1. When did India gain independence from Britain?
A.
26 January 1950
B.
15 August 1950
C.
14 August 1947
D.
15 August 1947
2. Who was known as "The Father of Revolutionary Thoughts"?
A.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Who was the first prime minister of India?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
C.
Gulzarilal Nanda
D.
Rajendra Prasad
4. Who became the first president of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Surendranath Banerjee
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Womesh Chandra Banerjee
D.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
5. When did India become a republic country?
A.
26 January 1950
B.
2 October 1950
C.
14 August 1947
D.
15 August 1947
6. Who was the first Governor-General of India after independence?
A.
C. Rajagopalachari
B.
Louis Mountbatten
C.
Archibald Wavell
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
7. Who wrote the book titled Discovery of India?
A.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B.
Subhas Chandra Bose
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
8. In which language was the newspaper Kesari founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak published?
A.
English
B.
Bengali
C.
Hindi
D.
Marathi
9. Who started Arya Samaj in 1875?
A.
Dayananda Saraswathi
B.
Womesh Chandra Banerjee
C.
Raja Rammohan Roy
D.
Ramakrishna
10. Who was the first president of India?
A.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Rajendra Prasad
D.
Zakir Husain
11. Who gave the title "The Father of the Nation" to Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Sarojini Naidu
B.
Subhas Chandra Bose
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
12. Name the freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike?
A.
Bipin Chandra Pal
B.
Bhagat Singh
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Jatindra Nath Das
13. Who was popularly known as Lokhitwadi?
A.
Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
Tantia Tope
D.
Chittaranjan Das
14. Which one of the following is the correct full name of B. R. Ambedkar?
A.
Baba Ramji Ambedkar
B.
Bhim Ramjirao Ambedkar
C.
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
D.
Babasaheb Ramji Ambedkar
15. Which was the birthplace of Jawaharlal Nehru?
A.
Allahabad
B.
Cuttack
C.
Surat
D.
Porbandar
16. When was B. R. Ambedkar born?
A.
14 April 1891
B.
18 April 1859
C.
2 October 1869
D.
23 January 1897
17. Who is the architect of the Indian constitution?
A.
B. R. Ambedkar
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Subhas Chandra Bose
18. Who was the second prime minister of India?
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Indira Gandhi
C.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
D.
Rajiv Gandhi
19. Who was popularly called as "Deshbandhu"?
A.
Chittaranjan Das
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal
20. When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
A.
15 August 1947
B.
15 November 1949
C.
30 January 1948
D.
2 October 1948
21. Where was the first conference of the Indian National Congress held?
A.
Bombay
B.
Calcutta
C.
Madras
D.
Allahabad
22. When was Bhagat Singh hanged to death?
A.
23 March 1931
B.
27 February 1931
C.
23 July 1906
D.
23 April 1931
23. Which was the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Allahabad
B.
Cuttack
C.
Surat
D.
Porbandar
24. Who started the political party Swatantra?
A.
Motilal Nehru
B.
C. Rajagopalachari
C.
Lala Lajpat Rai
D.
Subhas Chandra Bose
25. Who is known as the iron man of India?
A.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Subhas Chandra Bose
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
26. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?
A.
Sarojini Naidu
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Nellie Sengupta
D.
Indira Gandhi
27. Who is known as the Father of Indian Renaissance?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C.
Bipin Chandra Pal
D.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
28. Who was the first and last Indian Governor-General of India?
A.
Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
C. Rajagopalachari
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
29. Who is the author of the book The Indian Struggle?
A.
Chittaranjan Das
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Subhash Chandra Bose
D.
C. Rajagopalachari
30. Where did Sarojini Naidu die?
A.
Chennai
B.
Hyderabad
C.
Lucknow
D.
Kolkata
31. Which is the autobiographical book written by Jawaharlal Nehru?
A.
An Autobiography
B.
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
C.
Wings of Fire
D.
Matters of Discretion
32. Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
A.
Dilawar Singh Babbar
B.
Nathuram Vinayak Godse
C.
Satwant Singh
D.
Thenmozhi Rajaratnam
33. Who was the governor-general during the revolt of 1857?
A.
Lord Mountbatten
B.
Lord Chelmsford
C.
Lord Ripon
D.
Lord Canning
34. When was Englsih East India Company established?
A.
1893 AD
B.
1857 AD
C.
1600 AD
D.
1710 AD
35. When was Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?
A.
26 January 1930
B.
6 April 1930
C.
2 August 1858
D.
5 March 1931
36. Which movement is also known as August Movement?
A.
Khilafat Movement
B.
Quit India Movement
C.
Non-cooperation movement
D.
Civil Disobedience Movement
37. When was the Rowlatt Act introduced?
A.
1919
B.
1920
C.
1921
D.
1922
38. Where is Jallianwala Bagh located?
A.
Gujarat
B.
Bengal
C.
Punjab
D.
Maharastra
39. Which is not the book authored by Jawaharlal Nehru?
A.
The unity of India
B.
The Discovery of India
C.
Glimpses of World History
D.
India of my dreams
40. In which year Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-cooperation movement?
A.
1918
B.
1920
C.
1917
D.
1930
41. When was B. R. Ambedkar awarded India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna?
A.
1950
B.
1990
C.
1947
D.
1954
42. Name the mother of Bhagat Singh?
A.
Vidyavati
B.
Swaruprani Thussu
C.
Putlibai
D.
Jagrani Devi
43. Who is known as Nightingale of India?
A.
Indira Gandhi
B.
Annie Besant
C.
Sarojini Naidu
D.
Rani Lakshmibai
44. In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale started the newspaper Hitavada?
A.
1925
B.
1911
C.
1940
D.
1912
45. Which is the national song of India?
A.
Vande Mataram
B.
Jana Gana Mana
C.
Sare Jahan Se Accha
D.
Mere Desh ki dharti
46. Who is known as Father of the Nation?
A.
Subhas Chandra Bose
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Vallabhbhai Patel
47. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
A.
Porbandar
B.
Allahabad
C.
Cuttack
D.
Dhudike
48. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when india got independence?
A.
Calcutta
B.
Bombay
C.
Delhi
D.
Madras
49. Who is the writer of Jana Gana Mana Adhinayak?
A.
Ram Singh Thakuri
B.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C.
Muhammad Iqbal
D.
Rabindranath Tagore
50. Who wrote the book Discovery of India?
A.
Mahatma Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D.
B. R. Ambedkar
