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What were the two goals that were agreed by everyone in the context of new nation building during the struggle for independence?

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1: The country shall be run on the basis of democratic principles/government
2: The government will be run for the good of all particularly the disadvantaged communities

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Which was the immediate challenge faced by independent India after independence?

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Shaping of a nation that was united and yet accommodative of the diversity in our society

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what was the second challenge for independent India?

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Establishing democracy

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What was the third challenge faced by the Independent India?

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Ensuring development and the well-being of the entire society and not just some sections

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The Urdu poem Subh-e-Azadi was written by – – – – – –

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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mention the three collections of poetry written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz?

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Naksh-e-Fariadi Zindaan Nama Dast-e-Saba

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the punjabi poem aaj akhan waris shah nun was written by ____

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amrita pritam

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Which theory advocated the idea that India consisted of two people, Hindus and Muslims?

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Two nation theory

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Who was the undisputed leader of North Western frontier province? What was his nickname?

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, frontier Gandhi

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Which was the most intractable of all the problems of partition

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The problems of minorities existing on both

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What was the two parts of british India?

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Princely states and british India provinces

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The british Indian province were under the direct control of – – –

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British government

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What was paramountcy or suzerainty of the british crown?

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The princely states enjoyed some form of control over their provinces as long as they excepted the british supremacy

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How much land area was covered by princely states?

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One third

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Who was India’s deputy prime minister at the time of Independence? He was also the home minister

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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How many small states for their in todays Orissa

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26

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How many states were in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat?

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14 big states

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What was the four contentious states which proved to be difficult in the unification of India?

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Mizoram Junagadh Hyderabad Kashmir

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How was the issue of Junagadh resolved in the context of integration?

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Plebiscite

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Which was the largest princely states?

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Hyderabad

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Which agreement was signed between the Nizam and the nascent government of India in November 1947?

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Standstill agreement

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Which were the four sects of people predominantly opposing the control of the Nizam?

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The peasants of Telangana, the women the Communist and the Hyderabad congress

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What was the name of the paramilitary force unleashed by the Nizam in response to the demand for integration with india?

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Razakars

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Who was the maharaja of Manipur at the time of Independence?

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boddhachandra singh

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When were elections held in Manipur For the first time?
June 1948
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Manipur adopted which form of government after independence?
Constitutional monarchy
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Which was the first part of India to hold an election based on universal adult franchise?
Manipur
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When did the maharaja of Manipur signed the merger agreement, instrument of accession?
September 1949
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How would the state boundaries drawn during the colonial rule?
Administrative convenience or simply coincided with the territories annexed by the british government or the territories ruled by the princely powers
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What were the demands of the Vishal Andhra movement?
The movement for separate Andhra Pradesh demanded that the Telugu speaking areas should be separated from the Madras province of which they were a part and we made into a separate Andhra province
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the fast unto death taken by potti srimarulu lasted how many days?
56
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When was a separate Andhra Pradesh created?
December 1952
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When was the first states reorganisation commission appointed?
1953
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When was the state reorganisation act passed? What was its result?
States reorganisation act, 1956, 14 states and six union territories
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when did potti srimarulu die?
15th dec 1952
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When was the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat created?
1960
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When did Punjab acquired statehood?
1966
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Which two territories were separated from the larger Punjab state to create the state of Punjab as we know it today?
Himachal Pradesh and Haryana
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Meghalaya was carved out of which state and when?
Assam, 1972
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When did Manipur emerge as a separate state
1972
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When did Arunachal Pradesh acquired statehood?
1972
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When did Nagaland acquired statehood?
1963
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Which were the three states that were created on the basis other than language? When were they created?
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, 2000
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What is the name of the movement in Maharashtra that demands for a separate and smaller state?
Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Harit Pradesh in the western region of Uttar Pradesh, and the northern region of West Bengal
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Chhattisgarh was carved out of which state?
Madhya Pradesh
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us president at cuban missile crisis
john f kennedy
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fidel castro?
cuban president
48
ussr leader?
nikita kruschev
49
western alliace ideology?
liberal democracy
50
eastern alliance ideology?
socialism and communism
51
when did world war end?
1945
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allied powers?
us britain soviet union france
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axis powers?
italy germany japan
54
hiroshima code name and weight?
little boy 15kg
55
nagasaki code name and weight
fat man 21kg
56
nato full form and date
north atlantic treaty org april 1949
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warsaw pact date and purpose
1955 counter nato
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millitary use in bringing coubtries into alliance?
soviet union in east europe
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soviet arenas of war?
congo north (vietnam and korea)
60
seato and cento full form and area
east and west and southeast asia, southeast asian treaty org and central treaty org
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reasons for allies?
resources territory location and economic
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direct areas of fonflict?
korea 1950-1953 berlin 1958-1962 congo early 1960s
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who helped in korea?
jawaharlal nehru
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who helped in congo crisis
un secretary gen
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3 og nam ppl?
josep broz tito jawaharlal and nasser
66
nam members and countries
``` india jawaharlal nehru yogosalavia josep broz tito egypt nasser ghana nkrumah indonesia sukarno ```
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unctad resolution name and date
1972 towards new trade policy for development
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unctad report guidelines?
ldc control over natural resources cheaper tech market share and area participation in international economic orgs
69
treaty of friendship date and time?
russia 20 years 1971
70
american war of independence?
1787
71
cold war ending?
1991
72
berlin war breakibg?
1989
73
berlin war built and area and reason?
1961 capitalist and communist east and west germany
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micheal gorbachev when did he become general of sogiet union?
1985
75
when did coup take place in russia
1991
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when n who declared soviet union disbanded?
1991 russia belarus and ukraine
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cis full firm
commonwealth of independent states
78
for how long did soviet rule
70 years
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which places had a rise if nationalism
russia baltic (latvia lithunia and estonia) ukraine and georgia
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main consequences of disingration of soviet?
end of cold war confintations power rel change in world politics unipolar world end of soviet=new countries emerged
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in which places did shoch therapy take place?
russia east europe central asia
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russian currency?
ruble
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which 2 countries emerged as dictatorships after soviet disingration?
turkmenistan and uzbekistan
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hwo did revivak of economies take place after soviet downfall
export of natural resources like oil natural gas and minerals
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which erstwhile soviet countries are oil and gas producers?
azerbaijan kazakhstan russia. turkmenistan uzbecks
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what are the two republics which emerged in russia
chechnaya and degestan
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tajikistan covil war date and duration?
10 years till 2001
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what happ in azerbaijan after soviet collapse
nagarni karabakh ppl wanted to succede and join armenia
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what happ in georgia after soviet collapse
civil war bw two provinces
90
when did indo russian strategic agreement take place
2001
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india nuclear tests
1974
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china nuclear tests
1964
93
non profileration treaty
1968
94
indefinite extension of nuclear profileration treaty
1995
95
janta party coming 2 power
1977
96
dept of defence production
nov 1962
97
dept of defence supplies
nov 1965
98
shimla agreement bw and date
3rd july 1972 indra gandhi and zulfikar ali bhutto
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henry kissinger?
advisor to usa presi
100
us presi during bangladeshwar
richard nixon
101
treaty of peace and friendship country date and impact
august 1971 russia-india russia is bound to help india in times fo need
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tashkent agreement date ppl reason imapct who brokerwd it
lal bahadur shastri ayub khan 1966 brokered by soviet union
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indus water treaty
1960 ayub khan nehru
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proxy war bw idnia and pakistan
1960
105
china annexed tibet when
1950
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which form of govt was adopted by india
representative democracy w parliamentary form of govt
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amrita pritam magazine name
naagmani
108
deepest trauma of partition?
punjab and bengal areas
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saadast hasan manto book name
kasre nafsi
110
muslim population after partition
12 percent
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mahatma gandhi death day
30th jan 1948
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standstill agreement time date
1947 one year
113
bombay plam n date and ppl
1944 big imdustrialists
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who was chairman of planning commission
prime minister
115
five year plans inspo?
ussr
116
planning commission date role
1950 advisory role became effective onlywhen union cabinet approved
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niti ayog full form date
national institution for transforming india 1st jan 2015
118
non plan budget
yearly basis
119
plan budget
five year basis
120
first five year plan date
1951
121
second five yearplan
1956
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third five year plam
1961
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second five yearplan emphasis and main mans
industy pc mahanlobis
124
where was socialist pattern of society as a goal declared
congress session at avadi in madras
125
who was founder of indian statistical institute
pc mahanlobis
126
new democratic initivative
kerela
127
rural industrialisation who proposed?
jc kumarappa
128
who formed bhartiya lokdal
chaudhary charan singh
129
who authored economy of permanence
jc kumarappa
130
operation flood
1970
131
Who accompanied the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during the official Chinese visit to India in 1956?
zhou enlai
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dalai lama in india rwfugee
1959
133
when did cpim split
1964
134
shimla agreement
3rd july 1972 indra gandhi zulfikar ali bhutto
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``` Both domestic and international environment influence the ______ policy of nation. A) Nuclear B) Foreign C) Peaceful D) Deterrence ```
foreign
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When did India conduct series of nuclear tests? A) June 1998 B) May 1998 C) April 1998 D) March 1998
ANS: -B
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Q2. Who said, “Planning is a way of organizing and utilizing resources to maximum advantage in terms of defined social ends”? (a) K.T. Shah (b) Planning commission of India (c) Dr. Rajinder Prashad (d) None of these
Answer (b) Planning commission of India
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Q14. How many plans have been completed so far in India? (a) Twelve (b) Six (c) Eight (d) Four
Answer (a) Twelve
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``` 41) In which year was Operation Flood started? A) 1971 B) 1972 B) 1970 D) 1973 ``` Answer:- 1970
1970
140
atlanitic charter
26 jan 1942
141
17thsummit place members observers NAM
venezuela 125 17 observer 2016
142
ecosoc members are elected by
general assembl
143
which was russias second largest bank
incombank 1998 bankrupt
144
who have vast hydrocarbon resources
central asian republics
145
indo russian strategic agreement
2001
146
great terror
stalin
147
who suggested peaceful coexistence w the west
nikita kruschev
148
who proposed asian collective security sytem
leonid brezhnev
149
who invaded afghanistan and popular rebellion in Czechoslovakia
leonid brezhenev
150
perestroika and glasnost
michel ghorbachev
151
when did israel attack hezbollah in lebanon
june 2006
152
un 70th anniversary place and date
new delhi 2015

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