Teachers Day Quiz: 10 questions to test your knowledge about India’s teachers, education

NEW DELHI: Teachers’ Day 2024 is celebrated on September 5 to commemorate the birth of former president of India Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. Radhakrishnan, an educationist and vice-chancellor of several universities, has been part of several important education reforms in independent India.

To commemorate The National Teachers’ Day 2024, Government of India will be awarding 50 teachers certificates of merit and cash awards of Rs 50,000 and silver medals as part of National Teachers’ Awards 2024. The department of school education and literacy, ministry of education, has already announced the list of awardees – they hail from Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.

Take Careers360’s Teachers’ Day 2024 Quiz to celebrate the contributions of S Radhakrishnan, and other notable teachers of India. There are quiz questions with answers on policies and teaching as well.

Happy Teachers’ Day!

Q1. Which government body oversees the standards and processes related to school teacher training and teacher education programmes in the country?

1. National Council of Educational Research and Training
2. National Council for Teacher Education
3. National Assessments and Accreditation Council

Q2. Who is widely regarded as the first female teacher in India?

1. Savitribai Phule
2. Pandita Ramabai
3. Begum Hazrat Mahal

Q3. September 5 is Teachers’ Day in India. When is World Teachers’ Day?

1. June 25
2. October 5
3. November 20

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Q4. S Radhakrishnan was one of the first recipients of Bharat Ratna in 1954 along with CV Raman. They shared the award with which other famous personality?

1. C Rajagopalachari
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Rabindranath Tagore

Q5. Which of the following educational institutions did not have S. Radhakrishnan as Vice Chancellor?

1. Andhra University
2. Mysore University
3. Banaras Hindu University

Q6. When was the first National Award to Teachers announced by the central government?

1. 1952
2. 1958
3. 1968

Q7. Who among the following Indian Presidents was not a teacher?

1. Zakir Husain
2. Mohammad Hidayatullah
3. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

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Q8. In which year was the first UGC NET exam held?

1. 1989
2. 1992
3. 1995

Q9. Which was the first commission on education in independent India?

1. Radhakrishnan Commission
2. Kothari Commission
3. Mudaliar Commission

Q10. When was Teachers’ Day first celebrated in India?

1. 1958
2. 1960
3. 1962

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Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 to commemorate the birth of former Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Wikimedia Commons )

Teachers Day Quiz: Answers

Q1.B

Q2.B

Q3.B

Q4.A

Q5.B

Q6.B

Q7.C

Q8.A

Q9.A

Q10.C

Want to try more? Here are the teachers’ day quizzes from the years 2022 and 2023.