The Bhilai steel plant was set up with the help of the former Soviet Union in 1959. Located in the backward rural area of Chhattisgarh, it came to be seen as an important sign of the development of modern India after Independence.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was appointed as chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, and under his supervision the document was finalized.

Potti Sriramulu was a Gandhian leader in Andhra Pradesh. He went on a hunger strike demanding an independent state of Andhra Pradesh for the Telugu speaking people.

Planning Commission was set up in the year 1950 in India, to help design and execute suitable policies for economic development.

Untouchability was described as ‘slur or blot’ on the ‘fair name of India’. Hindu temples, previously open to only the higher castes, were thrown open to all, including the former untouchables.

Sri Lanka has recognized Sinhala as its national language in 1956. This made Sinhala the medium of instruction in all state schools and colleges, in public examinations, and in the courts.

In 1920s, the Congress promised that after independence each linguistic group would have its own province.

The two problems faced by India soon after independence were maintaining unity and ensuring the development of the nation.

Mixed economy is an economic system having the features of both private sectors and state. In this model, both state (government) and private sector play complementary role in the developmental process.

The subjects or issues relating to the whole nation are given in the Union List. Defence and taxes are a few examples.