Independence Day 2023: History Quiz On Freedom of India

Independence Day 2023: India and its people are all set to celebrate the 77th anniversary of India’s independence. And to help you revise the complete timeline of freedom struggle we are here with the history quiz. It will help you to learn about the past encouraging lifelong learning.

History quiz on the Independence of India

1. When did India gain independence from British rule?

a) August 15 

b) January 26 

c) October 2 

d) July 4

Ans. a) 

Explanation: The Indian Independence Bill, which carved the freedom of India from British Rule was passed at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947.

2. India got freedom from Colonial rule in:

a) 1942 

b) 1945 

c) 1947 

d) 1950

Ans. b) 

Explanation: Indian independence was finally achieved in 1947 as a result of decades of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU.

3. Who was designated as the first Prime Minister of independent India? 

a) Jawaharlal Nehru 

b) Mahatma Gandhi 

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 

d) Dr Rajendra Prasad

Ans. a

Explanation: Jawahar Lal Nehru was the first prime minister of independent India. He was in power till January 26, 1950.

4. What was the other independent nation formed by the Indian Independence Act, of 1947? 

a) Pakistan 

b) Sri Lanka 

c) Nepal 

d) Bangladesh

Ans. a

Explanation: The partition of British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan was accomplished by the United Kingdom Parliament's passage of the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

5. Who from the below served as the last Viceroy of British India? 

a) Lord Mountbatten 

b) Lord Curzon 

c) Lord Dalhousie

d) Lord Canning

Ans. a

Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of British India. After independence, he became the first Governor General of independent India.

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6. When and where the famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech was delivered? 

a) August 15, 1947, in Mumbai 

b) August 14, 1947, in Delhi 

c) August 15, 1947, in Delhi

d) August 14, 1947, in Mumbai

Ans. b

Explanation: The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, delivered the speech "Tryst with Destiny" in English to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on August 14, 1947.

7. Who among the following is given the title of ‘Father of Nation’ as a tribute for his selfless contribution to the freedom struggle of India?

a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b) Bhagat Singh 

c) Mahatma Gandhi 

d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Ans. c

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of the Nation because it was he who got freedom and kept the foundation of Modern India.

8. ‘Quit India Movement’ initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in the year 1942 is also known as:

a) Non-Cooperation Movement 

b) Civil Disobedience Movement 

c) Dandi March 

d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans. a

Explanation: Approximately 12 million people were displaced in the partitioned state of Punjab alone, and as many as 20 million people throughout the subcontinent. 

9. Which region of India saw mass migration in the year 1947?

a) Punjab 

b) Maharashtra 

c) Gujarat 

d) Bengal

Ans. a

Explanation: 

10. When was the tricolour adopted as the National Flag of India?

a) July 22, 1947 

b) January 26, 1950 

c) October 2, 1947 

d) July 4, 1948

Ans. a

Explanation: The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during the meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947.

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

a) Sardar Patel

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 

c) Subhas Chandra Bose 

d) Mahatma Gandhi 

Ans. d

Explanation: The Dandi March, also known as the Salt March, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

12. Who was the commander of the Indian National Army (INA), an Axis-allied force in World War II? 

a) Bhagat Singh 

b) Lala Lajpat Rai 

c) Subhas Chandra Bose 

d) Chandrasekhar Azad 

Ans. c

Explanation: Supported by the Japanese army and led by Subhas Chandra Bose, the INA established its own provisional government and initiated an attack against the British in India.

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13. Which female freedom fighter and member of Indian National Congress played an important role in Indian National Congress?

a) Sarojini Naidu 

b) Annie Besant 

c) Aruna Asaf Ali 

d) Kasturba Gandhi

 Ans. c

Explanation: Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942.

14. Where did the tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place in India?

a) Mumbai 

b) Amritsar 

c) Delhi 

d) Kolkata 

Ans. b

Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar.

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

a) Sarojini Naidu

b) Rani Laxmi Bai

c) Kamala Nehru

d) Aruna Asaf Ali

Ans. b

Explanation: Rani Laxmibai also called the Rani of Jhansi was a pivotal figure in the Indian Revolt of 1857.

16. Who founded the All India Women's Conference (AIWC) in 1927 to address women's issues and advocate for their rights?

a) Kasturba Gandhi

b) Indira Gandhi

c) Rani Lakshmibai

d) Margaret Cousins

Ans. d

Explanation: Margaret Cousins in order to improve educational efforts for women and children and has expanded its scope to also tackle other women's rights issues.

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