CAMBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SRI RAM NAGAR, KRISHNAGIRI - 635001
STD: 5 to 6 WORKSHEET - 4
GK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ABOUT INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA
1. Who was the first President of India?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Which day is celebrated as Independence Day in India?
a) January 26 b) August 15 c) October 2 d) December 25
Answer: b) August 15
3. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Indira Gandhi d) Morarji Desai
Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
4. What was the name of the plan introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru to develop India's
economy?
a) Five-Year Plan b) Ten-Year Plan c) Twenty-Year Plan d) Thirty-Year Plan
Answer: a) Five-Year Plan
5. Who led India to victory in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Lal Bahadur Shastri c) Indira Gandhi d) Morarji Desai
Answer: b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
6. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi b) Jayalalithaa c) Mayawati d) Mamata Banerjee
Answer: a) Indira Gandhi
7. What was the name of the movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan in the 1970s?
a) Total Revolution b) Quit India Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: a) Total Revolution
8. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II?
a) Subhas Chandra Bose b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: a) Subhas Chandra Bose
9. What was the name of the treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1972?
a) Simla Agreement b) Lahore Declaration
c) Delhi Agreement d) Karachi Agreement
Answer: a) Simla Agreement
10. Who was the Chief Justice of India who played a key role in the Emergency period
(1975-1977)?
a) Justice A.N. Ray b) Justice H.R. Khanna
c) Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer d) Justice P.N. Bhagwati
Answer: a) Justice A.N. Ray
11. Which Governor General introduce the Permanent land revenue system in India
a) Lord Cornwallis b) Lord Bentinck c) Lord Lytton d) Lord Ripon
Answer: a) Lord Cornwallis
12. All India Kisan Sabha was established in the year
a) 1930 b) 1933 c) 1936 d) 1940
Answer: c) 1936
13. Who put forward the idea that “Britain was draining and bleeding india”
a) G V Joshi b) M G Ranade c) G K Gokhale d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: d) Dadabhai Naoroji
14. All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year
a) 1919 b) 1920 c) 1921 d) 1923
Answer: b) 1920
15. The Mansabdari System was introduce by which Mughal Emperor
a) Babur b) Humayun c) Akbar d) Shah Jahan
Answer: c) Akbar
16. The Buddha preached his first sermon at
a) Sanchi b) Sarnath c) Kapilavastu d) Bodh Gaya
Answer: b) Sarnath
17. The first Buddhist council was held at
a) Rajgir b) Vaishali c) Pataliputra d) Kashmir
Answer: a) Rajgir
18. The Indus Valley Civilization was first discovered in the year
a) 1910 b) 1916 c) 1921 d) 1935
Answer: c) 1921
19. How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha?
a) 265 b) 235 c) 245 d) 294
Answer: c) 245
20. Which article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Equality?
a) Article 14 b) Article 16 c) Article 18 d) Article 12
Answer: a) Article 14
