This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Political Science > Class 12 Political Science Chapter 4 India After Independence – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Political Science Chapter 4 India After Independence Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When was the Second Five Year Plan formulated? A) 1961. B) 1956. C) 1951. D) 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1956. 2. Vishala Mysore state came into existence on A) 01st November 1956. B) 01st November 1954. C) 01st April 1953. D) 01st December 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 01st November 1956. 3. When Meghalaya carved out of Assam? A) 7191. B) 1971. C) 1972. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1972. 4. The Place Bylukuppe is associated with A) British Colony in Karnataka. B) Tibetians Refugees Camp in Karnataka. C) French Colony in India. D) Chakma refugees camp in Mysore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibetians Refugees Camp in Karnataka. 5. ..... was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee. A) Rajendra Prasad. B) B R Ambedkar. C) T T Krishnamachari. D) S C Sinha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B R Ambedkar. 6. The First Prime Minister of India was A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Jawahar Lal Nehru. C) Subhash chandra Bose. D) Indira Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawahar Lal Nehru. 7. In ..... , The state of Punjab was divided into Punjab and Haryana A) 1953. B) 1960. C) 1956. D) 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1966. 8. What year did Potti Sriramulu die during his hunger strike? A) 1951. B) 1954. C) 1952. D) 1953. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1952. 9. Features of the constitution was its adoption of A) Universal Adult Franchise. B) Fundamental Rights. C) Untouchability. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal Adult Franchise. 10. What happened in March 1947 when Lord Mountbatten arrived in India? A) The political condition in India had gone from good to better. B) The political condition in India had improved. C) The political condition in India had gone from bad to worse. D) The political condition in India remained unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The political condition in India had gone from bad to worse. 11. NAWAB OF ..... INITIALLY WANTED TO JOIN PAKISTAN .BUT IN 1948 PEOPLE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF JOINING INDIA A) JUNAGADH. B) HYDERABAD. C) KASHMIR. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JUNAGADH. 12. When did the Indian government first grant universal adult franchise? A) 1947. B) 1952. C) 1956. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950. 13. Chairman of the Drafting committee of the constitution A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel. B) Dr Rajendra Prasad. C) Dr B.R. Ambedkar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr B.R. Ambedkar. 14. What happened in February 1946? A) The Royal British Navy revolted at many places. B) The British army revolted at many places. C) The Royal Indian Navy revolted at many places. D) The Indian army revolted at many places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Royal Indian Navy revolted at many places. 15. The Cities that were divided into 'communal zones' during the partition violence were A) (i) Lahore, Amritsar and Calcutta. B) (ii) Kashmir, Lucknow and Allahabad. C) (iii) Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore. D) (iv) Delhi, Mumbai and Gwalior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (i) Lahore, Amritsar and Calcutta. 16. The state of Jharkhand was formed in ..... A) 2004. B) 2001. C) 2000. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2000. 17. Who was the Prime Minister of England when a Cabinet Mission was sent to India in March 1946? A) Winston Churchill. B) Clement Attlee. C) Sir Stafford Cripps. D) Anthony Eden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clement Attlee. 18. When Nehru went to campaign there during the general elections of 1952, he was met with black flags and slogans demanding "We want Andhra" . A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 19. ..... was the first Prime Minister of India. A) Rajendra Prasad. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) S C Bose. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru. 20. In what year did India celebrate its 60th anniversary of independence? A) 2006. B) 2007. C) 2008. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2007. 21. What was the main demand of the Muslim League after the election to the Constituent Assembly? A) A separate state of Pakistan. B) Hindu-Muslim unity. C) Transfer of power to the British. D) A separate state of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A separate state of Pakistan. 22. Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on ..... river. A) Saraswati. B) Chambal. C) Mahi. D) Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chambal. 23. Franchise means ..... A) The Right for equality. B) The right to freedom. C) The right to vote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The right to vote. 24. The personality who Knows as Iron man of India is A) J. L. Nehru. B) M. K. Gandhi. C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. D) Subhash chandra Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 25. The Constitution divide the jurisdiction between the Central government and states by making three different lists-Union list, state list and concurrent list A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 26. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by ..... A) M A Jinnah. B) Aga Khan. C) Nathuram Godse. D) Ganesh Mavlankar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nathuram Godse. 27. The Indian Constitution agreed that English would be used in the courts, the services, and communications between one state and another. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 28. In what year did the Indian Constitution abolish the practice of untouchability? A) 1960. B) 1947. C) 1955. D) 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1950. 29. Where were the meetings of "constituent assembly" held? A) Mumbai. B) Kolkata. C) New Delhi. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New Delhi. 30. ..... WAS THE PRESIDENT OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION A) RAJENDRA PRASAD. B) JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU. C) VALLABH BHAI PATEL. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RAJENDRA PRASAD. 31. ..... led India's delegation to the United Nations between 1952 and 1962. A) Krishna Menon. B) Kanan Iyer. C) Vijaylakshmi Pandit. D) Indira Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Krishna Menon. 32. What followed the formation of an interim government with Jawaharlal Nehru as the Vice-President? A) Communal riots. B) Victory for the Muslim League. C) Election to the Constituent Assembly. D) Peaceful transfer of power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communal riots. 33. Constituent Assembly of India completed its work of framing the constitution on ..... A) 26 January 1950. B) 26 November 1949. C) 15th August 1947. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 26 November 1949. 34. What year did the Indian government recognize Hindi as the official language? A) 1950. B) 1956. C) 1947. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1950. 35. When did the Indian government abolish the practice of untouchability? A) 1950. B) 1960. C) 1947. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1950. 36. How many days into his fast, Potti Sriramulu died? A) 53 days. B) 59 days. C) 58 days. D) 56 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 58 days. 37. When was the state of Punjab divided into Punjab and Haryana? A) 1967. B) 1966. C) 1968. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1966. 38. Before independence, Indian National Congress had not promised any linguistic separation of states. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 39. When did the Indian Constitution come into effect? A) 26 January 1950. B) 1 October 1953. C) 15 August 1947. D) 26 January 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26 January 1950. 40. On which day did Potti Sriramulu die? A) 15 August 1952. B) 17 October 1953. C) 15 December 1951. D) 15 December 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15 December 1952. 41. What year did the Indian Planning Commission get established? A) 1952. B) 1947. C) 1950. D) 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1950. 42. The Princely States were ruled by: A) Maharaja. B) Nawabs. C) Peasants. D) Both Maharaja and Nawabs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both Maharaja and Nawabs. 43. ..... is the old name of Madhya Pradesh. A) United Province. B) Central Province. C) Bombay. D) Madras. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central Province. 44. IN 1920s, The main party of the freedom struggle that had promised to give each linguistic group its own province A) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). B) Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). C) Indian National Congress (INC). D) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian National Congress (INC). 45. The first President of Independent India A) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. B) Dr Rajendra Prasad. C) Pandit jawaharlal Nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr Rajendra Prasad. 46. The leader who was responsible for the integration of the princely states of India A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel. B) Dr B.R Ambedkar. C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sardar Vallabhai Patel. 47. The aim of All Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishid is A) Merger of princly states. B) Integration of Kannada speaking areas. C) Integration of India. D) Integration of karnataka rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integration of Kannada speaking areas. 48. ....WAS THE LARGEST PRINCELY STATES OF INDIA A) JUNAGADH. B) HYDERABAD. C) KASHMIR. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HYDERABAD. 49. The biggest responsibility before the new government in 1947 A) Food shortage. B) Rehabilitation of refugees. C) Integration of princely states. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rehabilitation of refugees. 50. At independence, most people lived in village. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. For subjects listed under concurrent list, only the central government can make laws A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 52. The main reason for India's partition is: A) (i) Adamant attitude of Jinnah. B) (ii) Communal riots and disorder. C) (iii) Failure of the Interim Government. D) (iv) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (iv) All of these. 53. The personality who started hunger strike for creation of VishalaAndhra was A) Narayana Swamy. B) Raja Ram. C) Jagmohan reddy. D) Potti Sriramulu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potti Sriramulu. 54. All citizens of India above the age of 18 have the right to vote. A) T. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T. 55. At the time of independence in 1947, India's population was ..... A) 350 million. B) 400 million. C) 322 million. D) 345 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 345 million. 56. After how many days did Potti Sriramulu Died? A) 58. B) 78. C) 50. D) 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 58. 57. Dharavi in ..... is one of the worlds largest slums. A) Mumbai. B) Chennai. C) Delhi. D) Culcutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai. 58. At the time of transfer of power there were more than ..... princely states in India. A) 500. B) 650. C) 550. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 550. 59. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known as Iron man of India ..... Because A) He is Established a Iron Industry. B) He Brings religious tolarence. C) He is owner of iron Mines. D) He successfully Merged the princely states with India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He successfully Merged the princely states with India. 60. ..... was the first woman Chief Minister of independent India. A) Sucheta Kripalani. B) Aruna Asaf Ali. C) Indira Gandhi. D) Vijaylakshmi Pandit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sucheta Kripalani. Next →Related QuizzesArt Humanities QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 Political Science Chapter 4 India After Independence Quiz 2Class 12 Political Science Chapter 1 Challenges Of Nation Building QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 10 Challenges To Democracy QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 2 Planning And Development QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 3 India'S Foreign Policy QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 5 Democracy And Diversity QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 6 Gender, Religion And Caste QuizClass 12 Political Science Chapter 7 Popular Struggles And Movements Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books