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India @ 75
It’s been 75 years since India attained independence on August 15, 1947. How
well do you really know our country? Take this quiz by Ranjona Banerji to
find out
1 “Long years ago we made a …” popular ancient books. Can you name
Can you complete this line? The three them?
words that follow have become the title of
this historic speech. 6 Where was Mahatma Gandhi when
Nathuram Godse assassinated him, and
2 Who made this speech and where? what were the Father of the Nation’s last
words? How is that day commemorated
3 Where was Mahatma Gandhi when today?
India’s celebrated its first
Independence Day? 7 India become a Republic in 1950, when
we formally adopted the Constitution.
What are the first lines of its famous
Preamble? And can you remember the two
words that were added later?
4 Who was the last Viceroy of India?
8 In which year did Independent India
5 C Rajagopalachari was the first and last fight its first war with Pakistan?
Indian Governor General of India. But apart
from being a freedom fighter and politician, 9 Which Indian freedom fighter,
he also translated into English two very statesman and Union Home Minister was
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