Q. When was Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Born? 

A) 1888 

B) 1890 

C) 1892 

D) 1895 

Answer: A) 1888

Q. In which Indian state was Dr. Radhakrishnan Born? 

A) Tamil Nadu 

B) Andhra Pradesh 

C) Karnataka 

D) Kerala 

Answer: A) Tamil Nadu

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was born in which Town? 

A) Tiruttani 

B) Madurai 

C) Chennai 

D) Coimbatore 

Answer: A) Tiruttani

Q. What was the profession of Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Father? 

A) Teacher 

B) Priest 

C) Lawyer 

D) Farmer 

Answer: B) Priest

Q. Where did Dr. Radhakrishnan complete his primary Education? 

A) Tiruttani 

B) Tirupati 

C) Madras 

D) Kumbakonam 

Answer: D) Kumbakonam

Q. Which subject did Dr. Radhakrishnan specialize in during his higher Education? 

A) Physics 

B) History 

C) Philosophy 

D) Literature 

Answer: C) Philosophy

Q. From which university did Dr. Radhakrishnan earn his Master’s Degree? 

A) Madras University 

B) Calcutta University 

C) Delhi University 

D) Bombay University 

Answer: A) Madras University

Q. What was the topic of Dr. Radhakrishnan’s thesis for his Master’s Degree? 

A) Indian Philosophy 

B) Western Philosophy 

C) The Ethics of the Vedanta 

D) The Bhagavad Gita 

Answer: C) The Ethics of the Vedanta

Q. Which college did Dr. Radhakrishnan first join as a faculty Member? 

A) Presidency College, Madras 

B) Madras Christian College 

C) Oxford University 

D) Banaras Hindu University 

Answer: A) Presidency College, Madras

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan become a professor of philosophy at the University of Mysore? 

 A) 1914 

 B) 1918 

 C) 1921 

 D) 1923 

 Answer: B) 1918

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan is known for his work on which aspect of Indian Philosophy? 

 A) Advaita Vedanta 

 B) Nyaya 

 C) Samkhya 

 D) Vaisheshika 

 Answer: A) Advaita Vedanta

Q. Which book by Dr. Radhakrishnan is considered a seminal work in Indian Philosophy? 

 A) The Hindu View of Life 

 B) Indian Philosophy 

 C) The Bhagavad Gita 

 D) Eastern Religions and Western Thought 

 Answer: B) Indian Philosophy

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy aimed at creating a bridge between which two Philosophical Traditions? 

 A) Eastern and Western 

 B) Classical and Modern 

 C) Hinduism and Buddhism 

 D) Spirituality and Materialism 

 Answer: A) Eastern and Western

Q. Which of the following concepts was central to Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Thought? 

 A) Secularism 

 B) Humanism 

 C) Idealism 

 D) Mysticism 

 Answer: C) Idealism

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan Served as a Vice-Chancellor at which University? 

 A) Banaras Hindu University 

 B) University of Calcutta 

 C) Delhi University 

 D) Jawaharlal Nehru University 

 Answer: A) Banaras Hindu University

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan become the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University? 

 A) 1929 

 B) 1931 

 C) 1935 

 D) 1939 

 Answer: C) 1935

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan represented India at the League of Nations in which Year? 

 A) 1931 

 B) 1933 

 C) 1936 

 D) 1939 

 Answer: B) 1933

Q. Which university appointed Dr. Radhakrishnan as its Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics? 

 A) Harvard University 

 B) Oxford University 

 C) Cambridge University 

 D) Yale University 

 Answer: B) Oxford University

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s inaugural lecture at Oxford University was Titled what? 

 A) The Hindu View of Life 

 B) The Ethics of the Vedanta 

 C) Religion and Society 

 D) East and West in Religion 

 Answer: A) The Hindu View of Life

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan deliver the Hibbert Lecture at Manchester College, Oxford? 

 A) 1926 

 B) 1930 

 C) 1936 

 D) 1940 

 Answer: C) 1936

Q. When did Dr. Radhakrishnan serve as the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union? 

 A) 1949-1952 

 B) 1947-1949 

 C) 1950-1952 

 D) 1948-1951 

 Answer: A) 1949-1952

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan become the Vice President of India? 

 A) 1950 

 B) 1952 

 C) 1954 

 D) 1956 

 Answer: B) 1952

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan served as the Vice President of India under which President? 

 A) Rajendra Prasad 

 B) Zakir Husain 

 C) V.V. Giri 

 D) Ramaswamy Venkataraman 

 Answer: A) Rajendra Prasad

Q. For how many terms did Dr. Radhakrishnan serve as the Vice President of India? 

 A) One 

 B) Two 

 C) Three 

 D) Four 

 Answer: B) Two

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan become the President of India? 

 A) 1960 

 B) 1962 

 C) 1964 

 D) 1966 

 Answer: B) 1962

Q. Who succeeded Dr. Radhakrishnan as the President of India? 

 A) Zakir Husain 

 B) V.V. Giri 

 C) Rajendra Prasad 

 D) Shankar Dayal Sharma 

 Answer: A) Zakir Husain

Q. Which of the following was a significant contribution of Dr. Radhakrishnan as President of India? 

 A) Strengthening of democratic institutions 

 B) Expansion of higher education 

 C) Promoting secularism 

 D) All of the above 

 Answer: D) All of the above

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday is celebrated as which special day in India? 

 A) Teachers’ Day 

 B) National Education Day 

 C) Philosophy Day 

 D) Human Rights Day 

 Answer: A) Teachers’ Day

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s tenure as the President of India ended in which Year? 

 A) 1964 

 B) 1965 

 C) 1967 

 D) 1969 

 Answer: C) 1967

Q. Which of the following best describes Dr. Radhakrishnan’s view on Secularism? 

 A) Equal respect for all religions 

 B) Complete separation of religion and state 

 C) Promotion of atheism 

 D) Restriction of religious practices 

 Answer: A) Equal respect for all religions

Q. In which year was Dr. Radhakrishnan knighted by the British Government? 

 A) 1931 

 B) 1936 

 C) 1941 

 D) 1947 

 Answer: A) 1931

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan received the Bharat Ratna in which Year? 

 A) 1952 

 B) 1954

 C) 1956 

 D) 1958 

 Answer: B) 1954

Q. Which international award was Dr. Radhakrishnan honored with by the Soviet Union? 

 A) Order of Lenin 

 B) Stalin Peace Prize 

 C) Order of the Red Banner 

 D) Hero of the Soviet Union 

 Answer: B) Stalin Peace Prize

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was a fellow of which prestigious British Academy? 

 A) The British Academy 

 B) The Royal Society 

 C) The Royal Academy 

 D) The Royal Institute of Philosophy 

 Answer: A) The British Academy

Q. Which university awarded Dr. Radhakrishnan an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters? 

 A) Oxford University 

 B) Harvard University 

 C) University of Edinburgh 

 D) University of Cambridge 

 Answer: A) Oxford University

Q. In which year did Dr. Radhakrishnan receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade? 

 A) 1954 

 B) 1956 

 C) 1958 

 D) 1961 

 Answer: D) 1961

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was awarded the Templeton Prize in which Year? 

 A) 1970 

 B) 1971 

 C) 1972 

 D) 1975 

 Answer: B) 1971

Q. Which of the following institutions was founded in honor of Dr. Radhakrishnan? 

 A) Radhakrishnan Institute for Advanced Study in Philosophy 

 B) Radhakrishnan Teachers’ Training College 

 C) Radhakrishnan Memorial Library 

 D) All of the above 

 Answer: A) Radhakrishnan Institute for Advanced Study in Philosophy

Q. Which organization declared Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday as International Teachers’ Day? 

 A) UNESCO 

 B) United Nations 

 C) World Bank 

 D) International Labour Organization 

 Answer: A) UNESCO

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was awarded an honorary membership by which academic society in the United States? 

 A) American Philosophical Society 

 B) American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

 C) American Association for the Advancement of Science 

 D) American Historical Association 

 Answer: B) American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s interpretation of Hinduism was greatly influenced by which Philosophical School? 

 A) Advaita Vedanta 

 B) Vishishtadvaita 

 C) Dvaita 

 D) Charvaka 

 Answer: A) Advaita Vedanta

Q. Which of the following best describes Dr. Radhakrishnan’s approach to Religion? 

 A) Rational and universalist 

 B) Dogmatic and exclusive 

 C) Ritualistic and orthodox 

 D) Mystical and esoteric 

 Answer: A) Rational and universalist

Q. According to Dr. Radhakrishnan, which is the Ultimate Reality? 

 A) Brahman 

 B) Atman 

 C) Maya 

 D) Prakriti 

 Answer: A) Brahman

Q. Which of the following books by Dr. Radhakrishnan explores the relationship between Religion and Society? 

 A) Eastern Religions and Western Thought 

 B) Religion and Society 

 C) An Idealist View of Life 

 D) The Principal Upanishads 

 Answer: B) Religion and Society

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy often emphasized the unity of What? 

 A) Science and Religion 

 B) East and West 

 C) Matter and Spirit 

 D) All of the above 

 Answer: D) All of the above

Q. Which of the following was a central theme in Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Philosophical Work? 

 A) The harmony between different religions 

 B) The critique of materialism 

 C) The promotion of spirituality in education 

 D) All of the above 

 Answer: D) All of the above

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s work on the Upanishads emphasized what aspect of the Texts? 

 A) Their philosophical depth 

 B) Their ritualistic significance 

 C) Their historical context 

 D) Their poetic beauty 

 Answer: A) Their philosophical depth

Q. In which book did Dr. Radhakrishnan discuss the ethics and Metaphysics of the Bhagavad Gita? 

 A) The Bhagavad Gita 

 B) The Hindu View of Life 

 C) An Idealist View of Life 

 D) Indian Philosophy 

 Answer: A) The Bhagavad Gita

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s concept of religion includes which of the following Elements? 

 A) A combination of faith, reason, and intuition 

 B) Strict adherence to rituals 

 C) Rejection of all other faiths 

 D) Exclusive focus on one scripture 

 Answer: A) A combination of faith, reason, and intuition

Q. Which of Dr. Radhakrishnan’s works compares Eastern and Western Philosophical Traditions? 

 A) Eastern Religions and Western Thought 

 B) The Hindu View of Life 

 C) An Idealist View of Life 

 D) Indian Philosophy 

 Answer: A) Eastern Religions and Western Thought

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy has been most influential in which Field? 

 A) Education 

 B) Politics 

 C) Law 

 D) Medicine 

 Answer: A) Education

Q. Which of the following best describes Dr. Radhakrishnan’s impact on Indian Education? 

 A) Integration of spirituality into education 

 B) Emphasis on scientific temper 

 C) Development of vocational education 

 D) All of the above 

 Answer: A) Integration of spirituality into education

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s interpretation of Hinduism has been described as which of the Following? 

 A) Neo-Hinduism 

 B) Orthodox Hinduism 

 C) Reformist Hinduism 

 D) Revivalist Hinduism 

 Answer: A) Neo-Hinduism

Q. Which of the following leaders was significantly influenced by Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Philosophy? 

 A) Jawaharlal Nehru 

 B) Mahatma Gandhi 

 C) B.R. Ambedkar 

 D) Sardar Patel 

 Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s ideas contributed to the formation of which policy in India? 

 A) Secularism 

 B) Non-alignment 

 C) Socialism 

 D) Federalism 

 Answer: A) Secularism

Q. Which global philosophy did Dr. Radhakrishnan advocate for during his Life? 

 A) Universalism 

 B) Existentialism 

 C) Positivism 

 D) Pragmatism 

 Answer: A) Universalism

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s views on ethics were influenced by which Tradition? 

 A) Vedantic tradition 

 B) Buddhist tradition 

 C) Jain tradition 

 D) Islamic tradition 

 Answer: A) Vedantic tradition

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was a proponent of which Educational Approach? 

 A) Moral and spiritual education 

 B) Purely technical education 

 C) Vocational training 

 D) Conventional rote learning 

 Answer: A) Moral and spiritual education

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s advocacy for interfaith dialogue is reflected in which of his Works? 

 A) Eastern Religions and Western Thought 

 B) Indian Philosophy 

 C) The Principal Upanishads 

 D) The Bhagavad Gita 

 Answer: A) Eastern Religions and Western Thought

Q. Which Indian leader described Dr. Radhakrishnan as “a great Teacher and Philosopher”? 

 A) Mahatma Gandhi 

 B) Jawaharlal Nehru 

 C) Indira Gandhi 

 D) Sardar Patel 

 Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was Married to Whom? 

 A) Sivakamu 

 B) Lakshmi 

 C) Radha 

 D) Meera 

 Answer: A) Sivakamu

Q. How many children did Dr. Radhakrishnan Have? 

 A) Four 

 B) Five 

 C) Six 

 D) Seven 

 Answer: B) Five

Q. Which of Dr. Radhakrishnan’s children became a Prominent Historian? 

 A) Sarvepalli Gopal 

 B) Sarvepalli Ramachandran 

 C) Sarvepalli Radhakrishna 

 D) Sarvepalli Rajendra 

 Answer: A) Sarvepalli Gopal

Q. What was Dr. Radhakrishnan’s stance on Material Wealth? 

 A) He believed in simple living and high thinking 

 B) He was a proponent of accumulating wealth 

 C) He advocated for materialism 

 D) He had no opinion on it 

 Answer: A) He believed in simple living and high thinking

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan’s personal philosophy was most influenced by Which Thinker? 

 A) Adi Shankaracharya 

 B) Swami Vivekananda 

 C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 

 D) Sri Aurobindo 

 Answer: A) Adi Shankaracharya

Q. Which of the following was a core value in Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Life? 

 A) Truth 

 B) Power 

 C) Wealth 

 D) Fame 

 Answer: A) Truth

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Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan was known for his proficiency in which Languages? 

 A) Sanskrit and English 

 B) Hindi and Tamil 

 C) Telugu and French 

 D) Bengali and Urdu 

 Answer: A) Sanskrit and English

Q. What was Dr. Radhakrishnan’s Approach to Teaching? 

 A) Interactive and inspirational 

 B) Strict and authoritarian 

 C) Detached and indifferent 

 D) Memorization-focused 

 Answer: A) Interactive and inspirational

Q. Dr. Radhakrishnan passed away in which Year? 

 A) 1975 

 B) 1972 

 C) 1971 

 D) 1969 

 Answer: B) 1975

Q. What was Dr. Radhakrishnan’s ultimate vision for India? 

 A) A harmonious society based on ethical and spiritual values 

 B) A technologically advanced society 

 C) A militarily powerful nation 

 D) A society driven by consumerism 

 Answer: A) A harmonious society based on ethical and spiritual values