GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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August, 15 1947
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August, 17 1945
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January, 1 1901
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March, 25 1821
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Detailed explanation-1: -When is Independence Day in India? Independence Day in India occurs on August 15 of every year. It celebrates the date in 1947 when the Indian Independence Act came into effect, which established India and Pakistan as separate countries, no longer under British imperialist rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -So the required day was Friday. Hence Friday is the correct answer. Win over the concepts of Clock and Calendar and get a step ahead with the preparations for Logical Reasoning with Testbook.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mountbatten decided to advance the date to August 15, 1947. He justified it by saying that he did not want bloodshed or riots. Mountbatten chose August 15 as the date of the Indian independence to also mark the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War 2.
Detailed explanation-4: -Colonial powers were transferred to India on August 15, 1947. The Constituent Assembly, to who power was to be transferred, met to celebrate India’s independence at 11pm on August 14, 1947. India gained its liberty and became a free country at midnight between August 14 and August 15, 1947.