Smart presentation by Devika Ranjith Pai, with a quiz for India's Independence day. Apt questions along with the answers, categorized in 2 rounds with increasing difficulty level.

1. INDEPENDENCE
DAY
QUIZ
BY: DEVIKA RANJITH PAI

2. Round 1

3. Where does the name INDIA
come from?
The name INDIA comes from
the river Sindhu (Indus river)
in Sanskrit, meaning ‘the
body of trembling water/river’

4. How many years has our
nation completed since
attaining freedom?
74 years this August 15, 2020

5. When was the Purna Swaraj
a.k.a complete Independence
observed?
26 January 1930

6. What was the name of India
between 15 August 1947 to
26 January 1950?
Dominion of India

7. When was the East India
company established?
1600 AD

8. Who gave the slogan “Give
me blood, and I will give you
freedom”?
Subhash Chandra Bose

9. How long does the Indian
National Anthem last
officially?
52 seconds

10. 15 August 1947, at midnight,
Jawaharlal Nehru delivered a
very famous speech
proclaiming India’s
Independence? It is called…
Tryst with Destiny (which
means “to make a secret deal
with something that is

11. Round 2

12. Who is the only President in
India to have served 2 terms?
Rajendra Prasad, the first
President of India is the only
person to have held office for
2 terms.

13. How many gun shots are fired
in honour of the solemn
occasion of India’s
Independence day?
The battery fires 21 gunshots
in 52 seconds

14. Who served as the first
Governor General of
Independent India?
Lord Mountbatten

15. Who designed the Indian
rupee symbol?
Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam,
a graphic designer from
Chennai

16. Against whom did India play
its first Test Cricket match
post Independence, in the
year 1952?
Pakistan
It was held in Delhi and India
won by an inning and 70 runs

17. In which Act, did the rule of
East India company end in
India?
The Govt of India Act, 1958

18. Who created the Indian
National Army for Indian
Independence?
Rash Bihari Bose, formed it in
1942 during World War II