ANANYA VIDYALAYA
STD 12 Commerce Economics Total Marks : 60
* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [10]
1. What percentage of India was dependent on agriculture at the time of
independence?
a. 60 percent.
b. 80 percent.
c. 70 percent.
d. 90 percent.
Ans. :
c. 70 percent.
2. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Foreign trade was mainly directed towards Britain and its colonies
during British rule.
b. India generated export surplus during British rule.
c. This export surplus was used for the betterment of Indian economy.
d. All of the above.
Ans. :
b. India generated export surplus during British rule.
3. Which among the following is the cause of agricultural stagnation during the
British colonial rule?
a. System of land settlement.
b. Limited public sector.
c. Mass illiteracy.
d. All of the above.
Ans. :
a. System of land settlement.
4. When did modern postal system start in India?
a. 1937
b. 1881
c. 1853
d. 1941
Ans. :
a. 1937
5. During the British rule, Island waterway proved to be uneconomical because of:
a. Built at a high cost.
b. Competition from railways.
c. Easy access of airways.
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, d. Both (a) and (b).
Ans. :
d. Both (a) and (b).
6. The first railways in India was operated between which of following two
stations?
a. Delhi and Bombay.
b. Bombay and Kolkata.
c. Bombay and Thane.
d. Bombay and Pune.
Ans. :
c. Bombay and Thane.
7. Which of the following is not a true statement?
a. On the eve of Independence, agriculture was the principal occupation of
the people in India.
b. Mining is the main secondary occupation.
c. Indian manufactured products enjoyed a worldwide market before the
British established themselves in India.
d. The role of the public sector under the British rule was confined only to
a few industries.
Ans. :
b. Mining is the main secondary occupation.
8. When was railways introduced in India?
a. 1907
b. 1850
c. 1853
d. 1921
Ans. :
b. 1850
9. When did the first cotton mill, first jute mill and first coal mine started in India?
a. 1855-60
b. 1850-55
c. 1940-45
d. 1900-1907
Ans. :
b. 1850-55
10. What was literacy rate for women of India at the time of independence?
a. 12 percent.
b. 7 percent.
c. 40 percent.
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STD 12 Commerce Economics Total Marks : 60
* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [10]
1. What percentage of India was dependent on agriculture at the time of
independence?
a. 60 percent.
b. 80 percent.
c. 70 percent.
d. 90 percent.
Ans. :
c. 70 percent.
2. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Foreign trade was mainly directed towards Britain and its colonies
during British rule.
b. India generated export surplus during British rule.
c. This export surplus was used for the betterment of Indian economy.
d. All of the above.
Ans. :
b. India generated export surplus during British rule.
3. Which among the following is the cause of agricultural stagnation during the
British colonial rule?
a. System of land settlement.
b. Limited public sector.
c. Mass illiteracy.
d. All of the above.
Ans. :
a. System of land settlement.
4. When did modern postal system start in India?
a. 1937
b. 1881
c. 1853
d. 1941
Ans. :
a. 1937
5. During the British rule, Island waterway proved to be uneconomical because of:
a. Built at a high cost.
b. Competition from railways.
c. Easy access of airways.
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, d. Both (a) and (b).
Ans. :
d. Both (a) and (b).
6. The first railways in India was operated between which of following two
stations?
a. Delhi and Bombay.
b. Bombay and Kolkata.
c. Bombay and Thane.
d. Bombay and Pune.
Ans. :
c. Bombay and Thane.
7. Which of the following is not a true statement?
a. On the eve of Independence, agriculture was the principal occupation of
the people in India.
b. Mining is the main secondary occupation.
c. Indian manufactured products enjoyed a worldwide market before the
British established themselves in India.
d. The role of the public sector under the British rule was confined only to
a few industries.
Ans. :
b. Mining is the main secondary occupation.
8. When was railways introduced in India?
a. 1907
b. 1850
c. 1853
d. 1921
Ans. :
b. 1850
9. When did the first cotton mill, first jute mill and first coal mine started in India?
a. 1855-60
b. 1850-55
c. 1940-45
d. 1900-1907
Ans. :
b. 1850-55
10. What was literacy rate for women of India at the time of independence?
a. 12 percent.
b. 7 percent.
c. 40 percent.
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