Partition in 1947 resulted in one of the largest and most traumatic mass migrations in history, with millions of people crossing the new borders between India and:
To address linguistic diversity and demands for states organised along linguistic lines, the Government of India passed the States Reorganisation Act in:
The Planning Commission of India, established in 1950 to formulate the Five Year Plans for economic development, adopted a strategy that combined elements of both state planning and:
A.
Complete free-market capitalism
B.
Total nationalisation of all sectors
C.
Private enterprise, resulting in a 'mixed economy'
A significant and progressive feature of the Indian Constitution, distinguishing it from many contemporary democracies at the time, was granting the right to vote to:
A.
Only literate citizens
B.
Only male property owners
C.
Only citizens above the age of 30
D.
Every adult citizen, regardless of property, education, or gender, right from the start
D. Every adult citizen, regardless of property, education, or gender, right from the start
12.
The princely state of Junagadh, whose ruler initially wished to accede to Pakistan despite a Hindu-majority population, was eventually integrated into India following:
A.
A direct military invasion by Pakistan
B.
A referendum/plebiscite confirming the people's wish to join India
