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Independence Day- Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Purna Swaraj declaration, or "Declaration of the Independence of India" was made by Indian National Congress in 1929. Where was this session held?

a)

Lahore

b)

Bombay

c)

Allahabad

d)

Surat

2.

During which movement Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for ‘Do or Die’?

a)

Non-Cooperation

b)

Khilafat Movement

c)

Quit India Movement

d)

Salt Satyagraha

3.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre was occurred in

a)

1913

b)

1931

c)

1919

d)

1921

4.

Which Indian freedom fighter became the second Prime Minister of the Republic of India?

a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)

Syama Prasad

c)

Renuka Ray

d)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

5.

Which Indian Freedom fighter killed a British Officer in Britain?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Lala Har Dayal

c)

Udham Singh

d)

Chandrasekhar Azad

6.

Which year onwards Gandhi Jayanthi is celebrated as international non-violence day?

a)

2009

b)

2019

c)

2007

d)

2012

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

10.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

11.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

a)

3 March, 1930

b)

5 March, 1931

c)

5 April, 1931

d)

15 April, 1930

12.

Who drew the border between Indian and Pakistan?

a)

Sir George Barlow

b)

Lord William Bentinck

c)

Sir Robert Napier

d)

Sir Cyril Radcliffe

13.

The song JANA GANA MANA was first sung on

a)

15th August 1947

b)

26th January 1950

c)

27th December 1911

d)

1st January 1896

14.

From August 15, 1947 to January 26, 1950, what was independent India known as?

a)

The Republic of India

b)

Dominion of India

c)

Dominion of British Commonwealth Nations

d)

Dominion of Bharat

15.

Who was the first female cabinet minister of independent India?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

c)

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

d)

Pandita Rama Bai

16.

When was the preamble of the Indian Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly?

a)

January 26, 1950

b)

January 22, 1947

c)

November 26, 1949

d)

August 14, 1947

17.

What is the official duration of our National Anthem?

a)

50 seconds

b)

54 seconds

c)

52 seconds

d)

55 Seconds

18.

Who is popularly known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?

a)

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

b)

Zakir Hussein

c)

Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri

d)

Maulana Mazharul Haque

19.

Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

20.

Who was ‘Lal’ in ‘Lal, Bal, Pal’?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Motilal Nehru

d)

Bansi Lal

21.

Who was the last Governor-General of India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Rajendra Prasad

c)

C Rajagopalachari

d)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

22.

Where does the name India come from?

a)

Britishers named it

b)

Mahatma Gandhi changed it from Bharath

c)

After the Indus Valley civilization

d)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru changed it

23.

How many gunshots are fired in honour of the solemn occasion of Independence Day?

a)

22

b)

27

c)

15

d)

21

24.

As of now, how many states and union territories does India have?

a)

28 states, 6 union territories

b)

29 states, 8 union territories

c)

28 states, 7 union territories

d)

29 states, 7 union territories

25.

Who is the only Indian president to have served two terms?

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

26.

On 15th August 2021, India will celebrates its

a)

72nd Independence Day

b)

73rd Independence Day

c)

74th Independence Day

d)

75th Independence Day

27.

How many female Presidents did India have till now?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

28.

Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

c)

Bipan Chandra

d)

Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

29.

Who wrote the poem Saare Jahan Se Achha?

a)

Muhammad Iqbal

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Sahir Ludhianvi

d)

Gulzar

30.

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

a)

Varanasi

b)

Allahabad (Prayagraj)

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Bhopal