SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 23

SSC GD Constable (English) - 27 Jan 2023 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q23

India’s economy under the British colonial rule remained fundamentally agrarian.
About how much per cent of the country’s population derived livelihood directly or indirectly from
agriculture?
 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 85

  • The Indian economy under British colonial rule remained essentially agrarian.
  • Around 85 percent of the country's population lived mainly in villages and derived their livelihood directly or indirectly from agriculture.