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Multiple choice general knowledge history

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on ____

  1. 14th Nov 1889

  2. 14th Nov 1888

  3. 14th Feb 1989

  4. 14th Nov 1887
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad (now Prayagraj). His birthday is celebrated as Children's Day in India. Therefore, option A (14th Nov 1889) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Jawaharlal Nehru was Minister for External Affairs of India, Finance Minister of India

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru served as India's first Prime Minister and also held the portfolio of External Affairs Minister, but he was never the Finance Minister. The Finance Minister position during his early tenure was held by others like R.K. Shanmukham Chetty and John Mathai. Therefore, the statement is false, making option B (False) correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Jawaharlal Nehru was follower of ____ religion

  1. Hindu

  2. Jain

  3. Islam

  4. None (Atheist)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru was a self-described atheist who was deeply influenced by modern rationalist thought, though he respected all religions. While born into a Kashmiri Pandit Hindu family, he explicitly stated he did not believe in religious doctrine or God. Therefore, option D (None - Atheist) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Jawaharlal Nehru was known as _____ among children

  1. Pandit Nehru

  2. Panditji

  3. Chacha Nehru

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru was affectionately called 'Chacha Nehru' (Uncle Nehru) by children because of his genuine affection for them and his belief that children were the future of the nation. 'Panditji' was also used, but 'Chacha' became the special term children used for him. Therefore, option C (Chacha Nehru) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Gandhiji was born in the year ____

  1. 2nd Oct 1869

  2. 2nd Oct 1886

  3. 2nd Jan 1969

  4. 2nd Dec 1885
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. This date is now celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence and Gandhi Jayanti in India. Therefore, option A (2nd Oct 1869) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

_____ called Gandhiji as Mahatma first

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Lal Bahadur Shastri

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Rajendra Prasad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet and Nobel laureate, first called Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 'Mahatma' (Great Soul) in 1915. This title stuck and became how the world came to know him. Therefore, option C (Rabindranath Tagore) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

Gandhiji was married at the age of ____

  1. 12

  2. 13

  3. 14

  4. 15
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi was married to Kasturba Gandhi at the age of 13 in May 1883, according to the custom of child marriage prevalent in 19th century India. Kasturba was 14 at the time. Therefore, option B (13) is correct.

Multiple choice general knowledge history

In 1915, Gandhi returned from South Africa to

  1. live in India

  2. to attend Indian National Congress meeting

  3. to see his wife

  4. to meet Jawaharlal Nehru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi permanently returned to India from South Africa in January 1915, at age 45. He had spent 21 years in South Africa developing his satyagraha methods and returned to apply them to India's freedom struggle.