MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science Chapter 1 Challenges of Nation Building

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Chapter 1 Challenges of Nation Building Class 12 Political Science MCQ Questions

1. What were the two goals that almost everyone in the national movement agreed upon after independence?
(a) To establish a monarchy and run the government for the good of all
(b) To establish an authoritarian government and run the government for the good of all
(c) To run the country through democratic government and the government will be run for the good of all, particularly the poor and the socially disadvantaged groups
(d) To run the country through a military government and the government will be run for the good of the rich and powerful
▶ (c) To run the country through democratic government and the government will be run for the good of all, particularly the poor and the socially disadvantaged groups

2. Who addressed the special session of the Constituent Assembly on the night of 14-15 August 1947?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
▶ (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

3. What was the first challenge faced by independent India?
(a) To establish democracy
(b) To integrate the territory of India
(c) To modernize the economy
(d) To improve healthcare system
▶ (b) To integrate the territory of India

4. Why was there skepticism about India’s ability to remain a unified country?
(a) Because India was a land of continental size and diversity
(b) Because India had a weak military
(c) Because India was facing economic difficulties
(d) Because India had a lack of natural resources
▶ (a) Because India was a land of continental size and diversity

5. What were the welfare goals set out in the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(a) Goals for economic development and eradication of poverty
(b) Goals for promoting religious freedom
(c) Goals for modernizing the education system
(d) Goals for improving healthcare system
▶ (a) Goals for economic development and eradication of poverty

6. What principle did the Constitution lay down for the development of society?
(a) Principle of equality and special protection to socially disadvantaged groups
(b) Principle of equal opportunity for all citizens
(c) Principle of free market economy
(d) Principle of religious freedom
▶ (a) Principle of equality and special protection to socially disadvantaged groups

7. How did independent India respond to the challenges of development and well-being?
(a) By adopting a free market economy
(b) By emphasizing national unity at the cost of every other objective
(c) By setting out welfare goals in the Constitution and developing effective policies
(d) By rejecting all regional and sub-national identities
▶ (c) By setting out welfare goals in the Constitution and developing effective policies

8. What is the ‘two-nation theory’?
(a) The theory that there were two types of government in India
(b) The theory that there were two different cultures in India
(c) The theory that India consisted of two ‘people’, Hindus and Muslims
(d) The theory that India should be divided into two regions
▶ (c) The theory that India consisted of two ‘people’, Hindus and Muslims

9. Main reason of India’s partition is:
(a) Adamant attitude of Jinnah
(b) Communal riots and disorder
(c) Failure of the Interim Government
(d) All of these.
▶ (d) All of these.

10. Who advanced the ‘two-nation theory’?
(a) The Indian National Congress
(b) The British government
(c) The Muslim League
(d) The All India Muslim Conference
▶ (c) The Muslim League

11. What was the demand of the Muslim League?
(a) The creation of a separate country for the Hindus
(b) The partition of British India into three regions
(c) The establishment of a confederation of South Asian nations
(d) The creation of a separate country for the Muslims
▶ (d) The creation of a separate country for the Muslims

12. Who was the undisputed leader of the North Western Frontier Province and known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
▶ (c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

13. Which two provinces of British India had very large areas where the non-Muslims were in majority?
(a) Punjab and Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan and Gujarat
(c) Punjab and Bengal
(d) Bihar and Jharkhand
▶ (c) Punjab and Bengal

14. 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
▶ (d) All of these

15. What is the estimated number of people who were forced to migrate across the new border during Partition?
(a) About 10 lakhs
(b) About 20 lakhs
(c) About 80 lakhs
(d) About 90 lakhs
▶ (c) About 80 lakhs

16. What phrase did the survivors use to describe Partition?
(a) Division of property
(b) Division of hearts
(c) Division of assets
(d) Division of communities
▶ (b) Division of hearts

17. What percentage of the total population did Muslims account for in India in 1951?
(a) 5%
(b) 8%
(c) 12%
(d) 15%
▶ (c) 12%

18. What were the Princely States?
(a) The states ruled by Indian princes
(b) The states directly under the control of the British government
(c) The states with partial control over their internal affairs
(d) The states that were given to Pakistan after the Partition
▶ (a) The states ruled by Indian princes.

19. What was the extent of the Princely States in the British Indian Empire?
(a) Covered two-thirds of the land area
(b) Covered one-fourth of the land area
(c) Covered half of the land area
(d) Covered one-third of the land area
▶ (d) Covered one-third of the land area.

20. What was the response of some of the Princely State rulers to the prospect of joining the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(a) They were eager to join
(b) They were averse to joining
(c) They left the decision to their people
(d) They were in favour of creating their own country
▶ (b) They were averse to joining

21. How many Princely States were there in British India?
(a) 500
(b) 565
(c) 600
(d) 700
▶ (b) 565

22. What were the British Indian Provinces?
(a) States ruled by princes
(b) States directly under the control of the British government
(c) States with some form of control over their internal affairs
(d) States with no control over their internal affairs
▶ (b) States directly under the control of the British government

23. On which date Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir signed the Instrument of Accession with India?
(a) 26 October 1947
(b) 23 March, 1947
(c) 15 August 1947
(d) 26 January 1949
▶ (a) 26 October 1947

24. Who played a crucial role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states and bringing them into the Indian Union?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
▶ (c) Sardar Patel

25. When did Manipur hold its first election based on universal adult franchise?
(a) August 1947
(b) June 1948
(c) September 1949
(d) January 1950
▶ (b) June 1948

26. Which movement demanded the separation of Telugu-speaking areas from the Madras province and the creation of a separate Andhra province?
(a) The Quit India Movement
(b) The Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) The Swadeshi Movement
(d) The Vishalandhra Movement
▶ (d) The Vishalandhra Movement