Test Your Knowledge This Independence Day, Take Our 2024 GK Quiz on Indian Freedom Struggle!

India marks its 78th Independence Day this year, a day that brings great pride and happiness to all Indians. Across the country, offices, institutions, and schools host a variety of cultural events to mark this important day. An Independence Day quiz can be a great way to contribute to the educational experience and get kids interested.

Here are 35 quick quiz questions and answers regarding the freedom movement and India's Independence Day:

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

2. In which year did India gain independence?
Answer: 1947

3. Who is referred to as the 'Father of the Nation'?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

4. Which movement was pivotal in leading to India's independence?
Answer: Quit India Movement

5. Who served as the last Viceroy of British India?
Answer: Lord Louis Mountbatten

6. What is the national anthem of India?
Answer: Jana-Gana-Man

7. Which national leader delivered the famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India

8. Who was India's first President?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

9. Which freedom fighter coined the slogan "Give me blood, I will give you freedom"?
Answer: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

10. Where did Mahatma Gandhi's Salt March commence?
Answer: Dandi, Gujarat

11. What is India's national song?
Answer: Vande Mataram

12. Which British law was challenged by the Non-Cooperation Movement?
Answer: Rowlatt Act

13. The phrase "Swaraj is my birthright" is attributed to which freedom fighter?
Answer: Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak

14. Who was India's first female Prime Minister?
Answer: Indira Gandhi

15. In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
Answer: Amritsar

16. In which year did the Quit India Movement start?
Answer: 1942

17. Which leader is famously known as 'Netaji'?
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose

18. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

19. Who was the Prime Minister of the UK at the time of India's independence?
Answer: Clement Attlee

20. Which famous leader's assassination led to widespread riots in India in 1948?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

21. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten

22. What was the main objective of the Quit India Movement of 1942?
Answer: To demand an end to British rule in India

23. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten

24. What was the name of the partition plan that led to the creation of Pakistan?
Answer: The Radcliffe Line

25. Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India'?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

26. What was the name of the first Indian woman to become a Governor of an Indian state?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu

27. Which Indian freedom fighter was also a prominent poet and writer?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

28. Which movement led by Gandhi was aimed at promoting Indian industries and boycotting British goods?
Answer: Swadeshi Movement

29. Who was the leader of the All-India Muslim League at the time of independence?
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah

30. In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?
Answer: Amritsar

31. What was the purpose of the Simon Commission in India?
Answer: To review the political situation and recommend reforms

32. Name the Indian freedom fighter who was a prominent leader in the Bengal partition movement.
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh

33. Which freedom fighter played a significant role in the Khilafat Movement?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

34. Name the leader who played a crucial role in the formation of the Indian National Army (INA) and the Azad Hind Government.
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

35. Which Indian leader is known for his contribution to the civil disobedience movement?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi