1.The First Home Minister of independent India was _____________
(a)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b)Sardar Patel
(c)Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d)Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Ans:(b) Sardar Patel
2.Who was the Home Minister responsible for the merger of the Princely States in the Union of India?
Ans: Sardar Patel
3.What was the base of Indian state reorganisation in 1956?
(a) Language
(b) Geographical Area
(c) cast
(d) Religion
Ans:(a) Language
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4.Explain the consequences of the Partition of India during 1947.
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Following were the consequences seen during the Partition of India :
5.Explain the accession of Hyderabad to the Union of India.
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6.Mahatma Gandhi said on 14th August, 1947, "Tomorrow will be a day of rejoicing as well as mourning". According to Mahatma Gandhi, why would 15th August, 1947 (tomorrow) be a day of rejoicing as well as mourning ?
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On 14-15 August 1947, not one but two nation-states came into existence- India and Pakistan.
This was a result of partition the division of British India into India and Pakistan. Such
a division was not only very painful, but also very difficult to decide and to implement.
It was decided to follow the principle of religious majorities. This basically means that
areas where the Muslims were in majority would make up the territory of Pakistan. The rest
was to stay with India.
It was decided the partition be done according to the religious majority at the district
or even lower level. This decision could not be made by the midnight of 14-15 August. It
meant that a large number of people did not know on the day of Independence whether they
were in India or in Pakistan. The Partition of these two provinces caused the deepest trauma
of Partition.
7.Mention the role of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel towards India's integration.
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8.What was the task of the States Reorganisation Commission? What was its most salient recommendation?
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The Central Government appointed States Reorganisation Commission in 1953 and its main purpose
was to look into the question of redrawing of the boundaries of states.
Following are the task of States Reorganisation Commission:
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9.Explain the princely state Manipur accession with the Indian government.
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10.Explain the challenges which Independent India faced during the process of Nation Building.
Ans: After Independence British rule over India ended, and all the states, as many as 565 in
all, would become legally independent.
There were many challenges faced in getting the states together to build the Nation.Here
are few important ones: