This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence ā Quiz 5 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 History Chapter 12 India After Independence Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dharavi, the largest slum in the world, is situated in A) Calcutta. B) Mumbai. C) Delhi. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mumbai. 2. Goan people fought for their freedom under A) Gandhiji. B) Mohan Ranade. C) TRISTAO DE BRAGANCA CUNHA. D) Joaquim Xavier Pinto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TRISTAO DE BRAGANCA CUNHA. 3. When was the Indian Constitution adopted? A) 19 October, 1845. B) 15 December 1947. C) 26th January, 1950. D) 15 July 1949. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26th January, 1950. 4. 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 19 would be allowed to vote. B) All Indians above the age of 16 would be allowed to vote. C) All Indians above the age of 17 would be allowed to vote. D) All Indians above the age of 21 would be allowed to vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All Indians above the age of 21 would be allowed to vote. 5. ..... served as a president of the General Assembly in 1953 A) Vijayalaksshmi Pandit. B) Sardar Vallabai Patel. C) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. D) Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vijayalaksshmi Pandit. 6. India ally itself with A) USSR. B) USA. C) Did not aalied. D) Became another superpower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not aalied. 7. The Bilingual state of bombay was divided in A) Rajasthani & Gujarati. B) Marathi & Gujarati. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marathi & Gujarati. 8. Simon commission came India in A) 1927. B) 1928. C) 1929. D) 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1928. 9. WHICH WERE THE PRINCELY STATES THAT POSED A CHALLENGE AS THEIR RULERS DID NOT AGREE TO ACCEDE TO INDIA? A) Udaipur, Gwalior, and Jaisalmer. B) Jaipur, Bikaner, and Bhopal. C) Junagadh, Hyderabad, and Kashmir. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Junagadh, Hyderabad, and Kashmir. 10. When did the states of punjab and haryana came into existence A) 1966. B) 1952. C) 1856. D) 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1966. 11. Babasaheb, belonged to a ..... speaking dalit family. A) Telugu. B) Malayalam. C) Marathi. D) Kannada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marathi. 12. When did Bangladesh become a separate nation? A) 1972. B) 1969. C) 1949. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1971. 13. At what age the people of india are allow to vote according to your book A) 18. B) 19. C) 20. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21. 14. The second Five Year Plan focussed on the development of agriculture. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 15. Which industry was set up with the help of USSR? A) Barauni dairy plant. B) Bhilai steel plant. C) Tata Steel Plant. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhilai steel plant. 16. Who was the first women to be the chief minister of India A) Sucheta Kripalani. B) Indra Gandhi. C) Aruna Asaf Ali. D) Vijay lakshmi pandit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sucheta Kripalani. 17. The government instituted planning commission after independence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Who was the president of the constituent assembly that held the ' Independence Meeting'? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Lal Bahadur Shastri. C) Rajendra Prasad. D) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajendra Prasad. 19. Based on which of the following did India, after Independence, reorganize the states? A) Area. B) Population. C) Language. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language. 20. 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? A) Stress importance to be given for vernacular languages. B) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. C) Importance of Western education. D) Framing of Indian Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Framing of Indian Constitution. 21. When did India celebrate its 60years of its existence A) 15 Aug 2006. B) 15 Aug 2005. C) 15 Aug 2008. D) 15 Aug 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 15 Aug 2007. 22. Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT A) Withholding of taxes. B) Boycotting British goods. C) Using homemade salt. D) Blowing up British railroad tracks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blowing up British railroad tracks. 23. In 1945 what happened- A) Cold War. B) Civil war. C) Formation of United Nations. D) Formation of Non-Alignment movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formation of United Nations. 24. In 1920s Indian National Congress promised that A) After independence every lnguistic will have their own provinces. B) After independence none of the linguistic group would be forced to learn hindi. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After independence every lnguistic will have their own provinces. 25. The rulers of Princely states were called as Nawabs or Maharajas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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