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Challenges of nation building

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

d)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

2.

Which two states were bifurcated to create Pakistan?

a)

Punjab and Bengal

b)

Lahore and Kolkata

c)

Hyderabad and Junagarh

d)

None of the above

3.

Which of the following is not a part of the challenge of establishing democracy?

a)

Incorporate Universal Adult Suffrage

b)

Giving Fundamental rights to only the adult citizens of the country

c)

Free and Fair elections

d)

None of the above

4.

Fill in the blank:

(a)   was known as Frontier Gandhi?

5.

The process of partition was executed on the principle of _________________

a)

Linguistic majorities

b)

Religious majorities

c)

Caste majorities

6.

Which theory formed the basis of the partition of India into India and Pakistan?

a)

Divide and Rule

b)

Religious Majorities

c)

Two nation theory

d)

All of the above

7.

Give the full form of NWFP.

(a)  

8.

Identify the two goals that India wanted to attain immediately after independence.

a)

to promote overall well being of the society with special emphasis on poor and socially backward people

b)

to ensure the partition of the country

c)

to run the country in a democratic manner

d)

to make India a Hindu nation

9.

Identify the cities that were divided into communal zones.

a)

Delhi

b)

Lahore

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Amritsar

10.

State whether true or false:

Mahatma Gandhi whole heartedly participated in the Independence Day Celebrations at the Red Fort

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Name the Hindu extremist who shot Mahatma Gandhi.

(a)  

12.

When did Mahatma Gandhi die?

a)

30th October 1948

b)

30th January 1948

c)

30th October 1950

d)

30th January 1950

13.

Name the famous speech delivered by Jawahar Lal Nehru

(a)  

14.

How many princely states were there in India at the time of independence?

a)

500

b)

564

c)

565

d)

566

15.

Identify the reasons which justify the following statement:

'India was born under difficult circumstances.'

a)

Partition of the country

b)

Atrocities against women and children

c)

Large scale displacement of the people

d)

Division of assets and properties