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India After Independence

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Potti Sriramulu?

a)

congress leader

b)

African leader

c)

Gandhian Leader

d)

British Leader

2.

(a)   is known as Father of Indian Constitution?

3.

Indian Constitution came into effect in:

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1947

d)

1847

4.

Policy of Non-Alignment was introduced by ________.

 

a)

Rajendra prasad

b)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Shri. Mahatma Gandhi ji

d)

none of these

5.

In 1930, the state of Bombay was divided into _____ and Gujarat.

a)

Karnataka

b)

Maharashtra

c)

Tamilnadu

d)

Madras

6.

_____ was against Hindi being imposed on South India.

a)

C Rajaji

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

T T krishnamachari

d)

S P Mukherjee

7.

_____ was the first foreign Minister of independent India.

a)

Jawaharlal nehru

b)

Vikaylakshmi Pandit

c)

Krishna Iyer

d)

Sardar Patel

8.

New state of Andhra Pradesh came into being on:

a)

1 October, 1953

b)

15 October, 1953

c)

1 May, 1953

d)

15 May, 1953

9.

Pakistan was divided into two parts because of:

a)

imposition of Persian on the Bengali speaking of the east

b)

imposition of Islamic language on the Bengali speaking of the east

c)

imposition of Urdu on Bengali speaking population of the east

d)

none of the above

10.

In which year was the State Reorganisation Committee set up to recommend the redrawing of district and provincial boundaries of many provinces?

a)

1956

b)

1959

c)

1962

d)

1965

11.

One important features of the Constitution was its adoption of universal adult franchise. Which of the following statements best describe this term.

a)

All Indians above the age of 17 would be allowed to vote.

b)

All Indians above the age of 21 would be allowed to vote.

c)

All Indians above the age of 19 would be allowed to vote.

d)

All Indians above the age of 16 would be allowed to vote.

12.

Which one of the following words/terms refer to The Right to Vote

a)

Authorisation

b)

Permission

c)

Franchise

d)

Agreement

13.

Apart from building dams, name the important sector that was focused strongly on the Second Five Year Plan.

a)

Cement and fertilizer sector

b)

Heavy industries like steel

c)

Agriculture

d)

Transport

14.

Based on which of the following did India, after Independence, reorganize the states?

a)

Area

b)

population

c)

Language

d)

Culture

15.

The Planning Commission designed and executed suitable policies for economic development based on a .................... model.

a)

Market economy

b)

Mixed economy

c)

private economy

d)

private enterprise