Indian History

B.P. Wadia, N.M. Joshi, and Dhundiraj Thengdi were all prominent figures involved in the early trade union movement in India, such as the formation of the AITUC.

The Panchsheel agreement, or the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was signed between India and China on April 29, 1954.

Sree Narayana Guru was a social reformer in Kerala who worked significantly for the upliftment of the Ezhava community and campaigned against caste discrimination.

The Community Development Programme was launched in India on October 2, 1952, to promote rural development.

Hyderabad was a princely state that did not initially join the Indian Union; it was integrated following a military operation known as Operation Polo in 1948.

The five principles of Panchsheel are mutual respect for territorial integrity, non-aggression, non-interference, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. World peace and international cooperation is a general goal, not one of the five specific principles.

The Indian National Congress adopted the goal of Purna Swaraj (complete independence) at the Lahore session, and the tricolor flag was hoisted on December 31, 1929.

The States Reorganisation Act, which reorganized the boundaries of Indian states along linguistic lines, was passed in 1956.

Jawaharlal Nehru famously declared his socialist leanings, particularly in his presidential addresses to the Congress, such as at the Lucknow session in 1936.

G. Sankara Kurup (often spelled as G. Sankara Kurup) was the first Malayalam writer to receive the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for his work 'Odakkuzhal' (The Bamboo Flute). He was a renowned poet and one of the most influential figures in modern Malayalam literature.

During Nehru's premiership, India's foreign policy aimed to support world peace, oppose imperialism and colonialism, and promote non-alignment. Neutrality (non-alignment) was indeed a core principle. However, 'observation of neutrality' as phrased suggests complete detachment, whereas India practiced principled non-alignment - engaging actively while remaining independent of power blocs.

The University Education Commission, headed by Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in 1948-49, recommended the establishment of a University Grants Commission in India.

The Indian Independence Act, 1947 received Royal Assent on July 18, 1947, and came into force on August 15, 1947. Option A is incorrect because the Act did not grant unlimited powers to repeal any British act, and Option D is incorrect as the Constituent Assemblies were indirectly elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

Raja Ravi Varma is renowned for his synthesis of European academic art techniques with Indian subjects. His primary contribution and novelty was the use of oil paints to depict Indian mythological themes, which was a departure from traditional Indian art styles.

The Indian Independence Act, 1947 was passed by the British Parliament and received Royal Assent on July 18, 1947. It officially came into effect on August 15, 1947, marking the independence of India and Pakistan.

Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the British House of Commons on February 20, 1947, that the British government intended to transfer power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June 1948.

The Second Five Year Plan (1956-1961) focused heavily on industrialization and the development of the public sector. During this period, the steel plants at Bhilai, Durgapur, and Rourkela were established with the help of the USSR, UK, and West Germany respectively.

Mulk Raj Anand (typo in option B as 'Mulak Raj Anand') wrote the novel 'Coolie' (1936), which exposed the exploitation of child labor in colonial India. Anand was a prominent writer of Indian English literature known for his social realism. Pallathu Rao is not a known author, R.K. Narayan wrote 'Malgudi Days', and Bhabani Bhattacharjee wrote 'So Many Hungers'.

While most states acceded by August 1947, the process of integration and the signing of the Instrument of Accession for the remaining states continued through 1948. By the end of 1948, the vast majority of the princely states had been integrated into the Indian Union.

The Panchsheel Treaty, or the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was signed between India and China on April 29, 1954, during the negotiations regarding Tibet.

Jayaprakash Narayan, a prominent leader of the Quit India Movement, made this declaration in 1942. He was a key figure in the underground movement during the struggle for independence.