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8. US support for India’s bid for permanent membership to the UN Security Council is announced by
the US President, ______________ .
(a) Barack Obama (b) George W Bush (c) John Adams

B. Match the following :
1. Rehabilitation u u A system of government in which the individual states of a country
have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central
government for national decisions.
2. Princely State u u Murder of a famous political personality.
3. Republic u u A set of laws and principles according to which a country is
governed.
4. Federation u u To help somebody to settle.
5. Constitution u u Semi-independent territory during the British rule in India that
was not directly administered by the British but rather by a Indian
ruler under a form of indirect rule.
6. Assassination u u A state ruled by the elected representatives of the people and
having an elected head of state.

C. Fill in the blanks :
1. The people of India honour Gandhiji as the ______________ of the Nation.
2. The first Prime Minister of free India was ______________ .
3. The Constitution was passed by the Constituent Assembly on ______________ .

4. The Indian Constitution came into effect on ______________ .
5. The ______________ was set-up in 1950.
6. The current President of the USA is ______________ .

D. Write T for true and F for false statements :
1. Kashmir was ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh, a Hindu and the state had Muslim majority.
2. In 1961, Portuguese surrendered Goa.
3. The first Five-Year Plan began in 1950.

4. India freed herself in 1949 while China freed itself in 1947.
5. The eastern wing of Pakistan came to be known as Bangladesh.
6. Bhutan helps India in hydro-electric projects.

E. Answer in one word or phrase :
1. Which problems did India face immediately after getting independence?
2. Which states did not agree to join India after independence?
3. Which regions of India were under the French government?
4. What is the meaning of NAM?

5. Which body is replaced by Niti Ayog?
6. In which possession was Goa up to 1961?
F. Answer the questions in brief :

1. Explain the refugee problem of India after independence.
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