GK- on Independence Day

1. It is the 74th Independence Day this year which means:
(a) India has achieved 73 years of freedom
(b) India has achieved 74 years of freedom
(c) India has achieved 72 years of freedom
(d) India has achieved 73 as well as 74 years of freedom
Ans. (a)
Explanation:  It is the 74th Independence Day this year, 2020 which means India has achieved 73 years of freedom.

2. Which among the following is/are true regarding the ratio of the national flag?
(a) The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 3:2
(b) The ratio of the length to the width of the flag shall be 3:2
(c) The ratio of the length to the height of the flag shall be 2:3
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d)
Explanation: The national flag shall be rectangular in shape. The ratio of the length to the height (width) of the flag shall be 3:2.

3. On the Independence Day, the Prime Minister of India hoists our tricolour flag at:
(a) the Purana Qila, Delhi
(b) the Red Fort, Old Delhi
(c) the Red Fort, Agra
(d) the India Gate, New Delhi
Ans. (b)
Explanation:  India became free from the British rule on 15th August 1947 and first Prime Minister of Independent India, Pt. Nehru hoisted the Indian National Flag above Lahori Gate of Red Fort in Delhi first time after independence of India.

4. Who among the following was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Ramsay MacDonald
Ans. c
Explanation: Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence. He served the post from 1945-1955.

5. Who among the following was the first Governor-General of new Dominions of India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) C. Rajgopalchari
(c) Dr. BR Amdedkar
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans. (a)
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of new Dominions of India. He swore in Jawaharlal Nehru as the first Prime Minister of independent India.

6. The famous quote “a tryst with destiny” is given by
(a) Dr. BR Ambedkar
(b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad
Ans. (b)
 Explanation: First Prime Minister Pt. Nehru said, “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny” in his speech.

7. Which among the following Plan was known as the partition plan?
(a) Macaulay Plan
(b) Atlee Announcement
(c) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(d) Mountbatten Plan
Ans. (d)
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India in 1947, put forth the partition plan widely known as the Mountbatten Plan. The Plan was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League.

8. Which of the following are the extremist leaders?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)
Explanation: The Extremist leaders were Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Aurobindo Ghosh. Instead of PPP path, they emphasise on self-reliance, constructive work, and swadeshi.

9. Who presided the 1905 Congress session in Banaras?
(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(b)  Dadabhai Naroji
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans. (a)
Explanation: The Congress session in Banaras (1905) preside over by Gopal Krishan Gokhale.

10. When Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
(a) 10 April, 1917
(b) 13 April, 1918
(c) 9 April, 1916
(d) 13 April, 1919
Ans. (d)
Explanation: People were gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar to protest against arrest on Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal on 13 April 1919.