This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence ā Quiz 1 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which event saw campaigns against tax and acts of defiance against the British? A) Tax riot. B) Railway march. C) Salt march. D) Pepper march. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt march. 2. Mukti Vahini was formed by the Bengali Population under the leadership of A) Mira Behn. B) Muziburr Rehman. C) Short Srirams. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muziburr Rehman. 3. How many Indians formed the Constituent Assembly? A) One hundred. B) Two hundred. C) Three hundred. D) Four hundred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three hundred. 4. Who was the first and the only woman to hold the office of the president in India? A) Indira Gandhi. B) Sonia Gandhi. C) Talent patil. D) Not in the alley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talent patil. 5. Which language is compulsory for eligibility of Central Government services. A) Hindi and Sanskrit. B) Hindi and English. C) Hindi and Tamil. D) Hindi and Gujarati. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindi and English. 6. Between these which is the feature of Constitution A) Special privileges to high and rich caste people. B) Universal adult franchise was given to each and every citizen and gender. C) Every citizen of India was an equal before the law. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Universal adult franchise was given to each and every citizen and gender. 7. What was name of protester who died in protest for Andhra A) Das. B) Short Srirams. C) Thiruism. D) Illegon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Srirams. 8. In which year Indian army expelled the Portuguese from the state of Goa? A) 1960. B) 1961. C) 1962. D) 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1961. 9. The bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for A) Marathi and Telugu speakers. B) Marathi and Malayalam speakers. C) Marathi and Gujarati speakers. D) Bengali and Gujarati speakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marathi and Gujarati speakers. 10. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed economy. 11. One of the world's largest slums is ..... in Bombay(Mumbai). A) Goregaon. B) Juhu. C) Dharavi. D) Andheri. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dharavi. 12. ..... , argued, it was the upper castes who were responsible for the Harijans "being unfit today" . A) H.Khandekar. B) H.J.Khandekar. C) Khandekar. D) J Khandekar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H.J.Khandekar. 13. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imposition of Urdu on Bengali speaking population of the east. 14. Cabinet mission established in A) 1944. B) 1945. C) 1946. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1946. 15. Which is NOT the features of our constitution? A) Adoption of Universal Adult Franchise. B) Preference to Hindu Religion. C) Equal rights to all citizens. D) Special privileges for the poorest and most disadvantageous Indians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preference to Hindu Religion. 16. The Bhilai steel plant was set up in the year A) 1950. B) 1952. C) 1955. D) 1959. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1959. 17. WHEN INDIA BECAME INDEPENDENT A) SEPTEMBER 1947. B) August 1947. C) August 1957. D) OCTOBER 1951. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August 1947. 18. Untouchable people are also known as A) Horizons. B) Nirus. C) Chakmas. D) Veddas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizons. 19. Full form of NAM is? A) Non-Agreement movement. B) Non-aligned movement. C) Non-accept movement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-aligned movement. 20. The leader who went on hunger strike for the Andhra Pradesh to protect the interest of Telugu speakers is A) Chitta Ranjan Das. B) Short Srirams. C) Krishna Menon. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Srirams. 21. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the leader of which group? A) Muslim League. B) Congress Party. C) Apartheid. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congress Party. 22. One of worlds largest slum in Bombay is A) Dharavi. B) Kota. C) Ahmedabad. D) Kohima. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dharavi. 23. Initially, the princely states of Junagarh, Kashmir and Hyderabad decided to remain independent A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The Iron Man of India A) Gandhiji. B) Nehru. C) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. D) Ambedkar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel. 25. The Congress Party was led by A) Mohandas dirty. B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Indira Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru. 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