World Independence quiz:
Questions related to the independence of countries around the world
Prior to its Independence, Korea was a Colony of –
(a) Britain
(b) Spain
(c) China
(d) Japan
The flag of which country is sometimes nicknamed the “auriverde”?
(a) India
(b) Mauritania
(c) Brazil
(d) Romania
Which country celebrates Aug 11 as Independence Day from France?
(a) Chad
(b) Nigeria
(c) Central African Republic
(d) Libya
Finland Won Independence in 1917 from –
(a) Sweden
(b) Poland
(c) China
(d) Russia
The American War of Independence was fought between
(a) America and France
(b) America and Great Britain
(c) America and Spain
(d) America and Portugal
From what country did the Kingdom of Fiji, later the Republic of Fiji, gain independence in 1970?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
Bangladesh declared independence from which country on 26 March 1971?
(a) France
(b) India
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Pakistan
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Indonesia became independent in –
(a) 1948
(b) 1942
(c) 1947
(d) 1949
In 1579, the Netherlands achieved independence from what country?
(a) Germany
(b) Spain
(c) England
(d) France
Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Britain
(d) Germany
The American War of independence concluded by which treaty
(a) The Treaty of Paris
(b) The Treaty of York Town
(c) The Treaty of Oslo
(d) The Treaty of Washington
The Philippines became independent in
(a) 1948
(b) 1947
(c) 1946
(d) 1945
Ghana became independent in
(a) 1958
(b) 1957
(c) 1956
(d) 1955
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Malaya became independent in
(a) 1954
(b) 1955
(c) 1956
(d) 1957
Indonesia was a colony of which of the following countries?
(a) Dutch
(b) Spain
(c) Portugal
(d) Belgium
Which African country was never formally colonized, and resisted all kinds of European rule until 1920?
(a) Kenya
(b) South Africa
(c) Egypt
(d) Somalia
In the year 1811, Paraguay became independent of –
(a) Spain
(b) Portugal
(c) Germany
(d) Japan
Before independence, Ghana was a colony of –
(a) USSR
(b) Britain
(c) India
(d) China
Zaire became independent in –
(a) 1957
(b) 1958
(c) 1959
(d) 1960
Before independence, Zimbabwe was a colony of –
(a) United States
(b) Britain
(c) France
(d) Italy
The policy of ‘imperial preferences’ adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the
(a) Hong Kong Agreement
(b) London Agreement
(c) Ottawa Agreement
(d) Paris Agreement
Zimbabwe became independent in –
(a) 1976
(b) 1975
(c) 1974
(d) 1973
Kenya became independent in –
(a) 1965
(b) 1964
(c) 1963
(d) 1962
East Timor, in Indonesian Archipelago, was the former colony of
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Before independence, Angola was under the control of –
(a) Portugal
(b) China
(c) Australia
(d) Austria
Before independence, Zaire was under the control of –
(a) Germany
(b) Italy
(c) Hungary
(d) Belgium
South Africa withdrew from the British Common Wealth in –
(a) 1960
(b) 1961
(c) 1962
(d) 1963
The country which celebrates Independence Day on 15th August, apart from India, is
(a) South Korea
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Sri Lanka
Which is the newest country in the world?
(a) South Sudan
(b) Armenia
(c) New Caledonia
(d) Kosovo
