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Independence Day 2025 Quiz

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the theme for the 78th Independence Day?

a)

None of the above

b)

Promote India's culture

c)

Viksit Bharat

d)

Nation First, Always First

2.

When did the British come to India?

a)

1611

b)

1608

c)

1600

d)

1609

3.

Which of the following is/are true regarding the ratio of the national flag?

a)

The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3

b)

The ratio of the length to the width of the flag shall be 3:2

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 3:2

4.

For how many years was India under British Rule?

a)

100 years

b)

190 years

c)

89 years

d)

200 years

5.

On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolour flag at:

a)

the Red Fort, Agra

b)

the Red Fort, Old Delhi

c)

the Purana Qila, Delhi

d)

the India Gate, New Delhi

6.

Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence?

a)

Ramsay MacDonald

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Clement Attlee

d)

Lord Mountbatten

7.

Who among the following was the first Governor-General of New Dominions of India until June 1948?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

C. Rajgopalchari

c)

Dr BR Ambedkar

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

8.

The famous quote 'a tryst with destiny' is given by:

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Dr BR Ambedkar

d)

Abdul Kalam Azad

9.

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

a)

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

b)

Atlee Announcement

c)

Macaulay Plan

d)

Mountbatten Plan

10.

Which of the following are the extremist leaders?

a)

Lala Lajpat Rai

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Bipin Chandra Pal

d)

All of the above

11.

Who presided over the 1905 Congress session in Banaras?

a)

Dadabhai Naroji

b)

Aurobindo Ghosh

c)

Gopal Krishan Gokhale

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

12.

When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

a)

10 April 1917

b)

13 April 1918

c)

9 April 1916

d)

13 April 1919

13.

Match the following is/are not correctly matched: Champaran Satyagraha - 1917, Kheda Satyagraha - 1918, Ahmedabad Mill Strike - 1918, Rowlatt Act Satyagraha - 1919

a)

Only 1

b)

Both 2 and 3

c)

Only 2

d)

Both 2 and 4

14.

Who presided over the 1907 Congress Session in Surat on the bank of the river Tapti?

a)

Gopal Krishan Gokhale

b)

Lala Hardayal

c)

Dadabhai Naroji

d)

Pherozeshah Mehta

15.

In which session of the Congress both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united?

a)

Madras

b)

Banaras

c)

Lucknow

d)

Calcutta

16.

When was the Non-Cooperation Movement started?

a)

1922

b)

1921

c)

1919

d)

1920

17.

When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?

a)

5 March 1931

b)

15 April 1930

c)

3 March 1930

d)

5 April 1931

18.

Who among the following retained as the head of State until India transits a full republic?

a)

Dr Rajendra Prasad

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

King George VI

19.

The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian National Flag on 15 August, 1947 which of the following gates of the Red Fort?

a)

Delhi Gate

b)

Kashmiri Gate

c)

None of the above

d)

Lahori Gate

20.

Who among the following played Shehnai at the celebration of Indian Independence Day 1947?

a)

Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan

b)

Bismillah Khan

c)

Madhukar Dhumal

d)

Ahmed Ali

21.

In which of the following Congress sessions, the Indian National Congress declared Purna Swaraj?

a)

Lahore Session, 1929

b)

Karachi Session, 1930

c)

Nagpur Session, 1929

d)

Calcutta Session, 1929

22.

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

a)

Dr. B. R Ambedkar

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

23.

Who was conferred with the rank of first Field Marshal of India?

a)

K.M. Cariappa

b)

Arjan Singh

c)

Sam Manekshaw

d)

Kodandera M. Cariappa

24.

When was India's first five-year plan launched?

a)

1951

b)

1947

c)

1949

d)

1950

25.

When were the first Lok Sabha elections held in India?

a)

1952

b)

1961

c)

1950

d)

1947

26.

In which year did India make education the fundamental right of children?

a)

2009

b)

2010

c)

2012

d)

2008

27.

In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed?

a)

1989

b)

1979

c)

1959

d)

1969

28.

The British Monarch at the time of Indian Independence was________.

a)

None of the above

b)

George VI

c)

King Edward VII

d)

George V

29.

Which one of the following parties was in power in the U.K. when India got independence?

a)

Conservative Party

b)

Labour Party

c)

Liberal Party

d)

Socialist Party

30.

The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for______.

a)

Solution of communal problems

b)

Partition of the country

c)

Transfer of power

d)

Continuity of British Rule

31.

Who designed the National Flag of India?

a)

Hemachandra Kanungo

b)

Pingali Venkayya

c)

MK Gandhi

d)

Sachindra Das Bose

32.

Who was the first British person to visit India?

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Captain William Hawkins

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

John Mildenhall

33.

The national song of India, 'Vande Mataram,' was first sung by _____

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Subhash Chandra Bose

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

34.

How many years has it been since India gained independence?

a)

76

b)

78

c)

77

d)

79

35.

When did Dandi March start?

a)

12 March, 1930

b)

12 April, 1930

c)

12 March, 1931

d)

14 April 1930

36.

Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c)

Swami Vivekananda

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

37.

The Swadeshi Movement was launched to protest against which event?

a)

Simon Commission

b)

Rowlatt Act

c)

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

d)

Partition of Bengal

38.

Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

39.

Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Amartya Sen

d)

C.V. Raman

40.

What is the theme for India's 79th Independence Day in 2025?

a)

Viksit Bharat

b)

Honouring Freedom, Inspiring the Future

c)

Nation First, Always First

d)

Self-Reliant India

41.

Who composed the song 'Vande Mataram'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

c)

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

42.

Who was the first person to hoist the Indian National Flag on foreign soil?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Madam Bhikaji Cama

c)

Annie Besant

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

43.

The famous slogan 'Jai Hind' was coined by which freedom fighter?

a)

Bhagat Singh

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

44.

The design of the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag is taken from which of the following?

a)

Ashoka Pillar at Sanchi

b)

Ashoka Pillar at Lauriya Nandangarh

c)

Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath

d)

Ashoka Pillar at Rampur

45.

Which of the following is considered the birthplace of the Indian Navy?

a)

Visakhapatnam

b)

Kochi

c)

Kolkata

d)

Mumbai

46.

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when the 'Quit India' resolution was passed in 1942?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Abul Kalam Azad

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

47.

In which year was the 'Purna Swaraj' (complete independence) resolution passed by the Indian National Congress?

a)

1931

b)

1930

c)

1929

d)

1928

48.

The Indian Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on:

a)

15th August 1947

b)

26th January 1950

c)

26th November 1949

d)

1st November 1947

49.

Who was the first woman to become the President of India?

a)

Indira Gandhi

b)

Droupadi Murmu

c)

Pratibha Patil

d)

Sarojini Naidu

50.

In which year did India launch its first successful Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan)?

a)

2011

b)

2012

c)

2013

d)

2014

51.

The phrase 'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs) is taken from which Upanishad?

a)

Chhandogya Upanishad

b)

Mundaka Upanishad

c)

Isha Upanishad

d)

Kathaka Upanishad

52.

Who was the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of India?

a)

General Bipin Rawat

b)

Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria

c)

Admiral Karambir Singh

d)

General Manoj Pande

53.

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

a)

Dadabhai Naoroji

b)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

c)

Surendranath Banerjee

d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

54.

The national flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on:

a)

22nd July 1947

b)

24th January 1950

c)

15th August 1947

d)

26th November 1949

55.

The slogan 'Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga' (Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom) was given by:

a)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

b)

Lala Lajpat Rai

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Bhagat Singh

56.

Which of the following is the first civilian award in India?

a)

Bharat Ratna

b)

Padma Bhushan

c)

Padma Shri

d)

Padma Vibhushan

57.

The Dandi March, a key event in the Civil Disobedience Movement, started from which location?

a)

Sevagram Ashram

b)

Sabarmati Ashram

c)

Wardha Ashram

d)

Phoenix Ashram

58.

The first Prime Minister of India to hoist the national flag at the Red Fort was:

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c)

Jawaharlal Nehru

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel