Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.

1. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was also the ………….. minister of newly independent India.
2. The Bhilai steel plant was set up with the help of the former …………. in 1959.
3. In 1966, the state of Punjab was divided into ………… and ……………..
4. India’s population in 1947 was almost …………… million.
5. Soon after Independence, India chose to grant …………… right to all its citizens regardless of gender, class or education.