12 Questions
During the colonial period, what was the distribution of working persons in India across different industries and sectors?
Agricultural sector: 70-75%, Manufacturing sector: 10%, Services sector: 15-20%
What was the life expectancy in India during the colonial period?
32 years
What was a significant aspect of the occupational structure in India at the time of independence?
Growing regional variation
What contributed to the worsening profile of India’s population during the colonial period?
Extensive poverty
How did the introduction of railways affect the Indian economy?
Enabled long distance travel and fostered commercialization of Indian agriculture
What was the impact of railways on the benefits accrued to the Indian people?
The benefits rarely accrued to the Indian people
What was a drawback associated with the development of inland waterways during the colonial dispensation?
They were far from satisfactory and proved uneconomical in some cases
How did the railways and roads impact the self-sufficiency of village economies?
They adversely affected the self-sufficiency of village economies
What was the main reason for the agricultural stagnation in India around the time when the British left?
Profit from agriculture going to zamindars instead of cultivators
What was the impact of the expansion of the aggregate area under cultivation on agricultural productivity in India?
Slight increase in agricultural productivity
Why did the profit from agriculture go to zamindars instead of cultivators under the zamindari system?
The zamindars were solely interested in collecting rent
What was the primary cause of social tension among the cultivators during the British colonial rule?
The profit from agriculture going to zamindars instead of cultivators
This quiz explores the impact of British colonial rule on Indian agriculture, focusing on the contrast between the agricultural prosperity in the seventeenth century and the stagnation around the time of India's independence. It also delves into the canal systems created for navigation and irrigation during the colonial period.
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