CBSE Questions for Class 8 History India After Independence Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

Organization of the elections was a wondrous task. Explain why?
  • There was a house-to-house survey to register the voters
  • With over 70 per cent of the voters being illiterate, the candidates were to be identified by symbols, assigned to each major party and independent candidates, painted on the ballot-boxes
  • The voters were to place the ballot papers in the box assigned to a particular candidate, and ballot was secret.
  • All of these
When was the first election held in India?
  • 1947-48
  • 1951-52
  • 1952
  • None of these
Which was the first Indian state formed on linguistics basis?
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Odisha
  • Kerala
  • Tamil Nadu
Name the three states where Congress did not got majority in first elections.
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala
  • All of these
Out of 17 crore eligible voters, how many percent were literate at the time of first election in India?
  • 15%
  • 20%
  • 30%
  • 100%
Andhra Pradesh was created as a linguistic state in ___.
  • 1950
  • 1953
  • 1956
  • 1961
What was the minimum age of adult to vote in first election of India?
  • 18
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
Who were against the creation of linguistic states?
  • Jawahar lal Nehru
  • Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Both of above
  • None of above
Which country was not the founder of NAM?
  • Egypt
  • India
  • Yugoslavia
  • Myanmar
First five year plan formed on which model?
  • Herold -Domar Model
  • P.C. Mahalanobis Model
  • Both of above
  • None of above
The death of __________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give in to the demand for the linguistic state of Andhra.
  • Potti Sriramulu
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Sardar Patel
  • None of these
What was the target of the first five year plan of India?
  • Development of the industries
  • Development of Agriculture
  • Development of infrastructure
  • Development of ports
Who were against Hindi replacing English as the official language, after Independence?
  • People from South
  • People from East
  • People from west
  • All above
State of Bombay was divided into how many parts.
  • 2
  • 3
  • 8
  • 5
National planning committee was established under the president ship of ________.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Valabh Bhai patel
  • None of these
Planning Commission was constituted on?
  • 15 March, 1948
  • 15 March, 1949
  • 15 March, 1950
  • 15 March, 1951
Which five year plan also known as 'Gadgil Yojana'?
  • Second Five Year Plan
  • Third Five Year Plan
  • Fourth Five Year Plan
  • Fifth Five Year Plan
The correct group of NAM leaders among the following is ______.
  • Sukarno, Mussolini, Nehru, Nasser
  • Nehru, Gandhiji, Nasser, Tito
  • Sukarno, Nasser, Tito, Nehru
  • Tito, Nasser, Nehru, Adolf Hitler
On achieving independence, the biggest challenge faced by India was __________________.
  • Giving political rights to all
  • Economic crisis
  • Acute poverty
  • All of these
Who formulated the Panchasheel principles?
  • Gandhiji
  • Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri
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