Indian Independence Quiz

 

Indian Independence Quiz

1.   Who will raise the flag during national level Independence day function in 2021 at Red Fort?
Ans :  Narendra Modi

 

2. East India Company started trade with India from which city?
Ans: Surat

 

3. Who wrote this slogan "Self-Rule is my birthright and I shall have it"?
Ans:  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 

4. Which one was the first major battle fought by British East India Company?
Ans:  Battle of Plassey

 

5. When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred?
Ans : 1919

 

6. During which movement Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for 'Do or Die'?
 Ans:  Quit India Movementt

7. The Moplah Rebellion occurred at which place of India?
Ans : Malabar Region

 

8.'Tum mujhe khoon do, mein tumhe azadi doonga' was said by which of the following persons?
Ans:  Subhash Chandra Bose

9. What was the name of the mission sent by british government to India to seek cooperation during World War II?
Ans: Cripps Mission

10. Who was the founder president of 'Ghadar Party'?
Ans:  Sohan Singh Bhakna

 

11. Which of the following Indian freedom fighters killed a British officer in Britain?
 Ans:  Udham Singh

12. What does the three colours of national flag represent?
 Ans:  Sacrifice, Peace and Prosperity

13. What was the name of the magazine published by M.K. Gandhi?
Ans:   Young India

14. When Komagata Maru ship returned to India, it was docked at which place?

Ans:   Budge Budge ghat

 

15. When Vasco da Gama had discovered the sea route to India?
Ans:   1498

16. Which of the following financial institution/bank was founded by Lala Lajpat Rai?
Ans:  Punjab National Bank

17. Which of the following freedom fighters was sentenced to death for his involvement in Kakori Train Robbery?
Ans:   Ashfaqulla Khan

18. The rebellion of 1857 started from which city?
 
Ans:  Meerut

 

19. Which of the following Pakistani citizen is awarded Bharat Ratna?
Ans:  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

2. The patriotic poem 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna' was written by?
 
Ans:  Ram Prasad Bismil

21. Who was the first Indian revolutionary to assassinate a British official in England?
Ans:   Madan Lal Dhingra

22. Who put forward the theory of 'Drain of Wealth'?
Ans:  Dadabhai Naoroji

23. Which of the following revolutionaries threw bombs at Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi?
Ans:  Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

24. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU)?
Ans:  Madan Mohan Malaviya

25. Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

Ans:  Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

26. On 15 August 1947, who raised the national flag during Independence Day event at Red Fort?
Ans:  Jawaharlal Nehru

27. The splitting of Congress into two groups in the year 1907 is generally referred by which of the following names?

Ans:  Surat Split

 

28. Who wrote the poem Saare Jahan Se Achha?
Ans:  Muhammad Iqbal

29. This year (2021), who raised the flag during national level Republic Day function in New Delhi?
Ans:  Narendra Modi

30. In which year the First Round Table Conference was held?

Ans:  1930

31. Which of the following songs is the national anthem of India?
Ans:  Jana Gana Mana

When was Kartar Singh Sarabha executed?
Ans:  1915

32. National Martyrs Memorial is situated at which place of Punjab?
Ans:  Hussainiwala

33. When was Indian Independence Act 1947 given royal assent?
Ans:  18 July 1947

34. The independent legislative assemblies in all provinces of British India were established by which act?

Ans:  Government of India Act 1935

35. When was the declaration of Purna Swaraj released?

Ans:  26 January 1930

36. When the Constitution of India did come into effect?

Ans:  26 January 1950

 

37. Which Indian city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?

Ans:  Allahabad

38. Who is considered as the main architect of the constitution of India?
Ans:  Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

39. On Independence Day, who hoist the flag at national level event?
Ans:  Prime Minister

40. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
Ans:  Lord Mountbatten

41. During the first census held after independence, how much was the total population of the country?

Ans:  36 Crore

42. When was Pakistan Resolution adopted by Muslim league?
Ans:  24 March 1940

43. During the British Raj, which law or section was often used against the newspapers?
Ans:  Section 124 A of IPC

44. Shaheed Sukhdev, a prominent freedom fighter, was born in which city?

Ans:  Ludhiana

45. Who formed Indian National Army (INA)?
Ans:  Mohan Singh

46. Who was the most prominent leader in the formation of Pakistan?

Ans:  Mohammad Ali Jinnah

47. Who established Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)?
Ans:  Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

48. When was Quit India Movement started?

Ans:  1942

49. In which year was New Delhi made capital of India?

Ans:  13 February 1931

50. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?

Ans:  C. Rajagopalachari

51. Which mughal emperor gave the rights to East India Company to build trading posts and factories at Surat?
Ans:  Jahangir

52. Which was the first European country to start trade with India first?

Ans:  Portugal

53. Which social reformer is known of his efforts for abolition of Sati?
Ans:  Raja Rammohan Roy

54. Who designed our national flag?
Ans:  Pingali Venkayya