India's Independence Quiz

1. Which European country controlled India?

• Great Britain
• Spain
• France

2. True or False: Indians were treated as second-class citizens in their own country.

• True
• False

3. Who led the Non-violent movement in India

• Mohandas Gandhi
• Vladimir Lenin
• King George VI

4. What year did India finally gain their independence

• 1947
• 1945
• 1908
• 1999

5. Choose the correct countries that split from British India

• India
• Pakistan
• Nepal
• Iraq

6. What happened at the Temple of Amristar

• a protest
• a massacre where over 400 people were killed
• a fire

7. What career did Mohandas Gandhi have while living in South Africa?

• Doctor
• Teacher
• Lawyer
• Accountant

8. True or False: Gandhi encouraged his followers to practice violent protests.

• True
• False

9. What is nationalism?

• a sense of belonging that is based on a written document such as a constitution
• a feeling of belonging to a group that is educated and wealthy
• loyalty to a group based on religion
• loyalty to a group with whom shares a country

10. What was the purpose behind the salt march?

• to change the way that spices are harvested in India
• to protest a British tax on salt
• to stop exports of spices to other countries
• to urge people to stop using salt