CBSE Class 12 Economics sample paper 2025-26: question 19
From the official CBSE sample question paper for 2025-26, section B, question 19, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q19 · 1 mark · MCQIndian Economy on the Eve of Independence
_________ maintained a monopoly control over India’s exports and imports, while the rest was allowed with a few other countries. (Choose the correct option to fill up the blank)
- (A)China
- (B)Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
- (C)Britain
- (D)Persia (Iran)
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Hints
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Hint 1
Which country ruled India then?
Hint 2
The other options are the countries allowed the remaining trade.
Step-by-step solution
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Under colonial rule, Britain kept a monopoly over India's exports and imports; the rest of the trade was allowed with a few countries such as China, Ceylon and Persia.
- 1 mark
The blank is Britain. Option (C).
Answer: (C) Britain
Where the marks are
- British monopoly over India's foreign trade (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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