This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > History > India After Independence > Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 4 (36 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The great person who live from (1891to 1956)??? A) Jawahar lal nehru. B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. 2. Indian Constitution was made on A) 26 December 1970. B) 15 August 1956. C) 26 March 1980. D) 26 November 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 November 1949. 3. Who went on the hunger strike demanding the formation of Andhra state A) Potti Sri Roa Mulu. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Short Srirams. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short Srirams. 4. When the india celebrate its sixty years of its existence as a free nation A) On 26 january, 2005. B) On 15 august 2005. C) On 15 august, 2007. D) On 14 november, 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On 15 august, 2007. 5. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was in the support of A) Indian National Congress. B) Muslim league. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muslim league. 6. A written constitution was essential for the newly-independent India. For this, a series of meetings on the country's political future were held. When did the Indian Constitution come into being? A) 26th January, 1950. B) 26th November, 1950. C) 26th December, 1950. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26th January, 1950. 7. The Constitution sought to balance the competing claims by providing three lists. These were: A) State, Union and Direct. B) Union, State and Concurrent. C) Concurrent, State and Indirect. D) Direct, Indirect and Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Union, State and Concurrent. 8. What was the demand of protest in 1952 when Nehru went in campaign during general election A) Formation of Karnataka. B) Formation ofTamil Nadu. C) Formation ofAndhra. D) Formation ofKerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formation ofAndhra. 9. Who was the Bal in Lal, Bal, Pal? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Motilal Nehru. C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. D) Lal Bahadur Shastri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. 10. Among all princely states who was powerful? A) Junagadh. B) Hyderabad. C) Bengal. D) Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyderabad. 11. Founder Of Indian National Congress A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) A hume. D) Motilal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hume. 12. The person who played a very important role in drafting the Constitution ..... - A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. B) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. 13. What is the work of legislative A) Enforce law. B) Makes law. C) Interpret law. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes law. 14. Who was the first President of independent India? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Dr.S Radhakrishnan. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajendra Prasad. 15. When was Indian became democratic republic? A) January 26, 1951. B) January 26, 1950. C) January 26, 1953. D) January 26, 1952. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) January 26, 1950. 16. Policy of Non-Alignment was introduced by ..... A) Rajendra Prasad. B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Mister.Mahatma Gandhi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. 17. When did Britain grant India's independence? A) 1947. B) 1930. C) 1937. D) 1940. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1947. 18. Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer? A) Britain. B) South Africa. C) India. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 19. WHY WAS SARDAR PATEL KNOWN AS THE IRON MAN OF INDIA? A) He became the President of Indian National Congress in 1931. B) He successfully organized Kheda Satyagraha of 1918. C) He played an important role in the Non-Cooperation Movement. D) He made the princely states agree to accede to India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He made the princely states agree to accede to India. 20. What was the name of the man to argued that untouchable people should have reserved seats A) T.T Krishnamachari. B) H. Khandekar. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Vallabhabhai Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H. Khandekar. 21. ..... assassinated Gandhiji. A) General Dyer. B) Nathuram Godse. C) T.T. Krishnamachari. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nathuram Godse. 22. Plebiscite was conducted to be in Union of India in A) Junagadh. B) Hyderabad. C) Kashmir. D) Nagaland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Junagadh. 23. On which country's model did Jawahar Lal Nehru develop the Five year plans? A) USA. B) France. C) Japan. D) Soviet Union / Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soviet Union / Russia. 24. When did Indian and Pakistan partition held A) 1946. B) 1945. C) 1948. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1947. 25. What is the full form of UAF. A) United ambition franchise. B) Universal adult franchise. C) Universal and friends. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universal adult franchise. 26. Lots of people were killed during partition of India A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. SAARC was established in A) 1985. B) 1986. C) 1987. D) 1988. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1985. 28. Partition created a number of problems for independent India. The first and foremost task was to rehabilitate the refugees who had come into the country from the newly born Pakistan. When did India become independent? A) August 15, 1948. B) August 15, 1947. C) August 15, 1930. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August 15, 1947. 29. East Pakistan became the country of- A) India. B) Bangladesh. C) Sri Lanka. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bangladesh. 30. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) B.R. Ambedkar. D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B.R. Ambedkar. 31. ..... river flows through Madhya Pradesh. A) Godavari. B) Shape. C) Ganga. D) Chambal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chambal. 32. Who made the Indian constitution.? A) B.R Ambedkar. B) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B.R Ambedkar. 33. The leader who went on hunger strike for the Andhra Pradesh to protect the interest of Telugu speakers is(a) (b) (c) A) Chitta Ranjan Das. B) Short Srirams. C) Krishna Menon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Srirams. 34. ..... was the first Indian Governor General. A) S C Bose. B) Maulana Azad. C) C Rajagopalachari. D) Pandit Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C Rajagopalachari. 35. The death of ..... sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give into the demand for linguistic state of Andhra A) Short Srirams. B) Rajagopalachari. C) Jayaprakash narayan. D) T.T.Krishnamachari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short Srirams. 36. Which were 2 major superpowers in world A) USA and Japan. B) Japan and USSR. C) USSR and USA. D) USA and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USSR and USA. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesHistory QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 1Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 2Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books