History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2013 History
Which one of the following was the most immediate problem India confronted after independence?
ASettlement of boundaries after partition
BDivision of Civil Service personnel
CDivision of military assets
DCommunal and refugee problem ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Communal and refugee problem — The most immediate problem was the communal and refugee problem, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The most immediate problem was the communal and refugee problem, so that is the answer.
★Partition set off terrible communal violence in 1947.
★Millions of people crossed the new borders in both directions.
★Huge numbers of refugees had to be sheltered, fed and resettled.
★This human crisis demanded the most urgent attention of the new government.
★The other tasks, though important, were less immediately pressing.
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