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India's Independence Day

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly that held the 'Independence Meeting'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Rajendra Prasad

c)

Dr Radhakrishnana

d)

(None among these)

2.

Who was the viceroy of independent India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Lord Wellesley

c)

Lord Bentinck

3.

Name the first woman minister of Independent India.

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

c)

Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

4.

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

a)

the wheel of Krishna

b)

the wheel of law

c)

the wheel of religion

5.

In 1997, the year of 50th anniversary of Indian independence, the US Senate passed a resolution, designating it as a National(US) Day of celebration of...

a)

Freedom from the British rule

b)

Indian and American Free Trade

c)

Indian and American Democracy

d)

Successful Indian Nuclear Tests

6.

They are the national animal, bird, flower and fruit of India. Pick out the right combination (in the same order).

a)

Tiger, pigeon,lotus and mango

b)

Elephant, peacock, lotus and apple

c)

Tiger, peacock, lotus and mango

d)

Tiger, peacock, lotus and apple

7.

Since when India had been recognized as a republic?

a)

August 15, 1947

b)

January 26, 1948

c)

January 26, 1950

d)

August 15, 1950

8.

Who among the following was the last Governor General of Independent India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Dr Rajendraprasad

c)

C R Gopalachari

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

9.

The first stanza of Tagore's 'Janagana Maana' has been selected as India's national anthem. How many stanzas are there in the original song?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

4

d)

2

e)

3

10.

Who is the author of the National Anthem of India?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Vallabhbhai Patel