Teacher's Day 2024 Quiz: 11 Questions To Test Your General Knowledge

Dr S Radhakrishnan, the first Vice-President of India and the second President of India, was a teacher and a renowned philosopher. Every year, his birthday is celebrated every year in India as Teacher’s Day on September 5, 2024. Let’s put your general knowledge and your wit to the test with these 11 questions. Check out this Teacher’s Day 2024 Quiz and see how many can you answer.

1. What is the full name of Dr S Radhakrishnan?

a.) Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

b.) Dr Sunil Radhakrishnan

c.) Dr Sanskar Radhakrishnan

d.) Dr Sudarshan Radhakrishnan

2. When was Dr Radhakrishnan born?

a.) 1947

b.) 1981

c.) 1988

d.) 1950

3. Who was the Guru of the Pandavas in Mahabharat?

a.) Guru Parshuram

b.) Guru Dronacharya

c.) Guru Vyasa Rishi

d.) Maharishi Valmiki

4. The ‘Father of Modern Education’ in India is:

a.) Guru Vishwamitra

b.) Rajiv Gandhi

c.) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d.) Dr B R Ambedkar

5. When was the first Teacher’s Day celebrated in India?

a.) 1951

b.) 1972

c.) 1988

d.) 1962

6. Dr Radhakrishnan received the Bharat Ratna Award in:

a.) 1954

b.) 1962

c.) 1990

d.) 1970

7. The UNESCO recognises World Teachers’ Day on:

a.) September 5

b.) December 5

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c.) March 5

d.) October 5

8. ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’ was written by:

a.) Rabindranath Tagore

b.) Mahatma Gandhi

c.) Jawaharlal Nehru

d.) Bhagat Singh

9. Who is the ‘Rocket Man of India’?

a.) Dr K Radhakrishnan

b.) Dr Satish Dhawan

c.) Dr Vikram Sarabhai

d.) Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

10. The 2009 Right to Education Act in India is meant for children of which age group?

a.) 6-14 years

b.) 8-18 years

c.) 3-8 years

d.) 5-12 years

11. Dr S Radhakrishnan was nominated 27 times for the Nobel Prize in which categories?

a.)  Literature - 16 times; Nobel Peace Prize - 11 times

b.) Science - 14 times; Philosophy - 13 times

c.) Philosophy - 13 times; Literature - 14 times

d.) Nobel Peace Prize - 11 times; Philosophy - 14 times

Answers

1. - a), 2. - c), 3. - b), 4. - c), 5. - d), 6. - a), 7. - d), 8. - b), 9. - c), 10. - a), 11. - a)

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