Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence
A worksheet based on the state of the Indian economy in 1947, covering agriculture, industry, trade, and demographic conditions under British colonial rule. Total: 40 marks.
Section A — Fill in the Blanks [20 Marks]
Complete the following sentences with the correct word or phrase.
The sole purpose of the British colonial rule in India was to reduce the country to being a supplier of ________ materials for Great Britain's industrial base.
The finest variety of muslin, a type of cotton textile from Bengal, was called ________.
Among the various estimators, the estimates of national income by ________ were considered very significant during the colonial period.
The growth of aggregate real output in India during the first half of the twentieth century was less than ________ per cent.
Under British rule, about ________ per cent of the country's population lived in villages and derived their livelihood from agriculture.
Section B — Multiple Choice Questions [20 Marks]
Choose the correct answer for each question.