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10th Social LIVE Quiz - Independent India

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first general elections in India was held in the year?

a)

1952

b)

1957

c)

1962

d)

1972

2.

The first Prime Minister of India was

a)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

P. V. Narasimha Rao

3.

Who started hunger strike for farming of separate Telugu state for 58 days?

a)

Ratna Prasad

b)

Prakasham Pantulu

c)

Potti Sriramulu

d)

Koteswara Rao Pantulu

4.

Bhakranangal dam is in?

a)

Himachal Pradesh

b)

Punjab

c)

Haryana

d)

Delhi

5.

What is the communication language between center and states?

a)

Telugu

b)

Sanskrit

c)

English

d)

Hindi

6.

Aim of green revolution is

a)

Increase the food materials

b)

Fisheries development

c)

Improve irrigation

d)

Increase economy

7.

DMK party in Tamil Nadu popularized due to

a)

Karunanidhi

b)

MGR

c)

Vijayakanth

d)

Ranjinikanth

8.

In 1971 a war broke out between?

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

India and Bangladesh

c)

India and China

d)

India and Sri Lanka

9.

During whose period, India was divided into presidencies?

a)

Portuguese

b)

Moghul

c)

British

d)

Gupta's

10.

The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 led to the creation of how many States and union territories?

a)

28 States and 6 Union Territories

b)

29 States and 7 Union Territories

c)

14 States and 6 Union Territories

d)

19 States and 7 Union Territories

11.

The States Reorganization Commission was appointed on?

a)

August 1953

b)

Agust 1954

c)

August 1958

d)

August 1959

12.

The first five year plan focused on __________ and stressed the need for increasing food production.

a)

Industries

b)

Agriculture

c)

Transport

d)

Social Services

13.

From the second five year plan onwards the emphasis shifted to?

a)

Industries

b)

Agriculture

c)

Employment

d)

Self-Reliance

14.

The Official Languages Act passed in the year?

a)

1963

b)

1964

c)

1965

d)

1966

15.

The Congress Prime Minister who took "Left turn" was

a)

Rajiv Gandhi

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Lal Bahadur Sastri

16.

The political party which dominated the Anti Hindi agitation was

a)

Assom Gana Parishad

b)

Siromani Akali Dal

c)

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

d)

Shivasena

17.

The all Jammu Kashmir Muslim Conference become the

a)

National Conference

b)

Majilis

c)

Lashkar E Toiyaba

d)

JKLF

18.

Indira Gandhi gave the slogan "Garibi Hatao" in this general election

a)

1967

b)

1971

c)

1977

d)

1980

19.

Women in Switzerland got the right to vote in the year

a)

1981

b)

1971

c)

1947

d)

1960

20.

Potti SriRamulu fasted for ______ days

a)

25 days

b)

50 days

c)

40 days

d)

58 days

21.

India had a war with ____________ over Kashmir in 1948

a)

Pakistan

b)

Britain

c)

Bangladesh

d)

China

22.

The death of Jawaharlal Nehru was in

a)

1966

b)

1974

c)

1984

d)

1964

23.

Jammu and Kashmir state gets special status under

a)

Article 244

b)

Article 266

c)

Article 342

d)

Article 370

24.

Lal Bahadur Sastri was died in ________year?

a)

1975

b)

1974

c)

1966

d)

1955

25.

After the death of whom, Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister?

a)

Morarji Desai

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Lal Bhadur Shastri

d)

V V Giri

26.

The Congress won with a record margin in 1971 due to _________

a)

Amiri Hatao

b)

Beti Bachao - Beti Padhao

c)

Bimari Hatao

d)

Garibi Hatao

27.

Consequence of 1967 Indian Elections are ____________

a)

disappearance of regional parties

b)

loss of Congress power in many states

c)

destruction of multi-party system

d)

communist party came to power in the centre

28.

The Political party system in India is

a)

Single Party

b)

Multi Party

c)

Dual Party

d)

No Party system

29.

The Election Commission cam up with the idea of having symbols in elections to overcome the problem of _______

a)

Poverty

b)

Illiteracy

c)

Unemployment

d)

Corruption

30.

The Political party that dominated in the first thirty years of Independent India was ________________

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Bharatiya Janatha Party

c)

Jana Sangh Party

d)

Communist Party of India

31.

By this agreement, Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh State were merged and formed into Andhra Pradesh

a)

Sri Krishna Agreement

b)

Mulki Agreement

c)

Gentlemen's Agreement

d)

Chief Minister's Agreement

32.

Emergency was announced by _______________

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Charan Singh

c)

Morarji Desai

d)

Babu Jagjeevan Ram

33.

Who among the following persons were not inspired by the Communism?

a)

M.N Roy

b)

Tagore

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Subash Chandra Bose

34.

This is NOT related to the First General Elections in India

a)

Symbols were introduced

b)

Separate Ballot boxes for each candidate

c)

Massive campaign to encourage the voters

d)

Electronic Voting machines were introduced

35.

Who merged different Samstans in India?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Sardar Valla Bhai Patel

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Subash Chandra Bose