Children’s Day, celebrated every year on 14 November, is a special occasion dedicated to the growth, education, and happiness of children. To make the celebration more engaging in schools, here are the best 25+ quiz questions with answers covering History, General Knowledge, Nehru’s life, and Children’s Day facts.

Children’s Day Quiz – Easy Level (For Classes 3–5)

1. When is Children’s Day celebrated in India?

Answer: 14 November

2. Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as Children’s Day?

Answer: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

3. What is Pandit Nehru affectionately called by children?

Answer: Chacha Nehru

4. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?

Answer: 14 November 1889

5. What was Nehru’s role in independent India?

Answer: He was the first Prime Minister of India.

6. What is the main aim of celebrating Children’s Day?

Answer: To promote children’s rights, education, and well-being.

7. What flower did Nehru always wear on his coat?

Answer: Red rose

8. Children’s Day is also known as ______ in India.

Answer: Bal Diwas

Children’s Day Quiz – Medium Level (For Classes 6–8)

9. When was Children’s Day first celebrated in India on 14 November?

Answer: 1957

10. Which book was written by Jawaharlal Nehru for children?

Answer: Letters from a Father to His Daughter

11. Who was Jawaharlal Nehru’s father?

Answer: Motilal Nehru

12. Which country celebrates Universal Children’s Day on 20 November?

Answer: Many countries under the United Nations observance

13. Before 1957, when was Children’s Day celebrated in India?

Answer: 20 November (Universal Children’s Day)

14. Nehru was a strong advocate of which right for children?

Answer: The right to education

15. Which famous Indian leader was Nehru closely associated with during the freedom struggle?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

16. What symbolises Nehru’s love for children?

Answer: The red rose on his jacket

Children’s Day Quiz – Higher Level (For Classes 9–12)

17. What was Jawaharlal Nehru’s political party?

Answer: Indian National Congress

18. When did Jawaharlal Nehru become India’s first Prime Minister?

Answer: 15 August 1947

19. Which international organisation promotes child rights globally?

Answer: UNICEF

20. In which year did the UN adopt the Declaration of the Rights of the Child?

Answer: 1959

21. Where did Nehru complete his higher education?

Answer: University of Cambridge and later Inner Temple, London

22. Nehru’s autobiography is titled ________.

Answer: Toward Freedom

23. What message does Children’s Day emphasise every year?

Answer: Love, protection, education, and equal opportunities for all children

24. Which government program focuses on early childhood development and nutrition?

Answer: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

Mixed Children’s Day General Knowledge Round

25. Which organisation adopted the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989?

Answer: United Nations General Assembly

26. Which theme is usually highlighted on Children’s Day?

Answer: Child safety, child rights, education, and empowerment

27. In India, which ministry mainly works for children’s welfare?

Answer: Ministry of Women and Child Development

28. Which colour is commonly associated with Pandit Nehru due to his rose?

Answer: Red

29. What is one of the most important values Nehru wanted children to develop?

Answer: Scientific temper and curiosity

30. Complete the quote: “The children of today will…”

Answer: “…make the India of tomorrow.” — Jawaharlal Nehru

Bonus: 10 Quick Rapid-Fire Questions (With Answers)

31. Which day is also Nehru Jayanti?

Answer: 14 November

32. Who was India’s first female Prime Minister?

Answer: Indira Gandhi (Nehru’s daughter)

33. UNICEF stands for?

Answer: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

34. What is the national motto of India?

Answer: Satyameva Jayate

35. What is India’s national emblem?

Answer: Lion Capital of Ashoka

36. What is the national fruit of India?

Answer: Mango

37. Nehru played a major role in establishing which scientific institutions?

Answer: IITs, ISRO’s early foundation, and scientific research centers

38. Children’s Day in India promotes which constitutional article on child education?

Answer: Article 21A — Right to Education

39. Which freedom movement was Nehru actively involved in?

Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement

40. What is the main message of Bal Diwas 2025?

Answer: Ensuring every child’s growth, learning, and happiness