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INDEPENDENCE DAY QUIZZES FOR 8TH

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave the slogan ''Give me blood and I shall give you freedom''

a)

Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Chandrashekha Azad

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

2.
Who designed the Indian National flag?
a)
Pingali Venkayya
b)
Bhikaji Kama
c)
Suraiya Badruddin Tayyabji
d)
Alluri Sitarama Raju
3.
How many seconds does it take to sing the Indian National Anthem?
a)
20 seconds
b)
53 seconds
c)
52 seconds
d)
55 seconds
4.
Who amongst the following was popularly known as 'Punjab Kesari'?
a)
Udham Singh
b)
Dr. Satyapal
c)
Lala Lajpat Rai
d)
Bhagat Singh
5.
Who amongst the following won the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award 2019?
a)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b)
Pranab Mukherjee
c)
VS Naipaul
d)
Kiran Bedi
6.
Which of the following articles has been abrogated by the Modi Government, recently?
a)
Article 356
b)
Article 307
c)
Article 376
d)
Article 370
7.
How many Union Territorities will be in India once the Article 370, in 35A, are completely revoked?
a)
7
b)
8
c)
9
d)
10
8.
Which Government body will become paperless from the next session?
a)
Election Commission of India
b)
Rajya Sabha
c)
Lok Sabha
d)
NITI Ayog
9.
Which is the world's highest battlefield?
a)
Savage Mountain
b)
K2 - Chhogori
c)
Siachen
d)
Kangchenjunga
10.
Which freedom fighter has 7 movies made after him in Bollywood?
a)
Chandrashekhar Azad
b)
Bhagat Singh
c)
Tipu Sultan
d)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
11.
"IT Happened In India " is the Autobiography of
a)
Kishore Biyani
b)
JRD Tata
c)
Prakash Tandon
d)
Nirad C. Chaudhuri
12.
Who had first addressed Mahatma Gandhi as the 'Father of Nation'?
a)
Nehru Gandhi
b)
Subhash Chandra bose
c)
Kasturbha Gandhi
d)
Bhagat Singh
13.
Who was first lady President of India?
a)
Indira Gandhi
b)
Rabri Devi
c)
Pratibha Patil
d)
None of the Above
14.

August 15 also marks the independence of three other nations in 1945, 1971 and 1960. Which are these?

a)

Korea, Burma, Sri Lanka

b)

Korea, Bahrain, Republic of Congo

c)

Burma, Malaysia, South Korea

d)

South Korea, Burma, Republic of Congo

15.

By what name is the speech made by Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of India's Independence Day called?

a)

The New India

b)

India Awakes to Freedom

c)

Tryst with Destiny

d)

The Midnight Hour

16.

Which city was our capital during British rule until 1911??

a)

calcutta

b)

Delhi

c)

madras

d)

bombay

17.

The first Indian national army was led by ?

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Shah Nawaz Khan

c)

Captain Mohan Singh

d)

yograj sing

18.

whose slogan is this "freedom is my birthright and i shall have it "?

a)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

b)

ramesh tilak

c)

Savitribai Phule

d)

balgangadhar tilak

19.

East India Company started trade with India from which city?

a)

Bombay (Mumbai)

b)

Madras (Chennai)

c)

Calcutta (Kolkata)

d)

Surat

20.

Which of these is NOT a typical way to celebrate Independence Day?

a)

Parade

b)

Fireworks

c)

Dancing

d)

Barbecue

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