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Post-Independent Nation Building MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1The States Reorganization Act was passed in:
The States Reorganization Act was passed on 31 August 1956 and came into effect on 1 November 1956. It reorganized Indian states primarily on linguistic basis.
Q2In which year did the United Nations General Assembly designate October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence?
The United Nations General Assembly designated October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence in June 2007, affirming non-violence as a universal principle.
Q3The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) proposed which constitutional arrangement for India?
The Cabinet Mission (1946), comprising Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, rejected the demand for a separate Pakistan and proposed: a three-tier structure (Union, Groups of Provinces, Provinces), grouping provinces into Section A (Hindu-majority), Section B (Muslim-majority NW), and Section C (Bengal-Assam), a weak center handling only defense, foreign affairs, and communications, and a Constituent Assembly. Both Congress and League initially accepted but later disagreed over grouping interpretation.
Q4The 10-year India-USA Defence Framework Agreement signed on October 31, 2025 was signed between which two officials?
The 10-year India-USA Major Defence Partnership Framework was signed on October 31, 2025, at Kuala Lumpur between India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. It is the most ambitious US-India defence framework to date, covering mil-to-mil exercises, information sharing, defence industry, and S&T cooperation.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly first met on 9 December 1946 in Constitution Hall. 2. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the provisional chairman at the first sitting. 3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent president of the Constituent Assembly on 9 December 1946. 4. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on 13 December 1946. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is false because Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent president on 11 December 1946, not on the first sitting date of 9 December.
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6Consider the following statements about Ambedkar, the Objectives Resolution and the original Constitution: 1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1990. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on 13 December 1946. 3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the temporary chairman at the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly. 4. The Constitution that came into force on 26 January 1950 had 8 Schedules. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Which policy of appeasement towards Hitler is best exemplified by the Munich Agreement (1938)?
8Consider the following statements: 1. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was appointed on 29 August 1947. 2. B.R. Ambedkar was one of the members of the Drafting Committee. 3. The Drafting Committee was appointed before India became independent. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held on 9 December 1946. 2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected permanent president of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946. 3. Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha was the permanent president of the Constituent Assembly. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about early economic planning in independent India: 1. The Planning Commission was established in 1950 to oversee economic and social development chiefly through Five-Year Plans. 2. India's first Five-Year Plan was launched in 1951. 3. The Planning Commission was chaired by the President of India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. The formation of Rajasthan was completed in seven phases between 1948 and 1956. 2. Abu and Dilwara were re-merged with Rajasthan on 1 November 1956. 3. The formation of Rajasthan was completed in three phases by 1950. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12The Constituent Assembly of India first met on:
13Consider the following statements about Panchsheel and the Non-Aligned Movement: 1. India and China enunciated Panchsheel, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, in 1954. 2. Panchsheel included the principle of mutual aggression. 3. The first Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in Belgrade in 1961. 4. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India was one of the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14The Chhachhro Raid during the 1971 war took place in which region of Pakistan?
15The States Reorganization Commission (1953) was headed by: