Chapter 19: India After Independence — Online MCQ Test
SOCIAL SCIENCE · CLASS 10th · Karnataka State Board
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Which organization was mainly responsible for rehabilitating refugees after the Partition of India?
- A. Ministry of External Affairs
- B. Ministry of Rehabilitation
- C. Election Commission
- D. Planning Commission
Answer: B. Ministry of Rehabilitation
The Government of India created the Ministry of Rehabilitation to manage the resettlement and welfare of refugees after Partition.
The Government of India created the Ministry of Rehabilitation to manage the resettlement and welfare of refugees after Partition.
Which princely state was annexed to India after Operation Polo?
- A. Junagadh
- B. Kashmir
- C. Hyderabad
- D. Bhopal
Answer: C. Hyderabad
Operation Polo was the military action used to integrate Hyderabad into the Indian Union.
Operation Polo was the military action used to integrate Hyderabad into the Indian Union.
India did NOT face which of the following major challenges immediately after independence?
- A. Rehabilitation of refugees
- B. Integration of princely states
- C. Formation of the United Nations
- D. Economic reconstruction
Answer: C. Formation of the United Nations
The formation of the United Nations was not an internal post-independence challenge for India. The other options were major issues India had to address.
The formation of the United Nations was not an internal post-independence challenge for India. The other options were major issues India had to address.
Which of the following sequences is correct in the context of major post-independence issues in India?
- A. Integration of princely states → Refugee rehabilitation → Partition → State reorganization
- B. Partition → Refugee rehabilitation → Integration of princely states → State reorganization
- C. State reorganization → Partition → Integration of princely states → Refugee rehabilitation
- D. Refugee rehabilitation → State reorganization → Partition → Integration of princely states
Answer: B. Partition → Refugee rehabilitation → Integration of princely states → State reorganization
After Partition in 1947 came refugee rehabilitation and princely state integration, followed later by state reorganization.
After Partition in 1947 came refugee rehabilitation and princely state integration, followed later by state reorganization.
Fill in the blank: The princely state of Hyderabad was brought into the Indian Union by ________.
- A. Plebiscite
- B. Operation Polo
- C. Cabinet Mission
- D. Lahore Resolution
Answer: B. Operation Polo
Operation Polo was the military operation conducted by the Indian government to integrate Hyderabad.
Operation Polo was the military operation conducted by the Indian government to integrate Hyderabad.