Post Independence Issues

Q. How many princely states were there in total at the time of independence?

1. 560
2. 559
3. 561
4. 562

Q. Who was the first home minister of India after independence?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Motilal Nehru

Q. The 'Statue of Unity' was built to commemorate

1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar V. Patel
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Jammu and Kashmir came under which part of the princely states?

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. H

Q. In 1953, Jawaharlal Nehru appointed the State Reorganisation Commission. Who was the chairman of this commission?

1. Hridaynath Kunzru
2. Krushna Kumarsinh
3. K.M. Panikkar
4. Justice Fazal Ali

Q. Which of the following were used to unite princely states with India?

1. Instrument of Accession
2. Attachment Bond
3. Status quo agreement
4. Land agreement

Q. What were the issues that India faced after the Independence?

1. Framing of the constitution
2. Fighting for independence of Britain
3. Merger of various princely states into Indian Union
4. Choosing the national religion

Q. Which of the following monuments/places can be found in the state of Gujarat?

1. Dwarkadhish
2. Sri Jagannath
3. Khajuraho temple
4. Rann of Kutch
5. Sabarmati
   Ashram
6. Somnath Temple
7. Statue of Unity
8. Kamakhya temple

Q. Right after independence, India faced two challenges. The first one was the 'framing of the constitution'. What was the second challenge?

1. Division of economic resources between India and Pakistan
2. Establishing formal relation with foreign countries
3. Election of the central assembly
4. The merger of various princely states into India

Q. At the time when the British left India, there were around 562 Princely states.

1. False
2. True

Q. Krushna Kumarsinh was the ruler of which of the following state?

1. Bhavnagar
2. Malwa
3. Vidarbha
4. Saurashtra