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Indian Independence Movement

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The Indian Independence Movement encompasses the efforts and events that led to India freeing itself from colonial rule. This hub covers key leaders, the Indian National Congress, and major movements like Quit India. Questions on this topic frequently appear in general awareness sections.

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Indian Independence Movement Questions

Multiple choice

Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of independent India?

  1. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

  2. John Mathai

  3. Liaquat Ali Khan

  4. C. D. Deshmukh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

R. K. Shanmukham Chetty served as independent India's first Finance Minister from 1947 to 1948, presenting the first budget in 1947. He was a lawyer and industrialist who joined the interim government. John Mathai, C. D. Deshmukh, and Liaquat Ali Khan were all prominent figures but not the first - Liaquat Ali Khan was actually Pakistan's first Prime Minister.

Multiple choice

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India by the

  1. Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

  2. State Legislative Assemblies

  3. Lok Sabha and Council of States

  4. Constituent Assembly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the first President of India in 1950 by an electoral college consisting of members of the Constituent Assembly (who also served as the provisional parliament). This election occurred under the transitional provisions of the Constitution before the first general elections of 1951-52 established the regular electoral college.

Multiple choice

Identify the President of the Constituent Assembly with whose signature the Indian Constitution was adopted.

  1. Dr. Ambedkar

  2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Dr. Rajendra Prasad served as President of the Constituent Assembly from December 1946 through the Constitution's framing. The Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949, and bears his signature as the presiding officer of the Constituent Assembly. He later became India's first President (1950-1962).

Multiple choice

The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by

  1. Subhash Chandar Bose

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Patel

  4. Rajendra Prasad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the constitution of India and after independence, served as the nation's first parliament. The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru became a leader of the left wing of the Congress when fairly young. 

Multiple choice

Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

  1. Ram Jethmalani

  2. Y.K. Sabharwal

  3. Bijibhai Patnaik

  4. H. J. Kania
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

H. J. Kania served as the first Chief Justice of India from 1950 to 1951. He was appointed to this position when the Supreme Court of India was established on January 28, 1950, following the adoption of the Constitution.

Multiple choice

The first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress was

  1. S. A. Dange

  2. Lala Lajpat Rai

  3. Z. A. Ahmed

  4. N. M. Joshi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lala Lajpat Rai was elected the first President of the All-India Trade Union Congress at its founding session in 1920. AITUC was India's first national trade union federation, formed to represent workers' interests. S. A. Dange, Z. A. Ahmed, and N. M. Joshi were all prominent labour leaders but not the founding president.

Multiple choice

Who among the following persons was incharge of the Finance portfolio in the interim government of 1946?

  1. Baldev Singh

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Liaqat Ali Khan

  4. Vallabhai patel

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

He was in charge of Finance. He represented the Muslim League and effectively blocked the functioning of the other ministries by not releasing the finances and was one of the main reasons why the Congress constantly urged the Viceroy to demand the resignation of Muslim League members. Initially the Finance portfolio was given to John Mathai but after the Muslim League joined the Interim government, it was given to Liaqat Ali Khan