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R DAY- PRELIMS

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First war of Independence taken place in India

a)

1857

b)

1859

c)

1870

d)

1834

2.

Birth of Rabindranath Tagore

a)

1873

b)

1861

c)

1806

d)

1872

3.

When was Government of India Act passed?

a)

1954

b)

1945

c)

1935

d)

1953

4.

When was the first Anglo-Mysore War

a)

1767-69

b)

1769-70

c)

1970-72

d)

1972-75

5.

The Constitution of India was adopted in the year

a)

1956

b)

1954

c)

1952

d)

1949

6.

When did the first general election Panchayat Raj has took place in India?

a)

1956

b)

1952

c)

1986

d)

1858

7.

When did the nationalization of Banks has taken place?

a)

1978

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

8.

The Battle of Buxar was fought in the year

a)

1764

b)

1765

c)

1975

d)

1969

9.

Birth of great leader Subhas Chandra Bose took place in the year

a)

1899

b)

1878

c)

1890

d)

1897

10.

In which year The Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay

a)

1886

b)

1885

c)

1845

d)

1898

11.

Psephology is the

a)

Study of election

b)

Science of election

c)

Study of pressure groups

d)

Science of polity

12.

The Motilal Nehru committee, an all party committee including the representatives from The Congress, The Muslim League, The Liberals, The Sikhs and All India Depressed classes conferences setup in response to Simon commission submitted the first draft constitution for India on

a)

January 1950

b)

January 1947

c)

November 1928

d)

November 1949

13.

The directive principles of state policy is a mix of what is followed in

a)

USA & Japan

b)

Ireland and Israel

c)

Canada and South Africa

d)

Britain and Ireland

14.

The terms Socialist and Secular and Unity and Integrity of the nation that were added by the 42nd Amendment was given raise from the

a)

Golaknath Case

b)

Minerva Mills Case

c)

Kesavananda Bharati Case

d)

Bommai Case

15.

President of India is elected through ______ voting

a)

Single transferable voting

b)

List voting

c)

Secret ballot voting

d)

EVM voting

16.

Informal members/group of people close to Prime Minister in command is referred to as

a)

Shadow cabinet

b)

PM work advisory

c)

Balcony cabinet

d)

Kitchen cabinet

17.

No criminal cases can be filed on

a)

President & Governors

b)

President & Vice president

c)

Prime minister & President

d)

Prime minister & his cabinet

18.

The first public interest litigation was filed in

a)

Mumbai

b)

Haryana

c)

Delhi

d)

Karnataka

19.

Article 32 affirms the right to move the Supreme court if a fundamental right is violated was called 'Heart and Soul of the constitution' by

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

B N Rao

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Dr. B R Ambedkar

20.

Nobody should be punished without a fair hearing is a

a)

Rule of law

b)

Natural justice

c)

Right to life & liberty

d)

Mandate of Constitution

21.

"Freedom is not given, it is taken" was said by

a)

Alekh Patra

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Chittaranjan Das

d)

Babu Kunwar Singh

22.

Who quoted " A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race"

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Subodh Roy

c)

Annie Besant

d)

Kasturba Gandhi

23.

"If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. For what is the flesh of youth, if it is not of service to the motherland" was said by

a)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

b)

Madam Bhikaji Cama

c)

Lala Rajpat Rai

d)

Asaf Ali

24.

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of it's people". whose words are these?

a)

Shavkat Nehru

b)

Bipin Chandra Pal

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Kamala Nehru

25.

Who quoted "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

26.

"Bombs and pistols do not make revolution. The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting-stone of Idea". Whose words are these?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Lal Lajpat Rai

c)

Bhagat Singh

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

27.

Who quoted the slogan " Satyameva Jayathe"

a)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

b)

Madan Mohan Malviya

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Bhagat Singh

28.

who said the words "Araam Haraam hai "

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Bankim Chandran

29.

Who quoted the slogan "Jai jawan, Jai kissan"

a)

Dadabhai Naroji

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

d)

Vallabhai Patel

30.

"Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian". Who said this?

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

Ahmaullad Shah

c)

Maruthu Pandiyar

d)

Ram Prasad Bismil

31.

Identify the personality

a)

Mangal Pandey

b)

Dhan Singh Gurjar

c)

V O Chidambaram

d)

Ahmaullad Shah

32.

Identify the personality

a)

Jayi Rajaguru

b)

Maruthu Pandiyar

c)

Jayi Rajguru

d)

Bhagat Singh

33.

Identify the personality

a)

Chittaranjan Das

b)

Ram Prasad Bismil

c)

Veer Shawarkar

d)

Udham Singh

34.

Identify the personality

a)

Shaukat Ali

b)

S Satyamurti

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

35.

Identify the personality

a)

Vallabhai Patel

b)

Atulkrishna Ghosh

c)

Subodh Roy

d)

Asaf Ali

36.

Identify the personality

a)

Lala Rajpat Rai

b)

Alekh Patra

c)

Bipin Chandra Pal

d)

Shavkat Ali

37.

Identify the personality

a)

Annie Besant

b)

Madam Bhikaji Cama

c)

Kamala Nehru

d)

Usha Mehta

38.

Identify the personality

a)

Kamala Nehru

b)

Kasturba Gandhi

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

39.

Identify the personality

a)

Sangolli Rayanna

b)

Maruthu pandiyar

c)

Veera Pandiya Kataboman

d)

Babu Kunwar Singh

40.

Identify the personality

a)

Veer Shawarkar

b)

Subramania Bharati

c)

Atulkrishna Ghosh

d)

Chittaranjan Das

41.

How many members of the assembly signed the Indian Constitution?

a)

307

b)

308

c)

309

d)

310

42.

Republic Day celebrations are a _____ day long affair

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

43.

The Republic Day parade starts from

a)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

b)

India Gate

c)

Red fort

d)

Vijay Chowk

44.

Who is the Chief guest for the 71st Republic day parade?

a)

Nguyen Xuan Phuc

b)

Jair Messias Bolsonaro

c)

Cyril Ramaphosa

d)

Barack Obama

45.

When was Purna Swaraj day first celebrated?

a)

January 26, 1930

b)

January 26, 1929

c)

January 26, 1975

d)

January 26, 1976

46.

How many copies of the Indian constitution exists?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

Drafting the Constitution was a herculean task. Dr. B R Ambedkar took ____ year and ____ months to draft the Indian constitution.

a)

3 years & 4 months

b)

2 years & 6 months

c)

3 years & 10 months

d)

2 years & 11 months

48.

The first R-day parade at Rajpath was held in

a)

1948

b)

1950

c)

1952

d)

1955

49.

A Christian song 'Abide with Me' is play at the Republic Day parade. It is believed to be one of the favorite songs of

a)

Mahama Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Indira Gandhi

50.

Who designed the Indian flag?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

B R Ambedkar

c)

Pingali Venkayya

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru