Indian Freedom Struggle MCQ
Indian Independence
1. When did India gain its independence from British colonial rule?
A. August 15, 1945
B. August 15, 1947
C. August 15, 1950
D. August 15, 1960
Answer: B. August 15, 1947
2. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: D. Lord Mountbatten
3. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Linlithgow
Answer: B. Lord Mountbatten
5. Who was the first Indian to become the Governor-General of independent India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D. Zakir Hussain
Answer: B. C. Rajagopalachari
6. Who was the first Indian to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?
A. H.J. Kania
B. P.N. Bhagwati
C. Y.V. Chandrachud
D. A.N. Ray
Answer: A. H.J. Kania
7. Who led the Dandi March in 1930?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi
8. Who was the first President of independent India?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Zakir Hussain
D. V.V. Giri
Answer: A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
9. Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
10. Which British Governor-General is known for his 'Doctrine of Lapse' policy?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Canning
Answer: B. Lord Dalhousie
11. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. A.O. Hume
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: C. A.O. Hume
12. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C. B.R. Ambedkar
13. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. C.V. Raman
C. Mother Teresa
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
14. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Annie Besant
D. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Answer: B. Sarojini Naidu
15. Who led the Indian National Army?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: B. Subhas Chandra Bose
16. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal?
A. Milkha Singh
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. P.T. Usha
D. Karnam Malleswari
Answer: A. Milkha Singh
17. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. Saina Nehwal
C. P.V. Sindhu
D. Mary Kom
Answer: A. Karnam Malleswari
18. Who wrote the famous song 'Vande Mataram'?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Subramania Bharati
Answer: B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
19. Which British Governor-General is known for his policy of 'Divide and Rule'?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: B. Lord Curzon
20. Who was the first Indian to go into space?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Sunita Williams
D. Abdul Kalam
Answer: A. Rakesh Sharma
Indian National Movement Quiz
21. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
22. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Arundhati Roy
D. V.S. Naipaul
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
23. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Kiran Desai
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: B. Salman Rushdie
24. Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
A. A.R. Rahman
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Bhanu Athaiya
D. Resul Pookutty
Answer: B. Satyajit Ray
25. Who was the first President of India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Zakir Hussain
Answer: A. Rajendra Prasad
26. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
27. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Morarji Desai
D. Charan Singh
Answer: A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
28. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: A. B.R. Ambedkar
29. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Kailash Satyarthi
C. Amartya Sen
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: D. Rabindranath Tagore
30. Which event marked the beginning of the Indian independence movement?
A. The Sepoy Mutiny
B. The Battle of Plassey
C. The Quit India Movement
D. The Partition of Bengal
Answer: B. The Battle of Plassey
31. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
32. Who is known as the 'Nightingle of India'?
A. Lata Mangeshkar
B. Asha Bhosle
C. Kishore Kumar
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: D. Sarojini Naidu
33. Who is known as the 'Flying Sikh'?
A. Dara Singh
B. Kapil Dev
C. Milkha Singh
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: C. Milkha Singh
34. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Curzon
Answer: A. Lord Mountbatten
35. Which British Prime Minister announced the British government's decision to grant independence to India?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement Attlee
C. Harold Macmillan
D. Anthony Eden
Answer: B. Clement Attlee
36. Which Indian leader is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
37. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. A.O. Hume
Answer: D. A.O. Hume
38. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Milkha Singh
C. P.T. Usha
D. Karnam Malleswari
Answer: A. Abhinav Bindra
39. Which Indian city was the capital of British India?
A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Chennai
Answer: B. Kolkata
India's Struggle for Freedom Quiz
40. Which Indian state was the first to be formed on linguistic basis?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: A. Andhra Pradesh
41. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Annie Besant
D. Sucheta Kripalani
Answer: A. Sarojini Naidu
42. Which Indian leader is known as the 'Mahatma'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: D. Mahatma Gandhi
43. Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
A. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B. C.V. Raman
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. M. Visvesvaraya
Answer: A. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
44. Who was the last Governor-General of India?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. None of the above
Answer: C. C. Rajagopalachari
45. Who was the first Indian woman to be elected as the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Jayalalithaa
D. Sheila Dikshit
Answer: B. Sarojini Naidu
46. Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: B. Jawaharlal Nehru
47. Which Indian leader is known as the 'Lion of Punjab'?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Udham Singh
D. Kartar Singh Sarabha
Answer: B. Lala Lajpat Rai
48. Who is known as the 'Missile Man of India'?
A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. Vikram Sarabhai
C. Homi J. Bhabha
D. Satish Dhawan
Answer: A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
49. Which Indian state was the first to implement the 'Right to Information Act'?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Maharashtra
D. Rajasthan
Answer: D. Rajasthan
50. Who founded the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?
A. Homi J. Bhabha
B. Vikram Sarabhai
C. Satish Dhawan
D. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Answer: B. Vikram Sarabhai
51. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. C.V. Raman
B. Hargobind Khorana
C. S. Chandrasekhar
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: A. C.V. Raman
52. Who is known as the 'Lady with the Lamp'?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. Florence Nightingale
Answer: D. Florence Nightingale
53. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. P.T. Usha
C. Mary Kom
D. Saina Nehwal
Answer: A. Karnam Malleswari
54. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Kiran Desai
D. Anita Desai
Answer: B. Salman Rushdie
55. Who was the first Indian to win an Oscar?
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. Satyajit Ray
C. Mira Nair
D. A.R. Rahman
Answer: A. Bhanu Athaiya
56. Who is known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A. Mahatma Gandhi
57. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A. Kofi Annan
B. Ban Ki-moon
C. U Thant
D. Shashi Tharoor
Answer: C. U Thant
58. Who is known as the 'Nightingale of India'?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Mother Teresa
D. Lata Mangeshkar
Answer: A. Sarojini Naidu
59. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Arundhati Roy
D. V.S. Naipaul
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
Indian Independence Day Quiz
60. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
61. Who was the first Indian to win the Pulitzer Prize?
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Salman Rushdie
C. Jhumpa Lahiri
D. Vijay Seshadri
Answer: D. Vijay Seshadri
62. Who was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Mother Teresa
C. Anna Hazare
D. Kiran Bedi
Answer: A. Vinoba Bhave
63. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic silver medal?
A. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. P.V. Sindhu
D. Sushil Kumar
Answer: D. Sushil Kumar
64. Who is known as the 'Bard of Bengal'?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Subramania Bharati
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
65. Which Indian state was the first to be formed on a linguistic basis?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: C. Andhra Pradesh
66. Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games?
A. P.T. Usha
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Kunjarani Devi
D. Hima Das
Answer: C. Kunjarani Devi
67. Which Indian king is known for his patronage of Buddhism and the construction of the Sanchi Stupa?
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Harsha
D. Kanishka
Answer: A. Ashoka
68. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Minister of an Indian state?
A. Sucheta Kriplani
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Jayalalithaa
D. Mamata Banerjee
Answer: A. Sucheta Kriplani
69. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
C. P.V. Sindhu
D. Neeraj Chopra
Answer: A. Abhinav Bindra
70. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
71. Which Indian state was created by the partition of the former state of Punjab in 1966?
A. Haryana
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer: A. Haryana
India's Struggle for Independence MCQ
72. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Kiran Desai
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: A. Salman Rushdie
73. Who was the first Indian woman to become a judge of the Supreme Court of India?
A. Fathima Beevi
B. Ruma Pal
C. Sujata V. Manohar
D. S. S. Subramanya Iyer
Answer: A. Fathima Beevi
74. Who was the first Indian astronaut to travel in space?
A. Rakesh Sharma
B. Kalpana Chawla
C. Sunita Williams
D. Ravish Malhotra
Answer: A. Rakesh Sharma
75. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. A.O. Hume
Answer: D. A.O. Hume
76. In which year was the Indian Constitution adopted?
A. 1947
B. 1950
C. 1955
D. 1960
Answer: B. 1950
77. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B. B.R. Ambedkar
78. Who was the first President of independent India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. V.V. Giri
Answer: B. Rajendra Prasad
79. Which Indian city is known as the 'Pink City'?
A. Jaipur
B. Jaisalmer
C. Jodhpur
D. Udaipur
Answer: A. Jaipur
80. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. C.V. Raman
C. Amartya Sen
D. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
81. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: A. Mother Teresa
82. Who was the first Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna award?
A. C.V. Raman
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Answer: D. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
83. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: B. Dadabhai Naoroji
Famous Indian Revolutionaries Quiz
84. Who is known as the 'Nightingle of India'?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kamala Nehru
C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer: A. Sarojini Naidu
85. Who was the first Indian astronaut in space?
A. Kalpana Chawla
B. Rakesh Sharma
C. Sunita Williams
D. Ravish Malhotra
Answer: B. Rakesh Sharma
86. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
87. Who was the first Prime Minister of India to die in office?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Indira Gandhi
D. Rajiv Gandhi
Answer: B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
88. Which Indian state is known as the 'God's Own Country'?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B. Kerala
89. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. P.V. Sindhu
C. Saina Nehwal
D. Sakshi Malik
Answer: A. Karnam Malleswari
90. Who is known as the 'Tiger of Mysore'?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Hyder Ali
C. Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV
D. Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar
Answer: A. Tipu Sultan
91. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
A. C.V. Raman
B. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: A. C.V. Raman
92. Which Indian state is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun'?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Nagaland
C. Manipur
D. Mizoram
Answer: A. Arunachal Pradesh
93. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title?
A. Sania Mirza
B. Leander Paes
C. Mahesh Bhupathi
D. Vijay Amritraj
Answer: A. Sania Mirza
94. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Sushil Kumar
C. Karnam Malleswari
D. Milkha Singh
Answer: D. Milkha Singh
95. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A. C.V. Raman
B. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
C. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
D. Har Gobind Khorana
Answer: D. Har Gobind Khorana
96. Who was the first Indian to win an Academy Award (Oscar)?
A. Satyajit Ray
B. Bhanu Athaiya
C. A.R. Rahman
D. Resul Pookutty
Answer: B. Bhanu Athaiya
97. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Space Program'?
A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. Vikram Sarabhai
C. Satish Dhawan
D. Homi J. Bhabha
Answer: B. Vikram Sarabhai
98. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Chief Minister of a state?
A. Sucheta Kriplani
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Jayalalithaa
D. Vasundhara Raje
Answer: A. Sucheta Kriplani
99. Who wrote the Indian national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana'?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
100. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Mother Teresa
C. Kailash Satyarthi
D. C.V. Raman
Answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
India's Struggle for Independence MCQ: Test Your Knowledge!
101. Who was the first Indian to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award?
A. C.V. Raman
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: A. C.V. Raman
102. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
103. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Vikram Seth
D. Kiran Desai
Answer: A. Salman Rushdie
104. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Economics?
A. Amartya Sen
B. Manmohan Singh
C. Abhijit Banerjee
D. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Answer: A. Amartya Sen
105. Who was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. J.R.D. Tata
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Mother Teresa
D. Satyajit Ray
Answer: B. Vinoba Bhave
106. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?
A. Mother Teresa
B. Indira Gandhi
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Amrita Pritam
Answer: A. Mother Teresa
107. Who was the first Indian to be elected as the Secretary-General of the United Nations?
A. Kofi Annan
B. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
C. U Thant
D. Ban Ki-moon
Answer: C. U Thant
108. Who was the first Indian to receive the Magsaysay Award?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Satyajit Ray
C. R.K. Narayan
D. Mother Teresa
Answer: A. Vinoba Bhave
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