Top 20 Quiz Questions on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Early Life, Education, and Key Contributions.
1. What was the caste of Dr. B.R.
Ambedkar?
a) Brahmin
b) Kshatriya
c) Mahar
d) Vaishya
Answer: c) Mahar
2. Where did Dr. Ambedkar begin his school education?
a) Columbia University
b) Elphinstone High School, Mumbai
c) Fergusson College, Pune
d) Banaras Hindu University
Answer: b) Elphinstone High School, Mumbai
3. Which foreign university did Dr. Ambedkar attend for higher education in the USA?
a) Harvard University
b) Stanford University
c) Columbia University
d) Yale University
Answer: c) Columbia University
4. In which year did Dr. Ambedkar go to London to study at LSE and Gray's Inn?
a) 1920
b) 1916
c) 1934
d) 1908
Answer: b) 1916
5. Who is known as the principal architect of the Indian Constitution?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B.R. Ambedkar
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: c) B.R. Ambedkar
6. Which organization did Dr. Ambedkar recommend in 1925 to the Hilton Young Commission?
a) Indian Planning Commission
b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
c) Election Commission of India
d) Indian Civil Service
Answer: b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
7. What was the main objective of the Hindu Code Bill introduced by Dr. Ambedkar?
a) Abolishing untouchability
b) Reforming Hindu temples
c) Granting equal rights to women
d) Promoting Sanskrit education
Answer: c) Granting equal rights to women
8. What was the name of the political party founded by Dr. Ambedkar in 1936?
a) Dalit Sena
b) Bahujan Samaj Party
c) Independent Labour Party
d) Justice Party
Answer: c) Independent Labour Party
9. Which book was written by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to critique the caste system in India?
a) The Discovery of India
b) The Buddha and His Dhamma
c) Annihilation of Caste
d) Hind Swaraj
Answer: c) Annihilation of Caste
10. What values influenced Dr. Ambedkar during his time at Columbia University?
a) Socialism and monarchy
b) Liberty, equality, and fraternity
c) Nationalism and dictatorship
d) Communism and capitalism
Answer: b) Liberty, equality, and fraternity
11. In which Indian city is Dr. Ambedkar's birthplace, Mhow, located?
a) Bhopal
b) Indore
c) Gwalior
d) Jabalpur
Answer: b) Indore
12. What was Dr. Ambedkar's position in the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
a) Member
b) Secretary
c) Vice-Chairman
d) Chairman
Answer: d) Chairman
13. Which British institution did Dr. Ambedkar join to study law?
a) King's College London
b) Lincoln's Inn
c) Gray's Inn
d) Cambridge Law School
Answer: c) Gray's Inn
14. Dr. Ambedkar believed education was key to…
a) Political power
b) Breaking caste barriers and achieving social equality
c) Earning wealth
d) Improving agriculture
Answer: b) Breaking caste barriers and achieving social equality
15. What was the primary focus of Ambedkar's book The Buddha and His Dhamma?
a) Biography of Gautama Buddha
b) Buddhist philosophy and teachings
c) Critique of Hinduism
d) Economic reforms
Answer: b) Buddhist philosophy and teachings
16. In which council did Dr. Ambedkar serve as the Labour Minister?
a) Central Legislative Assembly
b) British Parliament
c) Viceroy's Executive Council
d) Rajya Sabha
Answer: c) Viceroy's Executive Council
17. Which community did Dr. Ambedkar primarily represent and fight for?
a) Brahmins
b) Dalits (Scheduled Castes)
c) Muslims
d) Tribal groups
Answer: b) Dalits (Scheduled Castes)
18. What slogan is popularly associated with Dr. Ambedkar's social reform movement?
a) Jai Hind
b) Vande Mataram
c) Educate, Agitate, Organize
d) Unity in Diversity
Answer: c) Educate, Agitate, Organize
19. Which Act was influenced by Dr. Ambedkar's recommendations to establish the RBI?
a) Indian Coinage Act, 1906
b) RBI Act, 1934
c) Banking Regulation Act, 1949
d) Finance Act, 1930
Answer: b) RBI Act, 1934
20. When was Dr. B.R. Ambedkar born?
a) 15 August 1901
b) 26 January 1891
c) 14 April 1891
d) 2 October 1902
Answer: c) 14 April 1891
