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Q. 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.
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) The scheme of partition included a plan for the transfer of population across the border.
Q. When India got Independence?
  • (A) 1947
  • (B) 1949
  • (C) 1952
  • (D) 1962
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) 1947
Q. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  • (A) Adamant attitude of Jinnah
  • (B) Communal riots and disorder
  • (C) Failure of the Interim Government
  • (D) All of these
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of these
Q. 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
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of these
Q. On which date State Reorganisation Act was put into practice?
  • (A) November 1, 1957
  • (B) November 1, 1956
  • (C) November 1, 1958
  • (D) November 1, 1955
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) November 1, 1956
Q. 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
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Jawaharlal Nehru.
Q. The First Home Minister of independent India was _____________.
  • (A) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (B) Sardar Patel
  • (C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • (D) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Sardar Patel
Q. The states created in 1960 were________.
  • (A) Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • (B) Orissa and West Bengal
  • (C) Rajasthan and Gujarat
  • (D) Punjab and Haryana
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Maharashtra and Gujarat
Q. Amrita pritam was a prominent poet from
  • (A) Punjab
  • (B) Gujarat
  • (C) Mumbai
  • (D) Madras
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Punjab
Q. What was the base of Indian state reorganisation in 1956?
  • (A) Language
  • (B) Geographical Area
  • (C) cast
  • (D) Religion
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) Language
Q. 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
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✅ Correct Answer: (A) 11th August, 1947
Q. When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
  • (A) 1950
  • (B) 1960
  • (C) 1970
  • (D) 1980
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) 1960
Q. 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
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q. The ''communal zones'' exclude
  • (A) Lahore
  • (B) Amritsar
  • (C) Kolkata
  • (D) Jammu & Kashmir
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Jammu & Kashmir
Q. The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in which year?
  • (A) 1950
  • (B) 1951
  • (C) 1953
  • (D) 1954
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) 1953
Q. 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.
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Lahore, Amritsar and Calcutta.
Q. Which state was not created in 2000?
  • (A) Jharkhand
  • (B) Chhattisgarh
  • (C) Uttaranchal
  • (D) Bihar
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Bihar
Q. Name the original state from which Chattisgarh was carved out.
  • (A) Uttar Pradesh
  • (B) Bihar
  • (C) Jharkhand
  • (D) Madhya Pradesh
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✅ Correct Answer: (D) Madhya Pradesh
Q. How many princely states existed at the time of independence of India?
  • (A) 560
  • (B) 562
  • (C) 565
  • (D) 563
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✅ Correct Answer: (C) 565
Q. When Meghalaya was carved out of Assam?
  • (A) 1970
  • (B) 1972
  • (C) 1971
  • (D) 1973
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) 1972
Q. Which one of the following is a princely states of India initially resisted to join the Indian Union?
  • (A) Baroda
  • (B) Hyderabad
  • (C) Mysore
  • (D) Gwalior
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✅ Correct Answer: (B) Hyderabad
Q. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  • (A) Adamant attitude of Jinnah
  • (B) Communal riots and disorder
  • (C) Failure of the Interim Government
  • (D) All of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of these
Q. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  • (A) Adamant attitude of Jinnah
  • (B) Communal riots and disorder
  • (C) Failure of the Interim Government
  • (D) All of these
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (D) All of these
Q. 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.
💬 Discuss
✅ Correct Answer: (A) Lahore, Amritsar and Calcutta.

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Table of contents

  1. Which among the following statements about the partition is incorrect?
  2. When India got Independence?
  3. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  4. What were the consequences of the Partition of India in 1947?
  5. On which date State Reorganisation Act was put into practice?
  6. The interim government formed under the cabinet mission plan was headed by
  7. The First Home Minister of independent India was _____________.
  8. The states created in 1960 were________.
  9. Amrita pritam was a prominent poet from
  10. What was the base of Indian state reorganisation in 1956?
  11. Mohammed Ali Jinnah addressed the constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on:
  12. When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
  13. Which one of the following leaders played a vital role in the integration of princely states with In
  14. The ''communal zones'' exclude
  15. The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in which year?
  16. The Cities that were divided into ‘communal zones’ during the partition violence were
  17. Which state was not created in 2000?
  18. Name the original state from which Chattisgarh was carved out.
  19. How many princely states existed at the time of independence of India?
  20. When Meghalaya was carved out of Assam?
  21. Which one of the following is a princely states of India initially resisted to join the Indian Union
  22. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  23. The main reason for India’s partition is:
  24. The Cities that were divided into ‘communal zones’ during the partition violence were

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