Questions

1. On which date is Indian Independence Day celebrated every year?
2. In which year did India gain independence from British rule?
3. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
4. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?
5. Where did Jawaharlal Nehru deliver his famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech?
6. At what time did India officially become independent on 15 August 1947?
7. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
8. Who was the last Governor-General of India?
9. Which British Act granted independence to India?
10. When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
11. On which date did the Indian Independence Act receive Royal Assent?
12. Who was the British Prime Minister when India became independent?
13. Which political organization led much of India’s independence movement?
14. Who is popularly known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
15. What was Mahatma Gandhi’s full name?
16. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
17. On which date was Mahatma Gandhi born?
18. Which movement launched by Gandhi in 1942 demanded an end to British rule?
19. What was the famous slogan of the Quit India Movement?
20. In which year was the Quit India Movement launched?
21. Where was the Quit India Resolution passed?
22. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die” during the Quit India Movement?
23. Which movement began in 1920 under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership?
24. What was the main method of protest used in the Non-Cooperation Movement?
25. Which incident led Gandhi to suspend the Non-Cooperation Movement?
26. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
27. Where did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
28. Who ordered the firing at Jallianwala Bagh?
29. Who led the Dandi March in 1930?
30. From where did the Dandi March begin?
31. What was the main purpose of the Dandi March?
32. How many kilometres was the Dandi March approximately?
33. In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?
34. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
35. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
36. Who founded the Indian National Congress according to the commonly accepted historical account?
37. Who was known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
38. Who was known as the “Lion of Punjab”?
39. Who was known as the “Lokmanya”?
40. Who was known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?
41. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
42. What was the full name of Subhas Chandra Bose?
43. What famous slogan is associated with Subhas Chandra Bose?
44. What was the name of the army led by Subhas Chandra Bose?
45. What does INA stand for?
46. Who was popularly known as “Netaji”?
47. Who founded the Azad Hind government?
48. Which country did Subhas Chandra Bose seek support from during World War II?
49. Who was Bhagat Singh?
50. On which date was Bhagat Singh executed?
51. Who were Bhagat Singh’s two fellow revolutionaries executed with him?
52. Which revolutionary organization was associated with Bhagat Singh?
53. Who was Chandrashekhar Azad?
54. What was Chandrashekhar Azad’s original surname?
55. Who was Rani Lakshmibai?
56. Which uprising is Rani Lakshmibai prominently associated with?
57. In which year did the Revolt of 1857 begin?
58. Where did the Revolt of 1857 begin?
59. Who was Mangal Pandey?
60. Who was Bahadur Shah Zafar?
61. What was the main political demand of the Indian independence movement?
62. What was the Swadeshi Movement?
63. Which event in 1905 led to the Swadeshi Movement?
64. Who were the three prominent leaders popularly called “Lal-Bal-Pal”?
65. What does “Swaraj” mean?
66. Who famously declared “Swaraj is my birthright”?
67. Which commission was boycotted by Indians in 1928?
68. Why was the Simon Commission opposed in India?
69. Who was the chairman of the Simon Commission?
70. What was the Nehru Report?
71. Who presided over the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress in 1929?
72. What important resolution was adopted at the Lahore Congress of 1929?
73. On which date was Purna Swaraj or Complete Independence Day observed in 1930?
74. Why is 26 January significant in India’s freedom struggle?
75. When did the Constituent Assembly first meet?
76. Who served as President of the Constituent Assembly?
77. Who chaired the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
78. On which date was the Constitution of India adopted?
79. On which date did the Constitution of India come into force?
80. Why was 26 January chosen as India’s Republic Day?
81. What is the significance of 15 August 1947 in Indian history?
82. Where was the Indian national flag hoisted by Jawaharlal Nehru on the first Independence Day?
83. Who hoists the national flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day?
84. What is the traditional venue for the Prime Minister’s Independence Day address?
85. From which part of the Red Fort is the national flag ceremonially hoisted?
86. What is the national anthem of India?
87. Who wrote “Jana Gana Mana”?
88. Who wrote “Vande Mataram”?
89. From which novel is “Vande Mataram” taken?
90. What is India’s national song?
91. What do the three colours of the Indian national flag represent?
92. What is the Ashoka Chakra?
93. How many spokes does the Ashoka Chakra have?
94. Who designed the Indian national flag in its present basic form?
95. When was the present design of the Indian national flag adopted?
96. What is the ratio of the length to the height of the Indian national flag?
97. What is the significance of the saffron colour in the national flag?
98. What does the white colour in the national flag represent?
99. What does the green colour in the national flag represent?
100. What is the central message that Independence Day gives to the citizens of India?

Answer Key

1. 15 August
2. 1947
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
5. Constituent Assembly, New Delhi
6. At midnight between 14 and 15 August 1947
7. Lord Mountbatten
8. C. Rajagopalachari
9. Indian Independence Act, 1947
10. 18 July 1947
11. 18 July 1947
12. Clement Attlee
13. Indian National Congress
14. Mahatma Gandhi
15. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
16. Porbandar, Gujarat
17. 2 October 1869
18. Quit India Movement
19. “Do or Die”
20. 1942
21. Bombay (Mumbai)
22. Mahatma Gandhi
23. Non-Cooperation Movement
24. Non-violent non-cooperation with British institutions
25. Chauri Chaura incident
26. 1919
27. Amritsar, Punjab
28. General Reginald Dyer
29. Mahatma Gandhi
30. Sabarmati Ashram
31. To protest against the British salt monopoly and salt tax
32. About 390 km
33. 1885
34. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee (W.C. Bonnerjee)
35. Bombay (Mumbai)
36. Allan Octavian Hume
37. Dadabhai Naoroji
38. Lala Lajpat Rai
39. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
40. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
41. Subhas Chandra Bose
42. Subhas Chandra Bose
43. “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.”
44. Indian National Army (INA)
45. Indian National Army
46. Subhas Chandra Bose
47. Subhas Chandra Bose
48. Japan and the Axis powers
49. A revolutionary and prominent figure in India’s independence movement
50. 23 March 1931
51. Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar
52. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)
53. An Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter
54. Chandrasekhar Tiwari
55. The queen of Jhansi and a major figure of the 1857 uprising
56. Revolt of 1857
57. 1857
58. Meerut
59. A soldier whose actions helped spark the Revolt of 1857
60. The last Mughal emperor and a symbolic leader of the 1857 uprising
61. Self-rule and freedom from British colonial rule
62. A movement encouraging the use of Indian-made goods and the boycott of foreign goods
63. Partition of Bengal in 1905
64. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal
65. Self-rule
66. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
67. Simon Commission
68. It had no Indian member
69. Sir John Simon
70. A constitutional proposal prepared under the leadership of Motilal Nehru in 1928
71. Jawaharlal Nehru
72. The demand for Purna Swaraj or Complete Independence
73. 26 January 1930
74. It was observed as Purna Swaraj Day in 1930 and later became Republic Day
75. 9 December 1946
76. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
77. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
78. 26 November 1949
79. 26 January 1950
80. To honour the Purna Swaraj declaration of 1930
81. India became independent from British rule
82. Red Fort, Delhi
83. The Prime Minister of India
84. Red Fort, Delhi
85. The Lahori Gate of the Red Fort
86. Jana Gana Mana
87. Rabindranath Tagore
88. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
89. Anandamath
90. Vande Mataram
91. Saffron represents courage and sacrifice; white represents peace and truth; green represents fertility, growth, and prosperity
92. The wheel of law, adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka
93. 24
94. Pingali Venkayya
95. 22 July 1947
96. 3:2
97. Courage and sacrifice
98. Truth and peace
99. Fertility, growth, and prosperity
100. To remember the sacrifices of the freedom struggle and inspire citizens to protect freedom, uphold unity, and contribute to the nation’s progress.