Immediate Problems Post Independence

Q. Which of the following Princely states were reluctant to join the Indian Union?

1. Bhavnagar
2. Kashmir
3. Hyderabad
4. Junagadh

Q. Which of the following statement/s is/are true regarding the immediate issues in front of India post independence?

1. No one migrated between India and Pakistan.
2. Demarcation of land boundaries on the eastern and western side of India.
3. Arrangement of civil servants and administrative staff had to be solved.
4. Reorganisation of military forces and public services.

Q. When did the British Army officially leave India?

1. 26 January, 1950
2. 15 August, 1949
3. August 15, 1947
4. 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. Select the wrong statement from the following.

1. Administration and military officials were forced to join India.
2. Indian princely states were allowed to choose the country they would like to join.
3. The Military Commander General of India compiled the partition of army military weapons.
4. The British army left India by 28 February 1948.

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.

Q. The study of control and communications in complex electronic systems and in animals is known as.

1. Cryogenics
2. Cybernetics
3. Robotics
4. Ergonomics

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

1. 550