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Independence day Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. It is the 75th Independence Day this year which means

a)

India has achieved 74 years of freedom

b)

India has achieved 73 years of freedom

c)

India has achieved 72 years of freedom

d)

India has achieved 74 as well as 75 years of freedom

2.

Which of the following is/are true regarding the ratio of the national flag?

a)

The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 3:2

b)

The ratio of the length to the width of the flag shall be 3:2

c)

The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3

d)

Both (a) and (b)

3.

Q .3 The designer of Indian national flag Pingali Venkayya was from ?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Karnataka

c)

Kerala

d)

Andhra Pradesh

4.

Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Clement Attlee

d)

Ramsay MacDonald

5.

Who among the following was the first Governor-General of the new Dominions of India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

C. Rajagopalachari

c)

Dr. BR Ambedkar

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

6.

The famous quote "a tryst with destiny" is given by

a)

Dr. BR Ambedkar

b)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Abdul Kalam Azad

7.

Which of the following Plan was known as the partition plan?

a)

Macaulay Plan

b)

Atlee Announcement

c)

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

d)

Mountbatten Plan

8.

Which of the following are the extremist leaders?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Bipin Chandra Pal

d)

All of the above

9.

Who presided over the 1905 Congress session in Banaras?

a)

Gopal Krishan Gokhale

b)

Dadabhai Naroji

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tila

d)

Aurobindo Ghosh

10.

When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

a)

10 April, 1917

b)

13 April, 1918

c)

9 April, 1916

d)

13 April, 1919

11.

Who presided over the 1907 Congress Session in Surat on the bank of the river Tapti?

a)

Pherozeshah Mehta

b)

Dadabhai Naroji

c)

Lala Hardayal

d)

Gopal Krishan Gokhale

12.

In which session of the Congress both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united?

a)

Madras

b)

Lucknow

c)

Calcutta

d)

Banaras

13.

Who will raise the flag during the national level Independence day function in 2021 at Red Fort?

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

Pranab Mukherjee

c)

Ram Nath Kovind

d)

Rajnath Singh

14.

East India Company started trade with India from which city?

a)

Bombay (Mumbai)

b)

Surat

c)

Madras (Chennai)

d)

Calcutta (Kolkata)

15.

When did the Non-Cooperation Movement start?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

16.

When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

a)

3 March, 1930

b)

5 March, 1931

c)

5 April, 1931

d)

15 April, 1930

17.

The picture shown below is associated with which movement or event of freedom struggle?

a)

Quit India Movement

b)

Indian Independence Movement

c)

Dandi March

d)

Protest against Simon Commission

18.

.What was the name of the mission sent by British government to India to seek cooperation during World War II?

a)

Cripps Mission

b)

Simon Commission

c)

United Kingdom Cabinet Mission

d)

Morley-Minto Mission

19.

Which of the following Indian freedom fighters killed a british officer in Britain?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

c)

Udham Singh

d)

Lala Har Dayal

20.

What does the three colors of the national flag represent?

a)

ustice, Selflessness, Agriculture

b)

Religion, Peace, Trees

c)

Sacrifice, Peace and Prosperity

d)

None of these

21.

What was the name of the magazine published by M.K. Gandhi?

a)

Young India

b)

Independent

c)

Kesari

d)

Indian Mirror

22.

When the Komagata Maru ship returned to India, it was docked at which place?

a)

Budge Budge ghat

b)

Port Blair

c)

Madras

d)

Mormugao Port

23.

What is the theme for Independence Day celebrations 2021?

a)

Self-reliant India

b)

Promote India's culture

c)

Nation First, Always First

d)

None of the above

24.

Which of the following freedom fighters was sentenced to death for his involvement in Kakori Train Robbery?

a)

Ashfaqulla Khan

b)

Ali Brothers

c)

Rajguru

d)

Banwari Lal

25.

The rebellion of 1857 started from which city?

a)

Karachi

b)

Calcutta

c)

Delhi

d)

Meerut

26.

Which of the following Pakistani citizens is awarded Bharat Ratna?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

c)

Liaquat Ali Khan

d)

Malala Yousafzai

27.

Who put forward the theory of 'Drain of Wealth'?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Dadabhai Naoroji

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

28.

Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

c)

Bipan Chandra

d)

Sekhar Bandyopadhya

29.

On 15 August 1947, who raised the national flag during the independence day event at Red Fort?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Vallabhbhai Patel

30.

The splitting of Congress into two groups in the year 1907 is generally referred to by which of the following names?

a)

Division of Bengal

b)

Great Divide

c)

Surat Split

d)

Bombay Split

31.

In which year the First Round Table Conference was held?

a)

1927

b)

1930

c)

1933

d)

1938

32.

Which of the following songs is the National Anthem of India?

a)

Rangde Basanti Chola

b)

Saare Jahan Se Acha

c)

Jana Gana Mana

d)

Vande Mataram

33.

When was Kartar Singh Sarabha executed?

a)

1907

b)

1932

c)

1915

d)

1931

34.

When was Indian Independence Act 1947 given royal assent?

a)

3 June 1947

b)

18 July 1947

c)

15 August 1947

d)

2 March 1947

35.

The independent legislative assemblies in all provinces of British India were established by which act?

a)

Indian Council Act, 1892

b)

Rowlatt Act

c)

Mont-Ford Reforms

d)

Government of India Act 1935

36.

When was the declaration of Purna Swaraj released?

a)

12 March 1930

b)

26 January 1930

c)

13 April 1919

d)

28 September 1907

37.

When did The Constitution of India come into effect?

a)

26 November 1949

b)

26 January 1950

c)

26 January 1947

d)

26 January 1949

38.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

a)

3 March, 1930

b)

5 March, 1931

c)

5 April, 1931

d)

15 April, 1930

39.

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Rajendra Prasad

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

Warren Hastings

40.

During the first census held after independence, how much was the total population of the country?

a)

27 Crore

b)

36 Crore

c)

47 Crore

d)

61 Crore

41.

Q.41 On independence day, who hoists the flag ?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Vice-President

d)

Chief of Indian Army

42.

Vande Mataram was first sung during which session of INC?

a)

1896

b)

1920

c)

1911

d)

1931

43.

Who was Lal in 'Lal Bal Pal'?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Lal Chand Rajput

d)

Lala Dhani Ram

44.

Who killed Mahatma Gandhi and when did he kill him?

a)

Nathuram Godse, 30 Jan 1948

b)

Narayan Apte, 26 Jan 1948

c)

Narayan Apte, 2 Oct 1948

d)

Nathuram Godse, 26 Jan 1948

45.

There is a blue wheel at the center of the national flag. What does it represent?

a)

Wheel of revolution

b)

Wheel of law

c)

Wheel of purity and religion

d)

Wheel of progress

46.

On Republic Day, the flag ceremony is held at which place?

a)

Red Fort

b)

Rashtrapati

c)

Rajpath

d)

Raisina Hills

47.

When was the 'First War of Independence' fought?

a)

1757

b)

1857

c)

1911

d)

1930

48.

Who was the first President of India and when did he become the President?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi, 1947

b)

Mahatma Gandhi, 1950

c)

Rajendra Prasad, 1947

d)

Rajendra Prasad, 1950

49.

After independence, who was the first Governor-General of India?

a)

Rajendra Prasad

b)

Lord Mountbatten

c)

Lord Dalhousie

d)

C. Rajagopalachari

50.

At the time of independence, how many provinces were there in British India?

a)

7

b)

11

c)

14

d)

17