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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
21	Which party emerged as the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the 1952 election?	Political Science Opposition parties	Easy
22	A party opposes the government's control of the economy, criticises land-ceiling laws and wants closer relati…	Political Science Opposition parties	Medium
23	Which leader is correctly matched with the party he founded or led?	Political Science Opposition parties	Medium
24	Despite winning few seats, opposition parties in the 1950s mattered to Indian democracy mainly because they:	Political Science Opposition parties	Hard
25	Nehru's “Tryst with Destiny” speech was delivered to which body?	Political Science Nehru’s approach to nation-building	Easy
26	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
27	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
28	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
29	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
30	Which theory, advanced by the Muslim League, held that Hindus and Muslims formed separate nations?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Easy
31	Which two provinces of British India had to be divided at the time of Partition?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Easy
32	Which leader of the North-West Frontier Province opposed the two-nation theory?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Medium
33	Which of these was a direct administrative consequence of Partition?	Political Science Legacy of Partition	Medium
34	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
35	Who was the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir in 1947?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Easy
36	Sheikh Abdullah led which political organisation in Kashmir?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Easy
37	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
38	Which constitutional provision gave Jammu and Kashmir a special status with greater autonomy?	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Medium
39	Under the Instrument of Accession, which subjects did a princely ruler typically hand over to the Indian Unio…	Political Science The Kashmir problem	Hard
40	Whose death after a long fast in 1952 led to the creation of Andhra state?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Easy