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Independence Day!

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the Bal in Lal, Bal, Pal?

a)

Bala Saheb

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Bal Krishan

2.

Who was the first President of Independent India?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Dr. S Radhakrishnan

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

3.

Who is the author of the National Anthem of India

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Vallabhbhai Patel

c)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

4.

What does the blue wheel that appears in the Indian national flag stand for?

a)

The wheel of law of justice

b)

The wheel of religion

c)

The wheel of fortune

d)

The wheel of time

5.

Who gave the slogan “Give me blood and I shall give you freedom”?

a)

Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Chandrashekhar Azad

c)

Ramprasad Bismil

d)

Subhash Chandra Bose

6.

Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

7.

Kakori train conspiracy was conspired by Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) for need of money for revolutionary acts against the british. Who among the following was NOT in the HRA?

a)

Chandrashekhar Azad

b)

Bhagat SIngh

c)

Ram Prasad Bismil

d)

Murari Lal Gupta

8.

The "cellular jail" as constructed by British for exiling political indian prisoners, giving harshest of treatment to them. Where is this jail located?

a)

Delhi

b)

Port Blair

c)

Lakshdweep

d)

Calcutta

9.

Where does the name India come from?

a)

Britishers named it

b)

Mahatma Gandhi changed it from Bharat

c)

After the Indus Valley civilization

d)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru changed it

10.

Why was 15 August 1947 chosen as the date of power transfer by Viceroy Mountbatten?

a)

It was the British Thanksgiving Day

b)

It was Britain's Queen's birthday

c)

It was the second anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.

d)

It was decided by King George VI

11.

When was Purna Swaraj a.k.a ‘Complete Independence’ observed?

a)

August 15, 1947

b)

January 26, 1950

c)

October 2, 1947

d)

January 26, 1930

12.

What was the name of Independent India between August 15, 1947 to January 26, 1950, when it became the Republic of India?

a)

Dominion of Bharat

b)

Republic of Bharat

c)

Dominion of India

d)

State of dominion of India

13.

Who united the self-governed princely states post-independence?

a)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

b)

Bal Gangadar Tilak

c)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

d)

Rajendra Prasad

14.

Who is the only Indian president to have served two terms?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

APJ Abdul Kalam