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  1. India celebrated Independence Day on ………………..
    1.15th August
    2.26th January
    3.20th November
    4.14th August
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.15th August  
    Explanation :
    India celebrates Independence Day on August 15 each year. India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947.

  2. Sri Lanka officially gained its independence in which year ?
    1.1947
    2.1948
    3.1950
    4.1946
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.1948
    Explanation :
    Sri Lanka officially gained its independence on February 4th, 1948 as a self-governing

  3. Pakistan celebrated its Independence day on ………………….
    1.16th August
    2.25th January
    3.10th November
    4.14th August
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.14th August
    Explanation :
    On 14 August 1947, the new Dominion of Pakistan became independent.

  4. The independence of Bangladesh was declared in
    1.1956
    2.1969
    3.1971
    4.1948
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.1971
    Explanation :
    The independence of Bangladesh was declared on 26 March 1971

  5. Which country gained Independence in 2006 ?
    1.Morocco
    2.Nigeria
    3.Sudan
    4.Montenegro
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Montenegro
    Explanation :
    An independence referendum was held in Montenegro on 21 May 2006

  6. South Sudan got Independence in which year ?
    1.2010
    2.2011
    3.2001
    4.2010
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.2011
    Explanation :
    South Sudan officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in north eastern Africa that gained its independence in 2011

  7. Which country gained Independence in 1945 ?
    1.Indonesia
    2.Sri Lanka
    3.China
    4.Chile
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Indonesia
    Explanation :
    Indonesia gained independence in 1945 after Japan destroyed the Dutch administration and due to the constant international pressure on the Netherlands.

  8. Zimbabwe got Independence in ……………….
    1.1986
    2.1980
    3.1970
    4.1076
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.1980
    Explanation :
    Following the Lancaster House Agreement there was a transition to majority rule in 1980,the United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on 18 April that year

  9. ………………….. country got Independence in 1948
    1.Malaysia
    2.Burunei
    3.Colombia
    4.Myanmar
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Myanmar
    Explanation :
    Independence Day is a national holiday observed in Myanmar on January 4 of every year. The date celebrates Myanmar’s Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on January 4, 1948.

  10. ……….……………….. was the first black republic in the world
    1.Mali
    2.Haiti
    3.Egypt
    4.Kenya
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Haiti
    Explanation :
    On January 1st 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, an African-born ex-slave could declare Haiti independent. It was the first black republic in the world and the first country in the Western hemisphere to abolish slavery completely.