"Tomorrow we shall be free from the slavery of the British domination. But at midnight India will be partitioned. Tomorrow will thus be a day of rejoicing as well as of mourning." Whose statement was this?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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What are the challenges faced by refugees in refugee camps?
1. Human issues: i.e. Security of food, Drinking water, Housing, etc.
2. Social issues: i.e. Family ties, Neighbours, Children, Education, etc.
3. Environmental issues: i.e. Waste disposal and Management.
4. Health issues: i.e. Sanitary, Medicine, Doctors, Nursery, Hospitals. etc.
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. 2 and 4
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Which interest among the following was not hidden behind the conflict between Hindus and Muslims at the time independence?
A. Hindu and Muslim communities bear some political interest at the time of independence
B. Muslim League demanded a separate nation for Muslims to protect the interest of Muslims only
C. There were some Hindu organizations also which made efforts to look after the interest of Hindus only to make India a 'Hindu Nation'
D. All communities wanted to have separate nation on the basis of religion
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Concept of 'two nation theory' was-
A. That Muslims and non-Muslims should be two separate nations
B. That there should be different countries for all the different religions
C. Muslims should be given autonomy
D. None of the above
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Who delivered the famous speech 'Tryst with Destiny?
A. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
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The Cities that were divided into 'communal zones' during the partition violence were
A. Lahore, Amritsar and Calcutta
B. Kashmir, Lucknow and Allahabad
C. Madras, Hyderabad and Mysore
D. Delhi, Mumbai and Gwalior
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Princely states were ruled by
A. British government
B. Indian government
C. Princess
D. Prime minister
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Which state was not created in 2000?
A. Jharkhand
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Uttaranchal
D. Bihar
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Name the veteran gandhian (also a congress leader) who went on indefinite fast that led to his death after 56 days
A. Chandresh Reddy
B. Potti Sriramulu
C. Saket Vishwa
D. Gaurav Patel
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A Para military force of Nizam of Hyderabad which was sent to respond people's movement was known as . . . . . . . .
A. LTTE
B. Nizam's Army
C. Indian Army
D. Razakars
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Writers and poets described partition as-
A. Division of properties
B. Division of liabilities and assets
C. Political division of the country
D. Division of hearts
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The "Communal zones" exclude-
A. Lahore
B. Travancore
C. Amritsar
D. Jammu & Kashmir
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How many princely states were there at the time of independence?
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The main reason for India's partition was:
A. Adamant attitude of leaders
B. Communal riots and disorder
C. Failure of the Interim Government
D. All of the above
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Famous poet, Amrita Pritan was from-
A. Assam
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Jammu and Kashmir
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Name the leader who played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states to join the Indian Union.
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Ramchandra Guha
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When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
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When Haryana was carved out of Punjab?
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Which among the following statement about the problem/difficulties face during partition in incortect?
A. In British India there was no single belt corisisting Muslim majority
B. Two of Muslim majority provinces of British India, Bengal and Gujarat, had large areas of non Muslim majority
C. Among the Muslim majority areas not all of them wanted to be a part of Pakistan
D. Problems of 'minorities' on both sides of the border
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Even after large-scale migration of Muslims to the newly-created Pakistan, the Muslim population in India accounted for . . . . . . . . per cent of the total population in . . . . . . . .
A. 15, 1951
B. 15, 1952
C. 12, 1951
D. 12, 1952
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