WorksheetsChallenges of nation building
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Jawahar Lal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Which two states were bifurcated to create Pakistan?
Punjab and Bengal
Lahore and Kolkata
Hyderabad and Junagarh
None of the above
Which of the following is not a part of the challenge of establishing democracy?
Incorporate Universal Adult Suffrage
Giving Fundamental rights to only the adult citizens of the country
Free and Fair elections
None of the above
Fill in the blank:
(a) was known as Frontier Gandhi?
The process of partition was executed on the principle of _________________
Linguistic majorities
Religious majorities
Caste majorities
Which theory formed the basis of the partition of India into India and Pakistan?
Divide and Rule
Religious Majorities
Two nation theory
All of the above
Give the full form of NWFP.
(a)
Identify the two goals that India wanted to attain immediately after independence.
to promote overall well being of the society with special emphasis on poor and socially backward people
to ensure the partition of the country
to run the country in a democratic manner
to make India a Hindu nation
Identify the cities that were divided into communal zones.
Delhi
Lahore
Hyderabad
Amritsar
State whether true or false:
Mahatma Gandhi whole heartedly participated in the Independence Day Celebrations at the Red Fort
True
False
Name the Hindu extremist who shot Mahatma Gandhi.
(a)
When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
30th October 1948
30th January 1948
30th October 1950
30th January 1950
Name the famous speech delivered by Jawahar Lal Nehru
(a)
How many princely states were there in India at the time of independence?
500
564
565
566
Identify the reasons which justify the following statement:
'India was born under difficult circumstances.'
Partition of the country
Atrocities against women and children
Large scale displacement of the people
Division of assets and properties
