Nicknames of Freedom Fighters and Leaders

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.Who was known as "Lokmanya"?

   • A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
   • B.Lala Lajpat Rai
   • C.Bipin Chandra Pal
   • D.Bal Gangadhar Tilak✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Tilak was honoured as Lokmanya, "revered by the people".

2. Q2.Who was known as "Netaji"?

   • A.Bhagat Singh
   • B.Subhas Chandra Bose✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Chandrashekhar Azad
   • D.Jawaharlal Nehru

   Explanation: He led the Azad Hind Fauj.

3. Q3.Who is called the "Iron Man of India"?

   • A.Jawaharlal Nehru
   • B.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Rajendra Prasad
   • D.Lal Bahadur Shastri

   Explanation: He integrated the princely states after independence.

4. Q4.Who is affectionately called "Bapu"?

   • A.Mahatma Gandhi✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C.Vinoba Bhave
   • D.Sardar Patel

   Explanation: Bapu means father.

5. Q5.Who was known as "Gurudev"?

   • A.Swami Vivekananda
   • B.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
   • C.Rabindranath Tagore✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Sri Aurobindo

   Explanation: Tagore founded Shantiniketan.

6. Q6.Who is known as the "Missile Man of India"?

   • A.Homi Bhabha
   • B.Vikram Sarabhai
   • C.A. P. J. Abdul Kalam✓ Correct Answer
   • D.C. V. Raman

   Explanation: He led India's missile and space programmes.

7. Q7.Who was known as "Punjab Kesari" (Lion of Punjab)?

   • A.Bhagat Singh
   • B.Ranjit Singh
   • C.Lala Lajpat Rai✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Udham Singh

   Explanation: He died after a lathi charge in protest at the Simon Commission.

8. Q8.Who was known as "Deshbandhu"?

   • A.Subhas Chandra Bose
   • B.Motilal Nehru
   • C.Surendranath Banerjee
   • D.Chittaranjan Das✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: He co-founded the Swaraj Party with Motilal Nehru.

9. Q9.Who was known as "Frontier Gandhi"?

   • A.Maulana Azad
   • B.Hakim Ajmal Khan
   • C.Muhammad Ali Jauhar
   • D.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement.

10. Q10.Who is known as "Loknayak"?

    • A.Acharya Kripalani
    • B.Ram Manohar Lohia
    • C.Vinoba Bhave
    • D.Jayaprakash Narayan✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: He led the Total Revolution movement in the 1970s.

11. Q11.Who was known as "Mahamana"?

    • A.Madan Mohan Malaviya✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    • C.Dadabhai Naoroji
    • D.Annie Besant

    Explanation: He founded Banaras Hindu University.

12. Q12.Who was known as the "Nightingale of India"?

    • A.Sarojini Naidu✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Annie Besant
    • C.Kasturba Gandhi
    • D.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

    Explanation: She was a poet and the first woman Governor of an Indian State.

13. Q13.Who was given the title "Shaheed-e-Azam"?

    • A.Chandrashekhar Azad
    • B.Ram Prasad Bismil
    • C.Bhagat Singh✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Sukhdev

    Explanation: He was hanged on 23 March 1931.

14. Q14.Who was known as "Sher-e-Kashmir"?

    • A.Hari Singh
    • B.Sheikh Abdullah✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq
    • D.Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad

    Explanation: He founded the National Conference in Kashmir.

15. Q15.Who is affectionately called "Chacha" by children in India?

    • A.Mahatma Gandhi
    • B.Subhas Chandra Bose
    • C.Jawaharlal Nehru✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Rajendra Prasad

    Explanation: His birthday, 14 November, is celebrated as Children's Day.

16. Q16.Who is popularly called "Rajaji"?

    • A.C. Rajagopalachari✓ Correct Answer
    • B.K. Kamaraj
    • C.Rajendra Prasad
    • D.Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    Explanation: He was the last Governor-General of independent India.

17. Q17.Who was called the "Grand Old Man of India"?

    • A.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    • B.Dadabhai Naoroji✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Surendranath Banerjee
    • D.Pherozeshah Mehta

    Explanation: He authored the drain of wealth theory.

18. Q18.Who was known as "Periyar"?

    • A.C. N. Annadurai
    • B.E. V. Ramasamy✓ Correct Answer
    • C.K. Kamaraj
    • D.M. Karunanidhi

    Explanation: He led the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu.

19. Q19.The trio "Lal-Bal-Pal" refers to:

    • A.Lala Hardayal, Bal Krishna and Pandit Pant
    • B.Lajpat Rai, Gokhale and Pherozeshah
    • C.Lal Bahadur, Balwant Rai and Pandit Madan
    • D.Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: They led the extremist wing of the Congress.

20. Q20.What was the full name of "Veer" Savarkar?

    • A.Vinayak Damodar Savarkar✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Vishnu Digambar Savarkar
    • C.Vasudev Damodar Savarkar
    • D.Vinayak Dattatreya Savarkar

    Explanation: He authored The Indian War of Independence, 1857.