POLITICAL SCIENCE ( INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE )

CHAPTER – 8
REGIONAL ASPIRATIONS
(Q&A)

1. When did Punjab and Haryana states were created?

Ans : 1966
2. How did Jammu and Kashmir was divided ? Name them.
Ans : Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh
3. Who was the king of Jammu & Kashmir ?
Ans : Maharaja Hari Singh
4. What was the name of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir regional aspiration ?
Ans : Kashmiriyat
5. Who was the founder of National Conference?
Ans : Sheikh Abdullah
6. Who was the founder of Dravidra Kazhagam?
Ans : E.V. Ramasami Naicker
7. Name two major parties that split from DK.
Ans : All India Anna Dravidra Muenntra Kazhagam and Dravidra Muenntra Kazhagam
8. Name the state of a good example of the compatibility of regionalism and nationalism.
Ans : Tamil Nadu
9. The issue of resolution of UNO was signed in..
Ans : 21 April 1948
10. When did Sheikh Abdullah became PM ?
Ans : March 1948
11. Name the first CM of Jammu and Kashmir and his party
Ans : Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, Indian National Congress
12. Who was the CM after Sheikh Abdullah died ?
Ans : Farooq Abdullah
13. In which year had the highest voter turnout in J&K election?
Ans : 2014
14. Who was the first woman CM in J&K?
Ans : Mahbooba Mufti
15. When was Article 370 abrogated? Name the Act.
Ans : 5 August 2019, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019
16. Under which act was Ladakh created ?
Ans : Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019
17. Name the second oldest political party in Punjab? When was it created?
Ans : Akali Dal, 1920
18. Anantpur Sahib Resolution was passed in which year?
Ans : 1973
19. Name the operation of army action in the Golden Temple.
Ans : Operation Blue Star
20. When was Indira Gandhi assassinated?
Ans : 31 October 1984
21. Name the accord signed between Akali leader and Rajiv Gandhi.
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi – Longowal Accord
22. When was Nagaland created ?
Ans : 1963
23. When was Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur state created ?
Ans : 1972
24 When was Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram state created ?
Ans : 1987
25. What was granted to Karbis, Dimasas and Bodos?
Ans : Karbis and Dimasas were granted District Council and Bodos Autonomous
Council
26. Name the accord signed between Rajiv Gandhi and MNF.
Ans : Mizoram Peace Accord
27. What was the turning point in the history of Mizoram?
Ans : Signing Mizoram Peace Accord
28. When did the Assam Movement started? When did it end?
Ans : 1979 – 1985
29. Name the political party in Assam that wants Golden Assam.
Ans : Asom Gana Parishad
30. When did Sikkim merged with India?
Ans : April 1975
31. When did Sikkim had the first democratic election ?
Ans : 1974
32. What was the main feature of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution?
Ans : It allows different tribes complete autonomy of preserving their practices and
customary laws.

Submitted By
Vanlalrinnunga
Class XII Sec B
R/no 36