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"The Emergency" refers to _________.

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  1. period of 20 days in 1975

  2. period of 202 days in 1975

  3. period of 2 days in 1975

  4. period of 21 months in 1975 to 1977

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian emergency was the period of 21 months in 1975 to 1977.

On which front Western Pakistan faced its major defeat in 1971 war?

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  1. Karachi port

  2. Longevala

  3. Bay of Bengal

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Longevala was the post where major defeat was faced by Pakistan in 1971 war.

Who were the sides of the conflict in Bangladesh war of Independence?

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  1. Detroit v.s Michigan

  2. Eastern pakistan v.s western Pakistan

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Eastern and Western Pakistan was the sides of conflict. 

Who had given the name Bangladesh to Eastern Pakistan?

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  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had given the name Bangladesh to Eastern Pakistan after independence.

How many Soldiers of Western Pakistan surrender during the Bangladesh war?

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  1. 70,000

  2. 80,000

  3. 93,000

  4. 12000

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

On 16 December 1971, Lt. General of Pakistan Army forces located in East Pakistan signed the instrument of surrender. Over 93,000 Pakistani troops surrendered to the Indian forces & Bangladesh Liberation forces, making it the largest surrender since world war II.

What problems that the newly independent nation of India faced?

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  1. The partition of India

  2. Princely states

  3. Diverse population

  4. All above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India faced many challenges after it gained independence. The  partition of India created a lot of problems. The second biggest challenge that India faced was with the  princely states that existed. Another problem faced by independent India was its diverse population.

State whether true or false:
The Constituent Assembly was made up of "only" members of the Congress party.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

When the First General Elections in India were held?

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  1. 1948

  2. 1950

  3. 1949

  4. 1952

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

First general elections were held in the year 1952 in India. Indian national congress won the landslide victory and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister.

Indian new leadership after independence adopted which kind of model for socio-economic reforms? 

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  1. Socialistic pattern of society

  2. Colonial pattern of society

  3. Eastern pattern of society

  4. Nazist pattern of society

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Correct Option: A

Which country is the only one who remained democratic since independence.

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  1. India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Nepal

  4. Japan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India is the only country in Asian continent which remain democratic after its independence since 1947.