Which sector accounts for the largest share in the GDP of India?
1. Primary sector
2. Secondary sector
3. Tertiary sector
4.None of the above
In which year was the suez canal opened?
1859
1789
1869
1769
During British rule there was relatively higher yield of cash crops in certain areas of the country due to ____________of agriculture.
Privatization
Commercialization
Popularization
Diversification
Pick the correct sequence of the given stages in the Marxian theory of economic development;
Feudalism - Capitalism - Socialism - Communism
Feudalism - Capitalism - Communism - Socialism
Capitalism - Feudalism - Socialism - Communism
Capitalism - Socialism - Feudalism - Communism
The population of India was estimated at ............. million as per 1981 Census.
754 million
684 million
567 million
453 million
Who wrote a book describing the theory of Economic drain of India during British rule?
Lala Lajpat Roy
Dadabhai Naoroji
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
India was in the __________stage of demographic transition before 1921.
Second
Third
First
Fourth
The term Mixed Economy denotes:
A) Existence of both rural and urban sectors
B) Existence of both public and private sectors
C) Existence of both heavy and small industries
D) Existence of both developed and under- developed sectors
Choose the correct codes:
Only A
only B
Only C
Only D
What was the literacy rate in India at the time of British rule?
Less than 16%
More than 10%
Less than 12%
Less than 5%
_______________ industry means industries which can produces machine tools which are,used for producing articles for current consumption.
Capital goods
Agrarian
Service
Public