Class 12 Political Science Chapter 1 MCQ : Challenges of Nation Building – Important MCQs for CBSE
Class 12 Political Science
Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building – Important MCQs for CBSE
Question 1
When did India attain independence?
Answer: b) 14-15 August 1947
Question 2
Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Answer: c) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 3
Which of the following statements about partition is incorrect?
Answer: d) The scheme of partition included a plan for transfer of population
There was no planned transfer of population; it was an unplanned and tragic migration.
Question 4
How many people were estimated to have been killed in Partition-related violence?
Answer: b) 5-10 lakh
Question 5
Who played a historic role in integrating the princely states into the Indian Union?
Answer: c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
As Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Patel negotiated with princely state rulers.
Question 6
How many princely states existed in India before independence?
Answer: c) 565
Question 7
When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
Answer: c) 30 January 1948
Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse during his evening prayer in Delhi.
Question 8
Which state was the largest princely state that was surrounded entirely by Indian territory?
Answer: b) Hyderabad
Question 9
What was the name of the paramilitary force unleashed by the Nizam of Hyderabad?
Answer: b) Razakars
Question 10
In which year did Hyderabad accede to India?
Answer: b) 1948
In September 1948, the Indian army moved in and the Nizam surrendered.
Question 11
Which was the first part of India to hold elections based on universal adult franchise?
Answer: b) Manipur
Manipur held elections in June 1948 under the Maharaja.
Question 12
Who undertook a fast unto death demanding a separate state of Andhra?
Answer: b) Potti Sriramulu
He fasted for 56 days and died in December 1952, leading to the formation of Andhra state.
Question 13
When was the States Reorganisation Commission appointed?
Answer: c) 1953
Question 14
In which year was the States Reorganisation Act passed?
Answer: d) 1956
This led to the creation of 14 states and 6 union territories.
Question 15
How many states and union territories were created by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?
Answer: b) 14 states and 6 union territories
Question 16
In which year were Maharashtra and Gujarat created as separate states?
Answer: c) 1960
They were carved out from the bilingual Bombay state.
Question 17
When did Nagaland become a separate state?
Answer: c) 1963
Question 18
Which three states were created in the year 2000?
Answer: b) Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand
Question 19
When was Telangana created as a new state?
Answer: c) 2 June 2014
Question 20
Which leader was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
Answer: b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
He was the undisputed leader of NWFP and opposed the two-nation theory.
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