Which practice was described as a 'slur and a blot' on the 'fair name of India'?

1

(a)

Untouchability

(b)

Discrimination on the basis of religion

(c)

Racism

(d)

None of these

Who was HJ Khandekar?

1

(a)

A member of the Constituent Assembly

(b)

A member of Parliament

(c)

A socialist leader

(d)

An industrialist

In..................the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speakers

1

(a)

1955

(b)

1960

(c)

1965

(d)

1958

In 1966, the state of Punjab was divided into........

1

(a)

Punjab and Haryana

(b)

Punjab and Delhi

(c)

Punjab an Chandigarh

(d)

Chandigarh and Haryana

What happened when Nehru went to Telugu speaking districts of Madras Presidency

1

(a)

People warmly welcomed him

(b)

He was met with black flags and slogans

(c)

People threw stone at him

(d)

People stopped his car and insulted him

Subjects that were placed on the Union List were................,...............and................

1

(a)

taxes, defence, foreign affairs

Subjects an the Concurrent List were...........and.........

1

(a)

forests, agriculture

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.

1

(a)

Potti Sriramulu

When India became independent in August 1947, it faced a series of great..........

1

(a)

challenges

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was also the.......minister of newly independent India.

1

(a)

foreign

How many Indians were involved in forming the Constitution

2

(a)

Three hundred Indians were involved in forming the Constitution.

When did the new state of Andhra Pradesh come into existence?

2

(a)

The new state of Andhra Pradesh came into existence on 1st October 1953.

Name two subjects of the State List?

2

(a)

Two subjects of the State List are education and health.

Who were against the creation of Andhra state on the basis of language?

2

(a)

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were against the creation of state on the basis of language.

When was the Bhilai Steel Plant set-up?

2

(a)

The Bhilai Steel Plant was set-up with the help of the former Soviet Union in 1959

Discuss in your class, one advantage and one disadvantage today of the decision to keep English as a language of India

2

(a)

Discuss in your class whether Mira Behn was right in her view that science and machinery would create problems for human beings. You may like to think about examples of the effects of industrial pollution and deforestation on the world today

3

(a)

After Independence why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

3

(a)

How was the economic development of India visualised in the early decades after Independence?

3

(a)

Who was Mira Behn? Find out more about her life and her ideas

3

(a)

Why was the nation in mourning less than 6 month after Independence?

3

(a)

On the eve of independence what was the composition of India's population?

3

(a)

When was the Indian Constitution adopted and what were its features?

5

(a)

(i) At which dam is work going on in the picture
(ii) On which river is ots built?

5

(a)