India After Independence Class 8 Worksheet History

Q.1. Write any two subjects of the Concurrent List.

Forests and Agriculture

Q.2. Who is called the father of Indian Constitution?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is called the father of Indian Constitution.

Q.3. What was the basic objective of foreign policy of independent India?

The basic objective of foreign policy of independent India was Non-alignment.

Q.4. When was the Bhilai Steel Plant set up?

The Bhilai steel plant was set up with the help of the former Soviet Union in 1959.

Q.5. What were the points of focus of the Second Five Year Plan?

Second Five Year Plan focused strongly on the development of heavy industries such as steel, and on the building of large dams.

Q.6. What was the role of the Planning Commission?

In 1950, the government set up a Planning Commission to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development.

Q.7. Write any two subjects of the State List.

Education and Health

Q.8. When was Indian Constitution adopted?

The Indian Constitution was adopted on 26 January 1950.

Q.9. When did new state of Andhra Pradesh come into existence?

On 1 October 1953, the new state of Andhra Pradesh came into being.

Q.10. Who was the first deputy prime minister of Independent India?

Vallabhbhai Patel was the first deputy prime minister of Independent India.

Q.11. Who was Potti Sriramulu?

Potti Sriramulu was the Gandhian leader who died fasting for a separate state for Telugu speakers.

Q.12. How was the Bhilai steel plant seen?

The Bhilai steel plant came to be seen as an important sign of the development of modern India after Independence.

Q.13. Which step has been described as revolutionary?

One feature of the Constitution was its adoption of universal adult franchise. All Indians above the age of 21 would be allowed to vote in state and national elections. This was a revolutionary step – for never before had Indians been allowed to choose their own leaders.

Q.14. What did Dr Ambedkar mean when he said that “In politics we will have equality, and in social and economic life we will have inequality”?

Through this statement in his final speech to the Constituent Assembly, Dr Ambedkar pointed out that political democracy had to be accompanied by economic and social democracy. Giving the right to vote would not automatically lead to the removal of other inequalities such as between rich and poor, or between upper and lower castes.

Q.15. Who was Mira Behn? Find out more about her life and her ideas.

Madeleine Slade, also known as Mirabehn or Meera Behn, was a British woman who left her home in Britain to live and work with Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence Movement. She devoted her life to human development and the advancement of Gandhi's principles. She was the daughter of the British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade.