Nation building Flashcards

1
Q

challenges after independence

A

three challenges were there :
1.maintain india as a union of diverse cultures .
2. development
3. democracy

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2
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name of the speech nehru gave on independence

A

tryst of destiny (1947)

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3
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who was faiz ahmed ?(1911-1948)

A

poetry : naksh ye fariyadi ; daste e saba and zindan nama ; the dawn of freedom
2. rewarded greatest poet in south asia (20 c. )
3. leftist
4. opposed partition

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4
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who was amrita pritam (1919-2005)?

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punjabi poet and fiction writer
2. today i call waris shah - written
3. sahitya akakdemi award ; Padma Shree; jnanapeeth award
4. Punjabi magazine - Nagamani
5. move to Delhi after partition

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5
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WHAT WERE COMMUNAL ZONES DURING PARTITION ?

A

LAHORE
KOLKATA
AMRITSAR

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6
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MUSLIM POPULATION IN INDIA DURING PARTITION (1951)

A

12 %
5 TO 10 LKH - KILLED
80 LKH MIGRATION RECORDED

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7
Q

PROBLEMS DURING PARTITON ?

A
  1. ADMINISTRATION
  2. FINANCIAL
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8
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WHAT IS MOVIE GARAM HAWA ALL ABOUT ?

A

Movie based on a character named : salim mirza

about partion and challenges people faced

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9
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movie GARAM HAWA directed in year ?

A

1973

by M.S. SATHYU

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10
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SCREENPLAY AND ACTORS OF GARAM HAWA ?

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SCREENPLAY : KAIFI AZMI
ACTORS: BALRAJ SAHANI , JALAL AGA , FAROUQUE SHEIKH , GITA SIDDHARTH

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11
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Mahatma gandhi’s sacrifice ?

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after communal violence : on 30 jan 1948 Godse asssinated

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12
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Princely states accepted british supremacy by :

A

paramountancy or suzerainity

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13
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princely states occupies ……….part of british empire

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one third
indian line : one fourth

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14
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total no of princely states ?

A

565

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15
Q

nawab of bhopal

Issue ?

A

averse to join constituent assembly

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16
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Sardar Patel (deputy and home minister) negotiated on princely states and no. of princely states in orissa , saurastra and administration

A

26 : small staes in orissa
14 : saurastra region (gujrat)

119 : different administration

joined indian union (instrument of accession)

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17
Q

problematic princely states

A

kashmir
hyderabad
manipur
junagarh

18
Q

HYDERABAD ISSUE ?

A

WORLD RICHEST MAN : NIZAM
OLD HYDERABAD : Maharastra, andhra and karnataka

19
Q

hyderabad standstill agreement ?

A

1947, Nov

20
Q

How did we make hyderabad part of india ?

A

pesantry of telangana opression by nizam - communist v/s hyderabad govt. - razakars - 1948 surrendred Nizam

21
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when did hyderabad declared as indian union part ?

A

sept ,1948

22
Q

Manipur’s maharaja

A

Bodhachandra singh

23
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when did manipur signed erger agreement ?

A

sept 1949

24
Q

first state to have universal franchise

A

june,1948 - democracy from monarchy

25
Q

madras old was

A

tamil nadu , karnataka , kerala and andhra

26
Q

movement to separate ANDHRA PRADESH

A

vishalandra movement

telgu speaking separated

27
Q

andhra pradesh movement separation led by

A

congress leader , veteeran gandhi (potti siramula )

(19 oct , 1952 )fast and later due to fast in - 56 days

28
Q

state separation based on language .

A

tamil nadu
kerala
karanataka
andhra (1952)

29
Q

potti siramula died on

A

15 dec, 1952

30
Q

state reorganisation commmission

A

1953

31
Q

state reorganisation commmission act

A

1956

32
Q

state and union territories

A

14 states and 6 UTs

33
Q

linguistic bases - maharathi and gujrati

A

maharstra
gujrat (1960)

34
Q

punjab formed

A

1956

35
Q

chattisgarh
uttrakhand
jharkhand

A

2000

36
Q

in ……….harayana and himanchal got separated from punjab

A

1966

37
Q

northeast meghalaya out of assam and manipur and tripura

A

1972

38
Q

mizoram and andhra pradesh

A

1987

39
Q

nagaland

nagaland

A

1963

40
Q

harit pradesh

A

western U.P+ northern region of west benngal

41
Q

vidharbha movement

A

maharastra