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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 is considered as the main architect of the constitution of India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sachidananda Sinha

  4. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
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Explanation

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar served as the chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India. His extensive contributions to the legal framework and social justice provisions earned him the title of the chief architect.

Multiple choice

Who was the founder president of 'Ghadar Party'?

  1. Sohan Singh Bhakna

  2. Lala Har Dayal

  3. Kartar Singh Sarabha

  4. Kesar Singh
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Sohan Singh Bhakna was the founding president of the Ghadar Party in 1913. While Lala Har Dayal was a key intellectual leader and secretary, Bhakna served as the first president.

Multiple choice

Who had founded the Independent League?

  1. Lala Lajpat Rai

  2. Vinoba Bhave

  3. Ras Behari Bose

  4. Motilal Nehru
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Explanation

Ras Behari Bose is credited with founding the Indian Independence League in 1942 to organize Indians living outside India to fight for independence.

Multiple choice

Who framed the Constitution of India?

  1. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Jatin Banerjee

  3. Dr. B R Ambedkar

  4. Ram ManoharLohia
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee and is widely recognized as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.

Multiple choice

Who was the president of India on first republic day?

  1. Dr. Zakir Hussain

  2. K.R. Narayanan

  3. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

  4. Dr. Rajender Prasad
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of India, taking office when the Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950.

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Who become the Peshwa after Balaji Baji Rao?

  1. Narayana Rao

  2. Balaji Vishwanath

  3. Madhav Rao

  4. Govind Rao
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After Balaji Baji Rao , Madhav Rao become the Peshwa. He was the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. At his time the Maratha Resurrection took place, as the Maratha empire recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third battle of Panipat.

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The Peshwa's Secretariat at Pune (Poona), the pivot of the Maratha government was known as

  1. Huzur Daftar

  2. El Beriz Daftar

  3. Chalte Dafter

  4. Peshwa Dafter
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The Huzur Daftar was the central secretariat and the main record-keeping office of the Peshwa government in Pune, serving as the pivot for administrative and financial operations.

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Who was the First Home Minister of India?

  1. Pandit Nehru

  2. Vallabhbhai Patel

  3. Babasaheb Ambedkar

  4. Rajendra Prasad
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Explanation

Vallabhbhai Patel was the First Home Minister of India. He took charge of the states department in July 1947. He handled the task of integrating 562 independent states with a democratic self-governing India.  By August 15, 1947 all except Hyderabad, Junagarh and Kashmir acceded to India.

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Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD) was founded by :

  1. Vikram Sarabhai

  2. Homi J Bhabha

  3. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

  4. None of these
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Nehru Foundation for Development (NFD) was founded by Vikram Sarabhai in 1965.It was a charitable trust which was dedicated to Jawaharlal Nehru . The main aim of this foundation was to promote basic studying and thinking on current problems of development at individual and social level.

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The First Secretary General of SAARC was ________.

  1. Vijayalaxmi Pandit

  2. Abdul Ahsan

  3. Kofi Annan

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
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SAARC stands for South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation. It is a regional intergovernmental organisation. It was founded on 8th December 1985 in Dhaka. The organisation promotes the development of economic and regional integration. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Mr. Abul Ahsan was elected as the first secretary general of SAARC.

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The first secretary General of SAARC was ____________.

  1. Jinnah

  2. Abdul Ahsan

  3. Kofti Annan

  4. Gandhiji
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an organization of South Asian nations, founded in December 1985. Its Secretariat was established in Kathmandu, Nepal on 16 January 1987 by Bangladeshi diplomat Abul Ahsan, who was it's first Secretary-General.