Multiple choice

On the eve of the independence, the proportion of the population engaged in the agriculture sector was:

  1. approx. 40%

  2. approx. 56%

  3. approx. 50%

  4. approx. 70%
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D Correct answer
Explanation

On the eve of independence, approximately 70-75% of the Indian population was dependent on the agricultural sector for their livelihood.

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