Colonial India

Q.

Give the negative effects of the British rule in India.

Q. After the 19th Century, there was a reversal in export trends from India to Britain in products.

1. cotton
2. indigo
3. rice
4. spices

Q.

Why was the import of Indian cotton prohibited or restricted in many European countries?

1. Increased import of cotton would lead to trade deficits

2. Indian cotton was of inferior quality

3. Indian cotton was very expensive

4. None of these

Q. Internal tariffs were abolished in India for goods.

1. British
2. Indian
3. British & Indian
4. none of the

Q. Custom Duties are levied on ______________.

1. Exports and imports
2. Manufacture of excisable goods/commodities
3. Services rendered
4. Sale made by a dealer in the course of inter-state or intra-state or commerce

Q.

Internal tariffs were abolished in India for ________

1. British goods only

2. both British or Indian goods

3. Indian goods only

4. neither British nor Indian goods

Q. Which of the following statements regarding Service Industry is true?

1. Service Industry uses less Capital Equipment
2. Service Industry uses more Capital
3. Service Industry uses less Variable Factors
4. Service Industry uses no Capital Equipment

Q.

Which of the following was not part of India's tariff system under British rule?

1. High import tariffs for manufactured goods from Britain to India

2. No internal tariffs on Indian goods

3. High tariffs on goods imported from the UK to India

4. Low import tariffs on agricultural import to Britain from India

Q. Foreign exchange received on account of export of Jute will be recorded in capital account.

1. True
2. False

Q. The British invested heavily in education in India.

1. False
2. True

Q. India established a system of zero import tariffs for British goods and low export tariffs for Indian goods.

1. False
2. True

Q. Labour intensive technique would get chosen in a _______.

1. Labour surplus economy
2. Capital surplus economy
3. Developed economy
4. Developing economy

Q. State whether the following statement is true or false:
Demand for labour is direct demand.

Q.

The incentive for mechnanization was less in India because

1. wage rate and price of capital were compareable in India

2. none of these

3. wage rate relative to price of capital was high in India

4. wage rate relative to price of capital was low in India

Q.

By, 1913, what percentage of the global manufacturing output was produced by the UK, the USA, and Europe?

1. 50%

2. 25%

3. 75%

4. 95%

Q.

The primary objectives of Indian railways as built by the British were ____

1. movement of troops

2. to connect the interior agricultural districts of India to the coastal regions

3. to help Indian manufacturers tap the internal markets

4. to connect and integrate the interior regions of the country