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Who will raise the flag during national level Independence day function in 2022 at Red Fort?

A) Narendra Modi B) Pranab Mukherjee C) Ram Nath Kovind D) Rajnath Singh

East India Company started trade with India from which city?
A) Bombay (Mumbai) B) Surat C) Madras (Chennai) D) Calcutta (Kolkata)

Who wrote this slogan "Self-Rule is my birthright and I shall have it"?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Subhash Chandra Bose C) Bhagat Singh D) Jawaharlal Nehru

When did India came under the direct rule of the British crown?
A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1858 D) 1930

When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred?


A) 1913 B) 1919 C) 1920 D) 1931

During which movement Mahatama Gandhi gave the call for 'Do or Die'?
A) Khilafat Movement B) Non-Cooperation Movement C) Salt Satyagraha D) Quit India Movementt

The Moplah Rebellion occurred at which place of India?


A) Malabar Region B) Malwa Region C) Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh

The picture shown below is associated with which movement or event of freedom struggle?

A) Quit India Movement B) Indian Independence Movement C) Dandi March D) Protest against Simon
Commission

'Tum mujhe khoon do, mein tumhe azadi doonga' was said by which of the following persons?
A) Bhagat Singh B) Lala Lajpat Rai C) Subhash Chandra Bose D) Vallabhbhai Patel

What was the name of the mission sent by british government to India to seek cooperation during World War II?
A) Cripps Mission B) Simon Commission C) United Kingdom Cabinet Mission D) Morley-Minto Mission

In the Indian freedom struggle, Chapekar Brothers are known for which event?
A) Assassination of Rand B) Sepoy Mutiny C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Bomb at Assembly Hall

What was the name of first fort built by East India Company (EIC) and its located in which city?
A) Fort Williams, Calcutta B) Fort Williams, Chennai C) Fort St. George, Chennai D) Fort St. George, Surat

Which of the following events and corresponding year is not correctly matched?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement – 1921 B) Govt of India Act – 1935 C) Indian Independence - 1947
D) Simon Commission - 1927

What was the name of the magazine published by M.K. Gandhi?


A) Young India B) Independent C) Kesari D) Indian Mirror

Which of the following revolutionaries died due to hunger strike at Lahore jail?
A) Kishori Lal B) Jatin Das C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Madan Lal Dhingra

Who was the founder of Indian National Congress (INC)?


A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Allan Octavian Hume C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

The patriotic poem 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna' was written by ?


A) Kartar Singh Sarabha B) Ram Prasad Bismil C) Muhammad Iqbal D) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Which of the following freedom fighters was sentenced to death for his involvement in Kakori Train Robbery?
A) Ashfaqulla Khan B) Ali Brothers C) Rajguru D) Banwari Lal
The rebellion of 1857 started from which city?
A) Karachi B) Calcutta C) Delhi D) Meerut

Which of the following Pakistani citizen is awarded Bharat Ratna?


A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan C) Liaquat Ali Khan D) Malala Yousafzai

Who was the first ambassador of East India company in mughal emperor Jahangir's court?
A) Thomas Roe B) John Hawkins C) William Hawkins D) Warren Hastings

At the time of independence, how many provinces were there in British India?
A) 7 B) 11 C) 14 D) 17

Who was the mastermind behind the attempt to kill viceroy Charles Hardinge?
A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Bagha Jatin C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Rashbehari Bose

Which of the following leaders is known as the "Iron Man of India"?


A) Baldev Singh B) Bhagat Singh C) Lal Bahadur Shastri D) Vallabhbhai Patel

After independence, who was the first Governor-General of India?


A) Rajendra Prasad B) Lord Mountbatten C) Lord Dalhousie D) C. Rajagopalachari

When did Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India?


A) 1600 B) 1757 C) 1764 D) 1498

What happened during the Chauri Chaura incident?


A) A police station was set on fire B) Revolt by the soldiers in the British Indian armay
C) Strike by mill workers D) None of these

Who ruled Goa before it was integrated into India?


A) British B) French C) Portuguese D) French

Which one was the first major battle fought by British East India company?
A) Battle of Plassey B) Battle of Buxar C) Revolt of 1857 D) Battle of Panipat

Who was the first Viceroy of British India?


A) William Bentick B) Warren Hastings C) Louis Mountbatten D) Charles Canning

Who was the founder president of 'Ghadar Party'?


A) Sohan Singh Bhakna B) Lala Har Dayal C) Kartar Singh Sarabha D) Kesar Singh

Which of the following Indian freedom fighters killed a british officer in Britain?
A) Bhagat Singh B) Chandra Shekhar Azad C) Udham Singh D) Lala Har Dayal

What does the three colours of national flag represent?


A) Justice, Selflessness, Agriculture B) Religion, Peace, Trees C) Sacrifice, Peace and Prosperity
D) None of these

Which of the following financial institution/bank was founded by Lala Lajpat Rai?
A) State Bank of India B) Punjab National Bank C) Indian Freedom Fund D) Swadeshi Bank

Who was the first Indian revolutionary to assassinate a British official in England?
A) Udham Singh B) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar C) Madan Lal Dhingra D) Shyamji Krishna Varma

Who put forward the theory of 'Drain of Wealth'?


A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bipin Chandra Pal

When Komagata Maru ship returned to India, it was docked at which place?
A) Budge Budge ghat B) Port Blair C) Madras D) Marmagao Port

Which of the following revolutionaries threw bombs at Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi?
A) Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev B) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
C) Kishori Lal, Jai Gopal and Bhagat Singh D) Chandra Shekhar Azad and Jai Gopal
Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU)?
A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati B) Swami Vivekanand C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?


A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad C) Bipan Chandra D) Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

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

The splitting of Congress into two groups in the year 1907 is generally referred by which of the following names?
A) Division of Bengal B) Great Divide C) Surat Split D) Bombay Split

Who wrote the poem Saare Jahan Se Achha?


A) Muhammad Iqbal B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Sahir Ludhianvi D) Gulzar

This year (2022), who raised the flag during national level Republic Day function in New Delhi?
A) Narendra Modi B) M Venkaiah Naidu C) Mohammad Hamid Ansari D) Ram Nath Kovind

In which year the First Round Table Conference was held?


A) 1927 B) 1930 C) 1933 D) 1938

Which of the following songs is the national anthem of India?


A) Rangde Basanti Chola B) Saare Jahan Se Acha C) Jana Gana Mana D) Vande Mataram

When was Kartar Singh Sarabha executed?


A) 1907 B) 1931 C) 1915 D) 1931

National Martyrs Memorial is situated at which place of Punjab?


A) Hussainiwala B) Wagah C) Amritsar D) Attari

When was Indian Independence Act 1947 given royal assent?


A) 3 June 1947 B) 18 July 1947 C) 15 August 1947 D) 2 March 1947

The independent legislative assemblies in all provinces of British India were established by which act?
A) Indian Council Act, 1892 B) Rowlett Act C) Mont-Ford Reforms D) Government of India Act 1935

When was the declaration of Purna Swaraj released?


A) 12 March 1930 B) 26 January 1930 C) 13 April 1919 D) 28 September 1907

When did The Constituion of India came into effect?


A) 26 November 1949 B) 26 January 1950 C) 26 January 1947 D) 26 January 1949

Which Indian city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?


A) Varanasi B) Allahabad C) Ahmedabad D) Bhopal

Who is considered as the main architect of the constitution of India?


A) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sachidananda Sinha

On independence day, who hoist the flag at national level event?


A) Prime Minister B) President C) Vice-President D) Chief of Indian Army

Who was the last Viceroy of India?


A) Lord Mountbatten B) Rajendra Prasad C) Lord Dalhousie D) Warren Hastings

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

When was Pakistan Resolution adopted by muslim league?


A) 24 March 1940 B) 16 August 1946 C) 26 January 1930 D) 8 October 1942

During the British Raj, which law or section was often used against the newspapers?
A) Section 124 A of IPC B) Rowlatt Act C) Vernacular Press Act D) Section 107 & 151 of CrPC
Shaheed Sukhdev, a prominent freedom fighter, was born in which city?
A) Jalandhar B) Lahore C) Ludhiana D) Ropar

Who formed Indian National Army (INA)?


A) Mohan Singh B) Veer Savarkar C) Chandra Shekhar Azad D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Who was the most prominent leader in the formation of Pakistan?


A) Muhammad Iqbal B) Sikander Hayat Khan C) Mohammad Ali Jinnah D) None of these

Who established Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)?


A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan B) Zakir Husain C) Mohammad Hamid Ansari D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

When was Quit India Movement started?


A) 1919 B) 1930 C) 1942 D) 1947

In which year was New Delhi made capital of India?


A) 26 January 1911 B) 13 February 1931 C) 1 November 1921 D) 15 July 1918

Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?


A) Baldev Singh B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Muhammad Iqbal D) Rajendra Prasad

Which mughal emperor gave the rights to East India Company to build trading posts and factories at Surat?
A) Jahangir B) Akbar C) Aurangzeb D) Bahadur Shah

Which was the first European country to start trade with India first?
A) Britain B) France C) Dutch D) Portugal

Which social reformer is known of his efforts for abolition of Sati?


A) Raja Rammohan Roy B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak C) Hemendranath Tagore D) Nobin Chunder Roy

'Why Am I An Atheist' was written by which Indian freedom fighter?


A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Rash Behari Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bhagat Singh

When was Shaheed Bhagat Singh born?


A) 23 March, 1907 B) 23 March, 1931 C) 31 July, 1904 D) 28 September, 1907

According to States Reorganization Act 1956, how many states and union territories (UTs) were created?
A) 9 States, 7 UTs B) 11 States, 9 UTs C) 14 States, 5 UTs D) 29 States, 7 UTs

When and who laid the foundation stone of New Delhi?


A) King George V, 1911 B) Queen Victoria, 1921 C) Lord Irwin, 1931 D) Jawaharlal Nehru, 1947

Who was the main architect to design New Delhi?


A) Frank Lloyd Wright B) Le Corbusier C) Louis Sullivan D) Edwin Lutyens

Who designed our national flag?


A) Mangal Pandey B) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Pingali Venkayya

The 'India Gate' was built in the memory of which person or event?
A) Indians killed during the Revolt of 1857 B) Protestors who died during Civil Non
C) People who participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement D) Soldiers killed during First World War

Which Indian citizen was conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan?


A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Abul Kalam Azad C) Morarji Desai D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

What is the motto of Indian Army?


A) Valour and Faith B) Balidaan C) Who Dares Wins D) Service Before Self

'Vande Mataram' was first sung during which session of INC?


A) 1896 B) 1920 C) 1911 D) 1931

Who was Lal in 'Lal Bal Pal'?


A) Lala Lajpat Rai B) Lal Bahadur Shahtri C) Lal Chand Rajput D) Lala Dhani Ram
The international border between India-Pakistan along Punjab is known as which line?
A) Line of Control B) Mannerheim Line C) McMahon Line D) Radcliffe Line

Who killed Mahatma Gandhi and when did he killed him?


A) Nathuram Godse, 30 Jan 1948 B) Narayan Apte, 26 Jan 1948
C) Narayan Apte, 2 Oct 1948 D) Nathuram Godse, 26 Jan 1948

Which date is known as Direct Action Day in british India's history?


A) 26 January 1930 B) 16 August 1946 C) 15 August 1947 D) 8 August 1942

The 'Gateway of India' was built to commemorate which event?


A) Arrival of Vasco da Gama in India B) Memory of Mahatma Gandhi
C) War between Marathas and Mughals D) Landing of King George V in India

The word 'socialist secular' were added to the Preamble of the constitution by which amendment?
A) 76th Amendment B) 44nd Amendment C) 1st Amendment D) 42nd Amendment

Who is the author of the famous book 'The Discovery of India'?


A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Larry Collins C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) William Dalrymple

Who was the last mughal emperor of India?


A) Bahadur Shah Zafar B) Razia Sultana C) Shah Alam II D) Humayun

There is a blue wheel at the center of the national flag. What does it represent?
A) Wheel of revolution B) Wheel of law C) Wheel of purity and religion D) Wheel of progress

On the Republic Day, flag ceremony is held at which place?


A) Red Fort B) Rashtrapati C) Rajpath D) Raisina Hills

When was 'first war of independence' fought?


A) 1757 B) 1857 C) 1911 D) 1930

Who was the first President of India and when did he bacame the President?
A) Mahatma Gandhi, 1947 B) Mahatma Gandhi, 1950 C) Rajendra Prasad, 1947 D) Rajendra Prasad, 1950
Who was the first ambassador of East India company in mughal emperor Jahangir's court?
A) Thomas Roe B) John Hawkins C) William Hawkins D) Warren Hastings

After independence, who was the first Governor-General of India?


A) Rajendra Prasad B) Lord Mountbatten C) Lord Dalhousie D) C. Rajagopalachari

Which of the following revolutionaries died due to hunger strike at Lahore jail?
A) Kishori Lal B) Jatin Das C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Madan Lal Dhingra

Who was the founder of Indian National Congress (INC)?


A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Allan Octavian Hume C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

At the time of independence, how many provinces were there in British India?
A) 7 B) 11 C) 14 D) 17

Who was the mastermind behind the attempt to kill Charles Hardinge?
A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Bagha Jatin C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Rashbehari Bose

Which of the following leaders is known as the "Iron Man of India"?


A) Baldev Singh B) Bhagat Singh C) Lal Bahadur Shastri D) Vallabhbhai Patel

What was the name of first fort built by East India Company (EIC) and its located in which city?
A) Fort Williams, Calcutta B) Fort Williams, Chennai C) Fort St. George, Chennai D) Fort St. George, Surat

Which of the following events and corresponding year is not correctly matched?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement – 1921 B) Govt of India Act – 1935 C) Indian Independence – 1947
D) Simon Commission - 1927

In the Indian freedom struggle, Chapekar Brothers are known for which event?
A) Assassination of Rand B) Sepoy Mutiny C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Bomb at Assembly Hall

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