UPSC Post-Independence India – Chapter 10: Social Change and Social Justice after Independence (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Post-Independence India – Chapter 10: Social Change and Social Justice after Independence (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: History. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Untouchability was abolished by:

Correct Answer: C [Article 17]

Explanation:

Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form; enforcing any disability arising from it is a punishable offence.

2.  

Article 15(4) was added to the Constitution after the case of:

Correct Answer: A [Champakam Dorairajan]

Explanation:

Article 15(4) was added by the First Amendment in 1951 after the State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan case.

3.  

The First Backward Classes Commission (1953–55) was chaired by:

Correct Answer: B [Kaka Kalelkar]

Explanation:

The First Backward Classes Commission, appointed in January 1953 and reporting in 1955, was headed by Kaka Kalelkar.

4.  

The Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955 was renamed in 1976 as the:

Correct Answer: A [Protection of Civil Rights Act]

Explanation:

The 1976 amendment strengthened the 1955 Act and renamed it the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955.

5.  

The Dalit Panthers were formed in 1972 in:

Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]

Explanation:

The Dalit Panthers were founded in Bombay, Maharashtra, in 1972 by Namdeo Dhasal, J.V. Pawar and Raja Dhale.

6.  

Which of the following laws introduced monogamy and divorce among Hindus?

Correct Answer: D [Hindu Marriage Act, 1955]

Explanation:

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 made monogamy compulsory for Hindus and allowed divorce on specified grounds.

7.  

The report "Towards Equality" (1974) was prepared by the:

Correct Answer: B [Committee on the Status of Women in India]

Explanation:

The Committee on the Status of Women in India, set up in 1971, submitted 'Towards Equality' in 1974.

8.  

SEWA, founded in Ahmedabad in 1972, is associated with:

Correct Answer: D [Ela Bhatt]

Explanation:

Ela Bhatt founded the Self-Employed Women's Association in Ahmedabad in 1972 to organise women in informal work.

9.  

The Chipko movement began in 1973 in the present-day State of:

Correct Answer: A [Uttarakhand]

Explanation:

Chipko began in 1973 in Chamoli district, then in Uttar Pradesh and now in Uttarakhand.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. B.R. Ambedkar resigned from the Union Cabinet in 1951.
2. The Hindu Succession Act was passed in 1956.
3. The Uniform Civil Code is a Fundamental Right under Article 44.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Ambedkar resigned in 1951 and the Hindu Succession Act came in 1956; statement 3 fails because Article 44 is a Directive Principle.

11.  

Assertion (A): Parliament passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act in 1986.

Reason (R): The Supreme Court's Shah Bano judgment of 1985 had upheld maintenance for a divorced Muslim woman under the Criminal Procedure Code.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both statements are true, and the 1986 Act was passed specifically to dilute the effect of the Shah Bano judgment.

12.  

The Narmada Bachao Andolan is most closely associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Medha Patkar]

Explanation:

Medha Patkar led the Narmada Bachao Andolan against displacement caused by the Sardar Sarovar and other Narmada dams.

13.  

Silent Valley, the subject of a major environmental campaign, is in:

Correct Answer: B [Keralam]

Explanation:

Silent Valley is in Keralam, where a major campaign saved it from a dam and it became a national park in 1984.

14.  

The Bharatiya Kisan Union of the 1980s was led by:

Correct Answer: D [Mahendra Singh Tikait]

Explanation:

Mahendra Singh Tikait led the Bharatiya Kisan Union's large farmers' agitations in western Uttar Pradesh in the 1980s.

15.  

The Special Marriage Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: C [1954]

Explanation:

The Special Marriage Act, 1954 provides for civil marriage between persons irrespective of religion.

16.  

The anti-arrack movement of the early 1990s began among women in:

Correct Answer: A [Nellore]

Explanation:

The anti-arrack movement began in 1992 among rural women of Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, and spread across the State.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Untouchability (Offences) Act
2. "Towards Equality" report
3. Shah Bano judgment
4. Dowry Prohibition Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-4-2-3]

Explanation:

Order: Untouchability (Offences) Act (1955) → Dowry Prohibition Act (1961) → "Towards Equality" report (1974) → Shah Bano judgment (1985).

18.  

The 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992) reserved for women:

Correct Answer: D [one-third of seats in panchayats and municipalities]

Explanation:

The 73rd and 74th Amendments reserved not less than one-third of seats in panchayats and municipalities for women.

19.  

Ambedkar embraced Buddhism on 14 October 1956 at:

Correct Answer: B [Nagpur]

Explanation:

On 14 October 1956 Ambedkar and lakhs of followers embraced Buddhism at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.

20.  

The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: A [1961]

Explanation:

Parliament passed the Dowry Prohibition Act in 1961, making the giving and taking of dowry an offence.

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