Class 11 Economics - Indian Economic Development - Chapter Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence NCERT Solutions | When was India’s first official ce

 Indicate the volume and direction of trade at the time of independence.

Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the industrial policy pursued by the British colonial administration.

What do you understand by the drain of Indian wealth during the colonial period?

Name some modern industries which were in operation in our country at the time of independence?

Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?

Highlight the salient features of India’s pre-independence occupational structure.

What were the main causes of India’s agricultural stagnation during the colonial period?

 Give a quantitative appraisal of India’s demographic profile during the colonial period.

What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?

Were there any positive contributions made by the British in India? Discuss.

What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?

What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.

Define a plan?

Who is a worker?

Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.

What is meant by environment?

Why are regional and economic groupings formed?

Why were reforms introduced in India?

Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?

What are the indicators of educational achievement in a country?

Define the liberty indicator. Give some examples of liberty indicators.

Describe the meaning of public health. Discuss the major public health measures undertaken by the state in recent years to control diseases.

Suppose you are from a poor family and you wish to get help from the government to set up a petty shop. Under which scheme will you apply for assistance and why?

How are the rates of consumption of energy and economic growth connected?

Why do we observe regional differences in educational attainment in India?

Examine the role of education in the economic development of a nation.

Establish the need for acquiring information relating to health and education expenditure for the effective utilisation of human resources.

Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in 1958.

Why are employment generation programmes important in poverty alleviation in India?

Two major environmental issues facing the world today are ____________ and _____________.