Question

About 85% of the Indian population of colonial India depended on which of the following sector of the economy?

• A. Hospitality and real estate
• B. Handicraft industries
• C. Transport
• D. Agriculture

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Agriculture

During colonial times, about 85% of India’s population was dependent on agriculture as their primary livelihood. The British policies focused on cash crop cultivation, impacting the traditional agrarian economy