Teachers’ Day 2023 Quiz: 10 questions, answers to celebrate S Radhakrishnan’s birth anniversary

NEW DELHI : The country is celebrating Teachers’ Day 2023 on September 5th to mark the birth of one of the most influential Indian academics of his time, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was a philosopher, professor, and President of India between 1962 and 1967. Despite political success, he remained immersed in teaching and philosophy and wanted his birth anniversary to be celebrated as Teachers’ Day or, “shikshak divas” as it is known in Hindi.

Like every year, President of India, Droupadi Murmu will confer the National Teachers’ Award 2023 to 75 shortlisted awardees on Teachers Day 2023. This year, a total of 50 school teachers, 13 teachers from higher education will be awarded. For the first time, 12 teachers from the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship will also be honoured with National Teachers’ Awards.

Take Careers360’s Teachers’ Day 2023 Quiz to celebrate the invaluable contributions of S Radhakrishnan and other notable teachers of India.

Happy Teachers Day!

Q1. Who among the following British monarchs honoured S Radhakrishnan with knighthood?

a) Queen Victoria

b) Queen Elizabeth

c) Queen Elizabeth II

d) King George V

Q2. Who among the following was the first Indian director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru in 1933, a post previously held by Englishmen only?

a) CV Raman

b) Ramanujan

c) Homi Bhabha

d) Vikram Sarabhai

Q3. What subject did S Radhakrishnan teach at Oxford University?

a) English Literature

b) Eastern religions and ethics

c) Engineering

d) Medicine

Q4. Constituted in 1948, the Radhakrishnan Commission played a major role in Independent India. What was the objective of this commission?

a) Private education system reforms

b) School education reforms

c) University education reforms

d) Reforms in philosophical education

Q5. By establishing three renowned institutions - The Delhi School of Economics, The Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and the Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, who provided a solid foundation for social science research in India?

a) Jawaharlal Nehru

b) VKRV Rao

c) APJ Abdul Kalam

d) Manmohan Singh

Q6. A spiritual man, S Radhakrishnan was awarded the Templeton Prize in 1975. However, he donated the prize money to the university he taught at. To which institution did he donate the prize to?

a) Oxford University

b) Mysore University

c) Banaras Hindu University

d) Delhi University

Q7. Which award is often referred to as the 'Nobel Prize' of teaching?

a) The Yidan Prize

b) The Global Teaching Prize

c) The Education Laureates

d) The Teacher's Medal of Innovation

Q8. Cynthia Farrar, an American missionary who ran schools for girls in the Bombay Presidency inspired who among the following to open a first-of-its-kind school in Pune?

a) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c) Savitribai Phule

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q9. This professor became the first woman to receive tenure at Harvard University. She is also the first individual of Indian-origin to assume the role after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. Who is she?

a) Gita Gopinath

b) Romila Thapar

c) Mrinalini Sarabhai

d) Ravinder Kaur

Q10. Who among the following started as a Hindi teacher in a school in Allahabad before becoming one of the most celebrated authors in Hindi literature?

a) Amrita Pritam

b) Mahsweta Devi

c) Krishna Sobti

d) Mannu Bhandari

Check the Teachers' Day 2023 Quiz Answers below (Photo: PTI)

Answers

Q 1 - d

Q2 - a

Q3- b)

Q4- c)

Q5 - b)

Q6- a)

Q7 - b)

Q8- c)

Q9 - a)

Q10- d)