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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
5401	Why were separate ballot boxes marked with party symbols used in the first general election?	Political Science First three general elections	Medium
5402	Under which constitutional provision was the elected Communist government of Kerala dismissed in 1959?	Political Science First three general elections	Medium
5403	A student says, “The first general election of independent India was completed within a single month in 1952.…	Political Science First three general elections	Hard
5404	In the first general election, the Congress won about three-fourths of the Lok Sabha seats with less than hal…	Political Science Congress dominance	Easy
5405	How did Congress dominance in India differ from single-party rule in a country like China?	Political Science Congress dominance	Easy
5406	Which of these was NOT a reason for the Congress's dominance in the 1950s?	Political Science Congress dominance	Medium
5407	Which statement about the regional spread of Congress dominance in the 1950s is correct?	Political Science Congress dominance	Medium
5408	A party wins 45 per cent of votes nationally but finishes first in most constituencies because its rivals are…	Political Science Congress dominance	Hard
5409	In the context of the Congress party in the 1950s, what is a “faction”?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Easy
5410	When was the Congress Socialist Party formed within the Congress?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Easy
5411	How did the tolerance of factions help the Congress remain dominant?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Medium
5412	Which description best captures the Congress as an ideological coalition?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Medium
5413	A rival party finds that most of its policy ideas are already supported by some group inside the Congress. Wh…	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Hard
5414	Which party was founded in 1951 with Syama Prasad Mookerjee as its founder-president?	Political Science Opposition parties	Easy
5415	Which party emerged as the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the 1952 election?	Political Science Opposition parties	Easy
5416	A party opposes the government's control of the economy, criticises land-ceiling laws and wants closer relati…	Political Science Opposition parties	Medium
5417	Which leader is correctly matched with the party he founded or led?	Political Science Opposition parties	Medium
5418	Despite winning few seats, opposition parties in the 1950s mattered to Indian democracy mainly because they:	Political Science Opposition parties	Hard
5419	Nehru's “Tryst with Destiny” speech was delivered to which body?	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Easy
5420	Which of these was one of the three main challenges before independent India identified in nation-building?	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Easy
5421	According to Nehru's approach, how was the unity of a diverse nation like India best secured?	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Medium
5422	Which principle meant that the Indian state would not favour any religion and that minorities would be equal …	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Medium
5423	A government decides that reducing poverty requires the state to plan the economy and invest directly in key …	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Hard
5424	Which theory, advanced by the Muslim League, held that Hindus and Muslims formed separate nations?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Easy
5425	Which two provinces of British India had to be divided at the time of Partition?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Easy
5426	Which leader of the North-West Frontier Province opposed the two-nation theory?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Medium
5427	Which of these was a direct administrative consequence of Partition?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Medium
5428	Why was it difficult to create Pakistan as a single connected territory on the basis of Muslim-majority areas?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Hard
5429	Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Easy
5430	Sheikh Abdullah led which political organisation in Kashmir?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Easy
5431	What were the immediate events that led the Maharaja of Kashmir to sign the Instrument of Accession in Octobe…	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Medium
5432	Which constitutional provision gave Jammu and Kashmir a special status with greater autonomy?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Medium
5433	Under the Instrument of Accession, which subjects did a princely ruler typically hand over to the Indian Unio…	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Hard
5434	Whose death after a long fast in 1952 led to the creation of Andhra state?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Easy
5435	How many states were created under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Easy
5436	Which two states were created in 1960 by dividing the bilingual Bombay state?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Medium
5437	Why were national leaders hesitant to reorganise states on linguistic lines immediately after independence?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Medium
5438	In which year was the state of Haryana created by dividing Punjab?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Hard
5439	The Planning Commission of India was set up in 1950 through:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Easy
5440	Which Five Year Plan placed the greatest emphasis on agriculture and irrigation?	Political Science Five Year Plans	Easy
5441	The Second Five Year Plan, which stressed heavy industry, is closely associated with:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Medium
5442	The 1944 Bombay Plan is notable because it showed that:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Medium
5443	A critic argues that planning should have focused on village industries and decentralised production instead …	Political Science Five Year Plans	Hard
5444	An economy in which both the public sector and the private sector play important roles is called a:	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Easy
5445	In which year were fourteen major private banks nationalised in India?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Easy
5446	The Life Insurance Corporation of India was created when life insurance was nationalised in:	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
5447	Which steel plant was built with the help of the Soviet Union?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
5448	Which argument was most often made by critics of the expansion of the state sector?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Hard
5449	Which of the following was a key input promoted under the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Easy
5450	Operation Flood and the co-operative movement at Anand are associated with:	Political Science New economic interests	Easy