Determinants of the Outcomes of Politics of Division

Q. Why was India divided into language-based states?

1. Due to mass religious protests.
2. Due to mass economic struggles.
3. Due to mass linguistic agitations.
4. India was not divided by langauge.

Q. Why was formation of linguistic states inevitable after independence?

Q. Potti Sreeramulu had fasted continuously for how many days for the sake of Andhra Pradesh?

1. 15 days
2. 30 days
3. 40 days
4. 58 days

Q. Here are three reactions to the language policy followed in India.Give an argument and an example to support any of these positions.
Sangeeta: The policy of accommodation have strengthened national unity.
Arman: Language based States has divided us by making everyone conscious of their language.
Harish: This policy has only helped to consolidate the dominance of English over all other languages.

Q. Why was the State Reorganisation Act passed in India?

1. To fulfil the demands of people and reorganise the state borders
2. To gain votes in elections by changing the borders of the country
3. Only to form Andhra Pradesh and no other states in India
4. To change the international boundaries as per the wish

Q. The death of __________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give in to the demand for the linguistic state of Andhra.

1. Potti Sriramulu
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Sardar Patel
4. None of these

Q. Which of the following are untrue?

1. Slobodan Milosevic's policies led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
2. Only large countries can have social differences and social divisions.
3. Social division can be reflected in a democracy due to high competition in politics.
4. A democratic form of government is the cause of social differences and social divisions.

Q. The demand for linguistic division of India was a display of which of the following?

1. Economic division
2. Political division
3. Social division
4. Religious division

Q. What were the demandoftamil in sri lanka ? How did sri lanka govt. React over it

Q. In which year was the demand for formation of Andhra Pradesh accepted by the Indian government?

1. 1946
2. 1949
3. 1953
4. 1956

Q. When was the States Reorganisation Act passed?

1. 1953
2. 1954
3. 1955
4. 1956

Q. He was an Indian freedom fighter who fasted unto death for the formation of a state for the Telugu speaking people. The state now exists in the southeastern coastal region of India. Who is the person being referred to, and what is the name of the state hence formed?

1. Potti Sreeramulu, Tamil Nadu
2. Gottipati Brahmaiah, Karnataka
3. Potti Sreeramulu, Andhra Pradesh
4. Alluri Sitharama Raju, Kerala

Q. Assertion (A): By the States Reorganisation Act, India was divided into different states.

Reason (R): There was a widespread demand for different states in India.

From the following, choose the appropriate option:

1. A and R are true, and R is the reason for A.
2. A and R are true, but R is not the reason for A.
3. A and R are true, but both are unrelated.
4. Neither A nor R are true.

Q. Potti Sreeramulu was known for being a/an:

1. Politician
2. Poet
3. Activist and revolutionary
4. Theatre professional