CUET Political Science MCQs Nation Building and Its Problems

Question : When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1970
(d) 1980
Answer : B

Question : Reorganisation of the North-East was completed in:
(a) 1962
(b) 1972
(c) 1982
(d) 1992
Answer : B

Question : The interim government formed under the cabinet mission plan was headed by
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
(d) Rajagopalachari.
Answer : B

Question : What was the base of Indian state reorganisation in 1956?
(a) Language
(b) Geographical Area
(c) cast
(d) Religion
Answer : A

Question : Which one of the following leaders played a vital role in the integration of princely states with India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Answer : B

Question : What was Jawahar Lal Nehru’s first speech called?
(a) Wake of the Nation
(b) Breaking of Tyranny
(c) Tryst with Destiny
(d) None of the above
Answer : C

Question : What was the first among the three challenges to India while building a nation-state?
(a) building a united nation
(b) poverty
(c) communal tensions
(d) All of the above
Answer : A

Question : What was the stand of Indian Government on partition?
(a) India did not respond at all.
(b) India wanted peace, harmony and equality of religion.
(c) India wanted to become a Hindu nation.
(d) None of the above.
Answer : B

Question : Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel faced key challenges of integration in which of the following states.
(a) Hyderabad, Moradabad, Junagarh
(b) Hyderabad, Sikandrabad, Jammu
(c) Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir
(d) Jammu, Junagarh, Kashmir U
Answer : C

Question : The states created in 1960 were________.
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Orissa and West Bengal 
(c) Rajasthan and Gujarat
(d) Punjab and Haryana
Answer : A

Question : What were the consequences of the Partition of India in 1947?
(a) Transfer of Population
(b) Refugees Problem
(c) Problem of Minorities
(d) All of these
Answer : D

Question : Which of these statements about the princely states is incorrect:
(a) Some of the princely states clearly wanted to become part of the Indian Union.
(b) The Indian government was ready to give autonomy to some regions.
(c) The ruler of Junagadh had decided not be an independent state and be part of independent India.
(d) Princely states covered one third of the land area of the British Indian Empire. U
Answer : C

Question : The ‘Two-Nation Theory’ was based upon:
(a) expansion of India
(b) bifurcation of the states
(c) partition of India
(d) All of the Above K
Answer : C

Question : When did Mahatma Gandhi die?
(a) 30th January 1948
(b) 31st January 1948
(c) 30th December 1948
(d) 30th November 1948
Answer : A

Question : Which among the following statements about the partition is incorrect?
(a) Partition of India was the outcome of the ‘Two Nation Theory.’
(b) Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.
(c) East Pakistan and West Pakistan were not contiguous.
(d) The scheme of partition included a plan for the transfer of population across the border.
Answer : D

Question : 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.
Answer : A

Question : What was India’s partition plan called?
(a) Gandhi Plan
(b) Nehru Plan
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Jinnah Plan
Answer : C

Question : How were the boundaries of the states decided?
(a) On the basis of locality
(b) On the basis of linguistic principles
(c) On the basis of area
(d) None of the above
Answer : B

Question : Mohammed Ali Jinnah addressed the constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on:
(a) 11th August, 1947
(b) 12th August, 1947
(c) 13th August, 1947
(d) 14th August, 1947
Answer : A

Question : Which state was carved out of Assam from the following:
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Sikkim
(c) Manipur
(d) Tripura
Answer : A

Question : Who was India’s Deputy Prime Minister at the time of integration of princely states?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(c) Narsimha Rao Reddy
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer : D

Question : The First Home Minister of independent India was _____________
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
Answer : B

Question : Which one of the following leaders played an important role in the integration of princely states with India?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) SardarVallabhbhai Patel
(c) C. Rajagopalchari
(d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer : B

Question : Amrita pritam was a prominent poet from
(a) Punjab.
(b) Gujarat.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Madras.
Answer : A

Question : Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, the undisputed leader of the North Western Frontier Province was known as:
(a) Frontier Gandhi
(b) Father of Pakistan
(c) Staunch Muslim
(d) Patriot of Pakistan
Answer : A

Question : The ''communal zones'' exclude
(a) Lahore.
(b) Amritsar.
(c) Kolkata.
(d) Jammu & Kashmir.
Answer : D