REVISION 3 (CLASS VIII)

Identify the famous freedom fighter. Who became the First Prime Minister of India.

• M.K. Gandhi

• Bipin Chandra Pal

• Lala Lajpat Rai

• Jawaharlal Nehru

who was a gandhian leader who died fasting for a separate state for Telegu speakers .

• Gurajada Apparao.

• N.G. Ranga.

• Potti Sriramulu

• None of these

Why did the government set up a planning commission in 1950?

• to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development

• to help design and execute suitable policies for social development

• to help design and execute suitable policies for political development

The new state of Andhra pradesh came into being on 1st October, 1953. Other linguistic communities also began demanding separate states. In 1966, the state of Punjab was divided into _______.

• Punjab and Haryana

• Punjab and Delhi

• Punjab and Pakistan

The second five year plan was formulated in

• 1950

• 1956

• 1966

What do you mean by linguistic.

• Relating to culture

• Relating to language

• Relating to dance

• Relating to constitution

Who was the last British viceroy in India?

• Lord Tomtom

• King George

• Queen Elizabeth

• Lord Mountbatten

Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel were against the creation of linguistic states. This caused a great disappointment among the Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, and Telugu speakers. Why did the veteran Gandhian Potti Sriramulu go on a hunger fast in October 1952?

• to demand the formation of an Andhra state to protect the interests of Telugu speakers

• to demand the formation of an Andhra state to protect the interests of Tamil speakers

• to demand the formation of a Malay state to protect the interests of Malayalam speakers

__ was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

• B R Ambedkar

• S C Bose

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• C Rajaji

Which industry was set up with the help of USSR?

• Barauni Dairy Plant

• Bhilai Steel Plant

• Tata Steel Plant

• None of these