization of agriculture
c) Good monsoon
d) None of these

Question. Which year is described as the “year of Great Divide”?
a) 1881
b) 1907
c) 1921
d) 1931

Question. India was in the first stage of demographic transition:
a) Before 1947
b) after 1947
c) Before 1921
d) after 1921

Question. The finest variety of muslin was called:
a) Malmal
b) Malmalkhas
c) Malmalshahi
d) All of these

Question. ___________ Sector generally takes the output of the primary sector and manufactures _________ goods.
a) Agriculture, finished
b) Secondary, semi-finished
c) Tertiary, raw
d) Industrial, finished

Question. Decay of handicrafts was caused by:
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a) British tariff policy
b) Competition From Man-Made Machines
c) New Patterns of demand
d) all of these

Question. Agriculture sector is also known as:
a) Tertiary sector
b) Secondary sector
c) Primary sector
d) First sector

Question. Occupational structure refers to
a) Distribution of working force among the different occupations
b) Nature of different occupations
c) Size of working force in a country
d) Number of people living in a country

Question. The Indian economy on the eve of the independence was:
a) Developed
b) Stagnant
c) Underdeveloped
d) (b) and (c)

Question. On the eve of independence, India was net exporter of:
a) Primary products
b) Industrial products
c) Capital goods
d) Agricultural goods

Question. The agriculture sector with _____ percent accounted for the largest share of workforce, during the eve of Independence.
a) 70-75%
b) 80-85%
c) 75-80%
d) 60-65%

Question. Which service remained throughout inadequate under the colonial regime?
a) Law and order
b) Postal services
c) Railways
d) Ports

Question. Before 1921, India was in the ______________ of demographic transition.
a) First stage
b) Second stage
c) Third stage
d) None of the above

Question. The jute mills dominated by foreigners during the British rule, were mainly concentrated in:
a) Bengal
b) Gujarat
c) Maharashtra
d) d) Kerala