Indian Economic Development

Development Experience (1947-90)

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What was the main motive of British rule in India?

To Prepare/Install industrial plants in India

Making India as an importer of raw goods

To reduce the country to being a raw material supplier for Great Britain's expanding modern industrial base

Making India an exporter of materials to England.

✅ Correct Option: 3

The primary motive of British colonial rule was to make India a source of raw materials for Britain's industrial base and a captive market for British manufactured goods. This policy deindustrialised Indian handicrafts and kept India underdeveloped.

2023: 20 June Shift 1

Arrange the following in sequence in order of their formation.

A. Green Revolution

B. First Industrial Policy Resolution

C. Karve committee

D. Planning Commission

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2022: 16 July Shift 2

Match List I with List II

LIST I (Concept/Policy)	LIST II (Meaning Objective)
A. Promoted Excess	I. Determining the largest amount of land a single person may own
B. Ceiling of land	II. Policy of substituting native output for imports
C. Replacing the import	III. Portion of agricultural products that the farmers sells in the trade
D. Granting of license	IV. System of obtaining permission to start business

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2026: 11 May Shift 2

Which one of the following statements is True for Indian economy under the British colonial rule?

2026: 21 May Shift 2

In India, during the first seven plans, trade policy was characterized by an inward-looking trade strategy. Technically, this strategy is called:

2022: 15 July Shift 2

Match List I with List II

List I: Events	List II: Year
A. Introduction of railways	I. Before 1921
B. First stage of demographic transition	II. 1907
C. The Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) incorporation	III. 1850
4. Suez Canal opening	IV. 1869

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2026: 15 May Shift 1

Arrange the following in Chronological order:

A. Third Five-Year Plan.

B. Nationalisation of RBI.

C. Introduction of GST in the Indian Tax System.

D. Establishment of NABARD.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

What was the main motive of British rule in India?

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