Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. In 1966, the state of Punjab was divided into Punjab and .....
2. East Pakistan became:
3. Where do Indian Prime Minister host the flag on 15 August every year?
4. THE NAWAB OF HYDERABAD FLED TO PAKISTAN AFTER THE PLEBISCITE WAS HELD.
5. Subjects such as taxes and defence were covered under .....
6. A Muslim gov't controlled the country of-
7. Both Prime Minister Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel were against the creation of linguistic states. After the Partition who said the line, " "disruptionist tendencies had come to the fore"
8. East India Company was first established in .....
9. After how many days of days died?
10. Partition means to
11. What idealogy USSR followed
12. Apart from building dams, name the important sector that was focused strongly on the Second Five Year Plan.
13. When did POTTI SRIRAMULU died?
14. The state of Bombay was divided into 2 seperate states on which basis?; when was it divided?
15. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution,
16. A Hindu gov't controlled the country of-
17. A partition of India on the basis of religion and dominated by Hindus called by .....
18. The first 5 years plan was focused on
19. Leaders of Asian and African countries meet at .....
20. When did Bhilai steel plant set up
21. Which is biggest challenge for India ahed?
22. Which is the world's largest slum
23. Who was the first home minister of India?
24. How many princely states where there in India after independance?
25. Indian Constitution came into effect in:
26. What does the NITI Ayog stands for?
27. British India (India before Independence) was divided into which countries
28. After the end of the 12th-5 year plan on .....
29. Who conveyed a warning on the behalf of people of south.
30. Five-Year Plans were formulated by the government to ensure growth and progress.
31. When was Punjab divided into Punjab and Haryana
32. What was the minimum age to vote earlier in 19 century
33. Which was the first of the four dams built on the Chambal river in Madhya Pradesh. It was completed in 1960
34. Who introduce the resolution that outlined the objectives of the constitution
35. The United Nations was formed in:
36. The strongest protest came from the Telugu speaking district of the Madras presidency. When did the new state of Andhra Pradesh come into being?
37. THE DESCUSSIONS RESULTED IN THE FARMING OF THE CONSTITUTION WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT IN .....
38. IN WHICH ..... PLACE AND ..... MONTHS AND ..... YEAR DIDI MAHATMA GANDHI'S ASHES BEING IMMERSED
39. Goan people fought for their freedom under
40. When was the Indian Constitution adopted?
41. One important features of the Constitution was its adoption of universal adult franchise. Which of the following statements best describe this term.
42. ..... served as a president of the General Assembly in 1953
43. India ally itself with
44. Simon commission came India in
45. WHICH WERE THE PRINCELY STATES THAT POSED A CHALLENGE AS THEIR RULERS DID NOT AGREE TO ACCEDE TO INDIA?
46. When did the states of punjab and haryana came into existence
47. Babasaheb, belonged to a ..... speaking dalit family.
48. When did Bangladesh become a separate nation?
49. At what age the people of india are allow to vote according to your book
50. The second Five Year Plan focussed on the development of agriculture.
51. Which industry was set up with the help of USSR?
52. Who was the first women to be the chief minister of India
53. The government instituted planning commission after independence
54. Who was the president of the constituent assembly that held the ' Independence Meeting'?
55. Based on which of the following did India, after Independence, reorganize the states?
56. A series of meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in New Delhi after Indian's independence with different political parties for an important discussion. What was the outcome of these series of meetings?
57. When did India celebrate its 60years of its existence
58. Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
59. In 1945 what happened-
60. In 1920s Indian National Congress promised that