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Students can download Class 10 History Chapter 9 Post Independent India Important Questions, KSEEB SSLC Class 10 Social Science Important Questions and Answers<\/a>\u00a0helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.<\/p>\n

Karnataka SSLC Class 10 Social Science History Important Questions Chapter 9 Post Independent India<\/h2>\n

Question 1.
\nWhat were the problems India had to face immediately after independence?
\n(OR)
\nWhat were the problems faced in independent India?
\nAnswer:
\nCommunal riots, rehabilitation of refugees, integration of the princely states into the Indian Union and reorganisation of states, stabilisation of the economic system, formation of government, framing of a Constitution, strengthening of the military, strengthening of the social fabric to bring about social equality and formulation of a new foreign policy were some of the problems India had to face immediately after independence.<\/p>\n

Question 2.
\nWhy were there communal clashes in many places at the time of independence?
\nAnswer:
\nThe seeds of hatred between Hindus and Muslims sown by the British and the policy of divide and rule followed by them led to communal riots at the time of independence. Religious suspicion entered public life resulting in communal clashes. Hatred grew among those who till then lived together leading to untold suffering.<\/p>\n

Question 3.
\nWhy did India face the problem of refugees from Pakistan?
\n(OR)
\nHow did India deal with the problem of refugees from Pakistan?
\nAnswer:
\nThe partition of India and the communal riots that followed, forced a large number of people to migrate from Pakistan to India. The burden of providing food and shelter to these refugees was a huge challenge to the Indian government. In spite of facing many problems, the government did not give up on its humanitarian concerns and provided all facilities to the refugees and helped them to settle in India.<\/p>\n

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Question 4.
\nHow do you say that the Indian Constitution has tried to put an end to communal clashes?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Indian Constitution has accepted religion as the personal choice of the individual. It has declared India a secular country.<\/p>\n

Question 5.
\nWhy did India face the problem of refugees from East Pakistan (Bangladesh)?
\n(OR)
\nHow did India deal with the problem of refugees from Bangladesh?
\nAnswer:
\nThe arrival of refugees from East Pakistan or Bangladesh continued for a long time after India\u2019s independence. Refugees continued to come even till 1971. The war for the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 resulted in the arrival often lakh refugees into India. The government of India as also the governments of Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam helped the refugees to resettle in India.<\/p>\n

Question 6.
\nWhy did the arrival of refugees create problems in West Bengal?
\nAnswer:
\nThe war for the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 resulted in the arrival of ten lakh refugees from Bangladesh into India. Since most of the refugees knew Bengali, they tried to settle in West Bengal. This created huge stress on the resources of West Bengal<\/p>\n

Question 7.
\nHow has the government rehabilitated the refugees from Tibet?
\n(OR)
\nHow did the Government solve die Tibetan refugee problem?
\nAnswer:
\nPeople of Tibet started arriving in India as refugees in 1959, that is, during Nehru\u2019s prime ministership. In 1960, the Government of Karnataka sanctioned 3000 acres of land to Tibetan refugees at Bylakuppe. Today it is one of the major Tibetan settlements in India. At present there are about one lakh twenty thousand Tibetan refugees in India.<\/p>\n

Question 8.
\nWhere have the refugees from Tibet been rehabilitated in Karnataka?
\nAnswer:
\nIn Karnataka, refugees from Tibet have been rehabilitated at Bylakuppe.<\/p>\n

Question 9.
\nHow was a democratic government established in India after independence?
\nAnswer:
\nAn interim government was formed in India at the time of independence on August 15th, 1947. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India. After the Constitution was adopted on January 26th, 1950 Babu Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India. The Constitution declared India a sovereign,democratic republic. India adopted the parliamentary, system of democracy.<\/p>\n

Question 10.
\nWho was the first Governor General of independent India?
\nAnswer:
\nLord Mountbatten was the first Governor General of independent India.<\/p>\n

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Question 11.
\nWho was the first Prime Minister of India?
\nAnswer:
\nJawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.<\/p>\n

Question 12.
\nWho was the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee?
\nAnswer:
\nDr. B.R. Ambedkar was the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee.<\/p>\n

Question 13.
\nWhen did the Indian Constitution come into force?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Indian Constitution came into force on January 26,1950.<\/p>\n

Question 14.
\nWho was the first President of independent India?
\nAnswer:
\nBabu Rajendra Prasad was the first president of independent India.<\/p>\n

Question 15.
\nBy which amendment to the Constitution were the words \u2018secular\u2019 and \u2018socialist\u2019 added?
\nAnswer:
\nThe words secular and socialist were added to the Constitution by the 42nd amendment in 1976.<\/p>\n

Question 16.
\nWhat type of democracy is there in India?
\nAnswer:
\nIndia has parliamentary type of democracy.<\/p>\n

Question 17.
\nWhy was the Presidential model rejected?
\nAnswer:
\nThe Constitution Drafting Committee studied various Constitutions of the world and came to the conclusion that a parliament elected by the people should be the ultimate authority in governance. Hence the presidential model was rejected.<\/p>\n

Question 18.
\nHow many princely states were there in India at the time of independence?
\nAnswer:
\nThere were 562 princely states in India at the time of independence.<\/p>\n

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Question 19.
\nWhat were the options given to the princely states by the British when the country was partitioned?
\nAnswer:
\nThere were 562 princely states when the British left India. While dividing the country the British gave three options to these princely states:<\/p>\n