India and Independence Exercise Question and Answers

India and Independence-Chapter Exercise Question and Answers

I. Choose the Correct option:

    1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, was one of the architects of 

    (a) UNO    (b) WHO    (c) NAM    (d) NATO

Ans: (c) NAM    

    2. In 1971, East Pakistan became an independent country and was called:

    (a) Bhutan    (b) Bangladesh    (c) Nepal    (d) Myanmar

Ans: (b) Bangladesh

    3. The integration of Princely States with the Union of India is regarded as the contribution of the leadership of:

    (a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad    (b) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

    (c) Lal Bahadur Shastri     (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans: (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

    4. In 1962, Ladakh and the North Eastern Frontier Agency(NEFA) regions of India came under military attack from:

    (a) Pakistan    (b) USA    (c) China    (d) Sri Lanka

Ans: (c) China

    5. The French possessions of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) and Mahe also became a part of the Indian Union in:

    (a) 1950    (b) 1962    (c) 1972    (d) 1954

Ans: (d) 1954

II. Write one sentence on each of the following:

    1. Lord Mountbatten:

Ans: Lord Mountbatten was the Last Governor-General of India.

    2. Jawaharlal Nehru:

Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of Independent India.

    3. Sardar Patel:

Ans: Sardar Patel is known as the Iron Man of India.

    4. C. Rajagopalchari:

Ans: First and the Last Indian Governor-General of India.

    5. Indira Gandhi:

Ans: Indira Gandhi was the first Lady Prime Minister of India.

    6. Moraji Desai:

Ans: Moraji Desai was the first Non-Congress Prime Minister of India.

    7. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam:

Ans: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a scientist as well as the President of India.

III. Match the contents of column A with that of column B.

                    A                                                       B

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru    -    (b) laid the foundation of the                                                             policies of free India

  2. Moraji Desai    -    (c) became our first non-Congress                                                 Prime Minister

  3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - (e) was the first President of free                                                 India

  4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan - (a) was our second Rashtrapati

  5. Shrimati Indira Gandhi - (d) Was the Prime Minister when                                                   India won a great victory                                                           against Pakistan in 1971