Nation building Flashcards

1
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challenges after independence

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three challenges were there :
1.maintain india as a union of diverse cultures .
2. development
3. democracy

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2
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name of the speech nehru gave on independence

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tryst of destiny (1947)

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3
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who was faiz ahmed ?(1911-1948)

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poetry : naksh ye fariyadi ; daste e saba and zindan nama ; the dawn of freedom
2. rewarded greatest poet in south asia (20 c. )
3. leftist
4. opposed partition

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4
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who was amrita pritam (1919-2005)?

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punjabi poet and fiction writer
2. today i call waris shah - written
3. sahitya akakdemi award ; Padma Shree; jnanapeeth award
4. Punjabi magazine - Nagamani
5. move to Delhi after partition

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5
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WHAT WERE COMMUNAL ZONES DURING PARTITION ?

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LAHORE
KOLKATA
AMRITSAR

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6
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MUSLIM POPULATION IN INDIA DURING PARTITION (1951)

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12 %
5 TO 10 LKH - KILLED
80 LKH MIGRATION RECORDED

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7
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PROBLEMS DURING PARTITON ?

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  1. ADMINISTRATION
  2. FINANCIAL
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8
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WHAT IS MOVIE GARAM HAWA ALL ABOUT ?

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Movie based on a character named : salim mirza

about partion and challenges people faced

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9
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movie GARAM HAWA directed in year ?

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1973

by M.S. SATHYU

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SCREENPLAY AND ACTORS OF GARAM HAWA ?

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SCREENPLAY : KAIFI AZMI
ACTORS: BALRAJ SAHANI , JALAL AGA , FAROUQUE SHEIKH , GITA SIDDHARTH

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11
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Mahatma gandhi’s sacrifice ?

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after communal violence : on 30 jan 1948 Godse asssinated

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12
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Princely states accepted british supremacy by :

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paramountancy or suzerainity

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13
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princely states occupies ……….part of british empire

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one third
indian line : one fourth

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14
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total no of princely states ?

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565

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15
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nawab of bhopal

Issue ?

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averse to join constituent assembly

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16
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Sardar Patel (deputy and home minister) negotiated on princely states and no. of princely states in orissa , saurastra and administration

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26 : small staes in orissa
14 : saurastra region (gujrat)

119 : different administration

joined indian union (instrument of accession)

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17
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problematic princely states

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kashmir
hyderabad
manipur
junagarh

18
Q

HYDERABAD ISSUE ?

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WORLD RICHEST MAN : NIZAM
OLD HYDERABAD : Maharastra, andhra and karnataka

19
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hyderabad standstill agreement ?

20
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How did we make hyderabad part of india ?

A

pesantry of telangana opression by nizam - communist v/s hyderabad govt. - razakars - 1948 surrendred Nizam

21
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when did hyderabad declared as indian union part ?

A

sept ,1948

22
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Manipur’s maharaja

A

Bodhachandra singh

23
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when did manipur signed erger agreement ?

24
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first state to have universal franchise

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june,1948 - democracy from monarchy

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madras old was
tamil nadu , karnataka , kerala and andhra
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movement to separate ANDHRA PRADESH
vishalandra movement | telgu speaking separated
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andhra pradesh movement separation led by
congress leader , veteeran gandhi (potti siramula ) | (19 oct , 1952 )fast and later due to fast in - 56 days
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state separation based on language .
tamil nadu kerala karanataka andhra (1952)
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potti siramula died on
15 dec, 1952
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state reorganisation commmission
1953
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state reorganisation commmission act
1956
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state and union territories
14 states and 6 UTs
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linguistic bases - maharathi and gujrati
maharstra gujrat (1960)
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punjab formed
1956
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chattisgarh uttrakhand jharkhand
2000
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in ..........harayana and himanchal got separated from punjab
1966
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northeast **meghalaya** out of **assam** and **manipur and tripura**
1972
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mizoram and andhra pradesh
1987
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# nagaland nagaland
1963
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harit pradesh
western U.P+ northern region of west benngal
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vidharbha movement
maharastra