Bhimrao Ambedkar Quiz 1. What was Bhimrao Ambedkar s position in the Constituent Assembly of India? Answer: Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly 2. When was Bhimrao Ambedkar born? Answer: 14 April 1891 3. Where was Bhimrao Ambedkar born? Answer: Mhow Cantonment of Indore ( MP). 4. Which service did Bhimrao Ambedkar join? Answer: Baroda Public Service 5. What was Bhimrao Ambedkar s portfolio in Indian government? Answer: Law 6. Which religion did Bhimrao Ambedkar embrace in 1956? Answer: Buddhism 7. When did Bhimrao Ambedkar die? Answer: 6 th December 1956 8. Where did Bhimrao Ambedkar die? Answer: Delhi 9. What was B. R. Ambedkar s full name? Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Bhimji Rao Ambedkar Babasaheb Ramjirao Ambedkar Baba Ram Ambedkar
10. What was Mookanayaka? The name of Ambedkar's autobiography Boigraphy of a leader who could not speak Ambedkar's newspaper Ambedkar's pen-name 11. Name the portfolio handled by Dr. Ambedkar in an independent, free India. Home Ministry. Finance Ministry Education Ministry Law Ministry 12. Which decision of Gandhiji was opposed by Ambedkar? Partitioning India Calling the lower castes 'Harijans' Satyagraha movement Quit India movement 13. Which party did Ambedkar found during the pre-independent Era? Independent Labor Party Scheduled Castes Federation Congress Bahujan Samaj Party 14. Who provided scholarship to Dr. Ambedkar for his post-graduate education in New York at the Columbia University? Maharja of Kolhapur Nizam of Hyderabad Travancore Maharaja Maharaja of Baroda
15. What was Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha? A publication by Dr. Ambedkar A book based on one of his thesis A society founded to for the welfare of the outcastes School for the children of outcastes started by Ambedkar 16. Ambedkar was appointed to an all-european commission in 1925 which was formed to study the constitutional reforms in Birtish India. Name the Commission. Nehru Report Simon Commission Queen's Honorary Constitutional Formation British Constitution Formation 17. Which text was ceremonially burnt by Ambedkar and his followers? Rigveda Manusmriti Mahabharata Natyashastra 18. Before converting himself to Buddhism, Ambedkar considered converting to another religion. Which was it? Christianity Judaism Islam Sikhism 19. What is the name of his parents? Answer - Mother - Bhimabai, Father - Ramji Maloji Sakpal 20. What was his father? Answer - Subedar in the army
21. What was Ambedkar's age when his mother died? Answer - 5 years 22. Which caste did Ambedkar belong to? Answer Mahar 23. What were the people of Mahar caste considered? Answer Untouchables 24. Where would Ambedkar sit in the school? Answer - Outside the class 25. When and whom was Dr Ambedkar married? Answer - With Ramabai in 1906 26. In which year did Ambedkar pass his matric? Answer - In 1907 27. Which fact is related with his admission to Bombay University? Answer - He became the first untouchable to take admission to this university. 28. In which college did he take admission under the University of Bombay? Answer - Elphinstone College 29. Where did the Maharaja of Gaekwad send him for higher studies? Answer - Columbia University New York, America 30. When and where did Dr Ambedkar go for doing study of barrister? Answer - On 11th of Nov 1917 in London 31. When did he become a barrister? Answer - In 1922 32. From where did he begin his practice as a lawyer? Answer - From Bombay High Court
33. Which post did Ambedkar occupy under the Maharaja of Baroda? Answer - Military Secretary 34. Why did he relinquish the post of Military Secretary? Answer - As an opposition to untouchability 35. Name the magazine Baba BR Ambedkar published? Answer - Mook Nayak ( Mute Hero ) 36. When did Dr Ambedkar start the publication of Bahishkrit Bharat? Answer - On April 3rd 1927 37. When did he become the Professor in Law College? Answer - In 1928 38. When did Baba Saheb become the member of Simon Commission? Answer - In 1928 39. What was his portfolio in Jawaharlal Nehru cabinet? Answer - Minister of Law and Justice 40. What was his tenure in the office? Answer - From 15th August 1947 to Sept 1951 41. Which political party did he form? Answer - Samata Sainik Dal 42. Between whom and when did the Puna Pact occur? Answer - Dr Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 43. Who was the PA of Baba Saheb? Answer - Nanakchand Rattu 44. How long did Dr Ambedkar take in writing Indian Constitution? Answer - 2 years/11 months/18 days
45. Which religion did he adopt? Answer Buddhism 46. When and where did he adopt the religion? Answer - On 14th of October 1956 at Diksha Bhumi, Nagpur 47. How many people followed him in adopting Buddhism? Answer - Around 10 million 48. Which great book did he author? Answer - The Budha and His Dhamma 49. When did he receive Bharat Ratna? Answer - In 1990 50. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha" (Group for the Wellbeing of the Excluded), to help the Depressed Classes mobilize. Its motto was. Answer: "Educate, Agitate, Organise." 51. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was a a. jurist b. economist c. politician d. All of the above 52. What was the name of the thesis which Bhimrao Ambedkar completed in 1916 a. National Dividend of India b. National politics of India c. Rural India d. Economic affairs of India Answer the following as True or False. 53. In 1936, Ambedkar founded the Independent Labour Party: True 54. Ambedkar published his book Annihilation of Caste on 15 May 1936. It strongly criticised Hindu orthodox religious leaders and the caste system in general: True
55. Ambedkar was the second Indian to pursue a doctorate in economics abroad. False Ans. Ambedkar was the first Indian to pursue a doctorate in economics abroad. 56. A memorial for Ambedkar was established in his Delhi house at 26 Alipur Road. True 57. His birthdate is celebrated as a public holiday known asambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti True 58. What is Ambedkars Biography called? Ans.Waiting for a Visa 59. In 1918, Ambedkar became Professor of which college of Mumbai? Ans.Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai 60. When is ManusmritiDahan Din celebrated? Ans. 25 December 61. In 1932, British announced the formation of which separate electorate? Ans. Electorate for "Depressed Classes" 62. When was the agreement known as Poona Pact signed? Ans. 5 September 1932 63. Who represented the depressed classes among Hindus in the Poona Pact? Ans. Ambedkar 64. In 1935, Ambedkar was appointed principal of which college? Ans. the Government Law College, Bombay 65. For how many years did he hold the position of Principal? Ans. two years. 66. How many books do Ambedkars personal library contain? Ans. More than 50,000 books.
67. When did Ambedkar's first wife Ramabai die? Ans. in 1935 after a long illness. 68. What was Ambedkars second wife s name? Ans. Dr.Sharada Kabir 69. What name was given to his second wife? Ans. Savita Ambedkar 70. Why was he was bed-ridden from June to October in 1954? Ans. Due to medication side-effects and poor eyesight. 71. What is his birthdate celebrated as? Ans. Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti 72. What does his graphic biography depict? Ans. The experiences of untouchability faced by Ambedkar from childhood to adulthood. 73. Google commemorated Ambedkar'swhich birthday through a homepage doodleon 14 April 2015? Ans. 124 th birthday 74. What was Ambedkars original surname? Ans. Sakpal 75. At what age did Ambedkar get married? Ans.When he was 15 yeas old. 76. By 1912, he obtained which degreefrom Bombay University? Ans.Degree in economics and political science 77. At what age did Ambedkar move to the United States? Ans. At the age of 22.
78. For how many years was Ambedkar awarded a Baroda State Scholarship? Ans. For three years 79. In which year Ambedkar was voted "the Greatest Indian" by a poll organised by History TV18 and CNN IBN? Ans. In 2012 80. Who said that Ambedkar was "the highest educated Indian economist of all times."? Ans. Narendra Jadhav, a notable Indian economist ****************************