Q1.Which book by Amartya Sen is suggested for understanding the reasons behind frequent famines in pre-independence India?

Q2.What was the primary purpose of introducing the expensive system of electric telegraph in India during the colonial period?

Q3.In which year was Tata Airlines, a division of Tata and Sons, established?

Q4.What was the condition of postal services during the colonial period?

Q5.Which canal was built at a huge cost to the government exchequer but failed to compete with railways?

Q6.What was the orientation of India's foreign trade under British rule?

Q7.What was the primary concern of economic policies under British colonial rule?

Q8.What happened to India's handicraft industries under British rule?

Q9.What was the motive behind colonial efforts to improve infrastructure facilities?

Q10.Which year is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage in India?