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Independence Day Quiz with Answers 2022 PDF
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QUESTION 1. It is the 75th Independence Day this year which means:
(a) India has achieved 74 years of freedom
(b) India has achieved 73 years of freedom
(c) India has achieved 72 years of freedom
(d) India has achieved 74 as well as 75 years of freedom
ANSWER: (a)
Explanation: It is the 75th Independence Day this year which means India has achieved 74 years of freedom.
QUESTION 2. 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 3:2
(b) The ratio of the length to the width of the flag shall be 3:2
(c) The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3
(d) Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: (d)
Explanation: The national flag shall be rectangular in shape. The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the flag shall be 3:2.
QUESTION 3. On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolor flag at:
(a) the Purana Qila, Delhi
(b) the Red Fort, Old Delhi
(c) the Red Fort, Agra
(d) the India Gate, New Delhi
ANSWER: (b)
Explanation: India became free from British rule on 15th August 1947 and the first Prime Minister of Independent India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the Indian National Flag above Lahori Gate of Red Fort in Delhi. From that day Prime Ministers of India hoist our tricolour flag at the Red Fort, Old Delhi.
QUESTION 4. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Ramsay MacDonald
ANSWER: (c)
Explanation: Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence. He served the post from 1945-1955.
QUESTION 5. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of new Dominions of India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) C. Rajgopalchari
(c) Dr. BR Amdedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
ANSWER: (a)
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of the new Dominions of India. He swore in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of independent India.
QUESTION 6. The famous quote “a tryst with destiny” is given by
(a) Dr. BR Ambedkar
(b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad
ANSWER: (b)
Explanation: First Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru said, “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge… At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”
QUESTION 7. Which of the following Plan was known as the partition plan?
(a) Macaulay Plan
(b) Atlee Announcement
(c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(d) Mountbatten Plan
ANSWER: (d)
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India in 1947, put forth
the partition plan widely known as the Mountbatten Plan. The Plan was
accepted by Congress and the Muslim League.
QUESTION 8. 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
ANSWER: (d)
Explanation: The Extremist leaders were Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Aurobindo Ghosh. Instead of PPP (Protest, Prayer, and Petition) path, they emphasise self-reliance, constructive work, and swadeshi.
QUESTION 9. Who presided over the 1905 Congress session in Banaras?
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(b) Dadabhai Naroji
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
ANSWER: (a)
Explanation: The Congress session in Banaras (1905) was presided by Gopal Krishan Gokhale.
QUESTION 10. When the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
(a) 10 April, 1917
(b) 13 April, 1918
(c) 9 April, 1916
(d) 13 April, 1919
ANSWER: (d)
Explanation: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April, 1919. People were gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to protest against the arrest of Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal on 13 April 1919.
QUESTION 11. 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
ANSWER: (c)
Explanation: Kheda Satyagraha took place in 1917.
QUESTION 12. Who presided over the 1907 Congress Session in Surat on the bank of the river Tapti?
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Dadabhai Naroji
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
ANSWER: (a)
Explanation: 1907 Congress Session in Surat on the bank of the river Tapti was presided over by Pherozeshah Mehta where due to the differences between Moderates and Extremist first split in Congress occurred.
QUESTION 13. In which session of the Congress both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united?
(a) Madras
(b) Lucknow
(c) Calcutta
(d) Banaras
ANSWER: (b)
Explanation: Lucknow Session of Congress 1916 presided over by Ambika Charan Majumdar (Moderate leader) where both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united.
QUESTION 14. When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
ANSWER: (b)
Explanation: Non-Cooperation Movement was started in 1920.
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QUESTION 15. When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?
(a) 3 March, 1930
(b) 5 March, 1931
(c) 5 April, 1931
(d) 15 April, 1930
ANSWER: (b)
Explanation: On 5th March 1931, Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed.
QUESTION 16. Which is the only licenced flag production unit in India?
a) Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha
b) Davanagere Cheraka Khadi Gramodyoga Sangha
c) Dharwad District Khadi Gramodyoga Sangha
d) Sri Nandi Khadi Gramodyoga Sangha.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 17. When was India’s National flag hoisted for the first time and where?
a) August 7, 1906, at the Parsee Bagan Square, Kolkata
b) August 8, 1906, at the Red Fort, Delhi
c) August 9, 1906, at the Gateway of India, Mumbai
d) August 10, 1906, at Jallianwala Bagh, Punjab.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 18. Who is the writer of the National Anthem of India?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
d) Subhas Chandra Bose.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 19. Who was the first President of Independent India?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dr. S Radhakrishnan
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
ANSWER: (c)
QUESTION 20. What does the Ashok Chakra on the Indian tricolour stand for?
a) The wheel of law or Dharma
b) The wheel of religion
c) The wheel of Krishna
d) The wheel of fortune.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 21. Who coined the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
ANSWER: (c)
QUESTION 22. In which year was ‘Jana Gana Mana’ adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem?
a) 1950
b) 1947
c) 1952
d) 1931.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 23. Who designed the Indian Parliament building?
a) Hafeez Contractor & Himanshu Parikh
b) Axel Haig & Frederick William Stevens
c) Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker
d) Henry Irwin & Samuel Swinton Jacob.
ANSWER: (c)
QUESTION 24. Who were the first Bharat Ratna awardees?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel
b) Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa
c) C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & CV Raman
d) Rajendra Prasad, Zakir Hussain and Pandurang Vaman Kane.
ANSWER: (c)
QUESTION 25. The first Indian National Army was founded by:
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Capt. Mohan Singh
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Vallabhbhai Patel.
ANSWER: (b)
QUESTION 26. The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was?
a) Non Co-Operation Movement
b) Salt Movement
c) Quit Indian Movement
d) Indigo Movement.
ANSWER: (a)
QUESTION 27. The freedom fighter who died in jail due to the hunger strike was?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Bipin Chandra Pal
c) Jatindra Nath Das
d) Subhas Chandra Bose.
ANSWER: (c)
QUESTION 28. Who gave the powerful slogan ‘Do or Die’?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) J. L. Nehru
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Subhas Chandra Bose.
ANSWER: (a)
Independence Day Quiz with Answers 2022 PDF
Who will raise the flag during the national level Independence day function in 2022 at Red Fort?
- Narendra Modi Ji
East India Company started to trade with India from which city?
- Surat City
When did India come under the direct rule of the British crown?
- 1858
During which movement did Mahatama Gandhi give the call for ‘Do or Die?
- Quit India Movement in 1942
Who is known as Lal, Bal, or Pal?
- Lala Lajpat Rai, Vipin Chandrapal, Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who was the founder president of ‘Ghadar Party’?
- Sohan Singh Bhakna
The patriotic poem ‘Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna’ was written by?
- Ram Prasad Bismil
From whom did India get independence?
- From the British
When was Quit India Movement started?
- 1942
Independence Day Quiz 2022 with Answers PDF
In which year was New Delhi made the capital of India?
- 13 February 1931
When and who laid the foundation stone of New Delhi?
- King George V, 1911
When the Komagata Maru ship returned to India, it was docked at which place?
- Budge Budge ghat
Who was the Bal in Lal, Bal, Pal?
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who founded the Indian National Army?
- Subhash Chandra Bose
In which year was the Indian national army formed?
- 1943
What do the three colors of the national flag represent?
- Sacrifice ( Saffron ),
- Peace ( White ), and
- Prosperity ( Green )
Independence Day Quiz with Answers PDF 2022
Who put forward the theory of ‘Drain of Wealth’?
- Dadabhai Naoroji
Who designed our national flag?
- Pingali Venkayya
Which social reformer is known for his efforts for the abolition of Sati?
- Raja Rammohan Roy
Why Am I An Atheist’ was written by which Indian freedom fighter?
- Bhagat Singh
According to States Reorganization Act, 1956, how many states and union territories (UTs) were created?
- 14 States, 5 UTs
What does the blue wheel that appears in the Indian national flag stand for?
- The wheel of the law of justice
Which freedom fighter is known as “ the nightingale of India “?
- Sarojini Naidu