Every Book Back multiple-choice question from Reconstruction of Post-colonial India (12th Standard History, Samacheer Kalvi) — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
Match the following.
(A) JVP Committee - 1. 1928
(B) Sir Cyril Radcliffe - 2. State Reorganisation Commission
(C) Fazl Ali - 3. 1948
(D) Nehru Committee Report - 4. Boundary Commission
- A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
- B. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1Correct
- C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- D. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
Explanation. The JVP committee was set up after the Congress session at Jaipur (1948), Radcliffe presided over the Boundary Commissions, Fazl Ali chaired the States Reorganisation Commission and the Nehru Committee Report came in 1928.
Q2
Arrange the following in chronological order.
(i) Atlee's announcement on India's independence
(ii) Interim Government under Nehru
(iii) Lord Mountbatten Plan
- A. ii, i, iiiCorrect
- B. i, ii, iii
- C. iii, ii, i
- D. ii, iii, i
Explanation. The Interim Government under Nehru took office in 1946. Prime Minister Atlee's declaration came on February 20, 1947, and Mountbatten announced his plan on June 3, 1947.
Q3
Match the following.
(A) People's Republic of China - 1. Belgrade
(B) Bandung Conference - 2. March 1947
(C) Asian Relations Conference - 3. April 1955
(D) Birth of Non-Aligned Movement - 4. January 1, 1950
- A. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
- B. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
- C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1Correct
- D. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
Explanation. India recognised the People's Republic of China on January 1, 1950. The Bandung Conference met in April 1955, Nehru organised the Asian Relations Conference in March 1947, and the meeting at Belgrade saw the birth of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Q4
Which is the correct sequence of the following events?
(i) People's Republic of China
(ii) India's war with China
(iii) Meeting of the Constituent Assembly
(iv) Panch Sheel
(v) Nehru-Liaquat Ali Khan Pact
- A. i, ii, iii, iv, v
- B. iii, i, v, iv, iiCorrect
- C. iii, iv, i, v, ii
- D. i, iii, iv, v, ii
Explanation. The Constituent Assembly first met on December 9, 1946. China was liberated in 1949 and recognised by India on January 1, 1950; the Delhi pact came on April 8, 1950; Panch Sheel in 1954; and the war with China in 1962.
Q5
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on
- A. January 30, 1948Correct
- B. August 15, 1947
- C. January 30, 1949
- D. October 2, 1948
Explanation. The lesson says the toll of communalism and partition on the infant nation began with the assassination of the Mahatma on January 30, 1948.
Q6
Who was the first to raise the demand for Andhra province?
- A. Potti Sriramulu
- B. Pattabhi SitaramayyaCorrect
- C. K.M. Panikkar
- D. T. Prakasam
Explanation. On August 31, 1946, Pattabhi Sitaramayya raised the demand for an Andhra Province, calling it the first and foremost problem for the Constituent Assembly. Potti Sriramulu's fast came later, in 1952.
Q7
The Objectives Resolution before the Constituent Assembly was placed by
- A. Rajendra Prasad
- B. Jawaharlal NehruCorrect
- C. Vallabhbhai Patel
- D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation. Jawaharlal Nehru set the ball rolling on December 13, 1946 by placing the Objectives Resolution before the Constituent Assembly. Rajendra Prasad was the chairman of the House.
Q8
The Congress ensured the election of Dr B.R. Ambedkar from a seat in
- A. Amethi
- B. BombayCorrect
- C. Nagpur
- D. Mhow
Explanation. The Congress ensured the election of Dr B.R. Ambedkar from a seat in Bombay and later elected him chairman of the drafting committee.
Q9
The Constituent Assembly was convened for the first time on
- A. March 22, 1949
- B. January 26, 1946
- C. December 9, 1946Correct
- D. December 13, 1946
Explanation. The Constituent Assembly was convened for the first time on December 9, 1946, and Rajendra Prasad was elected chairman. Nehru moved the Objectives Resolution on December 13, 1946.
Q10
The adoption of the Constitution was on
- A. January 30, 1949
- B. August 15, 1947
- C. January 30, 1948
- D. November 26, 1949Correct
Explanation. The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949, which the lesson calls only the beginning of a bold new experiment by the infant nation.
Q11
The first State formed on linguistic basis was
- A. Kashmir
- B. Assam
- C. AndhraCorrect
- D. Orissa
Explanation. Reorganisation on linguistic lines began with the formation of a composite Andhra Pradesh, after Potti Sriramulu's fast and death in 1952 revived the demand for a separate Andhra state.
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