Top 100 GK Indian Independence Questions
Indian Independence Questions and Answers in Chronological order
Question: When and where first North Indian struggle for independence occurred?
Answer: 10 May 1857 at Meerut
Question: What was the actual name of Rani Lakshmibai (Rani of Jhansi)?
Answer: Manikarnika
Question: What was the last battle in Rebellion of 1857?
Answer: Battle of Gwalior
Question: When was Rani Lakshmibai (Rani of Jhansi) killed?
Answer: June 1858
Question: After which struggle United Kingdom started ruling India directly through the Governor General?
Answer: Rebellion of 1857
Question: Who was the last emperor of the Mughal Empire in India?
Answer: Bahadur Shah II
Question: Mangal Pandey was sepoy (sipahi) of which regiment?
Answer: 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment
End of the East India Company, 1858
Question: Who was the first Governor-General of British India ?
Answer: Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of British India from 1773 to 1785.
Question: Who was Empress of India in British rule?
Answer: Queen Victoria
Question: When Parliament of the United Kingdom withdrew the right of the British East India Company to rule India?
Answer: November 1858
Formation of INC, March 1885
Question:
When was INC founded in India?
Answer:
28 December 1885
Question:
Who founded INC?
Answer:
A.O. Hume
Question:
Who is known as "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India ?
Answer:
Dadabhai Naoroji
Question:
Who contested an election to the British House of Commons and became first Indian to be British MP?
Answer:
Dadabhai Naoroji
Question:
Who was among the first Indian nationalists to embrace swaraj as the destiny of the nation?
Answer:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Question:
When was All India Muslim League founded in India?
Answer:
30 December 1906, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Question:
Who founded All India Muslim League?
Answer:
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur
Question:
Who was first General Secretary of INC?
Answer:
A.O. Hume
Partition of Bangal, July 1905
Question:
Who ordered the partition of the province of Bangal?
Answer:
Lord Curzon
Question:
When was Partition of Bangal announced?
Answer:
July 1905
Question:
What was the main objective of Swadeshi movement?
Answer:
Boycotting British products
Revival of domestic products
Arrival of Mahatam Gandhi, 1915
Question:
When did Gandhi returned to India after completing his education?
Answer:
9 January 1915
Question:
Who was Gandhi's mentor in after he return to India?
Answer:
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Question:
When was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Answer:
2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948
Question:
How many year Mahatma Gandhi Spent in south Africa?
Answer:
21 years
Question:
When was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Answer:
2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948
Question:
When was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi died?
Answer:
30 January 1948
Question:
What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's wife?
Answer:
Kasturba Gandhi
Jallianwala Bagh Genocide, April 1919
Question:
when did Rowlatt Act passed in Delhi?
Answer:
10 March 1919
Question:
When did Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened?
Answer:
13 April 1919
Question:
Who ordered soldiers to fire unarmed people at Jallianwala Bagh?
Answer:
Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
The Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-1922
Question:
Where did Chauri Chaura incident occurred?
Answer:
Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district
Question:
When did Chauri Chaura incident happened?
Answer:
5 February 1922
Question:
What was the duration of first non-co-operation movement?
Answer:
1920-1922
Question:
What was the name of the newspaper established by Mahatama Gandhi?
Answer:
Young India
Question:
Who led first non-co-operation movement?
Answer:
Mahatama Gandhi
Purna Swaraj, 19 December 1929
Question:
When was Simon commission came to India ?
Answer:
1928
Question:
How many British Members of Parliament were part of Simmon commission?
Answer:
7 members
Question:
Who was the chairman of Simmon commission?
Answer:
Sir John Simon
Question:
When was Purna Swaraj was announced?
Answer:
19 December 1929
Question:
Where did Jawaharlal Nehru first hoisted Indian flag?
Answer:
Banks of Ravi river
Quit India Movement, August 1942