DAY – 31: Insights Self Study Guide for UPSC Prelims + Mains – 2015

With reference to Indian economy before and after the advent of the British, consider the following statements:

1. The Indian economy was predominantly agrarian and the total absence of manufacturing industries was its main feature
2. The British policies transformed India into a net importer of raw materials and exporter of finished industrial products to Britain

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. During the British rule, the jute mills dominated by the Indians were mainly concentrated in Bengal
2. During the early British rule, capital goods industry dominated Indian economy

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to opening up of the Suez Canal and its impacts, consider the following statements:

1. The opening of Suez Canal benefited India’s foreign trade during the British rule
2. The Suez Canal was planned by the French but constructed by the British
3. The Suez Canal was opened for trade on the same year M.K. Gandhi was born

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The most important characteristic of India’s foreign trade throughout the colonial period was the generation of a large export surplus
2. During the colonial period India experienced acute scarcity of essential goods like kerosene, clothes etc

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to India’s demographic characteristics during the colonial period, consider the following statements:

1. Before 1921, India was in the second stage of demographic transition
2. In 1921, urban India added more numbers to its population in a decade than rural India did

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The introduction of railways by the British increased commercialisation of Indian agriculture which adversely affected the comparative self-sufficiency of the village economies in India
2. With the introduction of railways, during the colonial period Indian people accrued both economic and social benefits

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. A steady increase in the GDP can be called as economic growth
2. In India GDP is calculated at factor prices

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following aptly explains the poor performance of the agricultural sector in the Soviet Union despite availability of vast areas of highly fertile land?

In India the earliest paintings have been reported from the

“The paintings of this period reveal the association, contact, and mutual exchange of requirements of the cave dwellers of this area with settled agricultural communities of the Malwa plains.”

To which of the following periods does above statement refer?

If there is more marketed surplus in an economy, what will happen to the price of foodgrains?

Which of the following Indus Valley Civilization sites is NOT located in India?

1. Dholavira
2. Kalibangan
3. Ganeriwala
4. Ropar
5. Rakhigarhi
6. Kot Bala

Choose the correct answer using the codes below: