Indian History Quiz

1. Which Indian wrote Bangladesh’s national anthem 'Amar Sonar Bangla'?

1. B R Ambedkar
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3. Satyendranath Tagore
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore

2. The maximum period of Emergency as per Article 356 can be __.

1. 30 Months
2. 36 Months
3. 24 Months
4. 12 Months

3. Who was the first person to refer to Subhas Chandra Bose as 'Netaji'?

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

4. Who presented the first budget after India's independence?

1. Abul Kalam Azad
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

5. Who was the Chief Minister of Punjab during the operation 'Blue Star'?

1. Surjit Singh Barnala
2. President's rule
3. Parkash Singh Badal
4. Darbara Singh

6. Who led the movement for separation of Pakistan?

1. Fatima Jinnah
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

7. The Kakori case in 1925 involved looting of what from the British?

1. Money bags
2. Weapons
3. Gold
4. Silk

8. The Dandi March was initiated to produce ____.

1. Wheat
2. Salt
3. Khaadi
4. Cotton

9. Who wrote the national song 'Vande Mataram'?

1. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
2. B.R. Ambedkar
3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

10. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Quit India Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. None of these