15th August (Independence Day) Quiz 2018

Indian Independence Day Quiz _Steel Club Durgapur

1. Rules of Independence Day Quiz: Quiz is open to all. Kindly raise your hands before answering. All the questions based on Indian freedom struggle, famous personalities & India.

2. Q1. ‘ Khudai Khidmatgar ’, which literally translates as the ‘servants of God ’, represented a non-violent struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province of British India (now in Pakistan). Who led the movement?

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4. Q 2. He is remembered to be the patriarch for the India’s most powerful political dynasty which has since produced “Three Prime Ministers”. Identify him?

5. MotiLal Nehru Answer 2:

6. Q3. Popularly called as “ Deshbandhu ”, he was an Indian politician and founder leader of Swaraj Party under British Rule Identify him?

7. Answer 3: Chittranjan Das

8. Q4. In her early childhood, she founded the Bal Charkha sangh and in 1930’s, the Vanar Sena of children to help the congress party during the Non-Cooperation Movement. Name her.

9. Indira Gandhi Answer 4:

10. Q5. This palace served as a prison for Gandhiji , his wife, his secretary Mahadev Desai & Sarojini Naidu. It is also the place where Kasturba & Mahadev Desai died. Which palace we are talking about ? 

11. Agha Khan Palace, Pune Answer 5:

12. Q6. Many notable activists were imprisoned here during the struggle for the India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national monument. Identify what it is ?

13. Andaman Cellular Jail Answer 6:

14. Q7. He was the main person involved in the “ Swadeshi movement” along with Lal , Bal and Pal. Who is he ?

15. Sri Arubindo Ghosh Answer 7:

16. Q8. Benares Hindu University located in Varanasi. Established in 1916 by Indian educationist & politician notable for his role in the Indian Independence movement. Name the person ?

17. Madan Mohan Malviya Answer 8:

18. Q9. She was an Indian freedom fighter, worked with Gandhiji , elected to the Constituent Assembly and was part of the subcommittee that declared the Indian Constitution. She became the first woman to be elected Chief Minister of an Indian state. Who is she ?

19. Sucheta Kriplani Answer 9:

20. Q10. During freedom struggle, who led the Salt march in the Eastern Coast in Tiruchirappalli to the coastal village of Vedaranyam on the 30th day of April, 1930?

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22. Q11. Identify the great patriot who killed Michael O’ Dwyer on the 13th of March, 1940.

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24. Q12. Maulana Hasrat Mohani (1 January 1875 – 13 May 1951) was an Indian activist in the Indian Independence Movement, and a noted poet of the Urdu language . He coined something in 1921 which has a great part in the independence movement . What ?

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26. Q13: X was an Indian freedom fighter and socialist leader. He was elected Mayor of Bombay in 1942 while he was imprisoned in Yerawada Central Prison. He was the founder of the National Militia, Bombay Youth League and the Congress Socialist Party and played a role in several peasant and trade union movements. He coined the term 'Simon Go Back'. He coined the term “Quit India“ and was part of the Quit India Movement along with Mahatma Gandhi for India's last nationwide campaign for independence from the British Empire . Identify X

27. Answer 13: Yusuf Meherally

28. Q 14: What does the three colors of national flag represent?

29. Answer 14: Our national flag consists of stripes of three colors - Saffron, White and Green from top to bottom. These three colors represent – “Sacrifice (Saffron), Peace (White) and Prosperity (Green)” .

30. Q15: Why is the 26 th day of January, 1930 important in India’s history?

31. Answer 15: Indian National Congress , in an electrifying resolution declared “ Purna Swaraj ” — complete freedom from the British Raj.

32. Which great revolutionary leader founded the ‘ Naujawan Bharat Sabha ’ in Lahore ? Q16:

33. Answer 16: Bhagat Singh

34. Q17: Pramathanath Mitra was the Director of this revolutionary outfit founded by Satish Chandra Basu . Identify the Organisation .

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36. Q 18: Who was the first Education Minister of independent India?

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38. Q 19: In India, whose Flag is this?

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40. Q 20: The lady in concern is known as the ‘ Heroine’ of Quit India Movement . Identify her.

41. Answer 20: ARUNA ASAF ALI