QUESTIONS ON MODEN INDIA

QUESTIONS
1. Fill in the blanks
i. The Chairman of the Draft Committee of the Constituent Assembly was _____. (Dr. Ambedkar, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Dr. Rajinder Parsad.
ii. Elected President of the Constituent Assembly, was _____. (Dr. Rajinder Parsad, Dr. Ambedkar, K. Munshi)
iii. One of the famous women members of the Constituent Assembly was ______. (Smt. Sucheta Kriplani, Smt. Hansaben Mehta, Smt. Dasgupta)
1B.
Writing the following events in chronological order.
i. The U. N. ceasefire was implemented in Jammu and Kashmir.
ii. The Princely state of Junagarh was integrate with India.
iii. The amalgamation of Hyderabad with India.
iv. The Constituent Assembly came into existence.
v. The Assembly adopted the Constitution.
2. Write the answer of the following in 2-3 sentences.
i. What is the contribution of Dr. T. B. Cunha in the Liberation of Goa?
ii. What do you understand from secularism? (Oct. 96) (March 97)
iii. What steps did the Indian Government take to solve the problem of refugees?
iv. How had the spirit of Indian National Movement influenced the Indian Constitution? (March 96)
3. Give Reasons in two-three sentences.
i. August 16, 1946 was observed as Direct Action Day by Muslim League.
ii. In 1947, there were many big and small princely states in India.
iii. The Indian government decided to treat Nizam of Hyderabad with force.
iv. The Indian Constitution is one of the lengthy ones in the world. (March 96) (Oct. 96)
v. The Indian National Congress accepted the Partition of India.
vi. There was tremendous strain on Indian economy after Independence.
vii. Rehabilitation of refugees was the main problem before the Indian Government.
viii. The Indian Government had to handle the problem of merger of Goa cautiously.
ix. The princely state of Junagarh was integrated with India.
x. On February 20, 1948, the Junagarh State was integrated with India.
xi. A liberation movement started against the Portuguese in Goa.
xii. The Indian constitution is one of the lengthy one in the world.
xiii. The Indian Government took action against the Nizam.
xiv. It became obligatory for Indian Government to take Police Action against Nizam. (Oct. 01)
4. Write answer of the following in 5-6 sentences.
i. State the main phases of the integration of Jammu-Kashmir State.
ii. State the special feature of the Indian Constitution. (Oct. 01)
iii. What steps did the Indian government take to solve the problem of the integration of princely state?
iv. Give an account of the integration of Hyderabad into India with the help of the following points.
1. Nizam and the movement for integration.
2. Atrocities of the Razakars.
3. Police Action.
v. How did the Indian Army avert Pakistan’s invasion on Kashmir?
vi. Describe the work done by the India Army in liberating Goa.
vii. How was the Princely State of Junagarh integrated in India?
viii. How was integration of Jammu and Kashmir brought about?
ix. Why did the Indian Government decide to conduct police action in Hyderabad State?
x. How did the French colonies merge into Indian Union?
xi. Give the special features of Indian Constitution with the help of the following points. (Oct. 97, 99, 01)
1. The Preamble. (Oct. 97, 99, 01)
2. The Fundamental Rights. (Oct. 97, 99, 01)
3. Directive Principles. (Oct. 97, 99,01)
4. Secularism (Oct. 97, 99)
5. Federal Form of government. (Oct. 97, 99)
Question : 5 Write the answer of following in 20 lines
i. Explain the main features of the Indian constitution, with the help of the followings points.
1) The Preamble.
2) The Fundamental Rights.
3) The Directive Principles.
ii. Describe the making of the Indian Constitution with the help of the following points.
1) Foundation of Constituent Assembly.
2) Draft Committee.
3) Preamble.
iii. Describe the Goa liberation movement with the help of the following points.
1) Foundation of Goa Congress Committee in 1928.
2) Goa Youth League and Azad Gomantak Dal.
3) Satyagrahis from Maharashtra.
iv. Give a detailed account of the liberation of Goa.
Other Important Examination Question
1A. Fill in the blanks
i. The election to the constituent assembly was held in July ___. (1946, 1950, 1952)
ii. There were ______ elected members formed the Constituent Assembly. (296, 540, 280)
iii. Gandhiji died while trying to establish the Hindu-Muslim _____. (state, assembly, unity)
2. Write the answer of the following in 2-3 sentences.
i. What were the three main problems of the Independent India.
ii. Which three main states were joined after 1947 as the problem of merging of remaining part of Indian territories?
iii. Which political body had written the constitution of India and when?
3. Give Reasons in two-three sentences.
i. Referendum was held in Junagarh state.
ii. Police action was initiated against Hyderabad.
iii. King Hari Singh singed a treaty of merger with India.
vi. India used force against Portugal government in Goa.
Question : 4 Write the answer of following in 20 lines
1. Write how Hyderabad was integrated into India. (Oct. 96; 98)
2. Write how Kashmir was integrated into India.
3. Write how Junagarh was integrated into India.
4. Write how Goa was integrated into India