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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
1	In which year was NATO established?	Political Science End of the Soviet Union	Medium
2	Where was the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in 1961?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Medium
3	Where is the secretariat of SAARC located?	Political Science Conflict and cooperation	Easy
4	The Panchsheel principles were signed in 1954 between India and:	Political Science India and China	Easy
5	Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?	Political Science First three general elections	Easy
6	In which state did the Communist Party of India form a government after the 1957 Assembly election?	Political Science First three general elections	Easy
7	Why were separate ballot boxes marked with party symbols used in the first general election?	Political Science First three general elections	Medium
8	Under which constitutional provision was the elected Communist government of Kerala dismissed in 1959?	Political Science First three general elections	Medium
9	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
10	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
11	How did Congress dominance in India differ from single-party rule in a country like China?	Political Science Congress dominance	Easy
12	Which of these was NOT a reason for the Congress's dominance in the 1950s?	Political Science Congress dominance	Medium
13	Which statement about the regional spread of Congress dominance in the 1950s is correct?	Political Science Congress dominance	Medium
14	A party wins 45 per cent of votes nationally but finishes first in most constituencies because its rivals are…	Political Science Congress dominance	Hard
15	In the context of the Congress party in the 1950s, what is a “faction”?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Easy
16	When was the Congress Socialist Party formed within the Congress?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Easy
17	How did the tolerance of factions help the Congress remain dominant?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Medium
18	Which description best captures the Congress as an ideological coalition?	Political Science Congress as a coalition	Medium
19	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
20	Which party was founded in 1951 with Syama Prasad Mookerjee as its founder-president?	Political Science Opposition parties	Easy
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
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