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Teacher's Day Special Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Since when is India celebrating Teacher's Day?

a)

1972

b)

1962

c)

1975

d)

1960

2.

Who said that “Teaching is not a profession, a way of life”?

a)

Swami Vivekananda

b)

Gulzarilal Nanda

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Dr. Radhakrishnan

3.

When did Dr. Radhakrishnan become the President of India?

a)

1952

b)

1985

c)

1972

d)

1962

4.

University Education Commission was formed in which year?

a)

1935

b)

1927

c)

1948

d)

1950

5.

On which date in India Teachers Day is celebrated?

a)

14th November

b)

5th September

c)

2nd October

d)

25th December

6.

Who was the teacher of Lord Krishna?

a)

Garga Muni

b)

Dronacharya

c)

Rishi Visishtha

d)

Sandipani Muni

7.

In which subject Dr. Radhakrishnan had done his Post Graduation?

a)

Philosophy

b)

Sociology

c)

Science

d)

History

8.

According to UNESCO, when is World Teachers Day held annually?

a)

7th October

b)

3rd October

c)

5th October

d)

2nd October

9.

In whose honour is the Teachers’ Day celebrated in India?

a)

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Swami Vivekananda

10.

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnana was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna along with

a)

Rabindranath Tagore

b)

Bhupen Hazarika

c)

Jawahar Lal Nehru

d)

CV Raman

11.

In which year did Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnana wrote “The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore?

a)

1910

b)

1917

c)

1915

d)

1920

12.

Which foundation presents the Annual Global Teacher Award?

a)

International Labour Organization

b)

UNESCO

c)

Varkey Foundation

d)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

13.

Over how many countries celebrate World Teachers’ Day?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

200

d)

250

14.

Who among the following is a government school teacher who won the Global Teachers’ Award in 2020?

a)

KK Shailaja

b)

Ranjitsinh Disale

c)

Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

d)

Kailash Satyarthi

15.

Who among the following fought against caste atrocities to start a school for girls in pre-Independence India?

a)

Savitribai Phule

b)

Sarojini Naidu

c)

Queen Victoria

d)

Annie Besant

16.

Which was the birthplace of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan?

a)

Madras

b)

Thiruttani

c)

Hyderabad

d)

Vellore

17.

Which Hindi author was also the principal of Prayag Mahila Vidyapeeth while fighting for India’s Independence?

a)

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

b)

Jayashankar Prasad

c)

Mahadevi Verma

d)

Kamleshwar

18.

Who founded the Banaras Hindu University, the largest residential university in Asia?

a)

Madan Mohan Malviya

b)

Rammanohar Lohia

c)

Rajendra Prasad

d)

Premchand

19.

Who among the following had never been a teacher?

a)

Dhyan Chand

b)

APJ Abdul Kalam

c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

d)

Savitribai Phule

20.

Who co-founded the Deccan Education Society in the 1880s to improve the quality of education for India’s youth?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Bipin Chandra Pal

d)

Lala Lajpat Rai