MCQ Questions | Class 8 Social Science History Chapter 12 | India After Independence with Answers

MCQ | India After Independence Class 8

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NCERT Solutions Class 8 Social Science
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	8th
Subject:	Social Science History
Chapter:	12
Chapters Name:	India After Independence
Medium:	English

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India After Independence | Class 8 Social Science | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	ncert class 8 social science book When did the Constituent Assembly met in?
	A. Bombay
	B. New Delhi
	C. Calcutta
	D. Madras

Ans: New Delhi

Q2.	ncert class 8 social science chapter 12 In 1966, into which Punjab was divided?
	A. Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
	B. Punjab and Delhi
	C. Punjab and Chandigarh
	D. Punjab and Haryana

Ans: Punjab and Haryana

Q3.	ncert class 8 social science history chapter 12 What was the first dam built on the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh?
	A. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
	B. Gandhi Sagar Dam
	C. Sardar Sarovar Dam
	D. Govind Sagar Dam

Ans: Gandhi Sagar Dam

Q4.	ncert class 8 social science history In which year did Jawahar Lal Nehru establish the Planning Commission?
	A.1965
	B.1950
	C.1958
	D.1960

Ans: 1950

Q5.	ncert mcq class 8 history chapter 12 Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India who hoisted the Indian flag on 15 August 1947?
	A. Jawaharlal Nehru
	B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
	C. Mahatma Gandhi
	D. Dr Rajendra Prasad

Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru

Q6.	ncert mcq class 8 history chapter 12 with answers Pick out the date on which the new Indian Constitution came into force.
	A. On 26 January 1949
	B. On 26 January 1950
	C. On 26 January 1952
	D. On 26 January 1947

Ans: On 26 January 1950

Q7.	online mcq test for class 8 social science history A series of meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held in New Delhi after Indian’s independence with different political parties for an important discussion. What was the outcome of these series of meetings?
	A. Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
	B. Stress importance to be given for vernacular languages
	C. Importance of Western education
	D. Framing of Indian Constitution

Ans: Framing of Indian Constitution

Q8.	ncert mcq class 8 history chapter 12 with answers While debating about the language used in the Constituent Assembly, who said these words a warning on behalf of people of the South some of whom threatened to separate from India if Hindi was imposed on them.
	A. R K Shanmugha Chetty
	B. T T Krishnamachari
	C. V K Krishna Menon
	D. Chidambaram Subramaniam

Ans: T T Krishnamachari

Q9.	online mcq test for class 8 social science history Name the first President of the Frist Planning Commission established in 1950?
	A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
	B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
	C. V K Krishna Menon
	D. Dr Rajendra Prasad

Ans: Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q10.	cbse class 8 social science book With whose help the Bhilai Steel Plant was set up?
	A. England
	B. France
	C. Germany
	D. USSR

Ans: USSR

Q11.	cbse class 8 social science book pdf download How can we describe the practice of untouchability?
	A. Inhuman practice
	B. Derogatory practice
	C. Slur and blot on the Hindu society
	D. All of them

Ans: All of them

Q12.	cbse class 8 social science history india after independence What do you understand by the term “mixed economy”?
	A. International and national state
	B. Both private sector and state
	C. Purely government sector
	D. None of these

Ans: Both private sector and state

Q13.	cbse class 8 social science history What promise did the Congress make in 1920s?
	A. Own nation to linguistic group
	B. Own assembly to Linguistic group
	C. Own province to Linguistic group
	D. None of these

Ans: Own province to Linguistic group

Q14.	cbse class 8 social science history chapter 12 New state of Andhra Pradesh came into being
	A. on 1 October, 1953
	B. on 15 October, 1953
	C. on 1 May, 1953
	D. on 15 May, 1953

Ans: on 1 October, 1953

Q15.	cbse class 8 social science india after independence Mukti Vahini was formed by the Bengali Population under the leadership of
	A. Mira Behn
	B. Muziburr Rehman
	C. Potti Sriramulu
	D. None of these

Ans: Muziburr Rehman

Q16.	cbse class 8 social science notes Which is NOT the features of our constitution?
	A. Adoption of Universal Adult Franchise
	B. Preference to Hindu Religion
	C. Equal rights to all citizens
	D. Special privileges for the poorest and most disadvantageous Indians

Ans: Preference to Hindu Religion

Q17.	cbse class 8 social science syllabus Up to which date were many of the princely states retained as administrative units?
	A. Up to October 15, 1947
	B. Up to October 31, 1947
	C. Up to October 15, 1955
	D. Up to October 31, 1956