Public Sector Welfare View
Some economists argue that public sector firms should be evaluated on the basis of:
Topic: Indian Economic Development
Import Substitution Example
An example of import substitution would be:
Origin of Daccai Muslin
‘Daccai Muslin’ was a world-famous cotton textile that originated in which region?
Literacy Rate – Colonial India
What was the overall literacy level in India during the colonial period?
Impact of Decline of Handicraft Industries
The decline of indigenous handicraft industries under British rule created which impact?
Investment Starvation in Agriculture
India’s agriculture under British rule was starved of investment in which areas?
First Railway Bridge in India
The first railway bridge in India linked which two places?
British Infrastructure Motives
Some infrastructure efforts by the colonial regime were described as being:
Growth as Planning Goal
In the context of five year plans, ‘Growth’ refers to:
Second Phase Green Revolution
The second phase of the Green Revolution (mid-1970s to mid-1980s) was characterised by: