1. Which year did India become independent?

A) 1945

B) 1946

C) 1947

D) 1948

2. On which date is India’s Independence Day celebrated?

A) 15 August

B) 26 January

C) 2 October

D) 14 November

3. Which British law led to the partition of India in 1947?

A) Regulating Act

B) Government of India Act 1909

C) Rowlatt Act

D) Indian Independence Act

4. Which new country was created along with independent India in 1947?

A) Nepal

B) Pakistan

C) Sri Lanka

D) Bhutan

5. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?

A) Lord Curzon

B) Lord Wavell

C) Lord Mountbatten

D) Lord Ripon

6. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Sardar Patel

C) Mahatma Gandhi

D) Rajendra Prasad

7. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?

A) Bhagat Singh

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Subhas Chandra Bose

D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

8. Which organization led the main national movement for independence?

A) Muslim League

B) Swaraj Party

C) Justice Party

D) Indian National Congress

9. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die” during the freedom struggle?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Subhas Chandra Bose

D) B. R. Ambedkar

10. Which movement was launched in 1942 against British rule?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement

B) Civil Disobedience Movement

C) Quit India Movement

D) Swadeshi Movement

11. Which leader is associated with the slogan “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom”?

A) Sardar Patel

B) Subhas Chandra Bose

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Lala Lajpat Rai

12. Which party mainly demanded a separate nation for Muslims?

A) Congress

B) Communist Party

C) Hindu Mahasabha

D) Muslim League

13. Who was the main leader of the Muslim League at the time of partition?

A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B) Liaquat Ali Khan

C) Abul Kalam Azad

D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

14. Which plan proposed the partition of British India?

A) Cripps Plan

B) Wavell Plan

C) Mountbatten Plan

D) Cabinet Mission Plan

15. Which boundary line divided India and Pakistan in 1947?

A) Durand Line

B) McMahon Line

C) Maginot Line

D) Radcliffe Line

16. Who drew the boundary line between India and Pakistan?

A) Lord Mountbatten

B) Cyril Radcliffe

C) Stafford Cripps

D) Clement Attlee

17. Which province was divided between India and Pakistan in 1947?

A) Bihar

B) Odisha

C) Punjab

D) Assam

18. Which province was also partitioned in 1947?

A) Bengal

B) Gujarat

C) Bombay

D) Madras

19. What was one major result of partition?

A) End of elections

B) Growth of monarchy

C) Foreign invasion

D) Mass migration

20. Which city became the capital of independent India?

A) Mumbai

B) New Delhi

C) Kolkata

D) Chennai

21. Which speech was delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of independence?

A) Tryst with Destiny

B) Quit India

C) Jai Hind

D) Vande Mataram

22. Which British Prime Minister announced that Britain would leave India?

A) Winston Churchill

B) Margaret Thatcher

C) Clement Attlee

D) Neville Chamberlain

23. Which community suffered large-scale displacement during partition?

A) Only soldiers

B) People of many religions

C) Only traders

D) Only rulers

24. Which princely state became a major issue soon after independence?

A) Mysore

B) Travancore

C) Baroda

D) Jammu and Kashmir

25. Which national leader worked strongly for unity after independence?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji

B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

D) Bipin Chandra Pal