GK20 questions on Indian freedom struggle
- Which sepoy's action at Barrackpore in March 1857 is remembered as a spark of the Revolt? Mangal Pandey He served in the army of the East India Company.
- Which queen of Jhansi fought the British in 1857? Rani Lakshmibai She died fighting in 1858.
- Who was the last Mughal emperor, named leader of the Revolt of 1857? Bahadur Shah Zafar After the revolt the British sent him away to Rangoon.
- Which retired British officer took the lead in founding the Indian National Congress in 1885? A. O. Hume A. O. stands for Allan Octavian.
- Who was called the "Grand Old Man of India"? Dadabhai Naoroji He wrote about how wealth was being drained from India to Britain.
- In which year was Bengal partitioned by Lord Curzon? 1905 The partition was cancelled in 1911.
- Which movement grew out of the protest against the partition of Bengal? Swadeshi Movement People gave up foreign cloth and goods and used those made in India.
- In which year did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa? 1915 He returned on 9 January, now marked as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
- Where did Gandhiji lead his first satyagraha in India, in 1917? Champaran Champaran is in Bihar. He took up the cause of the indigo farmers.
- After which incident of 1922 did Gandhiji call off the Non-Cooperation Movement? Chauri Chaura A crowd set fire to a police station there, and Gandhiji would not accept violence.
- Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928? Vallabhbhai Patel The women of Bardoli gave him the title "Sardar".
- In which year did the Simon Commission come to India? 1928 It had no Indian member, so it was met with the cry "Simon, go back".
- Which leader, known as "Punjab Kesari", died after a lathi charge on a protest against the Simon Commission? Lala Lajpat Rai Punjab Kesari means "Lion of Punjab".
- Which revolutionary made the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad" famous? Bhagat Singh The slogan means "Long live the revolution". It was coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani.
- At which session of the Congress, in 1929, was Purna Swaraj declared the goal? Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the session.
- Who was known as "Frontier Gandhi"? Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan He was also called Badshah Khan.
- Who wrote the song "Sare Jahan Se Achha"? Muhammad Iqbal It was written in Urdu in 1904.
- Who was the last Viceroy of British India? Lord Mountbatten He stayed on as the first Governor-General of independent India.
- Who was the only Indian Governor-General of independent India? C. Rajagopalachari He was popularly called Rajaji.
- On which date did India become independent? 15 August 1947 The day is celebrated every year as Independence Day.
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