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Independence day quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 to protest against the British monopoly on salt?

a)

Non-Cooperation Movement

b)

Civil Disobedience Movement

c)

Quit India Movement

d)

Swadeshi Movement

2.

Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Partition in 1947?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Lord Wavell

c)

Lord Irwin

d)

Lord Linlithgow

3.

Which leader was associated with the establishment of the All India Muslim League?

a)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

b)

Liaquat Ali Khan

c)

Allama Iqbal

d)

Syed Ahmed Khan

4.

Which famous leader was known for his role in the Kakori Train Robbery?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Ram Prasad Bismil

c)

Sukhdev Thapar

d)

Chandrasekhar Azad

5.

Which freedom fighter was known for his role in the Chittagong Armoury Raid?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Chandrasekhar Azad

c)

Surya Sen

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

6.

What was the name of the political party founded by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?

a)

Scheduled Castes Federation

b)

Scheduled Tribes Federation

c)

All India Forward Bloc

d)

Bharatiya Janata Party

7.

The ‘Gandhi-Irwin Pact’ was signed in which year?

a)

1929

b)

1930

c)

1931

d)

1932

8.

Who was the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)?

a)

K.B. Hedgewar

b)

C. Rajagopalachari

c)

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

d)

B.R. Ambedkar

9.

Which leader was associated with the formation of the Forward Bloc?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Bhagat Singh

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

10.

The “Poona Pact” was an agreement between which two leaders?

a)

Gandhi and Ambedkar

b)

Nehru and Jinnah

c)

Patel and Jinnah

d)

Gandhi and Patel

11.

What was the primary goal of the Indian Home Rule Movement?

a)

To improve educational standards

b)

To achieve self-governance for India within the British Empire

c)

To establish a separate Indian state

d)

To promote Indian-made goods

12.

The ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ was led by which Indian leader?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

13.

The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was passed by which British Parliament?

a)

House of Lords

b)

House of Commons

c)

Both Houses

d)

None

14.

What was the name of the treaty signed between India and Portugal to resolve the dispute over Goa?

a)

Treaty of Lisbon

b)
  • Treaty of Bassein

c)
  • Treaty of Simla

d)

Treaty of Panjim

15.

Who was known for his role in the formation of the Indian National Army (INA)?

a)

Subhas Chandra Bose

b)

Chandrasekhar Azad

c)

Bhagat Singh

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai

16.

Who was the only Indian woman elected as the President of the Indian National Congress before independence?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Annie Besant

c)

Aruna Asaf Ali

d)

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

17.

At the stroke of midnight on 14th August 1947, which famous speech did Nehru deliver?

a)

Tryst with Destiny

b)

Freedom is my Birthright

c)

Jai Hind

d)

Quit India

18.

Who designed the present tricolour flag of India?

a)

Nandalal Bose

b)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

c)

Pingali Venkayya

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

19.

Which movement is associated with the slogan "Do or Die" during the freedom struggle?

a)

Civil Disobedience Movement

b)

Non-Cooperation Movement

c)

Swadeshi Movement

d)

Quit India Movement

20.

What does the Ashoka Chakra in the Indian flag represent?

a)

Peace and non-violence

b)

Progress and justice

c)

Unity and diversity

d)

Truth and sacrifice

21.

The Indian national flag was adopted on which date?

a)

26th January 1950

b)

1st April 1950

c)

22nd July 1947

d)

15th August 1947

22.

When did British came to India?

a)

1600

b)

1603

c)

1607

d)

1612

23.

For how many years India was under British Rule?

a)

57 years

b)

78 years

c)

89 years

d)

100 years

24.

Which of the following Plans was known as the partition plan?

a)

Macaulay Plan

b)

Atlee Announcement

c)

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

d)

Mountbatten Plan

25.

What is the duration of the Indian national anthem when played in full?

a)

45 seconds

b)

48 seconds

c)

52 seconds

d)

60 seconds

26.

Who was the first woman to hoist the Indian National Flag? 

a)

Sarojini Naidu 

b)

Sucheta Kriplani 

c)

Indira Gandhi 

d)

Aruna Asaf Ali 

27.

On which date did the partition of India and Pakistan take effect? 

a)

July 18, 1947 

b)

June 3, 1947 

c)

August 1, 1947 

d)

August 15, 1947 

28.

How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian National Flag? 

a)

13

b)

19

c)

24

d)

30

29.

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of India's independence? 

a)

Winston Churchill 

b)

Clement Atlee 

c)

Margaret Thatcher 

d)

Harold Wilson 

30.

Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'? 

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji 

b)

Rabindranath Tagore 

c)

Mahatma Gandhi 

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai