UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

IV SEMESTER B.A HISTORY: COMPLEMENTARY

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY (1857 TO THE PRESENT DAY:

HIS4C01 SELECTED THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA (2014 Admission onwards)

Multiple-Choice Questions and Answers

Prepared by

Dr.N.PADMANABHAN

Associate Professor&Head

P.G.Department of History

C.A.S.College, Madayi

P.O.Payangadi-RS-670358

Dt.Kannur-Kerala

1. The Constitution of ...... is the largest written liberal democratic constitution of the world.

1 a) India b) America c) Pakistan d) Afghanistan 2. The Constitution of ...... provides for a mixture of federalism and Unitarianism, and flexibility and with rigidity. a) Afghanistan b) America c) Pakistan d) India 3. since its inauguration on 26th January...... , the Constitution India has been successfully guiding the path and progress of India. a)1905 b)1915 c)1930 d) 1950 4. Indian Constitution consists of ...... Articles divided into 22 Parts with 12 Schedules and 94 constitutional amendments. a)295 b)305 c)388 d) 395 5.The Constitution of India indeed much bigger than the US Constitution which has only 7 Articles and the ...... Constitution with its 89 Articles. a) French b) Dutch c) Pakistan d)Afghanistan 6. The constitution of India became fully operational with effect from 26th January...... a)1905 b)1935 c)1947 d) 1950 7. Although, right from the beginning the Indian Constitution fully reflected the spirit of democratic socialism, it was only in ...... that the Preamble was amended to include the term ‘Socialism’. a)1936 b)1946 c)1956 d) 1976 8.India has an elected head of state (President of India) who wields power for a fixed term of ...... years. a)2 b)3 c)4 d) 5 9. All men and women of ...... years or above of age whose names are registered in the voters lists vote in elections for electing the members of Lok Sabha a)14 b)16 c) 17 d) 18 10..Every voter of ...... years or above of age is eligible to contest elections to the Lok Sabha. a)21 b)23 c)24 d) 25 11. The tenure of the Lok Sabha is ...... years. a)2 b)3 c)4 d) 5 12.The key person behind the Constitution of India was...... a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b) c)Mahatma Gandhi d)Sardar Vallabhai Patel 13.The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of ...... had brought a large scale discontentment among the people of India. a)1909 b)1911 c)1916 d) 1919 14.The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by ...... had fanned the fire of this discontentment. a) Gandhi b) Jawaharlal Nehru c)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar d)Sardar Vallabhai 15. In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, ...... was designed on the basis of the recommendation of Simon Commission. a)1905 b)1915 c)1925 d) 1935 16.Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of ...... a)1908 b)1913 c)1915 d) 1919 17.The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November...... a)1916 b)1926 c)1946 d) 1956.

18.In India, "" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime Minister ...... unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country. a) b)Jawaharlal Nehru c)Dr. B.R. Ambedkar d) 19.Officially issued by President ...... Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977. a) Fakhruddin Ali b)Dr.S.Radhakrishnan c)Dr.Rajendra Prasad d) 20.On June 25, ...... prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces. a)1955 b)1965 c)1968 d) 1975 21.Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ...... and then emerged victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections. a)1906 b)1916 c)1956 d) 1966

3 22.The socialist stalwart ...... openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic. a) Jaya Prakash Narayan b) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed c)EMS d)AKG 23. The firebrand trade union leader ...... had successfully organised an all India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt. a) b) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed c) Jaya Prakash Narayan d)EMS 24.The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ...... who signed it immediately. a) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed b) George Fernandes c)Dr.Rajendra Prasad d)Manmohan Singh 25...... second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India. a) Nanaji Deshmukh’s b) ’s c) Indira Gandhi's d), ’s, 26. Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to...... , was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government. a) Indira Gandhi b) JP, George Fernandes,c) AB Vajpayee d)LK Advani, 27.However, ...... shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency. a) Indira Gandhi b) Ramakrishna Hegde,c) HD Deve Gowda, d)M Karunanidhi, 28.In the historic Lok Sabha election held in March 1977, ...... -led Congress lost power. a) Indira Gandhi b)JB Patnaik,c) Jyoti Basu, d) 29...... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the government till 1980. a) Morarji Desai b) ,c) Mulayam Singh Yadav d), Sharad Yadav 30. In the ...... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remained in power till her assassination in 1984. a)1908 b)1940 c)1970 d) 1980 31...... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, and immediately launched a number of economic reforms. a) Nehru b) Indira Gandhi c) Morarji Desai d)Rajiv Gandhi

32.One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in...... a)1901 b)1911 c)1941 d) 1951.

33.Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be ...... in nature. a) Socialist b)Communist c)Capitalist d)Utopian Socialism

34...... was the main architect of first green revolution of India listed five components of Agricultural renewal. a) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan b) Lalu Prasad Yadav,c) Mulayam Singh Yadav d) Sharad Yadav

35.Since...... , the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation, greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure. a)1961 b)1971 c)1981 d) 1991 36.The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India first came into inception on April 1,...... a)1900 b)1947 c)1991 d) 2000 37.The prime objective of ...... was to enhance foreign investment and provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports. a) SEZ b) Land Grabbing c) Liberalization d) Privatization

38...... is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs. a) SEZ b) Liberalization) Privatization d) Globalization

39.In...... , with the emergence of a new politically independent nation, India continued to march ahead pursuing a programme of using modern science and technology for national development. a)1907 b)1917 c)1937 d) 1947 40.There is no doubt that J.L Nehru's India's first Prime Minister was fully analyzed the indispensability of science and technology in the economic and the social independence. a) J.L Nehru's b) Narasimha Rao c) prof. P.M.S Blackett d) Vajpayee 41. soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, ...... created a Ministry of Scientific Research and Natural Resources and actively supported the atomic energy programme for peaceful purposes. a) Nehru b) Narasimha Rao c) prof. P.M.S Blackett d) Vajpayee

5 42. In...... , the Atomic Energy Act was passed and the Department of Atomic Energy was directly under his charge was created. a)1908 b)1938 c)1945 d) 1948 43.Under the farsighted leadership of ...... the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology. a) Nehru, b)Narasimha Rao c) prof. P.M.S Blackett d) Vajpayee 44...... appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts. a) J.L. Nehru b) prof. P.M.S Blackett c) Indira Gandhi d) Vajpayee 45.In...... , Nehru directed the CSIR to prepare National Register of Scientific and Technical personnel. a)1908 b)1938 c) 1948 d)1958 46.Defence organization was set up in 1948, on advice ...... for the scientific evolution of weapons and equipment, operational research and special studies. a) prof. P.M.S Blackett b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Indira Gandhi 47.The enthusiastic efforts of Mr...... led to the expansion of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research into a chain of national laboratories spanning a wide spectrum of science, technology, engineering and biomedical sciences. a) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar b) Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Sardar Patel 48.The vision of Homi...... also led to advanced research in nuclear energy and other fundamental areas through the creation of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research which is now known as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). a) J. Bhabha b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Sardar Patel 49. The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms which began since July 24,...... a)1961 b)1971 c)1981 d) 1991

50.In...... , the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union. a)1951 b) 1961 c)1971 d) 1991

51...... was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India (1991–1996). a) P.V.Narasimha Rao b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Indira Gandhi 52...... ascendancy to the prime minister ship was politically significant in that he was the first holder of this office from non-Hindi-speaking south India. a) Narasimha Rao’s b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Indira Gandhi 53...... is often referred to as the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms". a) Narasimha Rao b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Indira Gandhi 54. Future Prime ministers and Manmohan Singh continued the economic reform policies pioneered by ...... government. a) Rao's b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajiv Gandhi 55...... accelerated the dismantling of the License Raj, reversing the socialist policies of Rajiv Gandhi's government. a) Rao b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Rajedra Prsad 56...... employed Dr.Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister to embark on historic economic transition. a) Vajpayee b) Narasimha Rao c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Rajedra Prsad 57.With ...... mandate,Dr.Manmohan Singh launched India’s globalisation angle of the reforms that implemented the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies to rescue the almost bankrupt nation from economic collapse. a) Vajpayee .b) Rao's c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajiv Gandhi 58...... was referred to as Chanakya for his ability to steer tough economic and political legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government. a) Rao b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Rajiv Gandhi 59. 11th President of India ...... described Rao as a "patriotic statesman who believed that the nation is bigger than the political system". a) Vajpayee b) APJ Abdul Kalam c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Manmohan Singh 60...... was an Indian economist who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. a) Manmohan Singh b)Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Narasimha Rao 61...... was the first prime minister of India a) Jawaharlal Nehru b)Vajpayee c) Manmohan Singh d) Narasimha Rao 62. In 1991, as India faced a severe economic crisis, newly elected Prime Minister ...... Rao surprisingly inducted the apolitical Singh into his cabinet as Finance Minister. a) P. V. Narasimha b) Atal Bihari Vajpayee c) Jawaharlal Nehru d)Indira Gandhi 63. The Chipko movement was started by Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna in Tehri-Garhwal district of ...... against ruthless felling of trees and destruction of forests by contractors. a) Uttaranchal b) Santhals c) Agra d)Calcutta 64.The women of ...... village of Tehri-Garhwal tied the sacred thread around trunks of trees and they hugged the trees, hence it was called Chipko Movement a) Advani b) Santhals c) Agra d)Calcutta

7 65.There is another parallel movement in the South ‘the Apiko Movement’ the western Ghats of ...... started by Medha Patekar. a) Karnataka b)Bengal c)Delhi d)Bihar 66...... is a social movement consisting of adivasis, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against a number of large dams being built across the Narmada River. a) Narmada Bachao Andolan b) Chipko c)Arya Samaj d)Brahma Samaj 67.Sardar Sarovar Dam in ...... is one of the biggest dams on the river and was one of the first focal points of the movement. a) Gujarat b)Bihar c)UP d)Assam 68.Narmada Bachao Andolan, with its leading spokespersons Medha Patkar and Baba Amte, received the Right Livelihood Award in...... a)1961 b)1971 c) 1991.d)1981 69.The Narmada flows from Amarkantak in ...... and after long journey, ends up in the Arabian Sea. a) Madhya Pradesh b)Bihar c)UP d)Assam 70...... is situated in the heart of Kerala’s water belt and has large underground water deposits. a) Plachimada b)Tharoor c)Kannur d)Ottapalam 71. On April 22, 2002, the locals, led by ...... and other tribal leaders, launched a peaceful agitation in Plachimada. a) Mylamma b)C.K. Janu c)P.K Parvathy d)Nalini 72.In June 1984, during ...... , Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to attack the Golden Temple and eliminate any insurgents, as it had been occupied by Sikh separatists who were allegedly stockpiling weaponOperation Blue Stars. a) Operation Blue Star b) Operation Red Star c) Operation White Star d) Operation Green Star 73.The violence in Delhi was triggered by the assassination of...... , India's prime minister, on 31 October 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards in response to her actions authorising the military operation. a) Indira Gandhi b)P. V. Narasimha c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee 74. Rama Janma Bhoomi is the name given to the site that many Hindus believe to be the birthplace of Rama, the...... avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. a) 7th b)8th c)9th d)10th 75.In...... , the demolition of Babri Masjid by Hindu nationalists triggered widespread Hindu-Muslim violence. a)1982 b) 1992 c)1995 d)1998 ======Answer Key 1.a

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