Highlight the salient features of India’s pre-independence occupational structure.
Occupational structure means the distribution of work-force among different sectors of an economy. The state of occupational structure on the eve of independence was as follows:
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income 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?
Which is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage?
Give a quantitative appraisal of India’s demographic profile during the colonial period.
What were the main causes of India’s agricultural stagnation during the colonial period?
Name some modem industries which were in operation in our country at the time of independence.
Critically appraise some of the shortfalls of the industrial policy pursued by the British. colonial administration.
Underscore some of India’s most crucial economic challenges at the time of independence.
The traditional handicraft industries were mined under the British mle. Do you agree with this view? Give reasons in support of your answer.
What was the two-fold motive behind the systematic de-industrialisation effected by the British in pre-independent India?
What objectives did the British intend to achieve through their policies of infrastructure development in India?