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India After Independence
Mention the feature of the Constitution where it offered special privileges for the poorest and most disadvantaged Indians.
The features:
(i)The practice of untouchability, described as a “slur and a blot” on the “fair name of India”, was abolished. Hindu temples, previously open to only the higher castes, were thrown open toall, including the former untouchables.
(ii)A certain percentage of seats in legislatures as well as jobs in government were reserved for members of the lowest castes.
(iii)Alongwith the former untouchables, the adivasis also known as the Scheduled Tribes were also granted reservation in seats and jobs. They too had been deprived and discriminated against like the Scheduled Castes.
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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'?
After Independence, why was there a reluctance to divide the country on liguistic times?
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