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Independence Day Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The picture of which of the following buildings is printed on the back of new banknotes of Rs.500 released in 2016?

a)

Parliament of India

b)

Taj Mahal

c)

Red Fort

d)

Corporation House

2.

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

a)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Vallavbhai Patel

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

3.

Which among the following is smallest district of India?

a)

Alapuzha

b)

Dausa

c)

Tirap

d)

Mahe

4.

Which among the following World Heritage sites of India is not among the Natural Properties?

a)

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)

b)

Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (2004)

c)

Sundarbans National Park (1987)

d)

Kaziranga National Park (1985)

5.

Who gave the powerful slogan 'Do or Die'?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

J. L. Nehru

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose.

6.

The martyrdom day of which Sikh Guru is observed in the month of November, as ‘Shaheed Diwas’?

a)

Guru Tegh Bahadur

b)

Guru Hargobind

c)

Guru Gobind Singh

d)

Guru Ram Das

7.

Which agricultural festival has been celebrated recently in Odisha and Chhattisgarh?

a)

Nuakhai Juhar

b)

Pongal

c)

Lohiri

d)

Bihu

8.

Which agricultural festival has been celebrated recently in Odisha and Chhattisgarh?

a)

Nuakhai Juhar

b)

Pongal

c)

Lohiri

d)

Bihu

9.

Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest in the world?

a)

Greater Antilles mangroves

b)

Florida Mangroves

c)

Sundarban Mangrove forest

d)

Bhitarkanika Mangrove forest

10.

Which of the following is the longest river that originates in India?

a)

Brahmaputra

b)

Ganga

c)

Yamuna

d)

Godavari

11.

Which of the following states is the sole producer of agate, chalk, and perlite in India?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Karnataka

c)

Gujarat

d)

Rajasthan

12.

Which among the following Island of the Andaman & Nicobar islands contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India, called locally as “jalki”?

a)

Baratang Island

b)

Car Nicobar

c)

Barren Island

d)

Havelock Island

13.

Which among the following was declared 13th Major Port of India in later half of 2010?

a)

Tuticorin

b)

Mormugao

c)

Port Blair

d)

Ennore

14.

Shiva Crater is located near which of the following places in India?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Chennai

c)

Cochin

d)

Puri

15.

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

a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)

Lord Mountbatten

c)

Dr. BR Amdedkar

d)

C. Rajgopalchari

16.

Which one of the following games was not invented in India?

a)

Chess

b)

Snakes and Ladder

c)

Gymnastics

d)

Snooker

17.

Who is current (August, 2021) Union Minister of Law & Justice?

a)

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

b)

Kiren Rijiju

c)

Piyush Goyal

d)

Dr. Virendra Kumar

18.

Who was known as the “Miracle Mom from Chandigarh”?

a)

Neerja Bhanot

b)

Harita Kaur Deol

c)

Harnam kaur

d)

Man Kaur

19.

Which two countries collaborated recently to develop rapid testing for COVID-19 in under 30 seconds?

a)

Germany and Italy

b)

India & Israel

c)

India & UK

d)

USA & UK

20.

Who composed the theme song of India for Tokyo Paralympics 2020?

a)

Yogeshwar Dutt

b)

Varun Singh Bhati

c)

Deepa Malik

d)

Sanjeev Singh

21.

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)

22.

Which Indian city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?

a)

Varanasi

b)

Allahabad (Prayagraj)

c)

Bhopal

d)

Gujrat

23.

National Martyrs Memorial is situated at which place of Punjab?

a)

Hussainiwala

b)

Wagah

c)

Amritsar

d)

Attari

24.

Who wrote the poem Saare Jahan Se Achha?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Sahir Ludhianvi

c)

Muhammad Iqbal

d)

Gulzar

25.

'Gulf of Mannar' is situated along which of the following coast?

a)

Malabar Coast

b)

Coromandel Coast

c)

Konkan Coast

d)

Utkal Pradesh Coast

26.

“Black Pagoda” is located in which state?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Kerela

c)

Orissa

d)

Andhra Pradesh

27.

What does the Ashok Chakra on the Indian tricolour stand for?

a)

The wheel of law or Dharma

b)

The wheel of religion

c)

The wheel of Krishna

d)

The wheel of fortune.

28.

Who is the first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals?

a)

Deepika Kumari

b)

P V Sidhu

c)

Saina Nehwal

d)

Manika Batra

29.

Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?

a)

Carl Lewis

b)

Mark Spitz

c)

Larisa Latynina

d)

Michael Phelps

30.

Which of the following is the national aquatic animal of India?

a)

River Dolphin

b)

Sword fish

c)

Whale

d)

Shark