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Class 8 History
India After Independence
Quiz 1
The non-aligned countries want to establish economic relation between the nations based on
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Economy
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Trade
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Equality
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All of the above
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The non-aligned countries want to establish economic relation between the nations based on equality because they are essential for economic and social reconstruction at home. This is one of the objectives of non-aligned movement.
Gandhiji's dream of one nation did not materialize due to?
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Planning Commission
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Constitution of India
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Partition of India
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None of these
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Gandhi's dream of one nation did not materialize due to the partition of India, into India and Pakistan. The partition of India resulted in the death of milions of people who were killed in the riots between the Hindus and the Muslims.
Who attended the NAM conference from India?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
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The Conference was attended by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, President Joseph Broze Tito of Yugoslavia and President Naseer of Egypt.
Karnataka came out from the which of the following princely state?
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Kerala
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Mysore
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Hydrabad
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None of these
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Karnataka become state on 1st Nov, 1956 through state reorganization act, 1956. It get separated from Princely state of Mysore.
The concept of economic planning was derived from which country?
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USSR (now Russia)
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China
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U.K.
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All of these
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The concept of economic planning was based on USSR's model of 5-year planning.
The Constitution of India
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Divided powers between centre and states in three lists
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Divided powers between centre and states in two lists
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Listed the powers of the states and left the undefined powers to the state.
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Specified the powers of the states and left the residuary powers with the centre
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There are three lists of the division of powers in Indian Constitution under Article 246, seventh schedule:-
Union List
State List
Concurrent List
When was Universal Adult Franchise Granted in India?
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1948
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1950
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1852
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1954
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Universal Adult Franchise means that the right to vote should be given to all citizens without any discrimination of caste, race, religion, sex, literacy, wealth or gender. It is based on equality which is the basic principle of democracy.
India had implemented this principle on January 26, 1950.
Why Indian National Congress won the first election without any supersize.
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The party inherited the legacy of national freedom movement.
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Mainly all freedom fighter except few were present in the party at the time of election.
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They have Jawaharlal Nehru as a prime minister candidate, who was the famous leader.
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All of these
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The Indian national congress inherited the legacy of national freedom movement, mainly all freedom fighter were present in the party at the time of election.They have charismatic leader Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. Hence, it was not a supersize.
When was Election Commission of India set up?
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February 1950
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January 1950
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January 1947
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None of these
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The Indian constitution come out of the effect from 26 January 1950. At that time the country was ruled by the interim government, so it is necessary to install first democratically elected government. Hence, the Election Commission of India was set up in January 1950.
What did Non-alignment promote?
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International peace
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Harmony
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Cooperation
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All of the above
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Non-alignment is the international policy of a sovereign state according to which it does not align itself with any of the power blocs. and at the same time actively participates in the world affairs to promote international peace, harmony and cooperation.
Who made the Indian Constitution?
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Constituent Assembly
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British Parliament
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Indian Parliament
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Governor General
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The Constituent Assembly of India came into existence as per the provisions of Cabinet Mission Plan of May 1946. Its task was to formulate the Indian constitution for facilitating the appropriate transfer of sovereign power from British authorities to Indian hands.
Who is empowered to make laws on Union List?
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President
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Prime Minister
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Central Government
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Vice-President
The economic development of India focused on which point after independence?
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Lifting India
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Indians out of poverty
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Building a modern technical and industrial base
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All above
State whether true or false:
In the first national election, only men were allowed to vote.
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True
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False
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India chose to grant the right to vote to all its citizens regardless of gender, class or education. Thus, in the first national election every man and women above 21 years of age had the right to cast their vote.
After independence how many princely states were there?
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less than 200
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more than 500
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600-700
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more than 900
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After independence more than 500 princely states existed which became the second major problem for India. These states were ruled by Maharaja or Nawabs. They had to be persuaded to join the new Independent India and accept its governance.
Non-Aligned movement is the movement of
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Newly independent countries
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Third World Countries
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Both A and B
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None of these
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The Non-Aligned Movement is that movement of the newly independent countries or the Third World countries which aims at maintaining their independent status on international issues. It is an attempt by these newly independent countries to keep themselves away from the superpower rivalry.
How many refugees entered India from Pakistan after partition?
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2 Million
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6 Million
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8 Million
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10 Million
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The partition of India created a lot of problems. The major problem was that of the refugees. 8 milion refugees entered India from Pakistan. These people needed shelter and a livelihood.
First five year plan in India was from ________.
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1947 - 1952
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1949 - 1954
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1950 - 1955
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1951 - 1956
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After the independence in 1947, the first general election was conducted in the year 1951-52 and Indian National Congress came into the power. The first five year plan for India was formed for 1951-1956. It was mainly concerned with the development of primary sector.
When India and China signed an agreement containing five principles of peaceful co-existence?
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1950
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1954
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1952
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1960
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In 1954, India and China signed an agreement containing five principles of peaceful co-existence. These principles collectively known as "Panchsheel" became guidelines for the Non-Aligned Movement to evolve.
In which year the first meeting of Constituent Assembly took place?
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1945
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1946
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1947
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1948
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The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India took place in the Constitutional Hall, New Delhi, on 9th December 1946. Dr Sachchidanand Sinha was the first President of the Constituent Assembly.
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