🎓Knowledge & Wisdom: Teachers’ Day 2025 Quiz 🎓

1.) Teachers’ Day in India is celebrated on:

a) 5th September
b) 14th November
c) 2nd October
d) 15th August

2.) Teachers’ Day in India marks the birth anniversary of:

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Rabindranath Tagore

3) In which year was the first Teachers’ Day celebrated in India?

a) 1952
b) 1962
c) 1972
d) 1982

4) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the ___ President of India.

a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

5) Before becoming President, Dr. Radhakrishnan was also the:

a) Vice President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Governor of RBI

6) Which subject did Dr. Radhakrishnan specialize in?

a) Economics
b) Political Science
c) Philosophy
d) Literature

7) What is the main purpose of celebrating Teachers’ Day?

a) To honor freedom fighters
b) To respect doctors
c) To appreciate teachers’ contributions
d) To celebrate independence

8) World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on:

a) 5th October
b) 15th October
c) 1st September
d) 24th January

9) The United Nations declared 5th October as World Teachers’ Day in:

a) 1990
b) 1994
c) 2000
d) 2005

10) Who said: “The true teachers are those who help us think for ourselves”?

a) Dr. Radhakrishnan
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Mahatma Gandhi

11) Dr. Radhakrishnan served as Vice-Chancellor of which famous university?

a) Delhi University
b) Andhra University
c) Madras University
d) Allahabad University

12) Which Indian Prime Minister introduced Teachers’ Day in 1962?

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajiv Gandhi

13) Which international organization supports World Teachers’ Day?

a) UNESCO
b) UNICEF
c) WHO
d) UNDP

14) In China, Teachers’ Day is celebrated on:

a) 5th September
b) 10th September
c) 5th October
d) 1st January

15) In the USA, Teachers’ Day is observed in:

a) March
b) May
c) September
d) December

16) Which award is given by the Government of India to outstanding teachers every year?

a) Padma Shri
b) Shiksha Ratna Award
c) National Award to Teachers
d) Bharat Ratna

17) Dr. Radhakrishnan represented India as Ambassador to which country?

a) UK
b) USA
c) Soviet Union
d) France

18) Which famous book was written by Dr. Radhakrishnan?

a) Discovery of India
b) Indian Philosophy
c) Geetanjali
d) Hind Swaraj

19) What is the theme of World Teachers’ Day usually focused on?

a) Technology
b) Education and teaching profession
c) Business and finance
d) Sports

20) Which Nobel Laureate called teachers the “pillars of society”?

a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Albert Einstein
c) Abdul Kalam
d) Nelson Mandela

21) In which year was Dr. Radhakrishnan born?

a) 1882
b) 1888
c) 1890
d) 1895

22) Where was Dr. Radhakrishnan born?

a) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
b) Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu
c) Hyderabad
d) Madurai

23) Which award did Dr. Radhakrishnan receive in 1954?

a) Padma Bhushan
b) Bharat Ratna
c) Padma Shri
d) Sahitya Akademi Award

24) Which famous quote is linked to teachers?

a) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
b) “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.”
c) “Satyameva Jayate”
d) “Inquilab Zindabad”

25) Teachers’ Day celebrations in schools usually include:

a) Students dressing up as teachers
b) Sports competitions
c) Singing the national anthem only
d) Drawing competitions only

**********************************************************

✅ Answer Key

1-a, 2-b, 3-b, 4-b, 5-a, 6-c, 7-c, 8-a, 9-b, 10-a,
11-b, 12-b, 13-a, 14-b, 15-b, 16-c, 17-c, 18-b, 19-b, 20-d,
21-b, 22-b, 23-b, 24-a, 25-a.