Challenges of Nation Building Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
When Meghalaya was carved out of Assam?
(a) 1970
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973
Answer
Answer: (c) 1972
Question 2.
When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1970
(d) 1980
Answer
Answer: (b) 1960
Question 3.
The interim government formed under the cabinet mission plan was headed by
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rajagopalachari
Answer
Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 4.
The ”communal zones” exclude
(a) Lahore
(b) Amritsar
(c) Kolkata
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer
Answer: (d) Jammu & Kashmir
Question 5.
The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in which year?
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1953
(d) 1954
Answer
Answer: (c) 1953
Question 6.
The Cities that were divided into ‘communal zones’ during the partition violence were
(a) Lahore, Amritsar, and Calcutta
(b) Kashmir, Lucknow, and Allahabad
(c) Madras, Hyderabad, and Mysore
(d) Delhi, Mumbai, and Gwalior
Answer
Answer: (a) Lahore, Amritsar, and Calcutta
Question 7.
Name the original state from which Chattisgarh was carved out.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer
Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh
Question 8.
Which one of the following is a princely state of India initially resisted joining the Indian Union?
(a) Baroda
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mysore
(d) Gwalior
Answer
Answer: (b) Hyderabad
Question 9.
How many princely states existed at the time of independence of India?
(a) 560
(b) 562
(c) 563
(d) 565
Answer
Answer: (d) 565
Question 10.
The states created in 1960 were________
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan and Gujarat
(d) Punjab and Haryana
Answer
Answer: (a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
Question 11.
Which state was not created in 2000?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Uttaranchal
(d) Bihar
Answer
Answer: (d) Bihar
Question 12.
Which one of the following leaders played a vital role in the integration of princely states with India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Answer
Answer: (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel