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Independence Day Quiz: Question Bank Class: V and Vi
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
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
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 : Mango
Ans : Peacock
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
70. ‘Vande Mataram’ was first sung during which session of INC?
a. 1896 b. 1920 c. 1911 d. 1931
Ans : a. 1896
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
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
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
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