Linguistic Regionalism in India UPSC Questions

History-Post Independence India

Linguistic Regionalism in India MCQ Questions


1.
The reorganization of the states on the basis of _____, a major aspect of national consolidation and integration, came to the fore almost immediately after independence.
A.
Religion
B.
Caste
C.
Language
D.
Education
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ANSWER :
C. Language
2.
_____ can become real to the common people only when politics and administration are conducted through the language they can understand.
A.
Democracy
B.
Peace
C.
Warfare
D.
None of the above
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ANSWER :
A. Democracy
3.
Whose words were these? "the redistribution of provinces on a linguistic basis was necessary if provincial languages were to grow to their full height"
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Dadabhbhai Naoroji
D.
Subhash Chandra Bose
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ANSWER :
B. Mahatma Gandhi
4.
The leadership felt that the most important task for the present was to consolidate national _____
A.
Unity
B.
Disharmony
C.
Education
D.
Health
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ANSWER :
A. Unity
5.
Speaking on the linguistic question, Nehru clearly stated on 27 November _____: ‘First things must come first and the first thing is the security and stability of India."
A.
1919
B.
1954
C.
1947
D.
1956
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ANSWER :
C. 1947
6.

Statement: The linguistic reorganization of India was, however, raised quite early in the Constituent Assembly.
Question: It appointed in 1948 the Linguistic Provinces Commission, headed by Justice _____, to enquire into the desirability of linguistic provinces

A.

Abdullah Khan

B.

Sardar Patel

C.

Pattabhi Sitaramayya

D.

S.K. Dar

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ANSWER :

D. S.K. Dar