INDEPENDENCE DAY QUIZ

QUESTION BANK CLASS: V and VI

1. Who said this statement “a flag is not only a symbol of our independence
but also the freedom of all people”
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Sardar Vallabah Patel d. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Ans : a. Jawaharlal Nehru

2. Who designed the present National Flag of India

a. Sachindra Prasad Bose b. Sukumar Mitra
c. Pingali Venkaiya d. Sarojini Naidu

Ans : c. Pingali Venkaiya

3. When ‘chakra’ between the National Flag had replaced charkha

(Spinning wheel)
a. 1932 b. 1935 c. 1945 d. 1947

Ans : d. 1947

4. Which colour remains at the top while hoisting the National Flag?
a. Green b. White c. Saffron d. Red

Ans : Saffron

5. What is the meaning of white colour used in the National Flag?

a. Sacrifice b. Truth and purity of thoughts
c. Prosperity d. None of the above
Ans : b. Truth and purity of thoughts

6. Under which article did the supreme court declared the right to hoist the
National flag as the fundamental Right?
a. Article 19(i) b. Article 14 c. Article 18 d. Article 21
Ans : Article 19(i)

7. Who was the first Indian to have raised an Indian flag on foreign soil?
a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Pandit Nehru
c. Lala Lajpat Raj d. Bhikhaji RustomCama
Ans : d. Bhikhaji Rustom Cama
8. What is the National tree of India?
a. Tamarind Tree b. Banyan Tree
c. Neem Tree d. Peepal Tree

Ans : Banyan Tree

9. What is the National Fruit of India?

a. Pomegranate b. Apple c. Banana d. Mango

Ans : Mango

10. What is the National Bird of India?

a. Peacock b. Kingfisher c. Bald Eagle d. Parrot

Ans : Peacock

11. What is the National Animal of India ?

a. Deer b. Giraffe c. Bengal Tiger d. Tiger

Ans : c. Bengal Tiger

12. What is the National monument of India?

a. Charminar b. Red Fort c. India Gate
d. Gate way of India
Ans : C. India Gate

13. What is the National Game of India?

a. Hockey b. Cricket c. Football d.Volley Ball
Ans : a. Hockey

14. When the National Flag of India was adopted by the constitution
Assembly
a. July 22, 1947 b. August 16 1947
c. January 26. 1952 d. December 31, 1947
Ans : July 22, 1947

15. What is the National Anthem of India?

a. Vandemataram b. Jana Gana Mana
c. Sara Jahase Achha d. Hum Honge Kamyab
Ans : b. Jana Gana Mana

16. Indian National song was composed in Sanskrit by ___________

a. Ravindranath Tagore b. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. Pingali Venkayya d. Raja Gopalachari
Ans: b. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
17. The Motto on National Emblem is ____________
a. Satyameva Jayate b. Vruksho Rakshitha
c. Vande Matara d. Jai hind
Ans: a. Satyameva Jayate

18. On the Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our
tricolor flag at __________
a. The Purana Qila b. Red Fort
c. India gate d. Gate way of India
Ans: Red Fort

19. The famous quote “a tryst with destiny” is given by_________

a. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Abdul Kalam
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru

20. Which among the following plan was known as the partition plan?
a. Macaulay plan b. Atlee plan
c. Mountbatten Plan d. Montagu – Chelmsford Reforms
Ans: c. Mountbatten Plan

21. What is the National flower of India?

a. Lotus b. Jasmine c. Lily d. sunflower
Ans: a. Lotus

22. What is the National Aquatic animal of India?

a. Dolphine b. Fish c. Octopus d. Whale
Ans: a. Dolphine

23. What is the National river of India?

a. The Narmada River b. The Krishna River
c. The Ganga River d. The Brahmaputra River
Ans: c. The Ganga River

24. What is the ratio of width of our National Flags?

a. 1:2 b. 2:3 c. 3:4 d. 1:4
Ans: b. 2:3

25. Who founded the Indian National Army?

a. Subhas Chandra Bose b. Mohan Singh
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad d. Bhagat Singh
Ans : b. Mohan Singh

26. Who was known as father of India?

a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Nehru
c. Rajendra Prasad d. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : a. Mahatma Gandhi
27. Who is also known as the Iron man of India?
a. Subhas Chandra Bose b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d. Murli Manohar
Ans : c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

28. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

a. Sarojini Naidu b. Anni Besant
c. Suchet Kripalini d. Indra Gandhi
Ans : d. Indra Gandhi

29. Which of the following are the extremist Leaders?

a. Lala Lajpat Rai b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Bipin Chandra Pai d. All of the above
Ans : d. All of the above

30. 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. 13 April, 1919

31. When was ‘quit India Movement’ launched by Gandhiji?

a. 1946 b. 1939 c. 1942 d. 1940
Ans : c. 1942

32. What was the another name of Quit India movement

a. Khilafat Movement b. Swadeshi movement
c. Home Rule movement d. August Kranti
Ans : d. August Kranti

33. Who had given the slogan of ‘Do or Die’

a. Jayaprakash Narayan b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Mahatma Gandhi d. Nehru
Ans : c. Mahatma Gandhi

34. What was the another name of pledge of Indian Independence?

a. Declaration of Independence b. Declaration of constitution
c. Declaration of constituent Assembly
d. None of the Above
Ans : a. Declaration of Independence

35. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the civil Disobedience Movement

From __________

a. Dandi b. Sevagram c. Sabarmati d. Wardha

Ans : c. Sabarmati
36. Who threw two bombs on the door of the central assembly in New
Delhi on April 8, 1929
a. Bhagat Singh b. Bipin Chandra Pal
c. Tilak d. Bose
Ans : a. Bhagat Singh

37. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognize as his political guru?

a. Dadabhai Naoroji b. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
c. Bal Gangadhar Tilak d. Pheroze Shah Mehta
Ans : b. Gopala Krishna Gokhale

38. When was the first round table conference Held?

a. 1930 b. 1933 c. 1903 d. 1931
Ans : a. 1930

39. where did Mahatma Gandhi first did Satyagraha?

a. Dandi b. Noakhali c. England d. South Africa
Ans : d. South Africa

40. Which was the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
a. Indian Express b. The Times of India
c. The Hindu d. New India
Ans : d. New India

41. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inqilab Zindabad’?
a. M. Kelappan b. Bhagat Singh c. Shankaran Nair
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans : b. Bhagat Singh

42. Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by

a. Begum Hazrat Mahal b. Wajid Ali Ashan
c. Asaf - ud – Daula d. Begum Hazrat Mahal
Ans : d. Begum Hazrat Mahal

43. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in

a. June 3rd plan or Mountbatten plan
b. Attlee’s Declaration c. cabinet Mission plan
d. None of these
Ans : a. June 3rd plan or Mountbatten plan

44. British Empire came to an end in our country by passing

a. Indian Independence Act 1947
b. Indian Independence Act 1948
c. Indian Independence war Act 1947
d. Indian Pakistan Independence Act 1946
Ans : a. Indian Independence Act 1947
45. Indian Independence Act was passed in
a. September 1947 b. July 1947
c. June 1947 d. August 1947
Ans : July 1947

46. The word Pakistan was coined by

a. Mohammed Iqbal b. Abdul Kalam Azad
c. Rahmat Ali d. Jinnah
Ans : c. Rahmat Ali

47. Aligarh Muslim university was founded by

a. Syed Ahmed Khan b. Bhutto
c. Abdul Kalam Azad d. Jinnah
Ans : a. Syed Ahmed Khan

48. Who was the congress president at the time when India became
free?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. J.B. Kripalani
c. V.L. Pandit d. Sardar Patel
Ans : J.B. Kripalani

49. When was the first Independence Day un officially celebrated before
Independence ?
a. On 26th January 1931 b. on 26th January 1929
c. On 26 January 1930
th d. On 26th January 1935
Ans : On 26th January 1930

50. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British is the battle of
a. Jhansi b. Kalpi c. Gwalior d. Kanpur
Ans : c. Gwalior

51. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year

a. 1909 b. 1977 c. 1958 d. 1885
Ans 1885

52. The Non – cooperation movement was suspended in February 1922

on account of
a. The Chauri Incident b. Arrest of Gandhiji
c. Hindu Muslim Riots d. All of these
Ans : a. The Chauri Incident

53. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
a. Lord Ripon b. Lord Hastings c. Lord Bentick
d. Lord Dalhousie
Ans : c. Lord Bentick
54. Who was the first governor of India?
a. Cornwallis b. clive c. Warrant Hastings d. Wellesley
Ans : c. Warrant Hastings

55. Who composed the song sare Jahan se Achha Hindustan Hamara?
a. Chandra Shekhar Azad b. Mohammed Iqbal
c. Josh Malihabadi d. Bhagat Singh
Ans : b. Mohammed Iqbal

56. At Jallianwala Bagh meeting _________ ordered the troops to

open fire
a. Benn b. Irwin c. Dyer d. Montagu
Ans : c. Dyer

57. Hind Swaraj, was written by ____________

a. Nehru b. Tagore c. Morjafar d. Mahatma Gandhi
Ans : d. Mahatma Gandhi

58. What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?

a. Heavy taxation b. Introduction of Enfield guns
c. Annexation of Dudh c. Introduction of Enfield guns
Ans : b. Introduction of Enfield guns
59. From where the great Indian mutiny of 1857 started?

a. Meerut b. Kanpur c. Delhi d. Lucknow

Ans : a. Meerut

60. Who wrote this slogan “self – Rule is my birth right and I shall have
it”?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Bhagat Singh d. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans : a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

61. During which movement Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for ‘Do or
Die’?
a. Khilafat movement b. Non-cooperation Movement
c. salt satyagraha d. Quit India movement
Ans : d. Quit India movement

62. Which of the following Indian freedom fighter killed a British officer
in Britain ?
a. Bhagat Singh b. Chandra Shekhar Azad
c. Udham Singh d. Lala Har Dayal
Ans : c. Udham Singh
63. What was the name of the magazine published by M.K. Gandhi?
a. Young India b. Independent c. Kesari d. Indian Mirror
Ans : a. Young India

64. The rebellion of 1857 started from which city?

a. Karachi b. Calcutta c. Delhi d. Meerut
Ans : d. Meerut

65. Who wrote the famous Book “India wins Freedom”

a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
c. Bipan Chandra d. Sekhar Bandyopadhyay
Ans : b. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

66. On 15 August 1947, who raised the National flag during

Independence day event at Red Fort?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Mahatma Gandhi d. Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : a. Jawaharlal Nehru

67. Who was the last viceroy of India?

a. Lord Mountbatten b. Rajendra Prasad

c. Lord Dalhousie d. Warren Hastings
Ans : a. Lord Mountbatten

68. During the first census held after independence, how much was the
total population of the country?
a. 27 crore b. 36 crore c. 47 crore d. 61 crore
Ans : 36 crore

69. What is the motto of Indian Army?

a. Valor and Faith b. Balidaan
c. Who dares wins d. Service Before Self
Ans : d. Service Before Self

70. ‘Vande Mataram’ was first sung during which session of INC?
a. 1896 b. 1920 c. 1911 d. 1931
Ans : a. 1896

71. Who killed Mahatma Gandhi?

a. Narayan Apte b. Narayan Apte
c. Nathuram Godse c. Dyer
Ans : c. Nathuram Godse
72. Who was the author of the famous book the discovery of India?
a. Rabindranath Tagore b. Larry Collins
c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. William Dalrymple
Ans : c. Jawaharlal Nehru

73. Who was the last Mughal emperor of India

a. Bahadur Shah Zafar b. Razia Sultana
c. Shah Alam II d. Humayun
Ans : a. Bahadur Shah Zafar

74. The blue wheel in the national flag represent __________

a. Wheel of revolution b. Wheel of law
c. Wheel of purity and religion d. Wheel of progress
Ans : b. Wheel of law

75. Who was the first president of India?

a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Rajendra Prasad
c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Rabindranath Tagore
Ans : b. Rajendra Prasad

76. Who was called as ‘Iron man of India’?

a. Balder Singh b. Bhagat Singh
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans : c. Vallabhbhai Patel

77. The salt satyagraha in Tamil Nadu was led by

a. T. Prakasam b. Rajaji c. Kamaraj d. Sathya Murthy
Ans : b. Rajaji

78. Tirupur Kumaran was a

a. Representative of Arcot Nawab
b. Freedom fighter of Tamilnadu
c. Member of Legislative Assembly
d. Representative of Tipu Sultan
Ans : b. Freedom fighter of Tamilnadu

79. Father of swadeshi movement in Tamilnadu __________

a. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai b. Raja Gopalachaiyar
c. Satyamoorthy d. Subramania Siva
Ans : a. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

80. Swadeshi Shipping corporation was founded by ________

a. Gopala Krishna Gokhale b. Tilak
c. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai d. Subramania siva
Ans : c. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
81. Who was called Grand old man of India?
a. Bal Gangadhar Tilak b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhle d. Ferozshah Mehta
Ans : b. Dadabhai Naoroji

82. Who first embrace swaraj?

a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Gopal Krishna Gokhale d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

83. Which decision of Gandhiji was opposed by Ambedkar?

a. Quit India Movement b. Partitioning India
c. Satyagraha movement d. Calling the lower castes as Harijans
Ans : d. Calling the lower castes as Harijans

84. Which slogan is attributed to lal Bahadur Shastri?

a. Jai Bharat b. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
c. Jai Konkan d. Jai Hind
Ans : b. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

85. Individual civil disobedience was started in which year?

a. 1935 b. 1936 c. 1940 d. 1942
Ans : c. 1940

86. Aruna Asaf Ali was associated with which one of the following?
a. civil Disobedience Movement b. Quit Indian movement
c. Satyagraha d. Chauri Chaura
Ans : b. Quit Indian movement

87. Lala Lajpat Rai died as a result of injuries during the protest
against_________
a. Hunter commission b. Cripps Mission c. Simon commission
d. Religious factors
Ans : c. Simon commission

88. In which of the following years Rajendra Prasad was not the
president of congress?
a. 1940 b. 1942 c. 1943 d. 1945
Ans : b. 1942

89. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was called as Mahatma by

a. Rabindranath Tagore b. Motilal Nehru
c. Jawaharlal Nehru d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : a. Rabindranath Tagore
90. During the Non-cooperation Movement which award did Gandhiji
return?
a. Rai Bhadur b. Knighthood c. Hind Kesari
d. Kaiser-i-Hind
Ans : d. Kaiser-i-Hind

91. Who gave the slogan “Dilli Chalo” to the Nation?

a. Subhash Chandra Bose b. Nehru
c. Dadabhai Naoroji d. Bhagat Singh
Ans : a. Subhash Chandra Bose

92. Tamil Poet who injected the spirit of Nationalism and National
integration was
a. kavimani b. Bharathiyar c. Sudanandha Bharathi
d. Kambar
Ans : b. Bharathiyar

93. The person who fought against sati was____________

a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy b. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
c. Warren Hastings d. Lord Wellesley
Ans : a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

94. Who started self respect movement?

a. C.R. Reddy b. E.V. Ramasamy c. K. Kamaraj
d. C.N. Annadurai
Ans : E.V. Ramasamy

95. The Quit India movement demanded__________

a. Muslims to go out of India b. The British to quite India
c. All foreigners to go out d. None of these
Ans : b. The British to quite India

96. The Dandi March of Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram took place on
a. 12th March, 1930 b. 12th March, 1931
c. 12 March, 1931
th d. 12th March, 1933
Ans : a. 12th March, 1930

97. The sepoy muting of Vellore took place in ___________

a. 1857 b. 1967 c. 1806 d. 1875
Ans : c. 1806

98. The issue of greased cartridges is associated with ___________

a. Second Burmese war b. 1857 revolt
c. Vellore mutiny d. Jallianwala bagh Massacre
Ans : b. 1857 revolt
99. Mangal Pande was __________
a. Warrior b. Social Reformer c. Poet
d. A man who provoked the army for revolt
Ans : d. A man who provoked the army for revolt

100. Who said “you give me blood, I will give you freedom”
a. Bhagat Singh b. Subhash Chandra Bose
c. Mahatma Gandhi d. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : b. Subhash Chandra Bose