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SAI International School
                                                   Session-2020-21
                                                        Class- VIII
                                                   Subject- History
                                           The India After Independence
                                                  Home Assignment
                                     Sub Topic : A New and Divided Nation

                                                       (Objective)

                                              MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION PAPER


                      1.     After Independence, the numbers of princely states in India were:
                               a.  400
                               b.  420
                               c.  450
                               d.  500

                      2.    Who is known as the father of the Indian Constitution?

                               a.  Jawaharlal Nehru
                               b.  Mahatma Gandhi
                               c.  Dr. B R Ambedkar.
                               d.  Bal Gangadhar Tilak
                      3.    What do you mean by franchise?
                               a.  The right to vote.
                               b.  Applicable for all
                               c.  Equality
                               d.  Liberty

                      4.    Where did the vast majority of Indians live at the time of independence?
                               a)  In villages
                               b)  In cities
                               c)  In towns
                               d)  In provinces

                      5.     Our Constitution was adopted on:
                                     th
                               a.  15  August 1947
                                     th
                               b.  26  January 1949
                               c.  26  January 1950
                                     th
                               d.  30  March 1950
                                     th
                       6    India’s population in 1947 was almost_____ million.
                               a.  325
                               b.  335
                               c.  345
                               d.  355
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