Jagran Public School, Noida

Class:8
Subject: Sst
India After Independence
Take off
• The Indian National Army was organized by Subhash Chandra Bose.
• The last British viceroy was Lord Mountbatten.

Warm up
The British introduced cricket in India and the Indian rulers appreciated it to adulate the British. The
game soon became popular with the masses.

Find out
June 2, 2014

Investigate
• No, it is not appropriate for a teacher to show communal intolerance.
• I would have felt bad too.
• No, I do not believe that religious intolerance still exists in our country.
Work out
A.
1. c 2. d 3. d 4. d 5. c
B.
1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2. princely
3. Portuguese 4. 22
5. 1950
C.
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
D.
1. After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh joined India on 9 November
1947. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha
Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.
2. According to the Indian Constitution equality before law and equality of opportunities were
guaranteed and nobody would be discriminated upon on the bases of caste, creed, religion, sex etc.
The right of the poor and marginalized communities was recognized by giving them special
privileges. The practice of untouchability was abolished and the marginalized communities were
allocated special privileges so that they could be brought into the mainstream. A certain per cent of
reservations have been made for them in educational institutions, the legislature and jobs in the
government.
3. Some countries like India did not want to join any of the two power blocs. It was under these
circumstances that the NAM was founded. The founders of NAM were Jawaharlal Nehru, President
Tito of Yugoslavia and President Nassar of Egypt. The NAM urged other countries to be neutral and
not join the two major alliances. NAM had only 20 countries to begin with, but has now grown in
influence to have more than a 100 countries.
4. The government set up the Planning Commission in 1950 in order to formulate and execute
these policies. The Commission was to promote a rapid rise in the standard of living of the people by
using the resources of the country, increasing production, and offering employment opportunities to
everyone. The government tried to accomplish this task by incorporating Five Year Plans beginning in
1951. Through these Plans, India has been able to advance in different fields such as agriculture,
irrigation, industry, transport, communication and social services.
5. After World War II, the powerful countries of the world were divided into two blocs, that is,
the Western Bloc led by the USA and the Eastern Bloc led by former USSR.
E.
1. The efforts of one man, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister, were
instrumental in absorbing the independent princely states into the Indian fold. That is why Sardar
Patel is also known as the Iron Man
of India.
2. By the time of independence, there were more than 500 princely states that had to be
assimilated into the Indian nation, many of which wanted to retain their independence, for instance,
Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir.
3. Aims of SAARC as defined in its Charter:
a. Promote the welfare of the people of South Asia and improve their quality of life.
b. Accelerate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region by
providing all individuals the opportunity to live with dignity.
c. Promote and strengthen collective self reliance among the countries of South Asia.
d. Contribute to mutual trust, understanding, and appreciation of one another’s problem.
e. Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in economic, social, cultural, technical,
and scientific fields.
f. Strengthen cooperation with other countries.
g. Cooperate with international and regional organisations with similar aims and objectives.
4. The founders of the NAM were Jawaharlal Nehru, President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia and
President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. The NAM urged other countries to be neutral and not join
the two major power blocs that formed after the World War II.

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