Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1 List 2
(a) Muslim League  (i) Leader of the North Western Frontier Province 
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan    (ii) Proponent of the Two-Nation theory
(c) Potti Sriramulu   (iii) Maharaja of Manipur
(d) Bodhachandra Singh (iv) Took fast unto death

 

Options:

(a)- i, (b)- ii, (c)- iv, (d)- iii

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iii, (d)- iv

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d)- iii

(a)- iii, (b)- ii, (c)- iv, (d)- i

Correct Answer:

(a)- ii, (b)- i, (c)- iv, (d)- iii

Explanation:

Muslim League proposed the ‘two-nation theory' as it believed that India consisted of two types of people, The Hindus, and the Muslims, and they can't live together. 

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was known as Frontier Gandhi and was the leader of the North Western Frontier Province. 

Potti Sriramulu was a veteran of Gandhi who undertook a fast unto death on 19 October 1952 demanding a separate state of Andhra Pradesh; died during the fast on 15 December 1952.

Maharaja of Manipur Bodhachandra Singh signed the merger agreement with India in 1949.