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A peep into History; Independence Day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first Indian ruler to use rockets against the British East India Company during the war?

a)

Pzhassi Raja

b)

Hyder Ali

c)

Tipu Sultan

d)

Kunjaali Marakkar

2.

Identify the Tamil Ruler who fought the Palaiyakkarar War Against the Britsh

a)

Marathu Pandiyar

b)

Veera Pandya Katta Bomman

c)

Dheeran Chinnamalai Gounder

d)

Uyyalwada Narasimha Reddy

3.

The Sepoy Rebellion happened in?

a)

1847

b)

1867

c)

1857

d)

1866

4.

Who founded Indian National Congress?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c)

A O Hume

d)

Goapala Krishna Gokhele

5.

Who was the first Indian member in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom?

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

B R Ambedkar

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

Bala Gangadhara Tilakan

6.

Who was 'Pal' in Lal Bal Pal ?

a)

Vikram Chandra Pal

b)

Amul Guna Pal

c)

Subrado Roy Pal

d)

Bipin Chandra Pal

7.

Partition of Bengal Province Happened in ?

a)

1915

b)

1905

c)

1901

d)

1914

8.

Identify this Freedom Fighter

a)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

b)

Lala Lajpat Rai

c)

Chandrashekar Asad

d)

Rama Krishna Paramahamsa

9.

Who was the British Military officer respondible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

a)

General Tyre

b)

General Dyre

c)

General Byre

d)

General Pyre

10.

From 1920 to 1922, Gandhi started the ------------ Movement.

a)

Quit India

b)

Swaraj

c)

Non-Cooperation

d)

Civil Disobedience

11.

Identify the Freedom Fighter

a)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Sukhdev

12.

"GIve me blood, I will give you freedom"


Who said this?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Chandra Shekhar Azad

d)

Udham Singh Kamboj

13.

Who Assassinated Gandhiji ?

a)

Nathuram Godse

b)

Veer Savarkar

c)

M S Golwalker

d)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

14.

Who is Known as Kerala Gandhi ?

a)

V T Bhattathirippad

b)

K Krishnapilla

c)

K Kelappan

d)

Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pilla

15.

Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins wrote a book about the events around the Indian independence movement and partition. What is the name of the Book?

a)

Indias Independence Struggle

b)

Freedom at Midnight

c)

Freedom and Partition

d)

India and Independence

16.

Malabar rebellion happened in ?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

17.

Which malayalam poet write the poem "Ente Gurunathan" ("My Great Teacher") in praise of Mahathma Gandhi?

a)

Kumaranashan

b)

Vaikkom Muhammed Basheer

c)

Vayalar

d)

Vallathol

18.

Who was the last viceroy of india?

a)

Louis Mountbatten

b)

William Bentinck

c)

Warren Hastings

d)

Richard Wellesley

19.

Which was the last French colony in India?

a)

Daman and Diu

b)

Goa

c)

Andaman Nicobar

d)

Pondicherry

20.

Who is father of indian constitution

a)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

b)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c)

B R Ambedkar

d)

Mahathma Gandhi