General Awareness: Republic Day Quiz (Set - 3)

1. How many Gun Salutes are presented to the President on Republic Day?

a) 25 gun salutes.    
b) 21 gun salutes.
c) 15 gun salutes.    
d) 10 gun salutes.

The correct answer is b) 21 gun salutes

2. Which famous movement did Mahatma Gandhi launch in August 1942?

a) Quit India movement
b) Non-cooperation movement
c) Indian National movement    
d) Civil Disobedience movement

The correct answer is a)  Quit India movement

3. Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Tilak to serve as a mouthpiece for the Indians in the freedom struggle?

a) Ghadhar    
b) Free Hindustan
c) Swadesamitran    
d) Kesari

The correct answer is d) Kesari

4. Who framed the Constitution of India?
     
a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru    
b) Jatin Banerjee
c) Dr. B R Ambedkar   
d) Ram ManoharLohia

The correct answer is c) Dr. B R Ambedkar

5. The national song of India is adopted from the work 'Anantha Math'. The work comprises of usages from two different languages. One is Bengali. Which is the other language?
     
a) Hindi    
b) Sanskrit
c) Gujarati    
d) Tamil

The correct answer is b) Sanskrit

6. What did the ParamVir Chakra replace when India became a Republic?
     
a) Victoria Cross
b) Iron Cross
c) War Merit Cross    
d) Knight Grand Cross

The correct answer is a) Victoria Cross

7. Which state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960?
     
a) Delhi    
b) Bombay
c) Kochi    
d) Bangalore

The correct answer is b) Bombay

8. In the year 2012, we are celebrating our .....?

a) 50th Republic Day
b) 62nd Republic Day
c) 63rd Republic Day
d) 60th Republic Day

The correct answer is c) 63rd Republic Day