MCQ on Post-Independence India : From Lal Bahadur Shastri to Indira Gandhi
Q. Who became the Prime Minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964? / 1964 में जवाहरलाल नेहरू की मृत्यु के बाद भारत के प्रधानमंत्री कौन बने?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
C) Morarji Desai
D) Gulzarilal Nanda
Answer: B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Q. What was the famous slogan given by Lal Bahadur Shastri? / लाल बहादुर शास्त्री द्वारा दिया गया प्रसिद्ध नारा क्या था?
A) Garibi Hatao
B) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
C) Do or Die
D) Inquilab Zindabad
Answer: B) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
Q. During which war did Lal Bahadur Shastri serve as Prime Minister? / लाल बहादुर शास्त्री किस युद्ध के दौरान प्रधानमंत्री थे?
A) Indo-China War (1962)
B) Indo-Pak War (1965)
C) Kargil War
D) Bangladesh War (1971)
Answer: B) Indo-Pak War (1965)
Q. The Tashkent Agreement was signed in which year? / ताशकंद समझौता किस वर्ष हुआ था?
A) 1964
B) 1965
C) 1966
D) 1967
Answer: C) 1966
Q. Between India and which country was the Tashkent Agreement signed? / ताशकंद समझौता भारत और किस देश के बीच हुआ था?
A) China
B) Nepal
C) Pakistan
D) Bangladesh
Answer: C) Pakistan
Q. Where did Lal Bahadur Shastri die? / लाल बहादुर शास्त्री का निधन कहाँ हुआ था?
A) New Delhi
B) Tashkent
C) Mumbai
D) Lahore
Answer: B) Tashkent
Q. Who became the Prime Minister of India after Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death? / लाल बहादुर शास्त्री की मृत्यु के बाद भारत की प्रधानमंत्री कौन बनीं?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
D) Sucheta Kripalani
Answer: A) Indira Gandhi
Q. In which year did Indira Gandhi become Prime Minister for the first time? / इंदिरा गांधी पहली बार किस वर्ष प्रधानमंत्री बनीं?
A) 1964
B) 1965
C) 1966
D) 1967
Answer: C) 1966
Q. Which bank nationalization policy was introduced by Indira Gandhi in 1969? / 1969 में इंदिरा गांधी ने कौन-सी नीति लागू की?
A) Coal Nationalization
B) Insurance Nationalization
C) Bank Nationalization
D) Railway Nationalization
Answer: C) Bank Nationalization
Q. How many major commercial banks were nationalized in 1969? / 1969 में कितने प्रमुख वाणिज्यिक बैंकों का राष्ट्रीयकरण किया गया था?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 14
D) 20
Answer: C) 14
Q. What was the main slogan of Indira Gandhi during the 1971 elections? / 1971 के चुनावों में इंदिरा गांधी का मुख्य नारा क्या था?
A) Jai Hind
B) Garibi Hatao
C) Sampoorna Kranti
D) Quit India
Answer: B) Garibi Hatao
Q. Which major war took place during Indira Gandhi’s tenure in 1971? / 1971 में इंदिरा गांधी के कार्यकाल में कौन-सा प्रमुख युद्ध हुआ?
A) Indo-China War
B) Indo-Pak War
C) Kargil War
D) First Kashmir War
Answer: B) Indo-Pak War
Q. The creation of which country was associated with the 1971 Indo-Pak War? / 1971 के भारत-पाक युद्ध के परिणामस्वरूप किस देश का गठन हुआ?
A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
Answer: C) Bangladesh
Q. Who was the President of India during the 1971 war? / 1971 के युद्ध के समय भारत के राष्ट्रपति कौन थे?
A) Zakir Husain
B) V.V. Giri
C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Answer: B) V.V. Giri
Q. Which treaty was signed between India and the Soviet Union in 1971? / 1971 में भारत और सोवियत संघ के बीच कौन-सी संधि हुई थी?
A) Tashkent Treaty
B) Shimla Agreement
C) Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
D) Panchsheel Agreement
Answer: C) Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation
Q. The Shimla Agreement was signed in which year? / शिमला समझौता किस वर्ष हुआ था?
A) 1970
B) 1971
C) 1972
D) 1973
Answer: C) 1972
Q. The Shimla Agreement was signed between Indira Gandhi and whom? / शिमला समझौता इंदिरा गांधी और किसके बीच हुआ था?
A) Ayub Khan
B) Yahya Khan
C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
D) Pervez Musharraf
Answer: C) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Q. Which operation demonstrated India’s nuclear capability in 1974? / 1974 में भारत की परमाणु क्षमता का प्रदर्शन किस अभियान द्वारा हुआ?
A) Operation Vijay
B) Smiling Buddha
C) Operation Meghdoot
D) Operation Cactus
Answer: B) Smiling Buddha
Q. India’s first nuclear test was conducted at which place? / भारत का पहला परमाणु परीक्षण कहाँ किया गया था?
A) Pokhran
B) Trombay
C) Kalpakkam
D) Tarapur
Answer: A) Pokhran
Q. In which year was the Emergency declared in India? / भारत में आपातकाल किस वर्ष घोषित किया गया था?
A) 1973
B) 1974
C) 1975
D) 1976
Answer: C) 1975
Q. Which Constitutional Article was used to impose the Emergency in 1975? / 1975 में आपातकाल लगाने के लिए किस संवैधानिक अनुच्छेद का उपयोग किया गया था?
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 360
D) Article 370
Answer: A) Article 352
Q. Who was the President of India when the Emergency was declared? / आपातकाल घोषित किए जाने के समय भारत के राष्ट्रपति कौन थे?
A) V.V. Giri
B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
C) Giani Zail Singh
D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Answer: B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Q. Which movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan opposed Indira Gandhi’s government? / जयप्रकाश नारायण द्वारा संचालित कौन-सा आंदोलन इंदिरा गांधी सरकार के विरोध में था?
A) Swadeshi Movement
B) Total Revolution Movement
C) Khilafat Movement
D) Home Rule Movement
Answer: B) Total Revolution Movement
Q. Which Constitutional Amendment is often called the “Mini Constitution”? / किस संवैधानिक संशोधन को “मिनी संविधान” कहा जाता है?
A) 24th Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 44th Amendment
D) 52nd Amendment
Answer: B) 42nd Amendment
Q. In which year did Indira Gandhi lose the General Election after the Emergency? / आपातकाल के बाद इंदिरा गांधी किस वर्ष आम चुनाव हार गईं?
A) 1976
B) 1977
C) 1978
D) 1979
Answer: B) 1977
Q. Which party defeated Congress in the 1977 General Election? / 1977 के आम चुनाव में कांग्रेस को किस पार्टी ने हराया?
A) BJP
B) Janata Party
C) CPI
D) Swatantra Party
Answer: B) Janata Party
Q. Who became Prime Minister after Indira Gandhi’s defeat in 1977? / 1977 में इंदिरा गांधी की हार के बाद प्रधानमंत्री कौन बने?
A) Charan Singh
B) Morarji Desai
C) Jagjivan Ram
D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Answer: B) Morarji Desai
Q. In which year did Indira Gandhi return to power? / इंदिरा गांधी किस वर्ष पुनः सत्ता में लौटीं?
A) 1978
B) 1979
C) 1980
D) 1981
Answer: C) 1980
Q. Which military operation was conducted in 1984 at the Golden Temple? / 1984 में स्वर्ण मंदिर में कौन-सा सैन्य अभियान चलाया गया था?
A) Operation Polo
B) Operation Blue Star
C) Operation Vijay
D) Operation Meghdoot
Answer: B) Operation Blue Star
Q. Indira Gandhi was assassinated in which year? / इंदिरा गांधी की हत्या किस वर्ष हुई थी?
A) 1982
B) 1983
C) 1984
D) 1985
Answer: C) 1984