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TYBA / SEM – VI PAPER NO. V- HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARTY INDIA (1964 – 2000 AD) PRACTICE QUESTION BANK

1) Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? a. Rajendra Prasad b. Rajagopalachari c. Tej Bahadur Sapru d. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

2) The Indian Constitution was enforced on______a. 15th Aug, 1947 b. 26th Nov, 1949 c. 26th Jan, 1950 d. 30th Jan, 1950

3) Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly? a. Dr. Rajendra Prasad b. C. Rajagopalachari c. Pt. d. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

4) A constitution is The basic structure defining the powers of the state and the rights and duties of the citizens. a. A set of ordinary laws b. A set of financial laws. c. A set of official laws

5) The two persons who played a vital role in the integration of princely states were a. .Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru b. Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon c. Sardar Patel and Rajendra Prasad d. Sardar Patel and K.M. Munshi

6) The first state to become bifurcated after independence was . a. Punjab b. Assam c. Madras d. Bengal

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7) Who among the following went on a fast unto death for the creation of Andhra who died after 56 days of fasting? a. Potti Sriramulu b. T. Prakasam c. N.V. Gadgil d. None of the above 8) Who among the following was/were member(s) of the States Reorganization Commission appointed in 1953? a. F. Fazal Ali b. H.N. Kunzru c. K.M. Panikkar d. All of the above

9) India’s foreign policy was made amidst ______Era between the two blocs led by the superpowers namely the US and the USSR. a. Cold War b. World War c. European War d. African War

10) Which policy of a nation reflects the interplay of domestic and external factors? a. The foreign b. The Health c. The Human Resource d. The Agricultural

11) Who played a crucial role in shaping India’s foreign policy between 1946 and 1964? a. M K b. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Vallabhbhai Patel d. S Naidu

12) Which amongst was not the three major objectives of Nehru’s foreign policy? a. To protect territorial integrity b. To preserve the hard-earned sovereignty c. To promote rapid economic development d. To promote global terrorism

13) ______was the first acting a. Pandit Nehru b. L. Shastri c. d. G. Nanda

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14) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan slogan was given by ______a. L. Shastri b. Pandit Nehru c. India Gandhi d.

15) The second Indo-Pak war happened in ______a. 1965 b. 1966 c. 1967 d. 1968

16) Scientist M.S. Swaminathan is related to ______a. White Revolution b. Green Revolution c. Pink Revolution d. Yellow Revolution 17) ______abolished Privy Purses in India a. L. Shastri b. G. Nanda c. Indira Gandhi d. Rajiv Gandhi

18) Imperial Bank was renamed as ______a. Saraswat Bank b. Canara Bank c. Vijaya Bank d. SBI

19) Nationalization of banks happened in the year ____ a. 1968 b. 1969 c. 1970 d. 1971

20) The students’ movement was started in the state of ____ a. Panjab b. Haryana c. Assam d. Bihar

21) Who was the Prime Minister of India during the 1975 Emergency? a. Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) b. Sanjay Gandhi c. Indira Gandhi d. 4

22) Who was (popularly known as JP)? a. The leader of the movement against Indira Gandhi and her regime b. The Prime Minister of India during the 1975 Emergency c. The President of India during the 1975 Emergency d. Indira Gandhi's son and the administrator of her regime.

23) When ______became PM in 1966, world was bipolar? a. Jaya Prakash Narayan (JP) b. Sanjay Gandhi c. Indira Gandhi d. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

24) Who made her first state visit as PM of an economically strapped country to Washington in March 1966. a. Shila Dixit b. Jayalalita c. Indira Gandhi d. Sarojini Naidu

25) The 1984 elections were truly decisive. The congress party secured the highest ever seat tally any party has ever had. Out of 508 seats it secured a total of

a. 325 seats b. 401 seats c. 410 seats d. 390 seats

26) The Tenth schedule which laid down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on the grounds of defection was added to the constitution by the a. 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act b. 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act c. 62nd Constitutional Amendment Act d. 72nd Constitutional Amendment Act

27) Who was the former Rockwell International executive employed by Rajiv Gandhi as his advisor on public information infrastructure and innovation

a. Ratan Tata b. Narayana Murthy c. Nandan Nilekani d. Sam Pitroda

28) In which year did the Supreme Court of India give its ruling in the famous 'Shah Bano Case

a. 1975 b. 1985 5

c. 1995 d. 2005

29) The Government of India announced its New Industrial policy on

a. 1980 b. 1991 c. 1948 d. 2000

30) Who was the Prime Minister of India when New Economic policy was introduced in India?

a. Rajiv Gandhi b. Dr. Manmohan Singh c. P.V. Narsimha Rao d. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

31) ------refers to relaxation of produce government restriction usually in areas of social and economic policies. a. Globalisation b. Disinvestment c. Privatisation d. Liberalisation

32) FDI means a. Foreign Direct Investment b. Forex direct Investment c. Foreign deregulated investment d. Forex deregulated investment

33) Who propounded the ideology of Hindutwa ? a. V.D. Savarkar b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave c. Mahatma Gandhi d. Dadoba Tarkhadkar

34) Jamiyyat-ul-Ulama organization was from which state? a. Bihar b. Western UP c. Kerala d. Tamil Nadu

35) Which secular party was first came to power in Kerala allying with the Muslim League? a. DMK b. c. Congress d. Jan Sangh 6

36) Who led the Total Revolution against the Congress rule in 1974-75. a. Jayprakash Narayan b. Moraji Desai c. Atal Bihari Vapayee d. V.P. Singh

37) Which issue discussed in the Balwantrai Mehta Committee Report? a. Women participation in Panchyat Raj b. Sexual harassments against women c. Voting rights to women d. welfare of Muslim women

38) Which amendment reserved one third seats for women at all levels? a. 71st Amendment Bill b. 72nd Amendment Bill c. 73rd Amendment Bill d. 74th Amendment Bill

39) Where Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) was first started? a. Mumbai b. Calcutta c. Ahmednagar d. Maharashtra

40) The name Ela Bhatt, associated with which organization? a. Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) b. Textile Labour organization (TLA) c. Shramik Sanghatna d. Mahila Dakshata Samiti

41) India’s first Satellite Aryabhata launched by India in the year a. 1972 b. 1980 c. 1978 d. 1975

42) Who is known as the father of Indian Space Program? a. CV Raman b. Vikrama Sarabhai c. APJ Kalam d. Satish Dhawan

43) First Nuclear Plants in India a. Tarapur, Maharashtra b. Rawatbhata, Rajasthan c. Narora, 7

d. Kakrapar, Gujarat

44) First Nuclear Reactor made in India a. CIRUS b. Dhruva c. KAMINI d. Apsara

45) First hydro electric power plant in India

a. Shimsha b. Karnataka c. Darjeeling d. Satluj

46) ISRO headquarter is located in a. Delhi b. Chennai c. Mumbai d. Bangalore

47) India’s first unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan – 1 was launch from

a. Thiruvanathapuram b. Wheeler Island c. Balasore d. Sriharikota

48) In India, first underground nuclear explosion was conducted at

a. Kalppakam b. Pokhran c. Narora d. Tarapore

49) Mention the year in which BARC was set up ---

a. 1962 b. 1948 c. 1957 d. 1962

50) INSAT-1B was launched from

a. Russia b. America c. India 8 d. China