Please refer to Chapter 1 Challenges of Nation Building MCQ Class 12 Political Science with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 Political Science. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 Political Science exams. Students should read the chapter Challenges of Nation Building and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 12 Political Science Chapter 1 Challenges of Nation Building

Challenges of Nation Building MCQ Class 12 Political Science provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. The main reason for India’s partition is:
(a) Adamant attitude of Jinnah
(b) Communal riots and disorder
(c) Failure of the Interim Government
(d) All of these

Question. Which of the following princely state not resisted joining India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Manipur
(c) Kashmir
(d) Mysore

Question. When did the Prime Minister announce the creation of a separate state named Andhra Pradesh ?
(a) 1948
(b) 1949
(c) 1950
(d) 1952

Question. Haryana was carved out from –
(a) Punjab
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan

Question. What were the consequences of the Partition of India in 1947?
(a) Transfer of Population
(b) Refugees Problem
(c) Problem of Minorities
(d) All of these

Question. The ”communal zones” exclude
(a) Lahore
(b) Amritsar
(c) Kolkata
(d) Jammu & Kashmir

Question. Mohammed Ali Jinnah addressed the constituent assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on:
(a) 11th August, 1947
(b) 12th August, 1947
(c) 13th August, 1947
(d) 14th August, 1947

Question. 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

Question. How many princely states existed at the time of independence of India?
(a) 560
(b) 562
(c) 563
(d) 565

Question. The states created in 1960 were________.
(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat
(b) Orissa and West Bengal
(c) Rajasthan and Gujarat
(d) Punjab and Haryana

Question.The First Home Minister of independent India was _____________
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Question. Who opposed the two nation theory ?
(a) by Congress
(b) by Muslim League
(c) by the general public
(d) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question. Which state was not created in 2000?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Uttaranchal
(d) Bihar

Question. When was the Punjabi speaking area given the status of Punjab state ?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1966
(d) 1963

Question. The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed in which year?
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1953
(d) 1954

Question. Amrita pritam was a prominent poet from
(a) Punjab.
(b) Gujarat.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Madras.

Question. When was the States Reorganization Act passed ?
(a) 1950
(b) 1952
(c) 1953
(d) 1956

Question. When Meghalaya was carved out of Assam?
(a) 1970
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973

Question. Name the first prime minister of independent India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) B.R. Ambedkar

Question.Which among the following statements about the partition is incorrect?
(a) Partition of India was the outcome of the ‘Two Nation Theory.’
(b) Punjab and Bengal were the two provinces divided on the basis of religion.
(c) East Pakistan and West Pakistan were not contiguous.
(d) The scheme of partition included a plan for the transfer of population across the border.

Question. The Nawab of __ did not want to join the Constituent Assembly ?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Manipur
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Travancore

Question. Who was known as frontier Gandhi?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar khan
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question. Which among the following statement about the problems/difficulties faced during partition is incorrect?
(a) In British India there was no single belt consisting Muslim majority
(b) Two of Muslim majority provinces of British India, Bengal and Gujarat, had very large areas of non Muslim majority
(c) Among the Muslim majority areas not all of them wanted to be a part of Pakistan
(d) Problems of ‘minorities’ on both sides of the border

Question. The _______ was formed to protect the interest of the Muslims in colonial India.
(a) Princely states
(b) Muslim league
(c) Hindu community
(d) Both B and C

Question. On what basis was the partition of India done ?
(a) caste
(b) religion
(c) appearance
(d) Language

Question. British India provinces were controlled by?
(a) Princes
(b) British government
(c) British citizens
(d) None of the above

Question. Instrument of accession means –
(a) State agreed to become a part of the union of India
(b) State disagreed to become a part of the union of India
(c) State wants autonomy
(d) None of the above

Question. Name the veteran gandhian (also a congress leader) who went on indefinite fast that led to his death after 56 days
(a) Chandresh Reddy
(b) Potti Sriramulu
(c) Saket Vishwa
(d) Gaurav Patel

Question. Who played a vital role in the integration of princely states with India?
(a) Sardar Vallabhai patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Question. When Haryana was carved out of Punjab?
(a) 1965
(b) 1962
(c) 1966
(d) 1963

Question. When India got Independence?
(a) 1947
(b) 1949
(c) 1952
(d) 1962

Question. Name the original state from which Chattisgarh was carved out.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Question. On what two things did everyone agree at the time of independence ?
(a) Governance by democratic government
(b) work for the good of all
(c) Both A and B
(d) none of these

Question. Who was Faiz Ahmed Faiz ?
(a) poet
(b) leader
(c) musician
(d) doctor

Question. According to the ‘Two Nation Theory’, India consisted of not one but two people ______
(a) Hindus and Christians
(b) Hindus and Muslims
(c) Muslims and Sikhs
(d) Jains and Muslims

Question. Who was the Razakar ?
(a) Minister of the king
(b) Nizam’s paramilitary forces
(c) Government employees
(d) Police personnel

Question. When Gujarat was carved out of Bombay?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1970
(d) 1980

Question. Which was the first Indian state to hold an election based on universal adult franchise in June 1948?
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Telangana
(c) Manipur
(d) Hyderabad

Question. Goa and Daman Diu was ruled by _______ before 1961.
(a) British
(b) Purtuguese
(c) Denmark
(d) France

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