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Challenges of Nation Building

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Central Government appoint the States Reorganisation Commission?

a)

1952

b)

1953

c)

1954

d)

1955

2.

Which princely ruler was one of the world’s richest men?

a)

Nawab of Bhopal

b)

Maharaja of Manipur

c)

Maharaja of Kashmir

d)

Nizam of Hyderabad

3.

When did Telegana become a separate state?

a)

2014

b)

2013

c)

2015

d)

2016

4.

Mark whether True or False. Nehruji's famous speech on the eve of independence is called as 'Tryst with the Future'.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

How many princely states consisted at the time of independence of India?

a)

575 princely states

b)

560 princely states

c)

565 princely states

d)

555 princely states

6.

Which among the following statements about the partition is incorrect?

a)

Partition of India was the outcome of the “two-nation theory”.

b)

Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.

c)

East Pakistan and West Pakistan were not contiguous.

d)

The scheme of Partition included a plan for transfer of population across the border.

7.

Name the leader who played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states to join the Indian Union.

a)

Mahatama Gandhi

b)

Subash Chander Bose

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

8.

Which two languages were spoken in Bombay state before it was divided in 1960?

a)

Hindi and Marathi

b)

Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi

c)

Gujarati and Marathi

d)

Only Marathi

9.

Which of the following princely states resisted their merger with the Indian Union ?

a)

Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Bengal

b)

Junagadh, Hyderabad and Madras

c)

Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir & Maharashtra

d)

Junagadh, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur.

10.

What was the basis of the report of States Reorganisation Commission?

a)

Distribution of boundaries of states on Language basis

b)

Distribution of boundaries of states on Religion basis

c)

Distribution of boundaries of states on Cultural basis

d)

Distribution of boundaries of states on Reservation of Minorities basis

11.

Name the original state from which Meghalaya was carved out ?

a)

Assam

b)

Nagaland

c)

Arunachal Pradesh

d)

Manipur

12.

Select the consequences of partition ?

a)

Communal Riots

b)

Good Days ( Acche Din )

c)

Social Sufferings

d)

Administrative Concerns

e)

Financial Strains

13.

Two Nation Theory was the brain child of ?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c)

Mahatama Gandhi

d)

Lord Mountbatten

e)

Jawaharlal Nehru

14.

In which Congress Session proposal for linguistic principles of reorganisation was accepted?

a)

Lahore Congress Session of 1929.

b)

Nagpur Congress Session of 1920.

c)

Jaipur Congress Session of 1948.

d)

Amritsar Congress Session of 1919.

15.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah belonged to

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Jan-Sangh

c)

Muslim Leauge

d)

Communist Party of India

16.

What was the biggest obstacle in nation building at the time of India’s independence?

a)

Partition

b)

Unity in Diversity

c)

India's Poverty

d)

No Security Establishment

17.

What was ‘instrument of accession’?

a)

It was a legal document to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.

b)

It was a legal document which allowed the rulers of princely states under British Paramountcy to be an Independent Nation after India-Pakistan Partition

18.

Goa and Daman Diu was ruled by _______ before 1961

a)

British

b)

Purtuguese

c)

Denmark

d)

France

19.

Which government has been referred to as the interim government?

a)

The government of free India working before the General elections i.e The Indian National Congress has been termed as the Interim Government.

b)

The government of free India working before the General elections i.e The Jan Sangh has been termed as the Interim Government.

c)

The government of free India working before the General elections i.e The Muslim League has been termed as the Interim Government.

d)

The government of free India working before the General elections i.e The Viceroy (Lord Mountbatten) has been termed as the Interim Government.

20.

Why did the Muslim League oppose the Indian National Congress?

a)

The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress because it was of the view that the states should be restricted and should not adopt any course they liked.

b)

The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress because it was of the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked.