Industrialisation
CUET PG Practice Question
- What was the primary reason for the decline of India’s indigenous industries during British rule?
Options:
- A) Lack of raw materials
- B) British-imposed tariffs and free trade policies
- C) Indian labor inefficiency
- D) Natural disasters
Answer: B) British-imposed tariffs and free trade policies
- Which of the following industries in India saw significant growth during the British period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Options:
- A) Iron and steel industry
- B) Shipbuilding industry
- C) Jute and cotton textile industries
- D) Leather industry
Answer: C) Jute and cotton textile industries
- Who is credited with establishing the first jute mill in India in 1855?
Options:
- A) J.N. Tata
- B) Dwarkanath Tagore
- C) Rustomjee Jamsetjee
- D) George Acland
Answer: D) George Acland
- The growth of the Indian cotton textile industry in the 19th century was largely concentrated in which of the following regions?
Options:
- A) Bengal
- B) Bombay Presidency
- C) Punjab
- D) Madras Presidency
Answer: B) Bombay Presidency
- Which industrialist is associated with the founding of Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in 1907?
Options:
- A) Jamsetji Tata
- B) J.R.D. Tata
- C) Birla Brothers
- D) Dinshaw Petit
Answer: A) Jamsetji Tata
- The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) was established in which Indian town?
Options:
- A) Durgapur
- B) Bhilai
- C) Jamshedpur
- D) Asansol
Answer: C) Jamshedpur
- What was the main reason for the slow pace of industrialization in India during the British period?
Options:
- A) Lack of capital investment
- B) British focus on India as a raw material supplier
- C) Opposition from Indian rulers
- D) Inadequate labor supply
Answer: B) British focus on India as a raw material supplier
- Which of the following was a major Indian entrepreneur who played a significant role in the growth of India’s textile industry in the 19th century?
Options:
- A) J.N. Tata
- B) C.N. Wadia
- C) Sir Dorabji Tata
- D) Seth Hukumchand
Answer: D) Seth Hukumchand
- The Swadeshi movement (1905) gave an impetus to which of the following sectors?
Options:
- A) British-owned industries
- B) Indian cottage industries
- C) British textile imports
- D) Indian shipbuilding
Answer: B) Indian cottage industries
- Which Act, passed by the British in 1813, allowed British traders to exploit Indian markets while restricting Indian industries?
Options:
- A) Charter Act of 1813
- B) Government of India Act 1858
- C) Indian Trade and Commerce Act
- D) Indian Factories Act
Answer: A) Charter Act of 1813
- Which city emerged as the major center of the jute industry in India during the British period?
Options:
- A) Bombay
- B) Madras
- C) Calcutta
- D) Delhi
Answer: C) Calcutta
- What was the main export commodity from British India that fueled the textile mills of Britain during the 19th century?
Options:
- A) Tea
- B) Indigo
- C) Raw cotton
- D) Jute
Answer: C) Raw cotton
- Which of the following industrial sectors in India was particularly harmed by British-imposed tariffs and competition from British goods?
Options:
- A) Shipbuilding
- B) Railway manufacturing
- C) Steel manufacturing
- D) Cottage textile industry
Answer: D) Cottage textile industry
- Which major Indian industry benefitted from the British development of railways during the 19th century?
Options:
- A) Cotton textiles
- B) Iron and steel
- C) Coal mining
- D) Shipbuilding
Answer: C) Coal mining
- The British policy of “Drain of Wealth” primarily referred to the transfer of resources from India to Britain through which method?
Options:
- A) Industrial profits
- B) Colonial taxation
- C) Forced exports of raw materials
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Who was the first Indian to establish a cotton mill in Bombay in 1854?
Options:
- A) Jamsetji Tata
- B) Dinshaw Petit
- C) C.N. Wadia
- D) Seth Hukumchand
Answer: B) Dinshaw Petit
- Which of the following factors most hindered the growth of heavy industries in India under British rule?
Options:
- A) Lack of skilled labor
- B) British monopolization of raw materials
- C) Lack of railway infrastructure
- D) High tariffs on imported goods
Answer: B) British monopolization of raw materials
- What was the role of the Indian Factory Act of 1881?
Options:
- A) To promote Indian-owned factories
- B) To regulate working conditions in factories
- C) To subsidize Indian industries
- D) To limit imports of British goods
Answer: B) To regulate working conditions in factories
- Which industry emerged as the leading industrial sector in India by the beginning of the 20th century?
Options:
- A) Textile industry
- B) Jute industry
- C) Iron and steel industry
- D) Coal industry
Answer: A) Textile industry
- Which British Governor-General is associated with the policy of encouraging British manufacturing at the expense of Indian handicrafts?
Options:
- A) Lord Wellesley
- B) Lord Dalhousie
- C) Lord Curzon
- D) Warren Hastings
Answer: B) Lord Dalhousie