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Road To Independence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.    Who was the last king to unify all of Ceylon under one rule?

a)

King Parākramabāhu VI

b)

King Parākramabāhu V

c)

King Bhuvanaikabahu V

d)

King Bhuvanaikabahu VI

2.

2.   Who became the first king to rule the  Kandyan Kingdom?

a)

King Parakramabahu the 1st

b)

King Senasamatha Wikramabahu

c)

King Wimaladarmasuriya l

d)

King Jayaweera Bandara

3.

1.    Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in the year___

a)

1500

b)

1505

c)

1504

d)

1502

4.

4.    The last Sinhala king of Sri Lanka is___

a)

King Shri Vijaya Rajasinghe

b)

King Shri Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe

c)

King Shri Wickrama Rajasinghe

d)

King Rajasinghe ll

5.

5.   In which year did the British take over the Kandy Kingdom and took power in Sri Lanka?

a)

1800

b)

1790

c)

1815

d)

1810

6.

6.    According to the Manning constitutional reforms, how many members were selected for the Constituent Assembly?

a)

29

b)

25

c)

37

d)

45

7.

7.    Who was the first president of Ceylon National Congress that was established in 1919?

a)

Ponnambalam Arunachalam

b)

Ponnambalam Ramanadhan

c)

William Gopallawa

d)

Henry Steel Olcatt

8.

8.    Anagarika Dharpmapala was born in__

a)

1855

b)

1864

c)

1890

d)

1850

9.

9. The following image is a portrait of a novelist who was in front of the freedom fight in Sri Lanka. Name him

a)

Sir John De Silva

b)

Piyadasa Sirisena

c)

Walasinha Harischandra

d)

K. Jayathilaka

10.

10.     Donoughmore constitution reforms came into action in Sri Lanka in _____

a)

1931

b)

1947

c)

1934

d)

1939

11.

 

11.    Who was the founder of Youth Buddhist Association in Sri Lanka?

a)

D.B. Jayathilaka

b)

Walasinha Harischandra

c)

Anagarika Dharmapla

d)

Henry Steel Olcatt

12.

12.    ‘Panadura Wadaya’ took place in___

a)

1870

b)

1873

c)

1865

d)

190

13.

13.    What is the first Sinhala newspaper published?

a)

Sarasawi Sadarasa

b)

Sinhala Jathiya

c)

Sinhala Baudhaya

d)

Lakmini Pahana

14.

14. What was the first political party in Sri Lanka?

a)

Lanka Sama Samja Party

b)

United National Party

c)

United Freedom Party

d)

Jathika Hela Urumaya.

15.

15.    The first Governor-General of Sri Lanka was____

a)

William Gopallawa

b)

Henry Edward McCallum

c)

Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore

d)

John Exter

16.

16. Who became the first educational minister of Sri Lanka?

a)

C. W. W. Kannangara

b)

D.S. Senanayaka

c)

John De Silva

d)

Walasinghe Harschandra

17.

17.1.    The first finance minister of independent Sri Lanka is__

a)

J.R. Jaywardana

b)

Vimala Wijewardene

c)

M. V. P. Peiris

d)

S.W.R.D Bandaranyaka

18.

18.   In which year was our National Anthem first sung?

a)

1938

b)

1948

c)

1949

d)

1950

19.

19.   Who was the first executive president of Sri Lanka?

a)

R. Premadasa

b)

William Gopallawa

c)

J.R. Jayawardane

d)

S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake

20.

20.    Sri Lanka become a republic and was renamed the Republic of Sri Lanka in

a)

 May 22, 1972

b)

June 05, 1973

c)

January 01, 1973

d)

December 31, 1971