Immediate Problems Post Independence

Q. Describe the merger of Junagadh with the Indian Union.

Q. Write a short note on the Mountbatten Plan.

Q. Sardar Patel is credited for having merged around _______ princely states with the Union of India.

1. 550

Q. Select the immediate issues of post-independent India.

1. Reorganisation of military forces.
2. Demarcation of international boundaries.
3. Settlement of refugees.
4. Evacuation of the British.

Q. Select the wrong statement.

1. Indian princely states were allowed to choose the country they would like to join.
2. Employees of administration, military, and judiciary did not have the freedom to choose between India and Pakistan.
3. The Military Commandant General of India compiled the partition of army military weapons.
4. The British army left India by 28 February 1948.

Q. After independence, the first Prime Minister of India handled the task of merging the disputed princely states in the country.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following were some of the problems that India needed to tackle post-independence?

1. The demarcation of land boundaries on the eastern and western side of India needed to be fixed.
2. Issues with public services, and the arrangement for civil servants and administrative staff had to be resolved.
3. The reorganisation of the country's military forces.
4. The country shouldered the responsibility of having to create a new constitution for its new neighbours.