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GK Quiz on Freedom Fighters: Indian Independence Day 2021

Take a look at the questions below that are based on freedom fighters of India. India got freedom from the British in 1947 on August 15. The Freedom Fighters struggle resulted in this victory. Let us remember them today.

Updated: Aug 14, 2021 04:00 IST

GK Quiz on Freedom Fighters of India

Answer the following questions about the freedom fighters who struggled for India and got their country free from the British shackles. Take a look at these questions below.

1. Which of the following freedom fighters was also a civil rights activist in South Africa

1. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
2. MK Gandhi
3. BG Tilak
4. Motilal Nehru

Ans. b

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi was also a Civil Rights Activist in South Africa.

2. Which of the following freedom fighters is also known as the Unofficial Ambassador of India

1. Tantia Tope
2. Kunwar Singh
3. Dadabhai Naroji
4. WC Bonnerjee

Ans. c

Explanation: Dadabhai Naroji is also known as the unofficial ambassador of India.

3. Which of the following statements is true about Khudiram Bose?

i) He was one of the oldest freedom fighters to be hung to death

ii) He was a member of Anushilan Samiti

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above

Ans. b

Explanation: Khudiram Bose was among the youngest of freedom fighters to be hung to death. He was an active member of the Anushilan Samiti.

4. Who was the founder of Jugantar?

1. Bhupendranath Dutt
2. Abhinash Bhattacharya
3. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
4. All of the above

Ans. d

Explanation: Jugantar was a Bengali revolutionary newspaper founded in 1906 in Calcutta by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutt.

5. Which of the following statements is true about the Kakori Conspiracy?

i) The Kakori Train Conspiracy was carried out in 1925

ii) Kakori is a small village near Lucknow where the robbery was carried out by HRA

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above

Ans. c

Explanation: The Kakori Train Action was a train robbery that took place at Kakori, a village near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement. The robbery was organised by Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).

6. Who among the following was arrested for leading the Alipore bomb Conspiracy

1. Vallabh Bhai Patel
2. Shambhu Dutt Sharma
3. Sri Aurobindo
4. None of the above

Ans. c

Explanation: Sri Aurobindo was arrested for leading the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy.

7. Which of the following statements is true about Bhagat Singh

i) He was born on March 23

ii) He shot the police officer John Saunders

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above

Ans. c

Explanation: In December 1928, Bhagat Singh and an associate, Shivaram Rajguru, fatally shot a 21-year-old British police officer, John Saunders. Bhagat Singh was born on March 23, 1931.

8. What was Motilal Nehru's profession?

Lawyer

Businessman

Teacher

None of the above

Ans. a

Explanation: Motilal Nehru was a lawyer by profession. He passed his law exam in 1883

9. Which of the following statements is true about Mahatma Gandhi?

i) He trained in law at the Inner Temple, London

ii) He returned to India from London in 1915

1. Only i
2. Only ii
3. Both i and ii
4. None of the above

Ans. a

Explanation: Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple, London, and was called to the bar at age 22. He returned to India from South Africa in 1915

10. Who was called the Father of the Indian Unrest by the British?

1. MK Gandhi
2. BG Tilak
3. Motilal Nehru
4. Bhagat Singh

Ans. b

Explanation: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was called the Father of the Indian Unrest by the British.

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