What is India GK Quiz?
National animal, longest river, the Missile Man, the Silicon Valley of India. The India GK Quiz covers the facts every student learns and every adult half-remembers, with ten questions per round and instant scoring.
Popular for school quiz practice, family evenings and Independence Day and Republic Day games.
Independence Day Quiz
From the Revolt of 1857 to Tryst with Destiny: forty questions on the people, dates and movements of India’s freedom struggle — the Dandi March, Jallianwala Bagh, Quit India, the INA, the flag and its designer, the Cellular Jail. Written for school assemblies and 15 August competitions, with four options and an instant score.
Run it on the projector for a class, or play a round at home before the flag hoisting. The full question list with answers is below.
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All 40 Independence Day quiz questions and answers
For school assemblies, 15 August competitions and family quiz rounds — with answers.
- In which year did India become independent? 1947
- On which date is Independence Day celebrated? 15 August
- Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India? Jawaharlal Nehru
- Which famous speech did Nehru give on the night of 14–15 August 1947? Tryst with Destiny
- From where does the Prime Minister hoist the flag every Independence Day? Red Fort
- Who was the last Viceroy of British India? Lord Mountbatten
- Who designed the national flag of India? Pingali Venkayya
- On which date was the national flag adopted by the Constituent Assembly? 22 July 1947
- What does the white band of the flag stand for? Peace and truth
- What does the saffron band of the flag stand for? Strength and courage
- The Ashoka Chakra has how many spokes? 24
- Who gave the slogan “Do or Die” in 1942? Mahatma Gandhi
- “Give me blood and I will give you freedom” was said by whom? Subhas Chandra Bose
- “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it” was declared by whom? Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Who wrote the national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”? Rabindranath Tagore
- In which year did the Revolt of 1857 begin? 1857
- Which soldier’s revolt at Barrackpore in 1857 is often called the first spark? Mangal Pandey
- Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of which kingdom? Jhansi
- In which year was the Indian National Congress founded? 1885
- Who founded the Indian National Congress? A. O. Hume
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in which year? 1919
- In which year did the Non-Cooperation Movement begin? 1920
- The Dandi March of 1930 protested against the tax on which item? Salt
- How many days did the Dandi March last? 24
- Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged in which year? 1931
- In which jail were Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged? Lahore Jail
- Chandra Shekhar Azad died fighting the police in a park in which city? Allahabad (Prayagraj)
- Who was a founding leader of the Ghadar Party, formed in America in 1913? Lala Har Dayal
- Which movement was launched on 8 August 1942? Quit India
- Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state (United Provinces)? Sarojini Naidu
- Who hoisted the flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in 1942 after leaders were arrested? Aruna Asaf Ali
- The Cellular Jail, where freedom fighters were imprisoned, is on which islands? Andaman and Nicobar
- Which Act divided British India into India and Pakistan? Indian Independence Act 1947
- Which country celebrates its Independence Day on 14 August, a day before India? Pakistan
- Which patriotic song, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, became the national song? Vande Mataram
- Who wrote “Sare Jahan Se Achha”? Muhammad Iqbal
- Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India? C. Rajagopalachari
- Which leader is credited with uniting more than 500 princely states into India? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- In which year did the Cabinet Mission come to India to discuss the transfer of power? 1946
- “Inquilab Zindabad” was popularised by which revolutionary? Bhagat Singh
A five-minute timeline
1857 revolt → 1885 Congress founded → 1905 partition of Bengal → 1919 Jallianwala Bagh → 1920 Non-Cooperation → 1930 Dandi March → 1942 Quit India → 1946 Cabinet Mission → 15 August 1947 independence → 26 January 1950 republic. The Indian History Quiz and Republic Day Quiz pick up where this ends.
Republic Day Quiz
Why 26 January? Who chaired the Drafting Committee? Which Article did Ambedkar call the heart and soul of the Constitution? Thirty questions on the Constitution and the Republic Day traditions — the parade, the chief guest, Beating Retreat — pitched for school competitions and civics revision.
Four options per question, instant scoring, and the full list with answers below.
All 30 Republic Day quiz questions and answers
The Constitution, the Constituent Assembly and the 26 January traditions — with answers.
- On which date is Republic Day celebrated? 26 January
- In which year did the Constitution of India come into force? 1950
- On which date was the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly? 26 November 1949
- 26 November is celebrated as which day? Both Constitution Day and Law Day
- Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? B. R. Ambedkar
- Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? Rajendra Prasad
- Why was 26 January chosen as Republic Day? Purna Swaraj was declared on 26 January 1930
- Who was sworn in as the first President of India on 26 January 1950? Rajendra Prasad
- Who was the chief guest at the first Republic Day parade in 1950? President Sukarno of Indonesia
- Where does the main Republic Day parade take place? Kartavya Path (formerly Rajpath), New Delhi
- Who takes the salute at the Republic Day parade? The President of India
- Which ceremony on 29 January marks the end of Republic Day celebrations? Beating Retreat
- The Beating Retreat ceremony is performed by the bands of which forces? The Army, Navy and Air Force
- How many articles did the original Constitution have? 395
- How many schedules does the Indian Constitution currently have? 12
- The Constitution of India is… The longest written constitution in the world
- The words “Socialist” and “Secular” were added to the Preamble by which amendment? 42nd
- The Preamble begins with which words? We, the people of India
- Fundamental Rights are in which part of the Constitution? Part III
- Which Article guarantees the Right to Equality? Article 14
- Which Article protects the Right to Life and Personal Liberty? Article 21
- Which Article gives the right to move the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights? Article 32
- Fundamental Duties are listed under which Article? Article 51A
- Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18? 61st
- Who elects the President of India? An electoral college of MPs and MLAs
- Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? The Vice President
- How many elected members does the Lok Sabha currently have? 543
- National Voters’ Day is celebrated on which date? 25 January
- From which text is the motto “Satyameva Jayate” taken? Mundaka Upanishad
- The national emblem of India is adapted from which monument? Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
Pair it with the Independence Day Quiz for a two-round school competition, or the Crorepati Quiz for a ladder format.
Indian History Quiz
Fifty questions that walk through Indian history in order: the Great Bath and Lothal’s dockyard, Buddha’s first sermon, Chanakya and Megasthenes, the Gupta golden age, Raja Raja Chola’s temple, Razia Sultan, Babur and Sher Shah, Krishnadevaraya, Guru Gobind Singh, Plassey and Buxar, Bentinck and Sati, the Rowlatt Act and the linguistic states.
Ten a round with instant scoring; the ordered list below reads like a revision timeline.
All 50 Indian history questions and answers, in order
From the Indus Valley to the States Reorganisation Act — read top to bottom as a revision timeline.
- The Indus Valley Civilisation flourished around which river? Indus
- Which Indus Valley city had the famous Great Bath? Mohenjo-daro
- Which Indus Valley site in Gujarat had a dockyard? Lothal
- Which is the oldest of the four Vedas? Rigveda
- Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment at which place? Bodh Gaya
- Where did Buddha give his first sermon? Sarnath
- Who was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism? Mahavira
- Who was the teacher and adviser of Chandragupta Maurya? Chanakya (Kautilya)
- Which book on statecraft is attributed to Kautilya? Arthashastra
- Which Greek ambassador visited the court of Chandragupta Maurya? Megasthenes
- After which war did Ashoka embrace Buddhism? Kalinga war
- The Lion Capital, now the national emblem, was built by which ruler at Sarnath? Ashoka
- Which period is often called the Golden Age of ancient India? Gupta period
- Who wrote the Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam? Kalidasa
- Which ancient Indian mathematician is credited with work on zero and the decimal system? Aryabhata
- Which ancient university in Bihar attracted students from across Asia? Nalanda
- Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harsha’s reign? Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang)
- The Chola king Raja Raja I built which great temple? Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
- The rock-cut Kailasa temple is at which site? Ellora
- The shore temple and rathas of Mahabalipuram were built by which dynasty? Pallava
- Who was the first Sultan of Delhi? Qutb-ud-din Aibak
- Who was the only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate? Razia Sultan
- Which ruler founded the Mughal Empire after the First Battle of Panipat (1526)? Babur
- Who built the Grand Trunk Road and introduced the rupiya coin? Sher Shah Suri
- Which Mughal emperor started the religion Din-i-Ilahi? Akbar
- Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi? Shah Jahan
- Fatehpur Sikri was built as a capital by which emperor? Akbar
- Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire (with his brother Bukka)? Harihara I
- Who was the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire? Krishnadevaraya
- Who founded the Maratha Empire? Shivaji
- Who was the founder of the Sikh religion? Guru Nanak
- Who founded the Khalsa in 1699? Guru Gobind Singh
- Tipu Sultan was the ruler of which kingdom? Mysore
- Which European power first reached India by sea, with Vasco da Gama in 1498? Portuguese
- Vasco da Gama landed at which port in 1498? Calicut (Kozhikode)
- Which battle of 1764 confirmed British power in Bengal, Bihar and Awadh? Buxar
- Who was the Governor-General when the Doctrine of Lapse was applied? Lord Dalhousie
- Who abolished the practice of Sati in 1829 with the support of Raja Ram Mohan Roy? Lord William Bentinck
- Who founded the Brahmo Samaj? Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Who founded the Arya Samaj in 1875? Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- Swami Vivekananda gave his famous speech in 1893 in which city? Chicago
- The partition of Bengal took place in which year? 1905
- The capital of British India moved from Calcutta to Delhi in which year? 1911
- Which Act of 1919 allowed detention without trial and sparked protests? Rowlatt Act
- Which movement did Gandhi call off after the Chauri Chaura incident of 1922? Non-Cooperation
- The Simon Commission (1928) was boycotted because… It had no Indian member
- Which leader died after a police lathi charge during the Simon Commission protest? Lala Lajpat Rai
- In which year did India adopt its Constitution? 1949
- Which state was formed in 2014 as India’s 29th state at the time? Telangana
- The States Reorganisation Act, which redrew states on language lines, was passed in which year? 1956
Related: India GK Quiz, Independence Day Quiz, History Quiz.
Indian States and Capitals Quiz
Every state capital from Amaravati to Agartala, the union territories and their capitals, and the facts that follow — the largest and most populous states, the longest coastline, the state that shares its capital, the Land of the Rising Sun. Forty questions in the four-option format, ten a round.
The full list below is a one-page revision sheet of all 28 states and 8 union territories.
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States and capitals of India — the full list
28 states: Andhra Pradesh – Amaravati, Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar, Assam – Dispur, Bihar – Patna, Chhattisgarh – Raipur, Goa – Panaji, Gujarat – Gandhinagar, Haryana – Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh – Shimla, Jharkhand – Ranchi, Karnataka – Bengaluru, Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram, Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal, Maharashtra – Mumbai, Manipur – Imphal, Meghalaya – Shillong, Mizoram – Aizawl, Nagaland – Kohima, Odisha – Bhubaneswar, Punjab – Chandigarh, Rajasthan – Jaipur, Sikkim – Gangtok, Tamil Nadu – Chennai, Telangana – Hyderabad, Tripura – Agartala, Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow, Uttarakhand – Dehradun, West Bengal – Kolkata.
8 union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Port Blair, Chandigarh – Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu – Daman, Delhi – New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir – Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter), Ladakh – Leh, Lakshadweep – Kavaratti, Puducherry – Puducherry.
All 40 quiz questions and answers
- What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh? Amaravati
- What is the capital of Telangana? Hyderabad
- What is the capital of Karnataka? Bengaluru
- What is the capital of Tamil Nadu? Chennai
- What is the capital of Kerala? Thiruvananthapuram
- What is the capital of Maharashtra? Mumbai
- What is the capital of Gujarat? Gandhinagar
- What is the capital of Rajasthan? Jaipur
- What is the capital of Madhya Pradesh? Bhopal
- What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh? Lucknow
- What is the capital of Bihar? Patna
- What is the capital of West Bengal? Kolkata
- What is the capital of Odisha? Bhubaneswar
- What is the capital of Assam? Dispur
- What is the capital of Punjab? Chandigarh
- Which state shares Chandigarh as its capital with Punjab? Haryana
- What is the capital of Himachal Pradesh? Shimla
- What is the capital of Uttarakhand? Dehradun
- What is the capital of Jharkhand? Ranchi
- What is the capital of Chhattisgarh? Raipur
- What is the capital of Goa? Panaji
- What is the capital of Sikkim? Gangtok
- What is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? Itanagar
- What is the capital of Nagaland? Kohima
- What is the capital of Manipur? Imphal
- What is the capital of Mizoram? Aizawl
- What is the capital of Meghalaya? Shillong
- What is the capital of Tripura? Agartala
- What is the capital of the union territory of Puducherry? Puducherry
- Which is the capital of the union territory of Ladakh? Leh
- Port Blair is the capital of which union territory? Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Kavaratti is the capital of which union territory? Lakshadweep
- How many states does India have? 28
- How many union territories does India have? 8
- Which is the largest state by area? Rajasthan
- Which is the most populous state? Uttar Pradesh
- Which is the smallest state by area? Goa
- Which is the southernmost state of mainland India? Tamil Nadu
- Which state has the largest coastline? Gujarat
- Which state is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun” in India? Arunachal Pradesh
Related: India GK Quiz, Geography Quiz, Flag Quiz.
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