B.C.M.

ARYA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, LDH

SOCIAL STUDIES ASSIGNMENT JAN-FEB (2018-19)
‘INDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE’
NAME: ________________ CLASS: VIII ROLL NO.: _______ DATE: _________

A. Explain the following terms in one or two sentences:

a) Rehabilitation
b) Linguistic
c) Planning commission
d) Five year plans
e) Adult –franchise
f) Non-aligned
g) Neutral

B. Multiple choice questions:

(i) Which of the following was not an immediate challenge after
independence?
a) Providing food and shelter to the refugees
b) Integration of princely states
c) Holding elections
(ii) Which of these princely states were not willing to join India?
a) Kashmir
b) Hyderabad
c) Mysore
(iii)In 1956, the states were organized on the basis of
a) Caste
b) Religion
c) Language
(iv) The policy of non-alignment means
a) India will not take interest in international affairs
b) India will isolate herself from world affairs
c) India would not align herself with either USA or USSR.
(v) The problem of integration of princely states was solved by
a) Bhimrao Ambedkar
b) Sardar Patel
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
 C. Fill in the blanks:
1. India was partitioned in _________________.
2. _________________ was carved out of Bombay.
3. Planning commission was set up to _________________.
4. The integration of Hyderabad, Junagarh and _________________ proved
difficult.
5. The five guiding principle of foreign policy formulated by Jawaharlal Nehru
are known as _________________.
6. _________________ was established in 1985 to promote peace and cooperation
between the south and south-east Asian countries.

D. Write true or false:

1. The constitution Assembly was set up of members of the congress party.
2. In the first national election ,only men were allowed to vote
3. The second five year plan focused on the development of heavy industry.
4. Hindi was made the national language of India.
5. Hari singh, the ruler of Kashmir, agreed to join India after Pakistan invaded
the state in October 1947.

E. Answer the following question:

1. What were the immediate problems that the newly independent nation of
India faced?
2. After independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on
linguistic lines?
3. What was the role of planning commission?
4. What is the non-aligned movement?
5. What are the objectives of SAARC?

Ms. Hema Khanna Ms. Samridhi Duggal

(HOD) (Subject Teacher)