Political Science/ Ch-1,2/ 3 Hrs
1. Which state was known as bilingual state?
(a) Punjab (b) Bombay (c) Gujarat (d) Haryana
2. Who among the following was the first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister of
Independent India and member of important committees on fundamental rights and
minorities?
(a) Potti Sriramulu (b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(c) Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel (d) Amrita Pritam
3. Which group among the following options represents the three Princely States that
resisted their merger with India?
(a) Hyderabad, Bhopal, Jammu and Kashmir (b) Junagarh, Gwalior, Mysore
(c) Junagarh, Hyderabad, Travancore (d) Gwalior, Travancore, Bhopal
4. Which state had its first Assembly election on the basis of UAF ?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Manipur (c) Junagarh (d) Awadh
5. When was the State Reorganisation Commission set up ?
(a) 1956 (b) 1953 (c) 1948 (d) 1952
6. Which one of the following leaders played an important role in the integration of princely
states with India ?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(c) C. Rajagoplachari (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
7. Which of these statements about the Bombay Plan is incorrect?
(a) It was a blueprint for India's economic future.
(b) It supported state-ownership of industry.
(c) It was made by some leading industrialists.
(d) It strongly supported the idea of planning.
8. Which of the following ideas did not form part of the early phase of India's development
policy?
(a) Planning (b) Liberalisation
(c) Cooperative Farming (d) Self-sufficiency
9. The idea of planning in India was drawn from
(a) the Bombay plan (b) experiences of the Soviet bloc countries
(c) Gandhian vision of society (d) Demand by peasant organisations
(i) (b) and (d) only (ii) (d) and (c) only
(iii) (a) and (b) only (iv) All the above
10. “ Tryst with destiny” speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru on.
(a) 14th August (b) Midnight 15th August
(c) Midnight 14th August (d) Midnight 14th - 15th August
11. When was the NITI Aayog constituted ?
(a) 2nd January 2015 (b) 1st January 2015
(c) 4th July 2015 (d) 2nd July 2015
12. Which of the following statements about NITI Aayog are true ?
(i) NITI Aayog acts as a ‘think tank’ of the Union Government.
(ii) NITI Aayog acts against terrorism.
(iii) NITI Aayog acts in the spirit of cooperative federalism.
(iv) NITI Aayog decides more roles for bigger states and smaller roles for smaller states.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv) (b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)
Q.13 What were the three challenges that independent India faced?
Q.14 What was the main provision of the Agreement "the Instrument of Accession"?
Q.15 "Independence for India was not the path of roses." Examine.
Q.16 Which are the two models of development? Which model of development was adopted
by India?
Q.17 Define the term "Mixed Economy".
Q.18 Why did India opt for more emphasis on the public sector?
Q.19 Which methods were to be followed to implement the development process in a mixed
economy?
Q.20 Assess the outcomes of the early phase of planned development in India.
Q.21 How was Manipur merged with the Indian Union?
Q.22 Examine the significance of linguistic reorganisation of Indian states to nation-building.
Q.23 Explain the process and basis of the reorganisation of states of Indian union.
Q.24 We have a Muslim minority who are so large in numbers that they cannot, even if they
want, go anywhere else. That is a basic fact about which there can be no argument.
Whatever the provocation from Pakistan and whatever the indignities and horrors Inflicted on
non-muslims there, we have got to deal with this minority in a civilised manner. We must
give them security and the rights of citizens in a democratic state. If we fail to do so, we shall
have a festering sore which will eventually poison the whole body politic and probably
destroy it.
(a) Who quoted the above lines?
(i) Sardar Patel (ii) B.R. Ambedkar
(iii) Maulana Azad (iv) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Which of the following statements are correct about the partition of British India?
1. Partition was based on Religious lines.
2. Minorities on both sides of the border were affected badly.
3. Congress approved the Two Nation theory.
4. Princely states were also included in the partition.
Option
(i) 1 and 2 (ii) 3 and 4 (iii) 2 and 3 (iv) 1 and 4
(c) What were the consequences of the Partition of India in 1947?
1. Problem of Minorities 2. Refugee Problem
3. Transfer of Population 4. Integration of Princely states
Option
(i) 1, 2 and 4 (ii) 1, 2 and 3 (iii) 1 and 4 (iv) 1, 3 and 4
(d) The main reason for India's partition is:
(i) Adamant attitude of Jinnah (ii) Communal riots and disorder
(iii) Failure of the Interim Government (iv) All of the above
Q.25 Cartoon/ Map Based Question
(a) Identify the name and leader shown on the right in the cartoon.
(b) What type of relationship does the cartoon indicate between the people and the ruler?
(c) In opinion, how successful was the approach adopted by the leader on the right to solve
the issue of princely states.
Q.26
In the given political outline map of India, five states have been marked as (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E). Identify these states on the basis of information given below and write their correct
names in your answer book along with respective serial number of the information used and
the concerned alphabet given in the map as per the following format.
(i) The State from which Haryana was carved out.
(ii) The State which was created in 1963.
(iii) The State from which Jharkhand was carved out.
(iv) The State which was formed by separating Telugu speaking areas from Madras
(now Tamil Nadu).
(v) The State where the Communist Party Government was formed in 1957.
Q.27 Explain the circumstances that led to the accession of Hyderabad to India.
Q.28 Examine the role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as Iron man of India.
Q.29 Examine the main areas of thrust of the second five year plan. [Delhi, Al 2019]
Q.30 Explain the food crisis in Bihar.
