Children’s Day Quiz 2023 – GK Quiz on Jawaharlal Nehru

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Children’s Day Quiz 2023 – GK Quiz on Jawaharlal Nehru

1. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
A. 12 November, 1885
B. 13 November, 1887
C. 14 November, 1889
D. 18 November, 1887
Ans. C

2. Educated in England at Harrow and Cambridge, what occupation did Nehru qualify for?
A.   lawyer
B.   doctor
C.   architect
D.   teacher

Ans: A

3. Nehru became friends with Mahatma Gandhi and joined what independence group in 1918?
A.   India First
B.   Indian Congress Committee
C.   India National Congress
D.   India Independence Institute (Triple I)

Ans: B

4. From where Jawaharlal Nehru had completed his studies for a barrister?
A. London
B. Switzerland
C. Belgium
D. Russia
And. A

5. When did Jawaharlal Nehru first time meet Mahatma Gandhi?
A. 1913
B. 1914
C. 1915
D. 1916
Ans. D

6. On what important issue did Nehru and Gandhi differ?
A.   Non-violent non-cooperation
B.   The partition of Pakistan
C.   The future of India as an agrarian society
D.   Membership of the British Commonwealth

Ans: C

7. In which place Jawaharlal Nehru organised the first Kisan March?
A. Auraiya
B. Azamgarh
C. Paratpgarh
D. Hathras
Ans. C

8. Which political thinker’s philosophy influenced Nehru in framing his approach to government and the economy?
A.   Jean- Jacques Rosseau
B.   John Stuart Mill
C.   Adam Smith
D.   Karl Marx

Ans: D

9. Who swore in Nehru as India’s first Prime Minister?
A.   Lord Louis Mountbatten
B.   Mahatma Gandhi
C.   Queen Elizabeth II
D.   Prince Phillip

Ans: A

10. When Jawaharlal Nehru became the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee?
A. 1920
B. 1922
C. 1923
D. 1924
Ans. C

11.  Which of the following legislative initiatives did Nehru not introduce?
A.   The building of thousands of schools
B.   The ending of the Indian caste system
C.   A strong, socially responsive judiciary
D.   Retention of English as the national language.

Ans: D

12.  Which of the following statement is/are true about Jawaharlal Nehru?
A. He insisted on the secular and liberalist approach
B. He imparted modern values and thoughts.
C. He encouraged India’s industrialisation.
D. All the above are correct
Ans. D

13. In preparing India for the future which of the following was not an area Nehru influenced?
A.   National highway system
B.   Peaceful nuclear and space programs
C.   National railway network
D.   Pharmaceutical industry

Ans: A

14. Which newspaper was started by Jawaharlal Nehru?
A. New India
B. National Herald
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Ans. B

15. What incident affected Nehru’s political standing and his health?
A.   The loss of Kashmir to Pakistan
B.   The war with China in 1962
C.   The creation of an independent Ceylon
D.   The failure of the Green Revolution

Ans: B

16.  When was Jawaharlal Nehru elected as the President of the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress?
A. 1928
B. 1929
C. 1930
D. 1931
Ans. B

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