Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the changes India had undergone since independence?

• A. Education and healthcare improved and become affordable in India.
• B. Opportunities in government jobs were limited constitutionally for backward classes as compared to others.
• C. India became self-reliant in food grains due to the Green Revolution.
• D. India established itself as a nuclear superpower

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

India established itself as a nuclear superpower

India became a sovereign democratic nation when it gained independence in 1947 and adopted its own constitution in 1950. The political changes India had undergone helped in globalisation, i.e., setting up more industries, huge multinational companies, massive food chain, connectivity and transportation systems have improved, etc. Education and healthcare improved and become affordable. Women were provided more opportunities to work and equal opportunities are provided to people irrespective of their differences in caste, creed, region, language, etc. The Green and White revolution helped develop the diary and agriculture sectors. India established itself as a nuclear superpower when it tested the atomic bombs at Pokhran in 1974 and again in 1998.