Challenges Before the New-born Nation – UPSC MCQ Set
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Radcliffe Boundary Commission (1947):
1. It consisted of two Muslim and two non-Muslim judges for each province (Punjab and Bengal).
2. The Boundary Commission report was made public on August 12, 1947.
3. The census of 1941 was used as the basis for demarcating boundaries.
4. Sir Cyril Radcliffe had extensive prior experience of Indian conditions before his appointment.
Which of the above statements are CORRECT?
Question 02
medium
Nathuram Godse, in his trial statement, justified the assassination of Gandhi primarily on which ground?
Question 03
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Which among the following correctly identifies the Steering Committee that assisted the Partition Council in overseeing the division of civil government between India and Pakistan?
Question 04
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Consider the following provisions of the Liaquat-Nehru (Delhi) Pact of April 1950:
1. Minority community ministers to be appointed in both countries at central and provincial levels.
2. India agreed to immediately grant citizenship to all refugees from East Pakistan.
3. Commissions of Inquiry to investigate causes of communal riots in Bengal.
4. An agency to be created for recovery and rehabilitation of 'abducted' women.
Which of the above provisions are CORRECTLY associated with the Pact?
Question 05
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The Communist Party of India's 'B.T. Ranadive Line' adopted at the Second Party Congress in Calcutta (February–March 1948) declared which of the following?
Question 06
medium
Who was the FIRST minister to resign from Jawaharlal Nehru's first cabinet after independence?
Question 07
medium
With reference to the casualty estimates from the communal violence during Partition (1947), which of the following correctly describes the regional pattern?
Question 08
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Match the following refugee settlement areas with the communities primarily settled there after Partition:
List I (Area): (A) Ulhasnagar, Maharashtra (B) Andaman Islands (C) Lajpat Nagar, Delhi (D) States of Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP
List II (Community): (1) Sindhi Hindus (2) Bengali refugees from East Pakistan (3) Punjabi refugees from West Pakistan (4) Sindhi refugees from Sindh
Which of the following is the correct matching?
Question 09
medium
The conditions imposed by the Government of India for lifting the ban on the RSS in July 1949 included which of the following?
1. The RSS would restrict itself to cultural activities and not meddle in politics.
2. It would renounce violence and secrecy.
3. The RSS would merge with the Indian National Congress.
4. It would profess public loyalty to the Indian Constitution and the tricolour flag.
5. It would organise itself on democratic principles.
Question 10
medium
What was the significance of the CPI's Third Party Congress held in Calcutta in October 1951?