Independence Day 2021 Quiz: Do you know these basic questions about India?
On 15 August every year Independence Day is celebrated
throughout the country. Let us solve an interesting quiz based on Independence
Day history, freedom fighters, etc.
GK Quiz on Independence Day
No:1. In 2021, India will celebrate Independence Day
on 15 August. The day reminds us of the sacrifices of various freedom fighters
to gain independence from British rule.
No:2. The nation is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav and series of events are being organised to mark the occasion across
the country. Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav will be celebrated as a Jan-Utsav in the
spirit of Jan-Bhagidari.
No:3. India will launch year-long celebrations with a
slew of programmes and projects to showcase 'development, governance,
technology, reform, progress and policy' over the years. Test your knowledge by
solving the quiz based on Independence Day.
Quiz
Que.1). What is the theme for Independence Day
celebrations 2021?
(a) Self-reliant India
(b) Promote India's culture
(c) Nation First, Always First
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
Que.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)
Ans. (d)
Que.3). On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of
India hoists our tricolour flag at:
(a) the Purana Qila, Delhi
(b) the Red Fort, Old Delhi
(c) the Red Fort, Agra
(d) the India Gate, New Delhi
Ans. (b)
Que.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
Ans. c
Que.5). 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 Amdedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans. (a)
Que.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
Ans. (b)
Que.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
Ans. (d)
Que.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
Ans. (d)
Que.9). Who presided over the 1905 Congress session in
Banaras?
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(b) Dadabhai
Naroji
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans. (a)
Que.10). When the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took
place?
(a) 10 April, 1917
(b) 13 April, 1918
(c) 9 April,
1916
(d) 13 April, 1919
Ans. (d)
Que.11). Match the following is/are not correctly
matched:
1). Champaran Satyagraha - 1917
2). Kheda Satyagraha - 1918
3). Ahmedabad Mill Strike - 1918
4). Rowlatt Act Satyagraha - 1919
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 2 and 3
(c) Only 2
(d) Both 2 and 4
Ans. (c)
Que.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
Ans. (a)
Que.13). In which session of the Congress both Extremist
and Moderate leaders were united?
(a) Madras
(b) Lucknow
(c) Calcutta
(d) Banaras
Ans. (b)
Que.14). When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Ans. (b)
Que.15). When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?
(a) 3 March, 1930
(b) 5 March, 1931
(c) 5 April, 1931
(d) 15 April, 1930
Ans. (b)
Que.16). Who among the following retained as the head
of State until India transit a full republic?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) King George VI
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Queen Elizabeth II
Ans. (b)
Que.17). 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) Lahori Gate
(b) Delhi Gate
(c) Kashmiri Gate
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)
Que.18). 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
Ans. (b)
Que.19). 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
Ans. (a)
Que.20). Who among the following did not participate
in official events of Indian Independence Day 1947?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dr. B. R Ambedkar
Ans. (c)
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