GK Questions On History Of India With Answers for Kids (2024)

The history of India plays an important role in a child’s education and life. As Indian citizens, we should be well aware of the history of our country. It helps your child identify with their roots. It helps them feel proud of the rich heritage of their motherland. Knowledge about Indian history will widen one’s general knowledge. Knowing about the past of one’s own nation is crucial. Let us help your child gain Indian history general knowledge through an interesting session on questions on Indian history for classes 1,2, and 3. Let us help them in making the foundation of Indian history GK strong.

GK Questions And Answers On The History Of India For Children

Let us help your child develop their knowledge about their country with the help of the modern Indian history quiz. We will also include questions and answers sessions on ancient history quizzes so that a child’s knowledge base widens and they are well versed in the history of India.

Questions

Below is a set of 20Indian history questions,and each question has four options. Your child will choose the correct answer from the four alternatives. Let us get started.

Q1. The slogan Jai Hind was coined by _____________ ?

a) Abid Hasan
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Mohan Singh

Q2. Abid Hasan was a close aide of ___________ .

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Mohan Sigh
d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q3. Who founded the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) to overthrow British Empire from India?

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Mohan Sigh
d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q4. Who is also known as the Iron Man of India?

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Murli Manohar Joshi
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q5. Who was the second Prime Minister of India?

a) Gulzarilal Nanda
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Rajendra Prasad

Q6. Name the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?

a) Abul Kalam Azad
b) Bhimrao Ambedkar
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q7. Name the historical monument of India below: ______.

a) Hawa Mahal
b) Mysore Palace
c) Taj Mahal
d) Victoria Memorial

Q8. Every year on the 15the August, Independence Day of India, the Prime Minister hoists the Indian “Tricolour Flag” at the gate of this historical fort: ______.

a) Humayun’s Tomb
b) Jama Masjid
c) Red Fort – Delhi
d) Qutub Minar

Q9. Quit India Movement was started by _______.

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Shivaram Rajguru

Q10. Name the first woman Prime Minister of India. She is also called the Mother of India.

a) Annie Besant
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Sucheta Kriplani

Q11. Who wrote Vande Mataram?

a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay

Q12. When was the Indian National song sung for the first time?

a) 1857 revolt
b) 1896 session of the Indian National Congress
c) 1919 – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
d) None of the above

Q13. The Nation Anthem was composed by _____________.

a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q14. Where did the formation of Azad Hind Fauj take place?

a) Germany
b) Russia
c) Singapore
d) Thailand

Q15. Who was the founder of Bihar Vidyapeeth?

a) Abdul Kalam Azad
b) JB Kriplani
c) Lok Manya Tilak
d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q16. ___________ is known as the “Father of the Nation.”

a) Ambedkar
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q17. Name the animal unknown to the people of the Indus Valley Civilization.

a) Cow
b) Dog
c) Horse
d) Rhinoceros

Q18. Name the city of the Indus Valley Civilization, which was discovered first.

a) Amri
b) Harappa
c) Lothal
d) Rangpur

Q19. What did the Indus Valley Civilization people usually build their houses with?

a) Mud
b) Pucca bricks
c) Stone
d) Wood

Q20. Which among the following is the oldest text?

a) Gita
b) Mahabharat
c) Ramayana
d) Rigveda

Answers

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We hope the above blog on the history of India will help in enhancing your little one’s knowledge about the past of the nation, thereby making their GK strong. We have included some of the most important facts and information that children, and in fact, all the citizens of India, should know about their country. The quiz will infuse a feeling of pride in your child for the country.

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