Bapu Ki Baatein: Gandhi Jayanti Quiz 2026
Stage-wise basics every student should know before attempting the quiz
On 2 October, India celebrates Gandhi Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, our “Bapu”. To mark the day, Apex Edutech Solutions presents a special NEP 2020-aligned picture quiz for students of Grades 1 to 10. Each stage has its own quiz, designed for the age and thinking level of the learners.
This guide explains what students should know and revise before attempting the quiz at each stage. Parents and teachers can use it as a quick preparation sheet.
Quiz at a glance
| NEP Stage | Grades | Quiz Name | Main Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | 1 – 2 | Little Bapus: Good Habits Quiz | Recognise Bapu, his things and good habits |
| Preparatory | 3 – 5 | Bapu’s Path: Truth & Simple Living Quiz | Life facts, symbols, values and simple maths |
| Middle | 6 – 8 | Satyagraha Explorers: Freedom Movement Quiz | Movements, timelines, maps and ideas |
| Secondary | 9 – 10 | Gandhian Minds: Then & Now Challenge | Source, case and data-based thinking |
Stage-wise basics to prepare
Foundation Stage
Grades 1 – 2See → Observe → Think → Answer. Short questions with big, colourful pictures.
What to know
- Who Mahatma Gandhi is and why we call him “Bapu”
- His birthday: 2 October
- His simple things: round glasses, walking stick, sandals, watch
- The charkha (spinning wheel) and khadi cloth
- Good habits: telling the truth, sharing, keeping clean, helping others, being kind to animals, saving water
- Keeping our school and home clean (Swachh Bharat)
Skills needed
- Looking carefully at a picture
- Counting objects from 1 to 10
- Knowing colours of our national flag
- Simple shapes: circle, square, triangle
- Finding the odd one out
- Choosing the right action in a situation
Preparatory Stage
Grades 3 – 5Understand concepts and apply them to everyday life.
What to know
- Full name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Born on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat
- Titles: “Mahatma”, “Bapu” and “Father of the Nation”
- His wife Kasturba and the Sabarmati Ashram
- Raj Ghat in New Delhi
- Symbols: charkha, khadi, the three wise monkeys
- The Dandi March in simple words
- Waste sorting, saving water and electricity, reuse
Skills needed
- Addition and subtraction with 4-digit numbers (for years)
- Simple division and rounding off
- Reading a bar graph
- Reading a calendar
- Finding a place on a simple map of India
- Choosing honest, kind and non-violent actions
Middle Stage
Grades 6 – 8Apply knowledge, reason logically and interpret timelines, maps and charts.
What to know
- Gandhiji’s years in South Africa (1893–1915)
- Champaran (1917) and Kheda (1918) Satyagrahas
- Non-Cooperation Movement (1920–22)
- Dandi Salt March (1930) and Civil Disobedience
- Quit India Movement (1942)
- Ideas: Satyagraha, Ahimsa, Swadeshi, Sarvodaya
- His autobiography and his ashrams
- 2 October as the International Day of Non-Violence
- Lal Bahadur Shastri, who was also born on 2 October
Skills needed
- Arranging events in the correct order
- Reading a timeline
- Using directions on a map
- Knowing Indian states on the map
- Speed, distance and time; average
- Comparing values in a bar graph
- Applying an idea to a real-life situation
Secondary Stage
Grades 9 – 10Understand → Analyse → Apply → Reason. CBSE-style competency questions.
What to know
- Causes, results and significance of each national movement
- Why the Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn
- Why salt was chosen for the 1930 protest
- Gandhi’s Talisman and the idea of “means and ends”
- Gram Swaraj, Swadeshi, Trusteeship and bread labour
- Directive Principles (Articles 40 and 43) and the 73rd Amendment
- Gandhi’s influence on Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela
Skills needed
- Reading a source passage and drawing an inference
- Solving case-based questions
- Linking a Gandhian principle to a present-day problem
- Reading flow charts and comparison charts
- Data interpretation: bar charts, tables, percentages
- Eliminating options that are close but not correct
How to attempt the quiz
- Choose the quiz for your stage (check your grade in the table above).
- Look at the picture first, then read the question slowly.
- Read all four options before choosing. Only one answer is correct.
- For maths and graph questions, use a rough sheet.
- If you are not sure, remove the options you know are wrong.
- Each question carries 1 mark. There is no negative marking, so attempt every question.
- Check your answers before you submit.
A note for parents and teachers
This quiz is not only about remembering dates. It follows NEP 2020 and checks whether children can observe, think and apply Gandhiji’s values of truth, non-violence, simplicity, cleanliness and self-reliance in their own lives.
Teachers can use the quiz as a classroom activity on 2 October. Parents can discuss one value from Bapu’s life with their child after the quiz.
Start your quiz
Click the quiz for your stage. All the best!