15 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams
Who served as Secretary of the States Department under Sardar Patel during the integration of princely states?
Answer: (4) V. P. Menon
Explanation
V. P. Menon was Secretary of the States Department headed by Sardar Patel and played a key role in integrating the princely states.
The Instrument of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India in October 1947 was signed by:
Answer: (3) Maharaja Hari Singh
Explanation
Facing a Pakistan-backed tribal invasion, Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession on 26 October 1947; it was accepted by Lord Mountbatten the next day.
The accession of which princely state to India was confirmed by a plebiscite held in February 1948?
Answer: (1) Junagadh
Explanation
Junagadh's Nawab had acceded to Pakistan; after Indian intervention, a plebiscite in February 1948 went overwhelmingly in favour of India.
Consider the following statements about the integration of Hyderabad: 1. The Indian police action against Hyderabad in September 1948 was called 'Operation Polo'. 2. The Razakars of Hyderabad were led by Qasim Razvi. 3. The Nizam signed the Instrument of Accession before 15 August 1947. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (2) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Nizam did not accede before independence; he signed only a Standstill Agreement in November 1947.
Match List-I (Body) with List-II (its first head): List-I: A. Linguistic Provinces Commission (1948) B. States Reorganisation Commission (1953) C. Planning Commission (1950) D. Election Commission (1950) List-II: 1. Fazl Ali 2. S. K. Dar 3. Sukumar Sen 4. Jawaharlal Nehru Select the correct answer:
Answer: (1) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
Explanation
S. K. Dar headed the 1948 Linguistic Provinces Commission, Fazl Ali the SRC, Nehru chaired the Planning Commission, and Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner.
By signing the Instrument of Accession in 1947, the princely states initially ceded to the Indian Union which three subjects?
Answer: (4) Defence, external affairs and communications
Explanation
Under the Instrument of Accession, rulers surrendered only defence, external affairs and communications to the Union.
The death of Potti Sriramulu after a fast-unto-death in December 1952 led to the formation of which state?
Answer: (3) Andhra State
Explanation
Potti Sriramulu's death led to the creation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953, the first state formed on a linguistic basis.
Under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, India was reorganised into:
Answer: (1) 14 states and 6 union territories
Explanation
Based on the Fazl Ali Commission's report, the 1956 Act created 14 states and 6 union territories.
Arrange the formation of the following states in chronological order: 1. Nagaland 2. Andhra State 3. Haryana 4. Gujarat Select the correct answer:
Answer: (2) 2, 4, 1, 3
Explanation
Andhra State (1953), Gujarat (1960, from Bombay State), Nagaland (1963), Haryana (1966).
In 1947, the Dewan of which princely state, C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, announced that the state would remain independent?
Answer: (4) Travancore
Explanation
Travancore's Dewan C. P. Ramaswami Iyer declared independence in 1947, but the state acceded to India after popular protests.
Consider the following statements about India's first general elections: 1. The Bharatiya Jana Sangh emerged as the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha. 2. The minimum voting age was 21 years. 3. Polling was spread over the period from October 1951 to February 1952. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) 2 and 3 only
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct (polling ran from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952). The Communist Party of India (16 seats), not the Jana Sangh (3 seats), was the largest opposition party.
The military operation by which India ended Portuguese rule in Goa in December 1961 was called:
Answer: (1) Operation Vijay
Explanation
Operation Vijay (December 1961) liberated Goa, Daman and Diu from Portuguese rule.
In which year did Sikkim become a full-fledged state of the Indian Union?
Answer: (3) 1975
Explanation
Sikkim became an 'associate state' in 1974 (35th Amendment); after the 1975 referendum abolished the Chogyal's rule, the 36th Amendment made it India's 22nd state on 16 May 1975.
Who was the first Chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission, set up in 1948?
Answer: (4) Homi J. Bhabha
Explanation
Homi J. Bhabha was the first Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1948) and is called the father of India's nuclear programme.
Which was the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to be established in India?
Answer: (2) IIT Kharagpur
Explanation
IIT Kharagpur (1951), housed in the former Hijli Detention Camp, was the first IIT; Bombay (1958), Madras (1959) and Kanpur (1959) followed.