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India's Freedom Struggle and History of Modern India

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where in India, did the British East India Company establish for the first time?

a)

Bombay

b)

Surat

c)

Meerut

d)

Madras

2.

Who played the role of Mangal Pandey in the movie 'Mangal Pandey: The Rising'?

a)

Salman Khan

b)

Aamir Khan

c)

Shahrukh Khan

d)

Saif Ali Khan

3.

When did the First War of Indian Independence break out?

a)

10 May 1857

b)

14 Nov 1857

c)

25 Jun 1857

d)

11 Dec 185757

4.

When and where did Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occur?

a)

15 Dec 1920; Jalandhar, Punjab

b)

13 Apr 1919; Amritsar, Punjab

c)

18 Nov 1919; Amritsar, Punjab

d)

29 Jan 1919; Ludhiana, Punjab

5.

Who suggested the name 'Indian National Congress' (INC)?

a)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d)

Dadabhai Naoroji

6.

When was the Dandi Salt March conducted?

a)

18 Dec 1929

b)

12 Mar 1930

c)

25 July 1931

d)

30 Dec 1932

7.

Who was the first and the only Governor-General of independent India?

a)

Lord Canning

b)

Lord Irwin

c)

Lord Mountbatten

d)

Lord Duffrein

8.

Who was the President of Indian National Congress (INC) at the time of Indian Independence?

a)

Acharya J.B. Kripalani

b)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c)

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

9.

Which of the following commissions inquired about the disappearance of Subhash Chandra Bose?

a)

Kothari Commission

b)

Mandal Commission

c)

A.N. Mukherjee Commission

d)

Sarkaria Commission

10.

Who among the following freedom fighters was popularly known as 'Kerala Gandhi'?

a)

EMS Namboodiripad

b)

K.P. Keshava Menon

c)

K. Kelappan

d)

A.K. Gopalan

11.

Name the separating line that divides India and Pakistan.

a)

Radcliff Line

b)

Durant Line

c)

MacMahon Line

d)

Palk Starit

12.

Who gave the title of 'Mahatma' to M.K. Gandhi?

a)

Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

13.

What is the ideal ratio of length and width of the Indian National Flag?

a)

3:2

b)

2:3

c)

4:2

d)

2:4

14.

Who among the following leaders was given the task of integration of princely states to the Indian Union?

a)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

b)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

M.N. Roy

d)

Maulana Abdul kalam Azad

15.

Who wrote the National Song of India?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Muhammad Iqbal

c)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

d)

Sarojini Naidu

16.

What is the ideal duration of National Anthem of India?

a)

56 secs

b)

50 secs

c)

52 secs

d)

54 secs

17.

The Prime Minister hoists the National Flag at the ______ on Independence Day.

a)

The Red Fort, Agra

b)

Gateway of India, Mumbai

c)

Kartavya Path, New Delhi

d)

The Red Fort, Old Delhi

18.

Pakistan was declared as a separate nation on ________.

a)

12 Aug 1947

b)

13 Aug 1947

c)

15 Aug 1947

d)

14 Aug 1947

19.

How many spokes/lines does the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian National Flag have?

a)

28

b)

20

c)

26

d)

24

20.

Name the freedom fighter popularly known as 'Jhansi Rani of Travancore'.

a)

K.R. Gouri Amma

b)

A.V. Kuttimalu Amma

c)

Lakshmi N. Menon

d)

Akkamma Cherian

21.

Who served as the Education Minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru?

a)

V.K. Krishna Menon

b)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

c)

C. Rajagopalachari

d)

Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

22.

Whom did Mahatma Gandhi call 'The Maker of Modern India'?

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

c)

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Aurobindo Ghosh

23.

Who among the following did NOT participate in official events of the Indian Independence Day of 1947?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

c)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

d)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

24.

Which anniversary of Indian Independence Day are we celebrating on 15 Aug 2024?

a)

78th

b)

74th

c)

75th

d)

77th

25.

What is the theme of the Indian Independence Day Celebration of 2024?

a)

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

b)

Nation First, Always First

c)

Viksit Bharat

d)

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam