How well do you know India? Take our I-Day quiz

From where did last of the British troops leave India?
1) India Gate
2) Wagah Border
3) Gateway of India

How many states is the country divided into?
1) 29
2) 28
3) 26

India's first woman speaker is...
1) Mohsina Kidwai
2) Meira Kumar
3) Sarojini Naidu

Which freedom fighter came up with the 'Quit India' slogan?
1) Yusuf Meherally
2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Lala Lajpat Rai

Jawaharlal Nehru's 'tryst with destiny' speech was inspired by which American President?
1) Franklin Roosevelt
2) George Washington
3) Abraham Lincoln

Who referred to Mahatma Gandhi as 'Father of the Nation' for the first time?
1) Subash Chandra Bose
2) Babasaheb Ambedkar
3) Kasturba Gandhi

On whose appeal did the Supreme Court in 2002 direct the Government of India to amend the flag code of India to allow flag usage by private citizens
1) Jyotiraditya Scindia
2) Naveen Jindal
3) Sachin Pilot

Which was independent India's first major corruption case?
1) Jeep scam
2) Maruti scam
3) Anatulay scam

Who built the historic Red Fort?
1) Shah Jahan
2) Akbar
3) Prithviraj Chauhan

India shares its Independence Day with which other Asian nation?
1) South Korea
2) Pakistan
3) Bangladesh

Who is India's first active sportsperson to be sworn in as member of Parliament?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Sania Mirza
3) Mary Kom

Which language was the Jana Gana Mana originally written in?
1) Marathi
2) Bengali
3) Hindi

The only Indian to have received an honorary Oscar?
1) A R Rahman
2) Satyajit Ray
3) Bimal Roy

Who was the first Indian to bag an Oscar and for which film?
1) A R Rahman for original score in Slumdog Millionaire
2) Bhanu Athaiya for costume design in Gandhi
3) Aamir Khan for acting in Lagaan

Which novel based on India's independence won the Booker of Bookers prize in 1993, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary.
1) Freedom at Midnight (Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre)
2) Discovery of India (Jawaharlal Nehru)
3) Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)

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