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India After Independence

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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.

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

4.

What country ruled over colonial India?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

5.

Who became leader of the Indian National Congress and Indian independence in 1920?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

King George

d)

Indira Gandhi

6.

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

a)

Gurajada Apparao.

b)

N.G. Ranga.

c)

Potti Sriramulu

d)

None of these

7.

The majority of India's population is made up of...

a)

Christians

b)

Buddhists

c)

Hindus

d)

Muslims

8.

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained it independence?

a)

Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.

b)

The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.

c)

Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.

d)

The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.

9.
Under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state.  They created the nation of:
a)
Nahru
b)
Islamabad
c)
Pakistan
d)
Manchuria
10.

The second five year plan was formulated in

a)

1950

b)

1956

c)

1966