India Independence Quiz

In which year did the Indian Sepoy Mutiny / First War of India's Independence take place?

• 1665

• 1765

• 1901

• 1857

Who gave the famous "a tryst with destiny" speech?

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

• Sardar Vallabbhai Patel

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi

What policy did the Imperial British Government use to suppress the Indian Freedom Struggle?

• Fear and Bribe

• Divide and Rule

• Discord and Fear

• Divide and Fool

What movement did Gandhiji start to encourage use of local goods over British imports?

• Satyagraha Movement

• Dandi March

• Swadeshi Movement

• Quit India Movement

Who said the famous words - "Self-rule is my birth right and I shall have it."

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Jawaharlal Nehru

Who is known as the "Iron Man of India" for the role he played in the national integration after India's independence?

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

• Sardar Vallabbhai Patel

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Gandhiji started the Dandi March to protest taxes on which essential product?

• Sugar

• Spices

• Rice

• Salt

In 1947, which new countries were created in addition to independent India?

• Pakistan and Afghanistan

• Pakistan and Sri Lanka

• East and West Pakistan

• Burma and Nepal

Name this famous US Civil Rights leader who was inspired by Gandhiji's principle of Satyagraha and non-violence.

• James Baldwin

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ralph Abernathy

• James Bevel

On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tri-color flag at...

• Purana Qila, Delhi

• Red Fort, Delhi

• Red Fort, Agra

• India Gate, Delhi