Challenges in Nation Building After Indian Independence
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What were the three immediate challenges faced by India after independence?

  • Shaping a united but diverse nation, establishing democracy, and ensuring social well-being (correct)
  • Building a strong military, eradicating poverty, and promoting communal violence
  • Creating separate nation-states, rehabilitating refugees, and developing the economy
  • Establishing religious dominance, promoting communal violence, and ensuring minority rights
  • What was the consequence of the partition in 1947?

  • Large-scale transfer of population and communal violence (correct)
  • Peaceful coexistence between India and Pakistan
  • No significant impact on the population or society
  • Rapid economic growth and development
  • Who was the undisputed leader of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) despite his opposition to its merger with Pakistan?

  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (correct)
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • What happened to minorities on both sides of the India-Pakistan border after partition?

    <p>They fled their homes, faced communal violence, and sought shelter in refugee camps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the first immediate challenge faced by India after independence?

    <p>Shaping a united yet diverse nation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the partition in 1947?

    <p>Tragic transfer of population and communal violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi' and opposed the merger of NWFP with Pakistan?

    <p>Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the predominant experience of women during the partition?

    <p>Abduction, rape, attack, and forced conversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the second challenge faced by India immediately after independence?

    <p>Shaping a democracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the undisputed leader of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) despite his opposition to its merger with Pakistan?

    <p>Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What caused the deepest trauma of partition in India?

    <p>Displacement and rehabilitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the predominant experience of minorities on both sides of the India-Pakistan border after partition?

    <p>Being abducted, raped, attacked, and killed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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