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Independence Day Quiz Grade 8 2021-22

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolour flag at

a)

the Purana Qila, Delhi

b)

the Red Fort, Old Delhi

c)

the Red Fort, Agra

d)

the India Gate, New Delhi

2.

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

3.

When the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?

a)

10 April 1917

b)

13 April 1918

c)

9 April 1916

d)

13 April 1919

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 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

6.

During which movement Mahatama Gandhi gave the call for 'Do or Die'?

a)

Khilafat Movement

b)

Non-Cooperation Movement

c)

Salt Satyagraha

d)

Quit India Movement.

7.

What do the three colours of the national flag represent?

a)

Justice, Selflessness, Agriculture

b)

Religion, Peace, Trees

c)

Sacrifice, Peace and Prosperity

d)

None of these

8.

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

a)

Young India

b)

Independent

c)

Kesari

d)

Indian Mirror

9.

Which of the following Pakistani citizen is awarded Bharat Ratna?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

c)

Liaquat Ali Khan

d)

Malala Yousafzai

10.

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

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Dadabhai Naoroji

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

11.

Which is the national sport of India?

a)

Cricket

b)

Football

c)

Hockey

d)

Kabbadi

12.

Where is Taj Mahal located in India?

a)

New Delhi

b)

Kolkata

c)

Agra

d)

Lucknow

13.

Who wrote the poem Saare Jahan Se Achha?

a)

Muhammad Iqbal

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Sahir Ludhianvi

d)

Gulzar

14.

This year (2021), who raised the flag during national level Republic Day function in New Delhi?

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

M Venkaiah Naidu

c)

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

d)

Ram Nath Kovind

15.

In which year the First Round Table Conference was held?

a)

1927

b)

1930

c)

1933

d)

1938

16.

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

17.

Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

c)

Bipan Chandra

d)

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

18.

When was the 'Quit India Movement' Launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?

a)

1946

b)

1939

c)

1942

d)

1940

19.

At Jallianwaia Bagh Meeting ____ Ordered The Troops To Open Fire.

a)

Montagu

b)

Benn

c)

Irwin

d)

Dyer

20.

Who Is The Author Of Vande Mataram?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

c)

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

d)

Rabindranath Tagore