Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

CBSE Class 12 Economics · every board question from this chapter, 2023–2026

• Read the following statements carefully: Statement I: Inland waterways proved to be uneconomical as in the case of Coast Canal on…2026
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: During the British rule in India, the export surplus was utilised to import…2026
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement I: The colonial government had dual objectives behind the systematic…2026
• estimates India’s national and per capita income during the colonial era was considered very significant. (Choose the correct…2026
• The export surplus during the colonial rule was used by the Britishers to. (i) Bring gold and silver to India (ii) Incur expenses…2026
• “The Restrictive policies under the colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition and volume of India’s…2026
• State and explain any two changes which were observed in India’s occupational structure during the British Rule. OR “The British…2026
• “Infrastructural upliftment of India was one of the key features of the British rule in India.” State and discuss any two such…2026
• State and explain any two features which were observed in the demographic profile of India during the British rule. OR "The…2026
• (i) Explain any two social development indicators prevailing during the colonial period. (ii) Define Tariffs. OR “In the…2026
• Study the given image carefully and answer the questions that follow. (i) Identify the artificial waterway during colonial rule…2026
• “The British sought to achieve their vested interest through their policies of infrastructural development in India.” Do you…2026
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: The British policies were accountable for commercialisation of Indian…2025
• Read the following statements – Assertion and Reason (R) carefully. Choose the correct alternative from those given below:…2025
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: The British policies led to huge employment generation in the secondary and…2025
• “British colonial rule in India executed a systematic economic exploitation that involved the extraction of India’s resources and…2025
• “Many economists believe that India paid a very heavy price for the British industrialisation, by becoming their feeder economy.”…2025
• “During the British rule, contribution of industrial sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained very low.” Justify the…2025
• “Under the British rule, India underwent systematic economic exploitation with its resources and wealth being diverted to…2025
• "British colonial rule in India resulted into systematic deindustrialisation of Indian indigenous industries." Explain the…2025
• During the British rule, India’s foreign trade had various features except. (Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blank)2024
• Read the following statements: Assertion and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from those given below: Assertion: The…2024
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: Under the colonial rule, basic infrastructure (like railways, post and…2024
• “During the colonial period, the occupational structure showed lopsided movements.” Do you agree with the given statement?…2024
• “During the colonial period the agricultural sector showed massive stagnation.” Do you agree with the given statement? Justify…2024
• Discuss any two factors that lead to stagnating Indian agriculture sector during British rule. OR Discuss any two liberalization…2024
• (i) “The real motive behind infrastructural development in India was to strengthen the British interests.” Do you agree with the…2024
• Under the British Rule, commercialisation of agriculture resulted in shifting of agricultural production from crops to crops.…2023
• Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: Commercialization of agriculture under the British rule was responsible for…2023
• State and explain the condition of Indian agriculture on the eve of independence.2023

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