Independence Day quiz

Indians will celebrate the 64th Independence Day on August 15, 2010. I am presenting 10 quiz questions related to the Independence Day of India.

Independence Day quiz:

1. When the British Government made their policy statement on its intention to quit India?

Answer: February 26, 1947

2. Who sung the “Vande Mataram” song during the special session of Parliament on August 14, 1947?

Answer: Sucheta Kripalani

3. Who was the first Governor General of Independent India?

Answer: Lord Mountbatten

4. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?

Answer: C. Rajagopalachari. He is the only Indian Governor-general of India and the last Governor-general of India.

5. Who was the first External Affairs minister of Independent India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru. Dr.Rajendra Prasad is the first agriculture minister of Independent India.

6. Where was Mahatma Gandhi on August 15, 1947?

Answer: He was in Kolkata to stop the Hindu – Muslim violence.

7. When was the Indian constitution passed by the Constituent Assembly?

Answer: November 26, 1949. It came into effect from January 26, 1950.

8. Who founded the Independent Labour Party which won 15 seats in the 1937 elections?

Answer: B.R. Ambedkar

9. Parliament building was opened on the 18th January, 1927. Who was the Governor-General of India at that time?

Answer: Lord Irwin

10. Who wrote the book, Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence?

Answer: Jaswant Singh

11. Who were the designers of the Parliament building?

Answer: Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker

12. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

Answer: H.J. Kania