Static GK and History Anchors — Practice

Question 1

Passage: Every year the nation marks the anniversary of the day it won freedom from colonial rule.
India became independent on:
(a) 15 August 1947 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 26 November 1949 (d) 2 October 1947

Accepted Answer

(a) 15 August 1947.

India became independent on 15 August 1947. (b) is Republic Day, (c) is the day the Constitution was adopted, and (d) is not an independence date.

Question 2

Passage: The passage referred to the day the Constitution came into force and the Republic was born.
The Constitution of India came into force on:
(a) 26 January 1950 (b) 26 November 1949 (c) 15 August 1947 (d) 30 January 1948

Accepted Answer

(a) 26 January 1950.

The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day. (b) is the date it was adopted, (c) is Independence Day, and (d) is unrelated.

Question 3

Passage: The article traced the party's origins to the late nineteenth century, when it was first founded.
The Indian National Congress was founded in:
(a) 1885 (b) 1857 (c) 1905 (d) 1920

Accepted Answer

(a) 1885.

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885. (b) is the year of the Revolt, (c) is the Partition of Bengal, and (d) is the Non-Cooperation Movement — none is the founding year.

Question 4

Passage: With the slogan 'Do or Die', the movement demanding an immediate end to British rule was launched during the Second World War.
The Quit India Movement was launched in:
(a) 1942 (b) 1930 (c) 1920 (d) 1947

Accepted Answer

(a) 1942.

The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 with the call 'Do or Die'. (b) was the Civil Disobedience Movement, (c) the Non-Cooperation Movement, and (d) the year of independence.

Question 5

Passage: The 1930 march to the coast to make salt in defiance of the salt law became a defining act of the freedom struggle.
The Salt March (Dandi March) of 1930 was led by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Subhas Chandra Bose (d) Bhagat Singh

Accepted Answer

(a) Mahatma Gandhi.

The Dandi Salt March of 1930, part of the Civil Disobedience Movement, was led by Mahatma Gandhi. (b), (c) and (d) were prominent leaders but did not lead this march.

Question 6

Passage: The passage recalled the words of the leader who addressed the nation as its first head of government at the stroke of the midnight hour.
India's first Prime Minister was:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (c) Dr Rajendra Prasad (d) Dr B.R. Ambedkar

Accepted Answer

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru.

Jawaharlal Nehru was India's first Prime Minister. (b) was the first Home Minister and Deputy PM, (c) was the first President, and (d) chaired the Drafting Committee.

Question 7

Passage: The report noted that Constitution Day marks the anniversary of the day the Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution — distinct from the day it later took effect.
The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on:
(a) 26 November 1949 (b) 26 January 1950 (c) 15 August 1947 (d) 2 October 1948

Accepted Answer

(a) 26 November 1949.

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949, now Constitution Day. (b) is the day it came into force, while (c) and (d) are unrelated dates.

Question 8

Passage: The passage honoured the jurist who steered the drafting of the Constitution as chairman of the committee entrusted with the task.
The Drafting Committee of the Constitution was chaired by:
(a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Dr Rajendra Prasad (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Accepted Answer

(a) Dr B.R. Ambedkar.

Dr B.R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constitution. (c) Dr Rajendra Prasad was President of the Constituent Assembly, while (b) and (d) held other roles — none chaired the Drafting Committee.

Practice — Static GK and History Anchors

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