N.S.N.
MEMORIAL SENIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL
Thirumurugan Salai, Thirumurugan Nagar, Chitlapakkam, Chennai – 600064
INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE-STD VIII – QUESTION BANK
1. India finally became free on _____________
2.Mention the issues faced by the Independent India.
3.Writting a constitution would benefit _____________ groups
4.The India government responded to the challenge by setting up_________
5._______ was formed to rehabilitate the refugees and provide them with loans
education and employment.
6.__________ state wanted to remain independent after attaining freedom
7.The constituent assembly was formed in ________
1947 1956 1946
8.Mention the issues debated in the assembly for four years
9._________ king agreed to join India
10._________ is the longest written constitution in the world.
11.Who was called as the Iron man of India?
12.Who was the Chairman of the Drafting committee
13.Define Universal adult franchise
14.___________ was set up to form states on the basis of Language
15.The Bengal province was divided into ______ and ___________ and _____________
16.The madras province was divided into ______ and _______
17.The Bombay province was divided into ______ and ________
18.The planning commission formulated the ___________ plans to ensure
development of various sectors.
19. For the growth of Industrial development _______ was set up.
20.Define wagah ceremony.
21.Name the progress shown by the India after independence.
22.Name the wars fought by India after independence.
23.write a short note on birth of Bangladesh
24.What do you understand by the policy of Non Alignment?
25. How was India’s foreign policy shaped by Panchsheel?
26.Why did Maharaj Harisingh agree to India?
27.Why did Nehru oppose the creation of states based on language?
28.The principles of panchsheel were discussed at the ______ conference.
29.Hyderababd was integrated into the Indian Union in the year ________
30.Name the five principles of the panchsheel agreement were
31.The second world war divided into _______ and _________ power blocs
32Name the neighboring countries of India
33.There were ___ princely states in India at the time of Independence
34.What is rehabilitation
35.What were the economic issues facing at the time of Independence how did our
leaders deal with them?
36.Write a short note on newspapers role in the time of independence.
37.What was the option given by the British to the Princely states in India at the
time of Independence.?
38What are the main sources from which we get information about the period
immediately after independence.
39.What was Sardar Patel’s contribution in integrating the princely states into the
Indian union?
State the purpose of these bodies
40.The Constituent Assembly
41.The states reorganization commission
42.The planning commission.
43.What did the Partition of India result in?
44.How did Kashmir become part of India?
45.How did the ministry of rehabilitation help rehabilitate the refugees from
Pakistan?
46.When is republic day celebrated and why?
47.Name the states that were reorganized based on language.
48. Name the challenges that existed in India after independence.
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