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INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did India got independence.

a)

August 15, 1947

b)

August 15, 1944

c)

July 15, 1947

d)

november 19 , 1943

2.

by whom the princely state was rules most of the time ?

a)

Maharaja

b)

Nawabs

c)

peasants

d)

both Maharaja and Nawabs

3.

What was India’s population in 1947.

a)

444 million

b)

345 million

c)

234 million

d)

345 billion

4.

Farmers and peasants were

depended on what for their survival.

a)

monsoon season

b)

summer season

c)

winter season

d)

autumn season

5.

If the divisions between different sections of India were

not healed, what would be the result.

a)

fight between two states

b)

violent and costly conflicts

c)

none of the above

d)

both (a) and (b)

6.

What is the full form of UAF .

a)

United ambition franchise

b)

Universal adult franchise

c)

Universal and friends

d)

None of the above

7.

In 1950, the government set up a Planning Commission to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development. What were focused upon in the second five year plan for economic development and to create more jobs?

a)

heavy industries

b)

agriculture

c)

service sector

8.

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

a)

to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development

b)

to help design and execute suitable policies for social development

c)

to help design and execute suitable policies for political development

9.

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 _______.

a)

Punjab and Haryana

b)

Punjab and Delhi

c)

Punjab and Pakistan

10.

In (a)   , the state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speakers.

11.

When did the new state of Andhra Pradesh come into being?

a)

1st October, 1953

b)

1st October, 1954

c)

1st October, 1955

12.

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?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

13.

Nehru clearly said that he had to check "disruptionist tendencies" caused due to partition, and make the nation strong and united. Both Prime Minister Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister _______ were against the creation of linguistic states.

a)

Dr B.R. Ambedkar

b)

Lala Lajpat Rai

c)

Vallabhbhai Patel

14.

When did Indian and Pakistan partition held

a)

1946

b)

1945

c)

1947

d)

1948

15.

The second five year plan was formulated in

a)

1950

b)

1956

c)

1966