Republic Day Quiz 2026 MCQs with Answers
Section 1: Republic Day 2026 & Current Events
1. Which anniversary of Republic Day is India celebrating on January 26, 2026?
A) 75th
B) 76th
C) 77th
D) 78th
Answer: C) 77th
2. Who are the Chief Guests for the Republic Day Parade 2026?
A) President of France
B) Leaders of the European Union (Ursula von der Leyen & António Costa)
C) Prime Minister of Japan
D) President of the USA
Answer: B) Leaders of the European Union
3. What is the central theme for the 2026 Republic Day celebrations?
A) Viksit Bharat
B) Nari Shakti
C) Vande Mataram (150 Years)
D) Digital India
Answer: C) Vande Mataram (150 Years)
4. The 16th India-EU Summit is scheduled to take place on which date in 2026?
A) January 25
B) January 26
C) January 27
D) January 30
Answer: C) January 27
5. Which historic song completes 150 years of its first publication in 2026?
A) Jana Gana Mana
B) Vande Mataram
C) Saare Jahan Se Achha
D) Maa Tujhe Salaam
Answer: B) Vande Mataram
6. Where is the Republic Day Parade held every year in New Delhi?
A) Red Fort
B) Kartavya Path
C) Chandni Chowk
D) India Gate Grounds
Answer: B) Kartavya Path
7. Who unfurls the National Flag at Kartavya Path on Republic Day?
A) The Prime Minister
B) The Chief Justice of India
C) The President of India
D) The Defense Minister
Answer: C) The President of India
8. Which portal is the official platform for booking Republic Day 2026 tickets?
A) MyGov
B) Aamantran Portal
C) Digital India Portal
D) IRCTC
Answer: B) Aamantran Portal
9. The “Beating Retreat” ceremony, which marks the end of Republic Day festivities, takes place on which date?
A) January 26
B) January 27
C) January 28
D) January 29
Answer: D) January 29
10. How many gun salutes are presented to the President of India during the flag unfurling?
A) 11
B) 21
C) 31
D) 51
Answer: B) 21
Section 2: History and the Constitution
11. Why is January 26 chosen as Republic Day?
A) It was the day the British left India.
B) It marks the anniversary of the Purna Swaraj declaration (1930).
C) It is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
D) It was the day the first general elections were held. Answer:
B) It marks the anniversary of the Purna Swaraj declaration (1930).
12. In which year did the Constitution of India come into effect?
A) 1947
B) 1948
C) 1949
D) 1950
Answer: D) 1950
13. Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
14. Who was the first Chief Guest at India’s first Republic Day parade in 1950?
A) King Tribhuvan (Nepal)
B) President Sukarno (Indonesia)
C) King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (Bhutan)
D) Queen Elizabeth II (UK)
Answer: B) President Sukarno (Indonesia)
15. On which date was the Constitution of India formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
A) August 15, 1947
B) January 26, 1950
C) November 26, 1949
D) January 30, 1948
Answer: C) November 26, 1949
16. How long did it take to frame the Indian Constitution?
A) 1 year, 11 months, 18 days
B) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
C) 3 years, 5 months
D) 2 years, 6 months
Answer: B) 2 years, 11 months, 18 days
17. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18. Where was the first Republic Day parade held in 1950?
A) Kartavya Path (Rajpath)
B) Red Fort
C) Irwin Stadium (Major Dhyan Chand Stadium)
D) Ramlila Maidan
Answer: C) Irwin Stadium (Major Dhyan Chand Stadium)
19. What does the wheel (Chakra) in the center of the Indian flag represent?
A) Wheel of Peace
B) Wheel of Law (Dharma Chakra)
C) Wheel of Industry
D) Wheel of Progress
Answer: B) Wheel of Law (Dharma Chakra)
20. Which country’s constitution is the longest written constitution in the world?
A) USA
B) UK
C) India
D) Canada
Answer: C) India
Section 3: National Symbols & Traditions
21. Who composed the national song ‘Vande Mataram’?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Sri Aurobindo
Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
22. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’?
A) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore
23. What is the ratio of the width to the length of the Indian National Flag?
A) 1:2
B) 2:3
C) 3:4
D) 4:5
Answer: B) 2:3
24. The ‘National Emblem’ of India is an adaptation from which historical structure?
A) Sanchi Stupa
B) Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
C) Iron Pillar of Mehrauli
D) Hampi Ruins
Answer: B) Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
25. What is the motto inscribed below the National Emblem?
A) Vande Mataram
B) Jai Hind
C) Satyameva Jayate
D) Inquilab Zindabad
Answer: C) Satyameva Jayate
26. Who designed the current Indian National Flag?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Pingali Venkayya
C) Annie Besant
D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: B) Pingali Venkayya
27. Which of these is the National Bird of India?
A) Sparrow
B) Parrot
C) Peacock
D) Eagle
Answer: C) Peacock
28. Which flower is the National Flower of India?
A) Rose
B) Lotus
C) Jasmine
D) Sunflower
Answer: B) Lotus
29. The Beating Retreat ceremony is held at which location?
A) Rashtrapati Bhavan
B) Vijay Chowk
C) Red Fort
D) India Gate
Answer: B) Vijay Chowk
30. Which ministry organizes the Republic Day parade?
A) Ministry of Home Affairs
B) Ministry of Culture
C) Ministry of Defence
D) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer: C) Ministry of Defence
Section 4: Advanced Facts & Polity
31. The concept of ‘Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity’ in the Indian Preamble was borrowed from which country?
A) USA
B) UK
C) France
D) USSR
Answer: C) France
32. The Five-Year Plans in India were inspired by which country’s constitution?
A) USA
B) Soviet Union (USSR)
C) Ireland
D) Germany
Answer: B) Soviet Union (USSR)
33. The original copies of the Indian Constitution are preserved in which material?
A) Gold leaf
B) Helium-filled cases
C) Nitrogen-filled cases
D) Vacuum-sealed glass
Answer: C) Nitrogen-filled cases
34. Who was the Prime Minister of India during the first Republic Day?
A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Indira Gandhi
D) Gulzarilal Nanda
Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru
35. What does the saffron color in the Indian flag symbolize?
A) Peace and Truth
B) Growth and Fertility
C) Strength and Courage
D) Faith and Chivalry
Answer: C) Strength and Courage
36. Who was the first woman to become the President of India and unfurl the flag on Republic Day?
A) Indira Gandhi
B) Pratibha Patil
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: B) Pratibha Patil
37. How many spokes are there in the Ashoka Chakra?
A) 20
B) 22
C) 24
D) 26
Answer: C) 24
38. On Republic Day, the President addresses the nation from where?
A) Red Fort
B) The Parade Ground (Kartavya Path)
C) Parliament House
D) All India Radio (The eve of Republic Day)
Answer: D) All India Radio (The eve of Republic Day)
39. Which paramilitary force has a famous camel contingent that participates in the parade?
A) CRPF
B) BSF
C) CISF
D) ITBP
Answer: B) BSF
40. What is the National Aquatic Animal of India?
A) Blue Whale
B) Ganges River Dolphin
C) Dugong
D) Sea Turtle
Answer: B) Ganges River Dolphin
Section 5: Miscellaneous Trivia
41. Which song was removed from the Beating Retreat ceremony in 2022 and replaced by ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’?
A) Vande Mataram
B) Abide With Me
C) Saare Jahan Se Achha
D) Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja
Answer: B) Abide With Me
42. Who was the first Indian to fly the Indian flag in a foreign land?
A) Madam Bhikaiji Cama
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: A) Madam Bhikaiji Cama
43. The Constitution of India was handwritten by whom?
A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
C) Nand Lal Bose
D) K.M. Munshi
Answer: B) Prem Behari Narain Raizada
44. Which Indian state’s tableau won the first prize in 2025?
A) Uttarakhand
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Odisha
Answer: D) Odisha .
45. What is the time duration of the full version of the National Anthem?
A) 48 seconds
B) 50 seconds
C) 52 seconds
D) 60 seconds
Answer: C) 52 seconds
46. Which part of the Constitution is known as the ‘Soul of the Constitution’?
A) Fundamental Rights
B) Directive Principles
C) The Preamble
D) Fundamental Duties
Answer: C) The Preamble
47. Who was the Chief Guest in 2024?
A) Joe Biden
B) Emmanuel Macron
C) Rishi Sunak
D) Vladimir Putin
Answer: B) Emmanuel Macron
48. What does the green color in the National Flag represent?
A) Peace
B) Fertility, growth, and auspiciousness of the land
C) Sacrifice
D) Unity
Answer: B) Fertility, growth, and auspiciousness of the land
49. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ is awarded on which occasion?
A) Independence Day
B) Children’s Day
C) Republic Day
D) Teacher’s Day
Answer: C) Republic Day
50. What is the theme of the Beating Retreat ceremony’s drone show in recent years?
A) Space Exploration
B) Startup India
C) Atmanirbhar Bharat
D) Green India
Answer: C) Atmanirbhar Bharat
