Q. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?

A) 1889

B) 1899

C) 1901

D) 1905

Answer: a) 1889

Q. In which city was Nehru born?

A) Bombay

B) Allahabad

C) Delhi

D) Kolkata

Answer: b) Allahabad

Q. Which school did Nehru attend in England?

A) Eton

B) Harrow

C) Rugby

D) Winchester

Answer: a) Harrow

Q. From which university did Nehru graduate in law?

A) Oxford

B) Cambridge

C) London School of Economics

D) University of London

Answer: b) Cambridge

Q. Which profession did Nehru qualify for in England?

A) Doctor

B) Lawyer

C) Engineer

D) Architect

Answer: b) Lawyer

Q. When did Nehru join the Indian National Congress?

A) 1916

B) 1920

C) 1922

D) 1924

Answer: b) 1920

Q. Who was Nehru’s political mentor?

A) Subhas Chandra Bose

B) Mahatma Gandhi

C) Sardar Patel

D) B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Nehru became the President of the Indian National Congress for the first time in:

A) 1929

B) 1931

C) 1933

D) 1935

Answer: a) 1929

Q. Where was the famous Lahore session, where Nehru declared the aim of complete independence, held?

A) Calcutta

B) Lahore

C) Bombay

D) Madras

Answer: b) Lahore

Q. In which year did Jawaharlal Nehru serve as the interim Prime Minister of India?

 A) 1945

 B) 1946

 C) 1947

 D) 1948

 Answer: b) 1946

Q. When did Nehru become the first Prime Minister of independent India?

 A) 15 August 1947

 B) 26 January 1950

 C) 15 August 1948

 D) 26 January 1949

 Answer: a) 15 August 1947

Q. Which of the following was Nehru’s economic policy focus?

 A) Capitalism

 B) Communism

 C) Mixed economy

 D) Laissez-faire

 Answer: c) Mixed economy

Q. Which plan is associated with the industrialization policy under Nehru’s leadership?

 A) Bombay Plan

 B) Five-Year Plan

 C) Green Revolution Plan

 D) White Revolution Plan

 Answer: b) Five-Year Plan

Q. Which international movement was Nehru a founding member of?

 A) NATO

 B) Non-Aligned Movement

 C) SEATO

 D) CENTO

 Answer: b) Non-Aligned Movement

Q. In which year did the Sino-Indian War take place during Nehru’s tenure?

 A) 1959

 B) 1960

 C) 1962

 D) 1963

 Answer: c) 1962

Q. What was the name of Nehru’s daughter who also became Prime Minister of India?

 A) Sarojini Naidu

 B) Indira Gandhi

 C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

 D) Sucheta Kripalani

 Answer: b) Indira Gandhi

Q. Which book was written by Jawaharlal Nehru?

 A) Discovery of India

 B) My Experiments with Truth

 C) Gitanjali

 D) Unto This Last

 Answer: a) Discovery of India

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

 A) Teacher’s Day

 B) Children’s Day

 C) Republic Day

 D) Independence Day

 Answer: b) Children’s Day

Q. In which year did Jawaharlal Nehru pass away?

 A) 1962

 B) 1963

 C) 1964

 D) 1965

 Answer: c) 1964

Q. Which philosophy did Nehru propagate that combined socialism and democracy?

 A) Fabianism

 B) Gandhism

 C) Nehruvian socialism

 D) Maoism

 Answer: c) Nehruvian socialism

Q. Which major dam project was initiated under Nehru’s government?

 A) Bhakra Nangal Dam

 B) Tehri Dam

 C) Sardar Sarovar Dam

 D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

 Answer: a) Bhakra Nangal Dam

Q. Nehru played a key role in the establishment of which research institution?

 A) ISRO

 B) BARC

 C) IITs

 D) DRDO

 Answer: c) IITs

Q. Under Nehru’s leadership, India became a republic in which year?

 A) 1947

 B) 1948

 C) 1950

 D) 1952

 Answer: c) 1950

Q. Nehru’s approach towards international relations was based on which principle?

 A) Alignment with the West

 B) Alignment with the East

 C) Non-alignment

 D) Isolationism

 Answer: c) Non-alignment

Q. Which award was posthumously given to Nehru in 1964?

 A) Bharat Ratna

 B) Padma Vibhushan

 C) Padma Bhushan

 D) Gandhi Peace Prize

 Answer: a) Bharat Ratna

Q. Nehru’s policy on which sector led to the Green Revolution in India?

 A) Industrialization

 B) Agriculture

 C) Defense

 D) Education

 Answer: b) Agriculture

Q. Which agreement did Nehru sign with Pakistan in 1950 to address minority rights?

 A) Tashkent Agreement

 B) Nehru-Liaquat Pact

 C) Indus Waters Treaty

 D) Shimla Agreement

 Answer: b) Nehru-Liaquat Pact

Q. The term ‘Panchsheel’ associated with Nehru refers to principles agreed with which country?

 A) Pakistan

 B) China

 C) USA

 D) USSR

 Answer: b) China

Q. Nehru’s vision for India’s economy was primarily driven by:

 A) Free-market policies

 B) Soviet-style planned economy

 C) Mixed economy

 D) Complete privatization

 Answer: c) Mixed economy

Q. Nehru was a strong advocate of which type of government?

 A) Monarchy

 B) Dictatorship

 C) Democracy

 D) Oligarchy

 Answer: c) Democracy

Q. Nehru’s famous speech “Tryst with Destiny” was delivered on:

 A) 26 January 1950

 B) 15 August 1947

 C) 26 January 1947

 D) 15 August 1950

 Answer: b) 15 August 1947

Q. Nehru described which state as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of India?

 A) Kerala

 B) Kashmir

 C) Punjab

 D) Gujarat

 Answer: b) Kashmir

Q. Nehru’s vision for industrialization led to the establishment of which of these cities?

 A) Gurgaon

 B) Noida

 C) Chandigarh

 D) Gandhinagar

 Answer: c) Chandigarh

Q. Which organization did Nehru refer to as “temples of modern India”?

 A) Educational institutions

 B) Heavy industries and dams

 C) Parliament

 D) Libraries

 Answer: b) Heavy industries and dams

Q. Nehru’s autobiography is titled:

 A) Toward Freedom

 B) The Story of My Life

 C) An Autobiography

 D) My Experiments with Truth

 Answer: c) An Autobiography

Q. Nehru was known for his speeches at the:

 A) Red Fort

 B) Parliament

 C) United Nations

 D) Both a and b

 Answer: d) Both a and b

Q. What was the name of Nehru’s wife?

 A) Kamala Nehru

 B) Sarojini Naidu

 C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

 D) Sucheta Kripalani

 Answer: a) Kamala Nehru

Q. Nehru’s famous “Discovery of India” was written during his imprisonment in:

 A) Naini Jail

 B) Ahmednagar Fort

 C) Cellular Jail

 D) Andaman Jail

 Answer: b) Ahmednagar Fort

Q. Nehru’s policy of industrialization led to the establishment of:

 A) LIC

 B) ONGC

 C) Air India

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s approach to science and technology was influenced by:

 A) Western industrial revolution

 B) Traditional Indian knowledge

 C) Soviet scientific advancements

 D) None of the above

 Answer: a) Western industrial revolution

Q. Nehru was an advocate of which educational philosophy?

 A) Traditional Gurukul system

 B) Modern scientific education

 C) Religious education

 D) Military education

 Answer: b) Modern scientific education

Q. Nehru’s term for the Indian Constitution’s ideal was:

 A) Democracy and socialism

 B) Dictatorship and communism

 C) Feudalism and monarchy

 D) Imperialism and capitalism

 Answer: a) Democracy and socialism

Q. Nehru’s vision for India included the promotion of:

 A) Secularism

 B) Communalism

 C) Feudalism

 D) Imperialism

 Answer: a) Secularism

Q. Which movement was Nehru not directly associated with?

 A) Non-Cooperation Movement

 B) Quit India Movement

 C) Khilafat Movement

 D) Civil Disobedience Movement

 Answer: c) Khilafat Movement

Q. The first IIT established in India during Nehru’s tenure was located in:

 A) Mumbai

 B) Delhi

 C) Kharagpur

 D) Chennai

 Answer: c) Kharagpur

Q. Nehru believed in the principle of:

 A) Pax Britannica

 B) Pax Americana

 C) Panchsheel

 D) Realpolitik

 Answer: c) Panchsheel

Q. Which major event did Nehru oversee in 1956?

 A) Indian Reorganization Act

 B) Nationalization of Banks

 C) States Reorganization Act

 D) Abolition of Privy Purses

 Answer: c) States Reorganization Act

Q. Nehru’s foreign policy was characterized by:

 A) Alignment with the USA

 B) Alignment with the USSR

 C) Non-alignment

 D) Isolationism

 Answer: c) Non-alignment

Q. Nehru’s approach to economic development was inspired by:

 A) Soviet model of central planning

 B) American model of capitalism

 C) Gandhian model of village industries

 D) British model of colonial economy

 Answer: a) Soviet model of central planning

Q. Nehru was instrumental in establishing which cultural institution?

 A) Sangeet Natak Akademi

 B) Lalit Kala Akademi

 C) Sahitya Akademi

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Which organization did Nehru help to found in 1949?

 A) NAM

 B) SAARC

 C) Commonwealth of Nations

 D) NATO

 Answer: c) Commonwealth of Nations

Q. Nehru’s vision of India included the development of:

 A) Heavy industry

 B) Agriculture

 C) Infrastructure

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s efforts in education led to the establishment of:

 A) UGC

 B) AIIMS

 C) CSIR

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s foreign policy was tested by the invasion of:

 A) Tibet by China

 B) Kashmir by Pakistan

 C) Goa by Portugal

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. The term “Panchsheel” refers to how many principles?

 A) Three

 B) Four

 C) Five

 D) Six

 Answer: c) Five

Q. Nehru promoted the idea of ‘scientific temper’ in:

 A) Literature

 B) Politics

 C) Society

 D) Religion

 Answer: c) Society

Q. Nehru laid the foundation for which Indian space organization?

 A) DRDO

 B) BARC

 C) ISRO

 D) HAL

 Answer: c) ISRO

Q. Nehru’s approach to the integration of princely states was influenced by:

 A) Sardar Patel

 B) Lord Mountbatten

 C) Mahatma Gandhi

 D) Rajendra Prasad

 Answer: a) Sardar Patel

Q. Nehru’s vision for India’s economy was primarily driven by:

 A) Import substitution

 B) Export promotion

 C) Balanced growth

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s speeches often emphasized the importance of:

 A) Religion in politics

 B) Industrialization

 C) International alliances

 D) Caste system

 Answer: b) Industrialization

Q. Nehru’s policy towards agriculture led to:

 A) Green Revolution

 B) White Revolution

 C) Blue Revolution

 D) Yellow Revolution

 Answer: a) Green Revolution

Q. Nehru’s vision included the development of:

 A) Nuclear energy

 B) Renewable energy

 C) Fossil fuels

 D) None of the above

 Answer: a) Nuclear energy

Q. Nehru’s influence extended to the establishment of:

 A) Indian Institutes of Technology

 B) Indian Institutes of Management

 C) National Institutes of Technology

 D) All of the above

 Answer: a) Indian Institutes of Technology

Q. Nehru’s policy of non-alignment was challenged by:

 A) Cold War dynamics

 B) Indian domestic politics

 C) Economic crises

 D) Cultural movements

 Answer

: a) Cold War dynamics

Q. Nehru’s birthday is celebrated as Children’s Day in India to honor:

 A) His love for children

 B) His contributions to education

 C) His vision for India’s future

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s emphasis on secularism was influenced by:

 A) Western liberal thought

 B) Indian pluralism

 C) Gandhian philosophy

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s policy on language was reflected in:

 A) Official Language Act of 1963

 B) States Reorganization Act

 C) Both a and b

 D) None of the above

 Answer: c) Both a and b

Q. Nehru’s vision for modern India included the development of:

 A) Science and technology

 B) Arts and culture

 C) Social justice

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. Nehru’s legacy is most strongly associated with:

 A) Democracy and secularism in India

 B) Communism in India

 C) Monarchy in India

 D) Dictatorship in India

 Answer: a) Democracy and secularism in India