Independence Day Quiz 2023: Top GK Questions on Independence Day

Independence Day Quiz 2023:

Independence Day Quiz 2023: India is going to mark its 77th Independence Day on August 15, 2023. It is regarded as one of the most important events in the history of India as it marks the end of colonial British rule and the start of a new democratic era of freedom. Since this auspicious day is celebrated enthusiastically in all the schools of the country, we have provided 25 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in the form of a quiz to help students to develop a deeper understanding of the roots of our National Day. It also aims to add to their general knowledge about national events and the country’s freedom struggle.  If you do not know the answers to any of the questions, don’t worry! We have provided the answers to each of the asked questions in the Independence Day Quiz 2023 at the end of this page.

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Independence Day Quiz 2023: Top GK Questions on Independence Day

Are you ready to take up the history quiz to test your knowledge of India's freedom struggle? Here are the Top GK questions on Independence Day!

Q1: Who was the first Prime Minister of India to hoist the Indian national flag on Independence Day at the Red Fort?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q2: The national flag of India was adopted on:

1. August 14, 1947
2. August 15, 1947
3. July 22, 1947
4. January 26, 1948

Q3: Who designed the national flag of India?

1. Pingali Venkayya
2. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
3. Dadabhai Naroji
4. Pherozeshah Mehta

Q4: Who gave the slogan "Self-Rule (Swarajya) is my birthright and I shall have it."?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q5: Who wrote the poem 'Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna'?

1. Kartar Singh Sarabha
2. Ram Prasad Bismil
3. Muhammad Iqbal
4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Q6: When did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre happen?

1. 13 April 1913
2. 13 April 1919
3. 13 April 1920
4. 13 April 1931

Q7: Who will hoist the national flag during the Independence Day function 2023 at Red Fort?

1. Home Minister of India
2. President of India
3. Prime Minister of India
4. Speaker of Rajya Sabha

Q8: Who gave the slogan 'Jai Hind'?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Q9:  During which movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the call for ‘Do or Die’?

1. Quit India Movement
2. Khilafat Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. Salt Satyagraha

Q10: When did India come under the direct rule of the British crown?

1. 1757
2. 1764
3. 1930
4. 1858

Q11: Who said the statement ‘Tum mujhe khoon do, mein tumhe azadi doonga’?

1. Bhagat Singh
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. Vallabhbhai Patel

Q12: Which magazine was published by M.K. Gandhi?

1. Independent
2. Kesari
3. Young India
4. Indian Mirror

Q13: Which four animals are depicted on the frieze of the abacus in the National Emblem of India?

1. Lion, Eagle, Horse, and Elephant
2. Lion, Bull, Horse, and Elephant
3. Tiger, Bull, Horse, and Elephant
4. Lion, Bull, Horse, and Peacock

Q14: Who is the 'Iron Man of India'?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Chandrashekhar Azad
4. Bhagat Singh

Q15:  Who was the first Governor-General of India after independence?

1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Rajagopalachari

Q16: What do the three colours of the national flag represent?

1. Religion, Peace, Trees
2. Justice, Selflessness, Agriculture
3. Sacrifice, Peace and Prosperity
4. None of these

Q17: Who was the first Viceroy of British India?

1. William Bentick
2. Warren Hastings
3. Louis Mountbatten
4. Lord Canning

Q18: Who wrote Saare Jahan Se Achha?

1. Muhammad Iqbal
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Sahir Ludhianvi
4. Gulzar

Q19: Who wrote the famous book ‘India Wins Freedom’?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3. Bipan Chandra
4. Sekhar Bandyopadhyay

Q20: Which one was the first major battle fought by the British East India Company?

1. Battle of Plassey
2. Battle of Buxar
3. Revolt of 1857
4. Battle of Panipat

Q21: When did The Constitution of India come into effect?

1. 26 January 1947
2. 26 January 1949
3. 26 November 1949
4. 26 January 1950

Q22: When was the First Round Table Conference held?

1. 1927
2. 1930
3. 1933
4. 1938

Q23: Who wrote ‘Why Am I An Atheist’?

1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Rash Behari Bose
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Bhagat Singh

Q24: When was New Delhi made the capital of India?

1. 26 January 1911
2. 13 February 1931
3. 1 November 1921
4. 15 July 1918

Q25: Which Indian city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?

1. Delhi
2. Surat
3. Prayagraj
4. Varanasi

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