Question

When was Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti (GSDS) formed?
1. September 1985
2. September 1986
3. September 1984
4. September 1987

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : September 1984

The correct answer is September 1984.

• The GSDS is the union of Gandhi Smriti at 5 Tees January Marg and Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat as an independent body.
• It runs under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
• It's former name is Birla House or Birla Bhavan.
• It is the place where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.

• Gandhi Smriti is one of the biggest museums of Gandhi.
• It consists of a library where around 60,000 books are kept and comprise bookshops selling books of Gandhi.
• Around 6000 original photos of Gandhiji has been preserved here.