1. Name the two goals which our leaders had agreed upon after independence of India.
Ans. A) that our country shall be run through democratic government.
B) that the government will be run for the good of all particularly for the poor and the socially disadvantaged groups.
2. What was the circumstance in which India attained independence?
Ans. Freedom came with the partition of the country,
3. What were the three challenges before the newly independent India.
Ans. A) to shape a nation that was united to accommodate the diversity of our society.
B) to establish democracy.
C) to ensure well being and development of the entire society.
4. The partition was a outcome of which theory?
Ans. It was the outcome of two - nation theory.
5. What is two -nation theory?
Ans. The two - nation theory was advanced by the Muslim League. It said India consisted of not one but two people. Hindus and Muslims. That is why it demanded Pakistan.
6. What do you mean by the principle of religious majorities?
Ans. It means that areas where the Muslims were in majority would make up the territory of Pakistan and the rest would remain with India.
7. The east and west Pakistan were separated by which territory?
Ans. They were separated by a vast Indian territory.
8. Who was the leader of NWFP ( North West Frontier Province)?
Ans. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, also known as the Frontier Gandhi.
9. What was the stand taken by Frontier Gandhi towards the two - nation theory?
Ans. He staunchly opposed the two - nation theory. His voice was ignored and the NWFP was made to merge with Pakistan.
10. At the time of partition, some cities became divided into communal zones.Name them.
Ans. Lahore, Amritsar and Kolkata.
11. What was the percentage of Muslim population in India in 1951?
Ans. It was 12 %.
12. What is a princely state?
Ans. During British period several small and large states were ruled by princes.
13. How many princely states existed at the time of independence?
Ans. 565.
14. What do you mean by the integration of princely states?
Ans. It means merging all the princely states with the Indian Union after independence.
15. Name those states whose merger merge with the Indian Union was not easy.
Ans. They are Travancore, Manipur, Hyderabad, Junagarh and Kashmir.
16.Who played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
17. Who was Deputy prime minister and Home Minister during the period immediately following independence.
Ans. Sardar Patel
18.What is Instrument of Accession.?
Ans. Its a document signed by the princely states agreeing to be a part of Union of India.
18.Who was the ruler of Hyderabad?
And. Nizam.
19.Who were Razakars?
Ans. They were para - military force of Nizam of Hyderabad.
20. Which was the first state in independent India to hold election based on universal adult franchise?
Ans. Manipur in June 1948.
21. When and why was States Reorganisation Commission set up?
Ans. It was set up 1953 to look into the question of redrawing of the boundaries of states.
22. What was the main recommendation of State Reorganisation Commission?
Ans. It recommended that the states in India to be formed on linguistic basis.
23. When was the States Reorganisation Act passed?
Ans. In 1956.Thus 14 states and 6 Union territories were created.
24. Which was the first state created on linguistic basis?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh in 1956.
25. What was Vishalandhra movement?
Ans. Its a movement for separate Andhra. It demanded that the Telugu speaking areas should be separated from Madras province.
26. When was Maharashtra and Gujarat created?
Ans. The Bombay state consisted of Gujarati and Marathi speaking people.. Thus the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in 1960.
27. When and why was Punjab created?
Ans. To separate punjabi speaking area from hindi speaking area. Thus Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were separated from Punjab in 1966.
28. Name the states created in the year 1972.
Ans. In 1972 Meghalaya was carved out of Assam. The states of Manipur and Tripura were also created in this year.
29. When did Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland become a state.?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram came into being in 1987. Nagaland became a state in 1963.
30. Name the states created in 2000.
Ans. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttaranchal.
Ans. A) that our country shall be run through democratic government.
B) that the government will be run for the good of all particularly for the poor and the socially disadvantaged groups.
2. What was the circumstance in which India attained independence?
Ans. Freedom came with the partition of the country,
3. What were the three challenges before the newly independent India.
Ans. A) to shape a nation that was united to accommodate the diversity of our society.
B) to establish democracy.
C) to ensure well being and development of the entire society.
4. The partition was a outcome of which theory?
Ans. It was the outcome of two - nation theory.
5. What is two -nation theory?
Ans. The two - nation theory was advanced by the Muslim League. It said India consisted of not one but two people. Hindus and Muslims. That is why it demanded Pakistan.
6. What do you mean by the principle of religious majorities?
Ans. It means that areas where the Muslims were in majority would make up the territory of Pakistan and the rest would remain with India.
7. The east and west Pakistan were separated by which territory?
Ans. They were separated by a vast Indian territory.
8. Who was the leader of NWFP ( North West Frontier Province)?
Ans. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, also known as the Frontier Gandhi.
9. What was the stand taken by Frontier Gandhi towards the two - nation theory?
Ans. He staunchly opposed the two - nation theory. His voice was ignored and the NWFP was made to merge with Pakistan.
10. At the time of partition, some cities became divided into communal zones.Name them.
Ans. Lahore, Amritsar and Kolkata.
11. What was the percentage of Muslim population in India in 1951?
Ans. It was 12 %.
12. What is a princely state?
Ans. During British period several small and large states were ruled by princes.
13. How many princely states existed at the time of independence?
Ans. 565.
14. What do you mean by the integration of princely states?
Ans. It means merging all the princely states with the Indian Union after independence.
15. Name those states whose merger merge with the Indian Union was not easy.
Ans. They are Travancore, Manipur, Hyderabad, Junagarh and Kashmir.
16.Who played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
17. Who was Deputy prime minister and Home Minister during the period immediately following independence.
Ans. Sardar Patel
18.What is Instrument of Accession.?
Ans. Its a document signed by the princely states agreeing to be a part of Union of India.
18.Who was the ruler of Hyderabad?
And. Nizam.
19.Who were Razakars?
Ans. They were para - military force of Nizam of Hyderabad.
20. Which was the first state in independent India to hold election based on universal adult franchise?
Ans. Manipur in June 1948.
21. When and why was States Reorganisation Commission set up?
Ans. It was set up 1953 to look into the question of redrawing of the boundaries of states.
22. What was the main recommendation of State Reorganisation Commission?
Ans. It recommended that the states in India to be formed on linguistic basis.
23. When was the States Reorganisation Act passed?
Ans. In 1956.Thus 14 states and 6 Union territories were created.
24. Which was the first state created on linguistic basis?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh in 1956.
25. What was Vishalandhra movement?
Ans. Its a movement for separate Andhra. It demanded that the Telugu speaking areas should be separated from Madras province.
26. When was Maharashtra and Gujarat created?
Ans. The Bombay state consisted of Gujarati and Marathi speaking people.. Thus the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat were created in 1960.
27. When and why was Punjab created?
Ans. To separate punjabi speaking area from hindi speaking area. Thus Haryana and Himachal Pradesh were separated from Punjab in 1966.
28. Name the states created in the year 1972.
Ans. In 1972 Meghalaya was carved out of Assam. The states of Manipur and Tripura were also created in this year.
29. When did Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland become a state.?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram came into being in 1987. Nagaland became a state in 1963.
30. Name the states created in 2000.
Ans. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttaranchal.
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