Patriotic Quiz Competition
Patriotic Quiz Competition
Patriotic Quiz Competition
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2. Which of the following is/are true regarding the ratio of the national flag?
(a) The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 3:2
(b) The ratio of the length to the width of the flag shall be 3:2
(c) The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
3. On Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolour flag at:
(a) the Purana Qila, Delhi
(b) the Red Fort, Old Delhi
(c) the Red Fort, Agra
(d) the India Gate, New Delhi
Ans. (b)
4. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Ramsay MacDonald
Ans. C
5.Who among the following was the first Governor-General of New Dominions of India until June
1948?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) C. Rajgopalchari
(c) Dr BR Amdedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans. (a)
6.The famous quote "a tryst with destiny" is given by
(a) Dr BR Ambedkar
(b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad
Ans. (b)
7. Which of the following Plans was known as the partition plan?
(a) Macaulay Plan
(b) Atlee Announcement
(c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(d) Mountbatten Plan
Ans. (d)
8. Which of the following are the extremist leaders?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
9. Who presided over the 1905 Congress session in Banaras?
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(b) Dadabhai Naroji
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans. (a)
10. When did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?
(a) 10 April 1917
(b) 13 April 1918
(c) 9 April 1916
(d) 13 April 1919
Ans. (d)
11.Who presided over the 1907 Congress Session in Surat on the bank of the river Tapti?
Ans. (a)
12. In which session of the Congress both Extremist and Moderate leaders were united?
(a) Madras
(b) Lucknow
(c) Calcutta
(d) Banaras
Ans. (b)
13. When was Non-Cooperation Movement started?
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Ans. (b)
14. When was Gandhi Irwin Pact signed?
Ans. (b)
15. Who among the following retained as the head of State until India transits a full republic?
Ans. (b)
16. The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian National Flag on 15 August,
1947 which of the following gates of the Red Fort?
Ans. (a)
17. Who among the following played Shehnai at the celebration of Indian Independence Day
1947?
(a) Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan
Ans. (b)
18. In which of the following Congress sessions, the Indian National Congress declared Purna
Swaraj?
Ans. (a)
19. Who among the following did not participate in official events of Indian Independence Day
1947?
Ans. (c)
20. Who was conferred with the rank of first Field Marshal of India?
(a)Kodandera M. Cariappa
Ans. (b)
(a) 1949
(b)1947
(c) 1950
(d) 1951
Ans. (d)
22. When were the first Lok Sabha elections held in India?
(a) 1952
(b) 1961
(c) 1950
(d) 1947
Ans. (a)
23. In which year did India make education the fundamental right of children?
(a) 2012
(b) 2009
(c) 2010
(d) 2008
Ans. (c)
24. In which year was the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed?
(a) 1969
(b) 1959
(c) 1979
(d) 1989
Ans.(a)
(A) George V
(C) George VI
Ans. ( c )
26. Which one of the following parties was in power in the U.K. when India got independence?
Ans. ( c )
(B) MK Gandhi
Ans (a)
36.: What is the symbol in the middle of the Indian National Flag?
a) Star
b) Crescent
c) Ashoka Chakra
d) Om
Answer: c) Ashoka Chakra
37. What do the three colors of the Indian National Flag represent?
a) Peace, Prosperity, and Harmony
b) Strength, Peace, and Growth
c) Courage and Sacrifice, Peace and Truth, and Faith and Chivalry
d) Freedom, Democracy, and Equality
Answer: c) Courage and Sacrifice, Peace and Truth, and Faith and Chivalry
40 What is the duration of the Indian national anthem when played in full?
a) 52 seconds
b) 48 seconds
c) 60 seconds
d) 45 seconds
Answer: a) 52 seconds
42. Which act of the British Parliament gave India its independence?
a) The Indian Independence Act of 1935
b) The Indian Independence Act of 1947
c) The Government of India Act of 1919
d) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
Answer: b) The Indian Independence Act of 1947
44. Who said the famous quote "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India
will awake to life and freedom"?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru
45: Who was the first woman to hoist the Indian National Flag?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Sucheta Kriplani
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Aruna Asaf Ali
Answer: d) Aruna Asaf Ali
49. On which date did the partition of India and Pakistan take effect?
a) August 15, 1947
b) June 3, 1947
c) July 18, 1947
d) August 1, 1947
Answer: c) July 18, 1947
50 .What does the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian National Flag represent?
a) The Wheel of Law
b) The Sun
c) The Indian Ocean
d) Strength and Courage
Answer: a) The Wheel of Law
53. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra on the Indian National Flag?
a) 24
b) 15
c) 30
d) 20
Answer: a) 24
55.'Jai Hind' is a slogan popular during the Indian freedom struggle. What does it mean?
a) Long Live India
b) Victory to India
c) Blessings to India
d) Fight for India
Answer: b) Victory to India
57. Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of India's independence?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Clement Atlee
c) Harold Wilson
d) Margaret Thatcher
Answer: b) Clement Atlee
58. Who was responsible for the demarcation line between India and Pakistan during the
partition?
a) Radcliffe Line
b) Durand Line
c) McMahon Line
d) Line of Control
Answer: a) Radcliffe Line
61.Who gave the call "Dilli Chalo" (On to Delhi) during India's struggle for Independence?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer: b) Subhas Chandra Bose
62. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of India's Independence in
1947?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Abul Kalam Azad
c) J.B. Kripalani
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: c) J.B. Kripalani
63.What was the Operation associated with the evacuation of Indian migrants from Burma
during Second World War?
a) Operation Polo
b) Operation Vijay
c) Operation Udan
d) Operation U-Go
Answer: c) Operation Udan
64.Which leader's efforts lead to the introduction of Urdu as the second official language in the
Indian state of Bihar?
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
d) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
Answer: d) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
66. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: a) Dadabhai Naoroji
73. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of Independent India?
a) T.N. Seshan
b) Sukumar Sen
c) M.S. Gill
d) R. K. Trivedi
Answer: b) Sukumar Sen
75: Who was the main force behind the integration of the Indian states after independence?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
76. When was the Constitution of India adopted?
a) August 15, 1947
b) January 26, 1950
c) November 26, 1949
d) March 1, 1947
Answer: c) November 26, 1949
78. Which amendment to the Indian Constitution designated Hindi as the official language of the
Indian government?
a) First Amendment
b) Seventh Amendment
c) Fifteenth Amendment
d) Twenty-First Amendment
Answer: a) First Amendment
80. What was Bhagat Singh’s famous slogan for the country’s independence?
81. Who led the Dandi March as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
82. Which freedom fighter is famously known as the “Iron Man of India”?
83. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Q86.Which freedom fighter is known for his famous speech “Tryst with Destiny”?
Q87. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army during World War II?
Q90. Which freedom fighter is known for leading the Quit India Movement in 1942?
Q93.What is the famous incident where the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred?
Ans. Amritsar
Q94. Who was the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
Q96. Who was the prominent leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement alongside Mahatma
Gandhi?
Q97. Which freedom fighter is known for advocating for women’s rights and education?
Q98. Who was the founder of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army)?
Q99. Who is known as the “Lion of Punjab” for his contributions to the freedom struggle?
Q100. Who is known for his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha in Gujarat?
Q101.Who is known for leading the Chittagong Armory Raid during the freedom struggle?
Q104. What was Bhagat Singh’s famous slogan for the country’s independence?
Q106. Which freedom fighter is famously known as the “Iron Man of India”?
Q107. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Ans. Republic Day (The day the Indian Constitution came into effect)
Q110. Which freedom fighter is known for his famous speech “Tryst with Destiny”?
Q111. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army during World War II?
Q114. Which freedom fighter is known for leading the Quit India Movement in 1942?
Q117. What is the famous incident where the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred?
Ans. Amritsar
Q118. Who was the first woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
Q119. Who was the revolutionary who threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in
1929?
Q120. Who was the prominent leader of the Non-Cooperation Movement alongside Mahatma
Gandhi?
Q121. Which freedom fighter is known for advocating for women’s rights and education?
Q122. Who was the founder of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army)?
Q123. Who is known as the “Lion of Punjab” for his contributions to the freedom struggle?
Q124. Who is known for his role in the Bardoli Satyagraha in Gujarat?
Q125. Who is known for leading the Chittagong Armory Raid during the freedom struggle?
Q127. Who founded the “All India Women’s Conference” to work for women’s rights?
Q129. Who was known as the “Frontier Gandhi” for his work in the North-West Frontier Province
(now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)?
Q130. Which freedom fighter is known for his role in the Goa Liberation Movement?
Q131. Who was a prominent leader in the Quit India Movement and later became the first
Deputy Prime Minister of India?
Q132. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Q134. Which freedom fighter is associated with the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925?
Q135.Who is known for his role in the Indian National Congress and the Round Table
Conferences in London?
Q136. Who was a prominent leader in the Bardoli Satyagraha and known as the “Sardar” of the
village?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q137. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Q138. Who was a key leader in the Swadeshi Movement and the Indian National Army?
Q139. Who was a prominent leader in the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India
Movement?
Q140. Who was a poet and philosopher, often called the “Bard of Bengal”?
Q141. Who played a crucial role in the Indian independence movement in Tamil Nadu and was
known as the “Kappalottiya Tamilan”?
Q142. Who was a prominent leader in the Non-Cooperation Movement and a close associate of
Mahatma Gandhi?
Q143.Who was a lawyer, social reformer, and the architect of the Indian Constitution?
Q144. Who was known as the “Sher-e-Punjab” for his contributions to the freedom struggle in
Punjab?
Q145. Who was a revolutionary freedom fighter and a key figure in the Hindustan Socialist
Republican Association?
Q147. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
Q149. Which freedom fighter is associated with the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925?
Q150. Who is known for his role in the Indian National Congress and the Round Table
Conferences in London?
Q151. Who was a prominent leader in the Bardoli Satyagraha and known as the “Sardar” of the
village?
Q152. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Q153. Who was the prominent leader of the Chittagong Armory Raid and is also known as
“Masterda”?
Q154. Which Indian freedom fighter is often referred to as the “Lion of Kerala” and played a key
role in the Punnappra-Vayalar uprising?
Ans. K. Gopalan
Q155. Who was the revolutionary leader associated with the “Hindustan Republic Association”
and is known for his involvement in the Kakori Conspiracy?
Ans. Ram Prasad Bismil
Q156. Who was the prominent Indian freedom fighter from the state of Odisha, known for his
role in the Praja Mandal Movement?
Q157.Which leader, also known as the “Baba of Jallianwala Bagh,” was a witness to the
Jallianwala Bagh massacre and played a significant role in the freedom struggle?
Ans. Kitchlew
Q158. Who was the first woman to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress and
was an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Q159. Which freedom fighter, also known as “Punjab Kesari,” played a significant role in the
fight against the Simon Commission and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Q160. Who was the prominent Indian freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu and the founder of the
Self-Respect Movement, advocating for social justice and equality?
Q161. Which freedom fighter was a leader of the Abhinav Bharat Society and was involved in
the assassination of a British officer, J.P. Saunders?
Q162. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army alongside Subhas Chandra Bose and is
often referred to as “Captain”?