revision test india after independence

                                           History chapter India after Independence

                                                      Revision test class 8^th                             Max marks 20

1. Define the followings.                               (1*3=3)

(a) Franchise    (b) Linguistic   (c) State    

2. Answer the followings in one line.           (1*3=3)

(a) Who went on a hunger fast demanding the formation of Andhra state to protect the interests of Telugu speakers?

(b) When the new state of Andhra Pradesh came into being?

(c) Name the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.

3. Answer the following.                              (3*3=9)

(a) Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced.

(b) What was the role of the Planning Commission?

(c) After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

4. Answer the following in detail.                (5 marks)

(a) How was the economic development of India visualized in the early decades after Independence?