Demographics in India

Q. The average life expectancy of an Indian during the British rule was years.

1. 28
2. 32
3. 55
4. 63

Q. The share of workforce employed in agriculture in colonial India was around .

1. 10%
2. 25%
3. 75%
4. 95%

Q. One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that ___________.

1. the productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
2. investment pattern has been directed toward capital intensive industries.
3. people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development.
4. ceilings-on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence the their preference to stay with agriculture

Q. Seasonal hunger occurs in ________.

1. Rural areas
2. Urban areas
3. Metro cities
4. Both (a) and (b)

Q. What is meant by a famine?

Q.

occupational structure in kerala

Q.

Famines occur only because there is not sufficient food to feed everyone. State true or false.

1. True

2. False

Q.

What was the average life expectancy in India during the British colonial rule?

1. 43

2. 32

3. 58

4. 69