Economics Practice Quiz 103

Q1.What is a plantation?

A. A small farm operated by a family B. A large farm operated by a planter employing various forms of forced labour C. A government-owned agricultural estate D. A cooperative farming venture

Q2.Why did tribal people often become dependent on traders and moneylenders?

A. Because they needed to buy goods not produced locally B. Because they were forced by the government C. Because they preferred to borrow money D. Because traders offered free goods

Q3.What did market and commerce often mean for tribal people according to the source?

A. Wealth and prosperity B. Debt and poverty C. Self-sufficiency D. Improved living standards

Q4.How much were silk growers paid per thousand cocoons in Hazaribagh?

A. ₹3 to ₹4 B. ₹5 to ₹6 C. ₹10 to ₹12 D. ₹1 to ₹2

Q5.Where were the cocoons from Hazaribagh exported and sold at five times the price?

A. Burdwan or Gaya B. Delhi or Agra C. Mumbai or Pune D. Kolkata or Patna

Q6.What did the early Congress hope Indianisation would reduce?

A. The number of British officials B. The drain of wealth to England C. The land revenue D. The military expenditure

Q7.According to the early Congress, what did British rule lead to?

A. Industrial growth B. Poverty and famines C. Increased irrigation D. Reduced land revenue

Q8.What did the Congress declare had impoverished peasants and zamindars?

A. Exports of grains to Europe B. Increase in the land revenue C. Military expenditure D. Forest administration

Q9.What did the Congress demand regarding military expenditure?

A. Increase in military expenditure B. Cut in military expenditure C. No change in military expenditure D. Reallocation of military funds

Q10.How did the government respond to the increased defence expenditure during the First World War?

A. Reduced taxes on incomes B. Increased taxes on individual incomes and business profits C. Borrowed from foreign countries D. Printed more currency

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Economics Practice Quiz 103