Question

The birthday of which of the leader in India is observed as Children's day?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. S. Radhakrishnan
3. Rajiv Gandhi
4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Jawaharlal Nehru

The correct answer is Jawaharlal Nehru.

• 14 November - Children’s Day.
  • It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • He was born on 14 November 1889.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru had immense love, care, and affection for children and so, they call him Chacha Nehru.

Jawaharlal Nehru	He was independent India’s first Prime Minister; he assumed the office in 1947. He was the first Prime minister of India. He also India's longest-serving prime minister (15-Aug-1947 to 27-May-1964). Jawaharlal Nehru along with Srinivasa Iyengar and Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Independence for India League in the year 1928 which put forth the demand for complete independence. His birth anniversary is celebrated as 'Children's Day' in India because of his advocacy for the cause of children's education. He was popularly called Chacha Nehru by children. Books were written by him: The Discovery of India, Letters from a Father to his Daughter, Glimpses of World History, etc.
Mahatma Gandhi	Mahatma Gandhi said “Sanitation is more important than political independence,” while leading a non-violent movement for India’s independence in 1947. In a speech entitled, "Do or Die (Karo ya Maro)," given on by Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was the first person whose picture was depicted on free India’s stamp in 1948. Books written by him are The Story of my Experiments with Truth, Hind Swaraj, Ashram Observances in action, India of My Dreams.
S. Radhakrishnan	He was the first Vice President of India and the Second President of India and an educationist at heart. Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on 5th September to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.
Rajiv Gandhi	Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest Prime Minister of India in 1984. By profession, he was a Pilot. He became the third generation in his family after his maternal grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and mother Indira Gandhi to become a Prime Minister of India. On 20 August every year, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is observed as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day.