Road To Independence

1.    Who was the last king to unify all of Ceylon under one rule?

• King Parākramabāhu VI

• King Parākramabāhu V

• King Bhuvanaikabahu V

• King Bhuvanaikabahu VI

2.   Who became the first king to rule the  Kandyan Kingdom?

• King Parakramabahu the 1^st

• King Senasamatha Wikramabahu

• King Wimaladarmasuriya l

• King Jayaweera Bandara

1.    Portuguese arrived in Sri Lanka in the year___

• 1500

• 1505

• 1504

• 1502

4.    The last Sinhala king of Sri Lanka is___

• King Shri Vijaya Rajasinghe

• King Shri Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe

• King Shri Wickrama Rajasinghe

• King Rajasinghe ll

5.   In which year did the British take over the Kandy Kingdom and took power in Sri Lanka?

• 1800

• 1790

• 1815

• 1810

6.    According to the Manning constitutional reforms, how many members were selected for the Constituent Assembly?

• 29

• 25

• 37

• 45

7.    Who was the first president of Ceylon National Congress that was established in 1919?

• Ponnambalam Arunachalam

• Ponnambalam Ramanadhan

• William Gopallawa

• Henry Steel Olcatt

8.    Anagarika Dharpmapala was born in__

• 1855

• 1864

• 1890

• 1850

9. The following image is a portrait of a novelist who was in front of the freedom fight in Sri Lanka. Name him

• Sir John De Silva

• Piyadasa Sirisena

• Walasinha Harischandra

• K. Jayathilaka

10.     Donoughmore constitution reforms came into action in Sri Lanka in _____

• 1931

• 1947

• 1934

• 1939