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WorksheetsRoad To Independence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. Who was the last king to unify all of Ceylon under one rule?
King Parākramabāhu VI
King Parākramabāhu V
King Bhuvanaikabahu V
King Bhuvanaikabahu VI
2. Who became the first king to rule the Kandyan Kingdom?
King Parakramabahu the 1st
King Senasamatha Wikramabahu
King Wimaladarmasuriya l
King Jayaweera Bandara
1. Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in the year___
1500
1505
1504
1502
4. The last Sinhala king of Sri Lanka is___
King Shri Vijaya Rajasinghe
King Shri Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe
King Shri Wickrama Rajasinghe
King Rajasinghe ll
5. In which year did the British take over the Kandy Kingdom and took power in Sri Lanka?
1800
1790
1815
1810
6. According to the Manning constitutional reforms, how many members were selected for the Constituent Assembly?
29
25
37
45
7. Who was the first president of Ceylon National Congress that was established in 1919?
Ponnambalam Arunachalam
Ponnambalam Ramanadhan
William Gopallawa
Henry Steel Olcatt
8. Anagarika Dharpmapala was born in__
1855
1864
1890
1850
9. The following image is a portrait of a novelist who was in front of the freedom fight in Sri Lanka. Name him
Sir John De Silva
Piyadasa Sirisena
Walasinha Harischandra
K. Jayathilaka
10. Donoughmore constitution reforms came into action in Sri Lanka in _____
1931
1947
1934
1939
11. Who was the founder of Youth Buddhist Association in Sri Lanka?
D.B. Jayathilaka
Walasinha Harischandra
Anagarika Dharmapla
Henry Steel Olcatt
12. ‘Panadura Wadaya’ took place in___
1870
1873
1865
190
13. What is the first Sinhala newspaper published?
Sarasawi Sadarasa
Sinhala Jathiya
Sinhala Baudhaya
Lakmini Pahana
14. What was the first political party in Sri Lanka?
Lanka Sama Samja Party
United National Party
United Freedom Party
Jathika Hela Urumaya.
15. The first Governor-General of Sri Lanka was____
William Gopallawa
Henry Edward McCallum
Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore
John Exter
16. Who became the first educational minister of Sri Lanka?
C. W. W. Kannangara
D.S. Senanayaka
John De Silva
Walasinghe Harschandra
17.1. The first finance minister of independent Sri Lanka is__
J.R. Jaywardana
Vimala Wijewardene
M. V. P. Peiris
S.W.R.D Bandaranyaka
18. In which year was our National Anthem first sung?
1938
1948
1949
1950
19. Who was the first executive president of Sri Lanka?
R. Premadasa
William Gopallawa
J.R. Jayawardane
S.W.R.D. Bandaranayake
20. Sri Lanka become a republic and was renamed the Republic of Sri Lanka in
May 22, 1972
June 05, 1973
January 01, 1973
December 31, 1971
