LESSON: 1

CHALLENGES OF NATION BUILDING

Q1.	India was born in very difficult circumstances. Why?	1
Q2.	By which theory India was partitioned?	1
Q3.	On what principle was India divided?
Q4	Who was the home minister of India soon after independence?	1
Q5.	Name the person who was instrumental in integration of the princely states of India.	1
Q6	What was the instrument of Accession?	1
Q7	Name the states of India whose integration proved very difficult than the rest.	1
Q8	How was Junagarh integrated?	1
Q9	What was the merger agreement?	1
Q10	What was Vishalandhra movement?	1
Q11	When was SRC formed?	1
Q12	Why was SRC formed? What was its recommendation?	1+1
Q13	What is the paramountcy of the British crown?	2
Q14	“Language did not remain the sole basis of organization of states.” Comment.	2
Q15	On what grounds states were organized on the basis of the language?
Q15	The acceptance of the principle of linguistic states did not mean that all states immediately became linguistic states.” Give examples.
Q16	Linguistic states and the movements for the formation of these states changed the basic nature of democratic politics in some very basic ways? Elaborate.	4
Q17	How was the state of Hyderabad  and Manipur integrated?	4
Q18	What was the governments’s three pronged approach towards the integration of the princely states of India.	4
Q19	Which was the most immediate challenge which India faced soon after independence? And why?	4
Q20	The idea might appear simple but it presented with all kinds of difficulties. a)   What was the idea? b)   Why it was difficult to implement?	1+3
Q21	This was a very serious problem which could threaten the existence of India. Throw light on the above in the context of the end of the paramountcy of the British crown naming the states which wanted to become independent.	4
Q22	This decision of the national leadership was challenged by the local leaders and the people. a)   What was the decision? b)   Who opposed it ? What was their demand? c)    What was the result of the opposition?	1+1+2+2
Q23	Enlist the consequences o the partition of India.	6
Q24	Mention in detail three challenges which India faced after independences.	3*2=6

LESSON 2

ERA OF ONE  PARTY DOMINANCE

Q1.	Name the first Election Commissioner of India.	1
Q2.	How many seats were won by the congress in the first general elections?	1
Q3.	Name the states where the Congress did not win in 1952.	1
Q4.	How many loksabha seats were there in 1952, 1957, 1962 elections.	1
Q5.	How many seats were won by the Congress in 1952, 1957, 1962 elections.	1
Q6.	What was the extent of the victory of the Congress in first three general elections?	1
Q7.	What are factions?	1
Q8	Name 2 opposition leaders during the initial years of independence.	1
Q9	Who was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee?	1
Q10	Name political parties operating in India besides the Congress.	1
Q11	Which party formed the govt. in Kerala in 1957?	1
Q12	Name the various opposition parties in the first three elections.	1
Q13	How did the congress acted both as a ruling party and an opposition party.	2
Q14	What was the Congress system?	2
Q15	How was the nature of the congress dominance different from the other countries.	2
Q16	What was the nature of the congress dominance in first three general elections?	2
Q17	How did the artificial system of election boosted  the victory of the Congress in the first three general elections.	2
Q18	Why was the first phase of the Indian politics  unique?	2
Q19	Trace the origin of Swantantra Party, Socialist party, Communist Party and Bhartiya Jana Sangh	2
Q20	Trace the ideology  and programmes.ofSwantantra Party, Socialist party, Communist Party and Bhartiya Jana Sangh	2
Q21	Name the leaders of Swantantra Party, Socialist party, Communist Party and Bhartiya Jana Sangh	2
Q22	“It was discovered that holding free and fair elections would not be an easy job in India soon after independence. Give reasons.”	4
Q23	How has the method of voting changed from the first general elections till date.	4
Q24	Why did the elections of 1952 prove to be the landmark in the Indian political history?	4
Q25	Give reasons why congress dominated the first three general elections.	4
Q26	What do you mean by “first off the blocks” advantage enjoyed by the congress soon after independence.	4
Q27	“Instead of being a weakness Internal factionalism became a strength of the Congress.”	4
Q28	This coalition like character of the Congress gave it an unusual strength” Elaborate.	4
Q29	How did the opposition parties ensure the democratic character of the political system?	4
Q30	Discuss the extent of the Congress dominance in the first three general elections.	4
Q31	Did the prevalence of the one party dominance  adversely affected the democratic nature of the Indian politics?	4
Q32	Name 2 states where the Congress was in power and not in power during  1952-1967.	2+2
Q33	Discuss Congress as a social coalition and an ideological coalition	3+3