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Independence Day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 led to the suspension of which movement?

a)

Non-Cooperation Movement

b)

Civil Disobedience Movement

c)

Swadeshi Movement

d)

Quit India Movement

2.

Where did Mahatma Gandhi start his famous Salt March in 1930?

a)

Dandi

b)

Sabarmati Ashram

c)

Champaran

d)

Wardha

3.

What is the significance of the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian flag?

a)

Symbol of peace

b)

Represents the 24 hours of the day

c)

Represents the wheel of law (Dharma Chakra)

d)

Symbol of unity

4.

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919?

a)

Lord Chelmsford

b)

Lord Irwin

c)

Lord Curzon

d)

Lord Wavell

5.

Who wrote the famous book 'Discovery of India' during the struggle for independence?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

6.

Who gave the famous slogan "Jai Hind"?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

7.

Which Indian leader played a key role in the drafting of the Indian Constitution and is known as its principal architect?

a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c)

B.R. Ambedkar

d)

C. Rajagopalachari

8.

Which of the following leaders delivered the famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

9.

The Indian national flag was first unfurled on August 15, 1947, at which location?

a)

Red Fort, Delhi

b)

India Gate, Delhi

c)

Rashtrapati Bhavan

d)

Gateway of India, Mumbai

10.

Who composed the Indian national anthem "Jana Gana Mana"?

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

c)

Allama Iqbal

d)

Satyajit Ray

11.

Which leader is known as the "Iron Man of India"?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

Bhagat Singh

12.

Which historical document was signed by Lord Mountbatten to officially transfer power to India?

a)

Independence Act of 1947

b)

Indian Constitution

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Charter of the United Nations

13.

Who was the last Viceroy of British India?

a)

Lord Wavell

b)

Lord Linlithgow

c)

Lord Mountbatten

d)

Lord Irwin

14.

The famous 'Poorna Swaraj' resolution was adopted in which session of the Indian National Congress?

a)

Lahore Session, 1929

b)

Karachi Session, 1931

c)

Calcutta Session, 1928

d)

Lucknow Session, 1916

15.

The slogan "Do or Die" was associated with which movement?

a)

Quit India Movement

b)

Civil Disobedience Movement

c)

Non-Cooperation Movement

d)

Khilafat Movement

16.

The Azad Hind Government was established by Subhas Chandra Bose in which year?

a)

1942

b)

1943

c)

1944

d)

1945

17.

The 'Mountbatten Plan' of 1947 provided for which of the following?

a)

Immediate independence of India

b)

Partition of India

c)

Continuation of the British Rule

d)

All of the above

18.

The partition of Bengal in 1905 led to the formation of which major nationalist movement?

a)

Non-Cooperation Movement

b)

Swadeshi Movement

c)

Quit India Movement

d)

Civil Disobedience Movement

19.

Which song was adopted as India's national song?

a)

Jana Gana Mana

b)

Vande Mataram

c)

Saare Jahan Se Achha

d)

Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon

20.

The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

a)

1940

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1946