Indian Nationalist Movement

Date posted on: August 15, 2008


1.Mahatma Gandhi called him the 'patroit of patroits'.Rabindranath Tagore called him 'Deshnayak'.He was the first to call Gandhi 'Father of the Nation'.Who was he?

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

2.During the freedom movement, who led the Vanar Sena or The Monkey Brigade?

Indira Gandhi

3."An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" was the saying of which famous activist?

Mahatma Gandhi

4.Who was the first president of constituent assembly of India, when it met on December,9, 1946?

Dr sachidanand Sinha

5.X and Y were ruled by Muslim princes at the time of partition between India and Pakistan in 1947-48. Both had majority Hindu population, the Nizams didn't accept Govt. of India's proposal for merger. X joined Pakistan in September '47 but India annexed the territory. In September '48 India used force of arms to annex Y. Identify X and Y. (None of them is Kashmir!!).

X: Junagadh, Y: Hyderabad

6.British army officers brought a revised version of 'X' back to Britain from India in the mid-19th century. In 1873 the duke of Beaufort introduced the game to royalty at his country estate, 'X' House, and the sport became known as 'X'. Four years later the Bath 'X' Club was founded. The version played by its members forms the basis for today’s game. Identify 'X'.

Badminton

7.By what name does Rabindranath Tagore refer to Orissa in 'Jana Gana Mana'?

Utkal

8.Due to which event of nationalist movement Vallabh bhai patel was nicknamed Sardar?

Bardoli Satyagraha

9.South African radio channel Lotus FM's new logo is based on the calligraphy of someone's 1924 letter. Who's this person?

Mahatma Gandhi

10.Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

11.Who was the 1st viceroy of India?

Lord Canning,1858

12.Who gave this speech and when?(The spech is not complete)

       

The Speech was given by Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru just before India achieved freedom, ( 14 Aug 1947 )
The Text of the Speech is ::

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance. It is fitting that at this solemn moment we take the pledge of dedication to the service of India and her people and to the still larger cause of humanity.""

s 13.Identify the gentleman in the picture.

       

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

14.Founded at Dhaka in 1906, The headquarters were established at Lucknow. There were also six vice-presidents, a secretary and two joint secretaries initially appointed for a three-years term, proportionately from different provinces. The principles of the organization were espoused in the "Green Book," which included the organization’s constitution as well. What we are talking about?

Muslim League

15.Who was the last British Viceroy of India?

Lord Louis Mountbatten

16.Where in india "the Flame of liberty" was inaugrated in 1954 by Rajendra Prasad?

Jallianwala Bagh,Amritsar

17.Whose birthdate has been declared by UNESCO as the International Day of Non Violence?

Mahatma Gandhi

18.Which country shares its national day with India on August,15?

South Korea

19.Which famous freedom fighter was born Manikarnika to Moropanth Tambey and Bhagirathibai,she was affectionately called Manu. In 1842, she married Raja Gangadhar Rao Niwalkar.

Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi

20.Which very famous incident of Indian Freedom Strugle is depicted in the picture?



Dandi March

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