QUIZ ON INDIAN INDEPENDENCE

(VI & VII)

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1. Who was the first Prime Minister of Independent India?

2. What is the time duration to sing the national anthem of India?

3. In which year did India achieve its independence?

4. Who designed the Indian National Flag?

5. Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind'?

6. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Independence?

7. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra on the national flag?

8. In which city is the Indian Independence Day celebrated every year, and the Prime Minister hoists the national flag?

9. Which historical monument serves as the backdrop for the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi?

10. Who composed the Indian National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'?

11. Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India' which reflects on the history of India?

12. What are the four animals depicted on the National Emblem of India?

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

14. Which Mughal emperor gave the rights to East India Company to build trading posts and factories at Surat?

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

16. Who was referred as the "Rani of the Indian Revolution"?

17. Which great Indian freedom warrior organized the peaceful Dandi March to protest the British salt tax?

18. What is the ratio of the width to the length of the Indian flag?

19. Which famous speech did Jawaharlal Nehru deliver on the eve of India's Independence?

20. In which year was the first Republic Day parade held?

21. Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

22. When was the declaration of Purna Swaraj released?

23. When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?

24. Mahatma Gandhi was sent to which jail for Champaran Satyagraha?

25. Which of the following became the 26th State of India?