50 GK Questions on Indian Independence Movement with Answers | Class 7+ Quiz

Dive into India’s freedom struggle with this comprehensive 50-question interactive quiz. From the First War of Independence in 1857 to the dawn of freedom in 1947, test your knowledge of key events, leaders, movements, and milestones of the national movement. Perfect for Class 7 students and quiz enthusiasts!

50 Questions on Indian Independence Movement with Answers

1. In which year did the First War of Indian Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) take place?

• A. 1857
• B. 1862
• C. 1875
• D. 1885

2. Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• C. Allan Octavian Hume
• D. Dadabhai Naoroji

3. The partition of Bengal was first carried out in:

• A. 1901
• B. 1905
• C. 1911
• D. 1920

4. Who gave the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright”?

• A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Subhas Chandra Bose
• D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

5. The Sesquicentennial celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth was held in:

• A. 2019
• B. 2018
• C. 2020
• D. 2017

6. Which act granted separate electorates to Muslims in 1909?

• A. Morley-Minto Reforms
• B. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
• C. Indian Councils Act
• D. Rowlatt Act

7. Who called for “Do or Die” during the Quit India Movement?

• A. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Sardar Patel
• D. Subhas Chandra Bose

8. In which city was the Dandi Salt March concluded?

• A. Mumbai
• B. Kolkata
• C. Ahmedabad
• D. Dandi

9. Who presided over the Lahore Session of Congress in 1929?

• A. Jawaharlal Nehru
• B. Sardar Patel
• C. Subhas Chandra Bose
• D. Mahatma Gandhi

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10. Who started the Home Rule League in 1916?

• A. Annie Besant
• B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• C. Mahatma Gandhi
• D. Lala Lajpat Rai

11. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?

• A. 1917
• B. 1918
• C. 1919
• D. 1920

12. Who chaired the Simon Commission protests in 1928?

• A. Lala Lajpat Rai
• B. Nehru
• C. Patel
• D. Bose

13. The Poona Pact was signed between Gandhi and:

• A. Maulana Azad
• B. Jinnah
• C. Ambedkar
• D. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

14. Who authored the book “Young India”?

• A. Tilak
• B. Mahatma Gandhi
• C. Nehru
• D. Gokhale

15. Who led the Champaran Satyagraha?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Motilal Nehru
• C. Rajendra Prasad
• D. C.R. Das

16. Which revolutionary threw bombs in the Central Assembly in 1929?

• A. Azad
• B. Bhagat Singh
• C. Batukeshwar Dutt
• D. Rajguru

17. Who was known as “Deshbandhu”?

• A. Gokhale
• B. Gandhi
• C. Nehru
• D. Chittaranjan Das

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18. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

• A. Sarojini Naidu
• B. Annie Besant
• C. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• D. Kamaladevi

19. Which act introduced dyarchy in provinces?

• A. Rowlatt Act
• B. Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
• C. Simon Commission
• D. Government of India Act 1935

20. Which leader launched the Forward Bloc in 1939?

• A. Nehru
• B. Patel
• C. Subhas Chandra Bose
• D. C.R. Das

21. The Quit India Movement was launched in:

• A. 1940
• B. 1941
• C. 1943
• D. 1942

22. Which princely state’s accession ended by the “Instrument of Accession” in 1947?

• A. Hyderabad
• B. Junagadh
• C. Kashmir
• D. Mysore

23. Who was the Viceroy of India at independence?

• A. Lord Wavell
• B. Lord Mountbatten
• C. Lord Linlithgow
• D. Lord Irwin

24. Who coined the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?

• A. Tilak
• B. Gandhi
• C. Bhagat Singh
• D. Bose

25. Which naval mutiny took place in 1946?

• A. Royal Indian Marine
• B. Bombay Docks
• C. Andaman Islands
• D. Royal Indian Navy

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26. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Sardar Patel
• C. Nehru
• D. Bose

27. Who was called “Punjab Kesari”?

• A. Nehru
• B. Azad
• C. Lajpat Rai
• D. Patel

28. Which movement was also called the “Non-cooperation Movement”?

• A. 1920–22 movement
• B. Civil Disobedience
• C. Quit India
• D. Swadeshi

29. Who formed the Khilafat Committee in 1919?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Jinnah
• D. Ali Brothers

30. Which leader became the first Prime Minister in 1947?

• A. Patel
• B. Nehru
• C. Bose
• D. Rajendra Prasad

31. Which pact was signed between Gandhi and Ambedkar?

• A. Lucknow Pact
• B. Poona Pact
• C. Poona Pact
• D. Gandhi–Irwin Pact

32. Who led the Moplah Rebellion in 1921?

• A. Variankunnath Kunjahammed Haji
• B. Gandhi
• C. Azad
• D. Tagore

33. Which leader escaped from house arrest in 1934?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Patel
• D. Subhas Chandra Bose

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34. Which movement did Gandhi launch in 1930?

• A. Civil Disobedience Movement
• B. Quit India Movement
• C. Home Rule Movement
• D. Khilafat Movement

35. What was the main objective of the Swadeshi Movement?

• A. Promote British goods
• B. Boycott British goods
• C. Establish Swarajya
• D. Demand Dominion Status

36. Who founded the Azad Hind Fauj?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Subhas Chandra Bose
• D. Patel

37. Which resolution did Nehru move in 1929?

• A. Programme of Action
• B. Purna Swaraj Resolution
• C. Lahore Resolution
• D. Purna Swaraj

38. Who presided over the Karachi Session in 1931?

• A. Subhas Chandra Bose
• B. Patel
• C. Nehru
• D. Gandhi

39. Which British act proposed dyarchy?

• A. Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
• B. Government of India Act 1919
• C. Rowlatt Act
• D. Government of India Act 1935

40. Who was known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?

• A. Patel
• B. Jinnah
• C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
• D. Nehru

41. Who wrote the book “India Wins Freedom”?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Ambedkar
• D. Maulana Azad

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42. Who founded the All India Muslim League?

• A. Jinnah
• B. Aga Khan
• C. Nehru
• D. Syed Ahmad Khan

43. Which pact ended the non-cooperation movement?

• A. Gandhi–Irwin Pact
• B. Poona Pact
• C. Lucknow Pact
• D. Simon–Irwin Pact

44. Who was the Viceroy when Gandhi returned from South Africa?

• A. Lord Curzon
• B. Lord Irwin
• C. Lord Chelmsford
• D. Lord Minto

45. Which resolution called for “Complete Independence” in 1929?

• A. Simon Commission Resolution
• B. Nehru Report
• C. Cripps Mission
• D. Lahore Resolution

46. Who led the Kakori Conspiracy of 1925?

• A. Ram Prasad Bismil
• B. Azad
• C. Rajguru
• D. Dutt

47. Who was called “Netaji”?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Subhas Chandra Bose
• C. Patel
• D. Nehru

48. Which movement did Nehru launch in 1942?

• A. Salt Satyagraha
• B. Civil Disobedience
• C. Quit India Movement
• D. Non-cooperation

49. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

• A. Nehru
• B. Patel
• C. Rajendra Prasad
• D. Lord Mountbatten

50. Who was the first President of India?

• A. Rajendra Prasad
• B. Sardar Patel
• C. Nehru
• D. Zakir Husain