Post Independence Events MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Post Independence Events - Download Free PDF

• Chakbandi is a process in which land is consolidated and prevented from further fragmentation.
• It was started after the independence in India.
• In UP, it was started in 1954.

The correct answer is option 1. i.e. 1^st April 1937.

• Uttar Pradesh was formerly known as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh since 1902 which in 1937 was shortened to United Province or Uttar Pradesh.
• The United Province was later on renamed as Uttar Pradesh when the Constitution of India came into force on 26^th January 1950.
• Uttar Pradesh is also known as The Heartland of India because it lies at the heart position of India and has the largest population among the states of India.
• Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh as the 27th state of India on 9th November 2000 as an outcome of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 18 May 1974.

Key Points

•  The Code name for this test was  'Smiling Buddha'.
• Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the Prime minister of India at that time
• India became the 6th country in the world to conduct a successful nuclear test.
• After the 1974 tests, India conducted five tests, three on May 11 and two on May 13, 1998. 
• 11 May is celebrated as National Technology day in India.
• The test was conducted in Pokharan, Rajasthan.
• The nuclear program in India was initiated in the late 1940s under the supervision of Homi J. Bhabha.
• India had adopted a policy of the No-First Use of nuclear weapons.

The correct answer is 2014.

Key Points

• The state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014, becoming the 29th state of India.
• Telangana was created by bifurcating the state of Andhra Pradesh due to long-standing demands for a separate state by the Telangana region.
• The formation was the result of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, passed by the Indian Parliament in February 2014.
• K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), the leader of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), became the first Chief Minister of Telangana.
• Hyderabad, a major IT and cultural hub, serves as the joint capital for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a period of 10 years, as per the Reorganisation Act.

Additional Information

• Telangana Movement:
  • The demand for a separate Telangana state dates back to 1953, following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
  • The movement gained significant momentum in the 2000s under the leadership of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).
  • It was fueled by grievances related to perceived neglect in terms of resource allocation, employment, and development in the Telangana region.
• Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014:
  • This act, also known as the Telangana Act, provided the legal framework for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into two states: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
  • The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 and by the Rajya Sabha on 20 February 2014.
• Economic Impact:
  • Hyderabad, the joint capital, contributes significantly to the GDP of Telangana, being a hub for IT, pharmaceuticals, and other industries.
  • Post bifurcation, both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana focused on attracting investments to boost their respective economies.
• Geographical and Cultural Significance:
  • Telangana is bordered by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, and is known for its rich history and cultural heritage.
  • Key tourist destinations include Charminar, Golconda Fort, and the temples of Warangal.

✅ Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3 only

Key Points

• Statement 1: Correct. V.K. Velappan was the first minister in Kerala to die while in office, in 1962.
• Statement 2: Correct. Pattom Thanu Pillai resigned as Chief Minister of Kerala and was appointed Governor of Punjab.
• Statement 3: Correct. The longest President’s Rule in Kerala was from 1964 to 1967 (2 years and 177 days).
• Statement 4: Incorrect. KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) was established on April 1, 1965, not in 1963.

Important Points

• KSRTC formation: April 1, 1965
• Longest President’s Rule: 1964–1967
• First minister to die in office: V.K. Velappan (1962)
• Pattom Thanu Pillai: Became Governor of Punjab after CM tenure

The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Key Points

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister in India.
  • He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966.
  • He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.
  • His birthday also falls on 2^nd October along with Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
  • The famous slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" was raised by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
  • He signed on Tashkent Declaration along with the then-President of Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan on 10^th January 1966.
  • He is the first prime minister to die abroad.
  • He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1966.
  • He was the first person to receive Bharat Ratna posthumously.
  • The resting place of Lal Bahadur Shastri is called Vijayghat.

Additional Information

• Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-China war in 1962.
• Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1971.
• Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India when the Bhopal gas tragedy took place in 1984.

The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri and Ayub Khan.

Key Points

• The Tashkent Agreement was a peace treaty signed by India and Pakistan in 1965 to end the Indo-Pakistani War.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri is the prime minister who signed on Tashkent agreement.
• On January 10, 1966, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan's then-President Muhammad Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Agreement.
• Tashkent is the capital city of Uzbekistan.
• Aleksey Kosygin, the Soviet premier, mediated the agreement.
• The parties agreed that all armed forces would be withdrawn to positions held prior to August 5, 1965.
• In India, the agreement was criticized because it did not include a no-war pact or any commitment to refrain from guerilla warfare in Kashmir.
• Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent on (11th January 1966) the day after the Tashkent Declaration .

Additional Information

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister of India.
  • He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1965.
  • He is popularly called "man of peace".During the 1965 Indo-Pak conflict, he served as Prime Minister of India.
  • On the same day as Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, he was born on October 2nd.
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri popularised the term "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan."
  • He is the first Prime Minister of India to die abroad.
  • In 1966, the Bharat Ratna was bestowed upon him.
    • He was the first posthumous recipient of the Bharat Ratna.
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri's resting spot is known as Vijayghat. 

The correct answer is Lakshadweep.

Important Points

• The union cabinet approved the amendment of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, 1965 to confer occupancy rights to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the union territory.
• The Lakshadweep island mostly comprises of the ST population and they did not have occupancy rights.

Additional Information

Lakshadweep:

• Capital - Kavaratti

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 18 May 1974.

Key Points

•  The Code name for this test was  'Smiling Buddha'.
• Mrs. Indira Gandhi was the Prime minister of India at that time
• India became the 6th country in the world to conduct a successful nuclear test.
• After the 1974 tests, India conducted five tests, three on May 11 and two on May 13, 1998. 
• 11 May is celebrated as National Technology day in India.
• The test was conducted in Pokharan, Rajasthan.
• The nuclear program in India was initiated in the late 1940s under the supervision of Homi J. Bhabha.
• India had adopted a policy of the No-First Use of nuclear weapons.

The correct answer is V. K. Krishna Menon.

•  The minister who resigned during the India-China war in 1962 is V. K. Krishna Menon.​

​Key Points

• Vengali Krishna Kurup Krishna Menon was an Indian politician,non-career diplomat, and nationalist.
• He was born on 3 May 1896, Kozhikode.
• He wrote the first draft of Preamble to the Constitution of India.
• He coined the name Non-Alignment movement.

Important Points

• The Sino-India war between India and china occurred in October-November 1962.
• A disputed Himalayan border was the main cause of the war.

Additional Information

The correct answer is 1956.

Key Points

• The reorganization of states on a linguistic basis was done in 1956.
• THE STATES REORGANISATION ACT, 1956:
  • The reorganization of the states was demanded many times after independence.
  • There were financial, economic and administrative, and regional language issues.
  • In this context, the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) was constituted in 1953.
  • The Commission submitted its report in September 1955.
• The Commission was appointed by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.
• SRC was headed by S. Fazal Ali and had two members namely M. Panikkar & H. N. Kunzru. 

Important Points 

• Andhra Pradesh was the first state of Independent India recognized by the state reorganization act 1956, on a linguistic basis on 1st November 1956.
• The state itself was formed on October 1, 1953.

The correct answer is Palden Namgyal.

About Palden Namgyal:

• He was born on 23rd May 1923. Palden Thondup Namgyal was the 12th and last Chogyal King of Sikkim. Earlier, the kingdom of Sikkim was known as "Dremoshong".
• Palden Thondup Namgyal preceded by Tashi Namgyal. The "Order of the Precious Jewel of the Heart of Sikkim" was founded by Palden Thondup Namgyal in September 1972.
• Under his reign, he shaped a 'Model Asian State' where the Per Capita Income and Literacy Rate were twice as high as Neighbors Bhutan and Nepal but were less than India.
• He died on 10th April 1975.

Image of Palden Thondup Namgyal:

About Sikkim:

• It is one of the Nort-Eastern states of India. On 16 May 1975, Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union on16th May 1975, with adding its name to the First Schedule of the Constitution by the 36th Amendment.
• It borders Nepal in the west, West Bengal in the south, Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east.
• Sikkim is the Second Smallest and Least Populous among the Indian states.

Map View of Sikkim state:

The correct answer is 1950.

• Uttar Pradesh was earlier known as the United Provinces. In the year 1950, it was given the name of Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• Uttar Pradesh:
  • It was earlier known as the United Provinces.
  • In the year 1950, the name was changed to Uttar Pradesh.
  • Uttaranchal was separated from Uttar Pradesh in the year 2000.
    • In the year 2007, the name of Uttaranchal was changed to Uttarakhand.
  • Capital: Lucknow
  • Governor: Anandiben Patel (July 2021)
  • Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath (Ajay Bisht) (July 2021)

Additional Information

• Uttar Pradesh shares its borders with the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh.
• It shares its international border with Nepal.

The correct answer is Junagarh.

Key Points

• Junagadh was a princely state of British India, located in what is now Gujarat, outside but under the suzerainty of British India.
• In the independence and partition of British India of 1947, the 565 princely states were given a choice to either join the new Dominion of India or the newly formed state of Pakistan.
• The Nawab of Junagadh, Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III, a Muslim whose ancestors had ruled Junagadh and small principalities for some two hundred years, decided that Junagadh should become part of Pakistan.
• The Nawab acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 August 1947, against the advice of Lord Mountbatten, arguing that Junagadh joined Pakistan by sea.
• The principality of Babariawad and Sheikh of Mangrol reacted by claiming independence from Junagadh and accession to India.

Additional Information

• The capital of Gujarat - Gandhinagar. 
• The largest city of Gujarat - Ahemdabad.
• Districts in Gujrat - 33.
• Governor of Gujarat - Acharya Devvrat.
• CM of Gujrat - Bhupendra Rajnikant Patel.
• Total Assembly Seats - 182.
• Members from Gujarat represent in Parliament - 26.

The correct answer is 1971.

Key Points

•  Bangladesh (East -Pakistan) was part of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971.
• India joined the war on 3 December 1971, after Pakistan launched preemptive air strikes on North India.
• The subsequent Indo-Pakistani War witnessed engagements on two war fronts
• The Indian government decided to save the Bangali Muslims and Hindus
• On 16 December 1971, 93,000 Pakistani military and govt officials surrendered before the Indian Army,
• ending the Bangladesh Liberation War that began on 3 December

​ Additional Information

• 26 march is the independence day of Bangladesh
• General A A K Niazi signed the Instrument of Surrender on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka, marking the formation of East Pakistan as the new nation of Bangladesh.
• On December 6, she announced in Parliament that India had accorded recognition to the Bangladesh Government
• On July 2, 1972, India and Pakistan signed the Shimla Agreement under which the former agreed to release all the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war

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