British India provinces were controlled by?
A. Princes
B. British government
C. British citizens
D. None of the above
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Name the movement that demanded a separate province for Andhra region.
A. Vishalandhra Movement
B. Naxal-Maoist Movement
C. Karbi Longri North Movement
D. Kamatapur Liberation Movement
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What do your mean by the 'British Paramountcy' or 'suzerainty'?
A. Some form of control over their internal affairs was enjoyed by Princely states
B. The British province were directly under the control of British government
C. The dominance of the British government
D. Both A and B
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Haryana was carved out from-
A. Punjab
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
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In which year was the State reorganization commission was appointed?
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Which two languages were spoken in Bombay state before it was divided in 1950?
A. Gujarati and Marathi
B. Gujarati and Hindi
C. Marathi and Hindi
D. Hindi and Konkani
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The states created in 1060 were . . . . . . . .
A. Maharashtra and Gujarat
B. Orissa and West Bengal
C. Rajasthan and Gujarat
D. Punjab and Haryana
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Gujarat was carved out from
A. Maharashtra
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Bombay
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British India was divided into-
A. India arid Bangladesh
B. Pakistan and Banglades
C. Pakistan and Tibet
D. India and Pakistan
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What was the main recommendation of States Reorganisation Commission in 1953?
A. Proper attention should be given to the cultural and communicative needs of other communities speaking different languages in a monolingual state
B. Linguistic majorities should be well protected
C. Attention should be paid to the development of Hindi
D. Hindi should be the medium of instruction in universities and higher training institutes
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What was the basis of the report of States Reorganisation Commission?
A. Distribution of boundaries of states on language basis to reflect linguistic aspect
B. Distribution of boundaries of states on religion basis to reflect religious aspect
C. Distribution of boundaries of states on caste basis to reflect caste aspect
D. Distribution of boundaries of states on culture basis to reflect cultural aspect
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Who was the Gandhian who died by performing an in definite fast for the creation of separate Andhra?
A. S. Nijalingappa
B. N. Sanjeeva Reddy
C. Sriramalu
D. Abdul Gafar Khan
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Which recommendation of the States Reorganisation Commission of 1953 is incorrect?
A. To organise states on linguistic basis
B. Boundaries of states should also reflect the linguistic aspects
C. This Act was passed in 1957
D. This Act resulted in creation of 14 States and 6 Union Territories
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26. What is meant by the Two-Nation theory?
1. It was advocated by the Muslim League.
2. According to this theory, the demand for Pakistan, a separate country for Muslims was made.
3. India is divided on the basis of culture, politics, religion, economy and society into two communities.
4. Hindus and Muslims cannot live peacefully with each other.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 2 and 4 only
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Consider these statements about the challenge of nation building for eastern and western regions of the country at the time of Independence.
Find the wrong statement.
A. These regions were the Muslim majority provinces to be joined
B. It was decided that new country Pakistan will comprise two territories i.e. West and East Pakistan.
C. There was no problem of minorities on both sides of border ( East and West)
D. Lakhs of Hindus and Muslims on the Indian side of Punjab and Bengal found themselves trapped with no option except to leave their homes
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What was the task of the States Reorganisation Commission?
A. It was set up in 1954 by the Central government
B. It evolved that states boundaries should reflect the boundaries of different languages to accommodate linguistic diversity
C. The Central Reorganisation Act was passed in 1954
D. It advised the Central government to organize states on the basis of accommodation of their religion
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Which state got divided on bilingual basis?
A. Bombay
B. Gujarat
C. Assam
D. Meghalaya
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When was the merger agreement between maharaja of Manipur a government of India signed?
A. Sep, 1949
B. July, 1948
C. Sep, 1948
D. June, 1947
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Which among the following is incorrect about Amritsar and Kolkata becoming communal zones?
A. Muslims did not wish to move into area of Hindu majority
B. Muslim wished to move into area of Sikh majority
C. Hindus did not wish to move into area of Muslim majority
D. Sikhs did not wish to move into area of Muslim majority
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Instrument of accession meansstates-
A. State agreed to become a part of the union of India
B. State disagreed to become a part of the union of India
C. State wants autonomy
D. None of the above
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