Welcome to the Indian Independence Day Quiz

Quiz on Indian Independence Day

Answer the questions below:

1. Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly that held the 'Independence Meeting'? select answer Mahatma Gandhi Rajendra Prasad Dr Radhakrishnana

2. Who was the viceroy of independent India?
select answer Lord Mountbatten Lord Wellesley Lord Bentinck

3. Name the first woman minister of Independent India.
select answer Sarojini Naidu Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

4. What does the navy blue wheel that appears in the Indian national flag stand for? select answer the wheel of Krishna the wheel of law the wheel of religion

5. The order of the colors of Indian national flag from top down is...
(Find the odd combination out)
select answer saffron, white, green green, white, saffron red, white, green

6. In 1997, the year of 50th anniversary of Indian independence, the US Senate passed
a resolution, designating it as a National(US) Day of celebration of...
select answer Freedom from the British rule Indian and American free trade Indian and American democracy

7. They are the national animal, bird, flower and fruit of India.
Pick out the right combination (in the same order).
select answer Tiger, pigeon,lotus and mango Elephant, peacock, lotus and apple Tiger, peacock, lotus and mango

8. Since when India had been recognized as a republic?
select answer August 15, 1947 January 26, 1948 January 26, 1950

9. Who among the following was the last Governor General of Independent India?
select answer Lord Mountbatten Rajendraprasad C R Gopalachari

10. The first stanza of Tagore's 'Janagana Maana' has been selected as India's national anthem.
How many stanzas are there in the original song?
select answer 5 4 2

11. Who is the author of the National Anthem of India?
select answer Rabindranath Tagore Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Subhash Chandra Bose Vallabhbhai Patel

12. What does the blue wheel that appears in the Indian national flag stand for?
select answer The wheel of religion The wheel of law of justice The wheel of Krishna The wheel of fortune

13. Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
select answer Mahatma Gandhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Bal Gangadhar Tilak Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

14. Who was the first President of Independent India?
select answer Rajendra Prasad Mahatma Gandhi Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Dr. S Radhakrishnan

15. Who was the Lal in Lal, Bal, Pal?
select answer Lal Bahadur Shastri Lala Lajpat Rai Jawaharlal Nehru Motilal Nehru

16. The first Indian National Army was founded by...
select answer Vallabhbhai Patel Capt Mohan Singh Subhash Chandra Bose Bhagat Singh

17. Identify the National Hero in the below picture.

select answer Jawaharlal Nehru Lala Lajpat Rai Chandrashekhar Azad Subhash Chandra Bose

18. Who is known as the Nightingale of India?
select answer Sarojini Naidu Lata Mangeshkar Annie Besant Aruna Asaf Ali

19. Who gave the slogan "Give me blood and I shall give you freedom"?
select answer Vallabhbhai Patel Chandrashekhar Azad Ramprasad Bismil Subhash Chandra Bose

20. The famous movement launched by Gandhi to break salt law was...
select answer Quit India Movement Non-Cooperation Movement Indian National Movement Civil Disobedience Movement

21. How many years Britain ruled India?
select answer about 150 years. about 200 years. about 100 years. about 250 years.

22. Until when India remained a Dominion of the Crown?
select answer Until 26 January 1950 Until 15 Aguste 1950 Until 27 January 1950 Until 14 Aguste 1950

23. When the first non-cooperation movement started in India?
select answer January 1920 August 1920 September 1920 June 1920

24. How many eventual presidents signed the Declaration of Independence?
select answer 5 1 2 3

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