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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
41	How many states were created under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Easy
42	Which two states were created in 1960 by dividing the bilingual Bombay state?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Medium
43	Why were national leaders hesitant to reorganise states on linguistic lines immediately after independence?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Medium
44	In which year was the state of Haryana created by dividing Punjab?	Political Science Reorganisation of states	Hard
45	The Planning Commission of India was set up in 1950 through:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Easy
46	Which Five Year Plan placed the greatest emphasis on agriculture and irrigation?	Political Science Five Year Plans	Easy
47	The Second Five Year Plan, which stressed heavy industry, is closely associated with:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Medium
48	The 1944 Bombay Plan is notable because it showed that:	Political Science Five Year Plans	Medium
49	A critic argues that planning should have focused on village industries and decentralised production instead …	Political Science Five Year Plans	Hard
50	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
51	In which year were fourteen major private banks nationalised in India?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Easy
52	The Life Insurance Corporation of India was created when life insurance was nationalised in:	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
53	Which steel plant was built with the help of the Soviet Union?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
54	Which argument was most often made by critics of the expansion of the state sector?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Hard
55	Which of the following was a key input promoted under the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Easy
56	Operation Flood and the co-operative movement at Anand are associated with:	Political Science New economic interests	Easy
57	Which regions benefited most from the Green Revolution in its early years?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
58	What was one social consequence of the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
59	Middle peasants who gained from new farming technology began backing leaders who spoke for agricultural inter…	Political Science New economic interests	Hard
60	Who held the post of Foreign Minister along with that of Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Easy