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Which of the following statements is/are correct for generating non-biodegradable waste?

  1. Thermal power plants producing fly ash

  2. Iron and steel plants producing blast furnace slag

  3. Metal industries producing mud and tailings

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Non-biodegradable waste is a type of waste that can not be broken down into its base compounds by micro-organisms, air, moisture or soil in a reasonable amount of time. Non-biodegradable waste is an environmental concern, as it threatens to overwhelm landfills and create disposal problems. Almost all industries generate some amount of non biodegradable waste for eg fly ash,slag,mud which are major concern for the environment.

Paint is type of:

  1. industrial waste

  2. household waste

  3. from kitchen

  4. a contamination of water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paint is created in factories and non-bio-degradable waste. It is an industrial waste.

Identify the impact of British economic policies on Indian economy.

  1. Low level of economic development

  2. agricultural backwardness

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 The colonial rule transformed India's agriculture sector to a mere supplier of raw materials for the British industries. This not only affected the production of the agricultural sector but also ruined the small manufacturing units like handicrafts and cotton industriesThere was very minimal appreciation of the labor forces and compensation of the employees by the colonial regime therefore the workers motivation was very low, with low motivation the workers input will definitely go down low input will obviously lead to lower rates of industrials potential output therefore hindered .

Name some notable economists who estimated India's per capita income during the colonial period.

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji

  2. William Digby

  3. VKRV Rao

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Notable economists during colonial peiod who estimated India's per capita income are Dadabhai Naoroji, William Digby, Findlay Shirarras, V.K.R.V Rao and R.C. Desai.

Out of the following estimators whose estimation was nearly significant on per capita income during the British colonial period?

  1. VKRV Rao

  2. William Digby

  3. RC Desai

  4. Findlay Shirras


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao (8 July 1908 – 25 July 1991) was an Indian economist, politician and educator from Tamil Nadu. Rao applied pure scientific exercise in the estimation of National Income. This was his unique achievement at that time and gave credibility to his work over the years he became more and more assertive on the analytical limitations of inter-country comparisons of national and per capita income.

Identify the impacts of British colonial policies on Indian economy.

  1. Deindustrialisation of Indian Economy

  2. Unfavourable Foreign Trade

  3. Lack of Irrigation facilities and resources

  4. Both a and b


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The colonial rule transformed India's agriculture sector to a mere supplier of raw materials for the British industries. This not only affected the production of the agricultural sector but also ruined the small manufacturing units like handicrafts and cotton industriesThere was very minimal appreciation of the labor forces and compensation of the employees by the colonial regime therefore the workers motivation was very low, with low motivation the workers input will definitely go down low input will obviously lead to lower rates of industrials potential output therefore hindered .

The economic policies followed by the British led to the rapid transformation of India’s economy into a colonial economy whose nature and structure were determined by the needs of the British economy.

The exploitative policies of British government created a lopsided structure in the Indian Economy by reducing it to a supplier of raw material and consumer of finished industrial products imported from _____.

  1. USA

  2. India

  3. Britain

  4. all of these


Correct Option: C

Name the notable economists who estimated India's per capita income during the colonial period.

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji

  2. Mahatama Gandhi

  3. M.C. Desai

  4. B. Reddy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji was not satisfied with the official estimates regarding the national income of India during the British rule. “The Indian Economist” was the only journal which gave such knowledge in those days. Naoroji regarded this information regarding the country’s prosperity as insufficient and misleading. He was the one who estimated India's per capita income during the colonial period.

The Indian Economy was ________ in order to promote British industries.

  1. boomed

  2. exploited

  3. inhanced

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The main focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government was to make India a mere supplier of raw materials for Britain's own industrial base which was undergoing rapid expansion. The Indian Economy was exploited in order to promote British industries.

The main focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government was to make India a ____________________. 

  1. mere supplier of raw material for Britain's own industrial base

  2. mere supplier of goods for Britain's own industrial base

  3. mere supplier of human services for Britain's own industrial base.

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The main focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government was to make India a mere supplier of raw materials for Britain's own industrial base which was undergoing rapid expansion. The Indian Economy was exploited in order to promote British industries.

Hence, A is the correct option.