Solve the below questions asked in exam :
1) Why did Mountbatten choose the day - August 15?
Answer 1)He had considered that date to be “very lucky” for his career.
During the World War II, it was on Aug 15, 1945 (Japan timezone) that the Japanese Army had surrendered before him (Lord Mountbatten was the commander of the allied forces).
2) Which is the only licensed flag production and supply unit in India?
Answer 2)Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha.It is a manufacturing federation located in the Bengeri area of the city of Hubli in the Karnataka, state of India.
It is the only unit in India that is authorized to manufacture and supply the Flag of India.
3) Who drew the border between India and Pakistan?
Answer 3)Sir Cyril Radcliffe
4) What was the exchange rate dollar and rupee on August 15, 1947?
Answer 4) 1 dollar = 1 rupee
5) When was the Indian national flag hoisted for the first time and where?
Answer 5)The first national flag in India is said to have been hoisted on August 7, 1906, in the Parsee Bagan Square (Green Park) in Calcutta now Kolkata.
6) What does the blue wheel that appears in the Indian national flag stands for?
Answer 6)The blue wheel is called the Ashoka Chakra.The Ashoka Chakra in the center of the white part is the wheel of law or dharma.
Truth or satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag.
7) Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
Answer 7 ) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
8) Who designed the Indian Parliament building?
Answer 8) It was designed by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker
9) Who was the president of Constituent Assembly that held the 'Independence Meeting'?
Answer 9 ) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
10) Who was the Governor General of India when the first war of India's independence broke out in 1857?
Answer 10) Charles Canning
