Name three problems that the newly independent nation of India faced?

What was the role of the Planning Commission?

Fill in the blanks:

a) Subjects that were placed on the Union List were ____, ______and ______.

b) Subjects on the Concurrent List were ____ and ____.

c) Economic Planning by which both the state and private sector played a role in development was called a ____model.

d) The death of ______sparked off such violent protest that the government was forced to give into the demand for the linguistic state of Andhra.

State whether true or false:

a. At independence the majority of Indians lived in villages.

b. The constituent Assembly was made up of members of the Congress Party.

c. In the first national election, only men were allowed to vote.

d. The Second Five Years Plan focused on the development of heavy industry.

What did Dr. Ambedkar mean when “he said that in politics we will have equality, and in social and economic life we will have inequality”?

After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on linguistic lines?

Give one reason why English continued to be used in India after independence.

How was the economic development of India visualized in the early decades after Independence?

Who was Mira Bhen?

Find out more about the language divisions in Pakistan that led to the creation of new nation of Bangladesh. How did Bangladesh achieve independence from Pakistan?