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Who was against the creation of linguistic states?
J.L Nehru
Vallabhbhai Patel
Name the Gandhian leader who died fasting for a separate state for Telugu speakers.
Potti Sriramulu
Bombay was divided into _________ and _________ speakers.
Gujarati
Marathi
Which dam was built on the Chambal river in Madhya Pradesh?
Gandhi Sagar bandh
When was the Second Five Year plan was formulated?
1956
“science and machinery he [mankind] may get huge returns for a time, but ultimately will come desolation. We have got to study Nature’s balance, and develop our lives within her laws, if we are to survive as a physically healthy and morally decent species.”
Who said it and Why?
Mira Behn
A _________________ was set up, which submitted its report in 1956, recommending the redrawing of district and provincial boundaries to form compact provinces of Assamese, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu speakers respectively.
States Reorganisation Commission
Where did leaders of Asian and African countries meet?
Bandung, Indonesia 1955
Name the countries that were a part of NAM?
Egypt, Yugoslavia, Indonesia, Ghana and India,
In 1966, the state of Punjab was also divided into ______ and _______
Punjab, Haryana
Why was Planning Commission set up?
to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development.
What did Second Five year Plan focus on?
the development of heavy industries such as steel, and on the building of large dams.
Wo helped in setting up the Bhilai steel plant in 1959?
Soviet Union
Who led the Indian delegation to the UN between 1952 and 1962 and argued for a policy of non-alignment?
Krishna Menon
When did the new state of Andhra came into being ?
1st October,1953