India After Independence
Describe the lavel of development of India at the time of independence.
At Independence, the vast majority of Indians lived in the villages. Farmers and peasants depended on the monsoon for their survival. So did them non-farm sector of the rural economy, for if the crops failed, barbers, carpenters, weavers and other service groups would not get paid for their services either. In the cities, factory workers lived in crowded slums with little access to education or health care.
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What was the role of the Planning Commission?
Subjects that were placed on the Union List were ___________, ____________ and __________.
Subjects on the Concurrent List were __________ and ___________.
Economic planning by which both the state and the private sector played a role in development was called a ___________ model.
The death of ________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give into the demand for linguistic state of Andhra.
At independence, the majority of Indians lived in villages.
The Constituent Assembly was made up of members of the Congress Party.
In the first national election, only men were allowed to vote.
The Second Five Year Plan focused on the development of heavy industry.
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'?
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