WorksheetsINDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When did India got independence.
August 15, 1947
August 15, 1944
July 15, 1947
november 19 , 1943
by whom the princely state was rules most of the time ?
Maharaja
Nawabs
peasants
both Maharaja and Nawabs
What was India’s population in 1947.
444 million
345 million
234 million
345 billion
Farmers and peasants were
depended on what for their survival.
monsoon season
summer season
winter season
autumn season
If the divisions between different sections of India were
not healed, what would be the result.
fight between two states
violent and costly conflicts
none of the above
both (a) and (b)
What is the full form of UAF .
United ambition franchise
Universal adult franchise
Universal and friends
None of the above
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?
heavy industries
agriculture
service sector
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
In (a) , the state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speakers.
When did the new state of Andhra Pradesh come into being?
1st October, 1953
1st October, 1954
1st October, 1955
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
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.
Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Lala Lajpat Rai
Vallabhbhai Patel
When did Indian and Pakistan partition held
1946
1945
1947
1948
The second five year plan was formulated in
1950
1956
1966
