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INDEPENDENCE DAY QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said the slogan "Self-Rule is my birthright and I shall have it"?

a)

Bal Gangadhara Tilak

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Bhagat Singh

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

2.

What was the name of first fort built by East India Company (EIC) ?

a)

Fort Williams, Calcutta

b)

Fort Williams, Chennai

c)

Fort St. George, Chennai

d)

Fort St. George, Surat

3.

Who will raise the flag during national level Independence day function at Red Fort?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court Chief Justice

d)

Defense Minister

4.

When was Quit India Movement started?

a)

1919

b)

1930

c)

1942

d)

1947

5.

Which of the following leaders is known as the "Iron Man of India"?

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

6.

The 'India Gate' was built in the memory of which persons or event?

a)

Indians killed during the Revolt of 1857

b)

Protestors who died during Civil Non-Cooperation Movement

c)

People who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement

d)

Soldiers killed during First World War

7.

What was the name of the mission sent by British Govt. to India to seek cooperation during World War II?

a)

Cripps Mission

b)

Simon Commission

c)

United Kingdom Cabinet Mission

d)

Morley- Minto Mission

8.

Who designed the national flag of India?

a)

Pingali Venkayya

b)

Gopal Krishan Gokhale

c)

Dadabhai Naroji

d)

Pherozeshah Mehta

9.

Who is popularly known as 'Frontier Gandhi'?

a)

Mohammed Tahsin

b)

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

c)

Umar Ahamed

d)

Zakir Hussain

10.

What is the official approx. duration of the Indian National Anthem?

a)

30 seconds

b)

45 seconds

c)

52 seconds

d)

58 seconds

11.

Who was the first Governor-General of the Dominion of India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Dr. BR Ambedkar

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

12.

When did the Constituent Assembly of India adopt the ‘Constitution of India’?

a)

January 26, 1948

b)

November 26, 1949

c)

January 26, 1950

d)

January 26, 1952

13.

How many princely states were there in the country before Independence?

a)

543

b)

550

c)

565

d)

575

14.

When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?

a)

1919

b)

1920

c)

1921

d)

1922

15.

Who started the Ulgulan Movement?

a)

Birsa Munda

b)

Raj Desai

c)

Gautham Menon

d)

Alluri Sitarama Raju

16.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

a)

3 March, 1930

b)

5 March, 1931

c)

5 April, 1931

d)

15 April, 1930

17.

In which of the following Congress sessions, the Indian National Congress declared Purna Swaraj?

a)

Lahore Session, 1929

b)

Karachi Session, 1930

c)

Nagpur Session, 1929

d)

Calcutta Session, 1929

18.

Who among the following retained as the head of State until India transit a full republic?

a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)

King George VI

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

19.

The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian National Flag on 15 August, 1947 which of the following gates of the Red Fort?

a)

Lahori Gate

b)

Delhi Gate

c)

Kashmiri Gate

d)

None of the above

20.

Who among the following played Shehnai at the celebration of Indian Independence Day 1947?

a)

Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan

b)

Bismillah Khan

c)

Madhukar Dhumal

d)

Ahmed Ali