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(Q) What is the significance of the date, January 9, in the context of Mahatma Gandhi's return to India ?

A) Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
B) Anniversary of Dandi March
C) Anniversary of the Quit India Movement
D) Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi in India

View Answer D) Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi in India

Explanation : January 9th marks the historic day when Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915.
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(Q) Which of the following day is observed on 9th Januray ?

A) Consumer Day
B) NRI Day
C) Hindi Day
D) Indian Army day

View Answer B) NRI Day

Explanation : NRI Day is celebrated on January 9th each year to honor the contributions of Non-Resident Indians to India's development.
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(Q) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South africa in ______ ?

A) 1918
B) 1914
C) 1915
D) 1913

View Answer 9 January 1915

Explanation : On 9 January 1915, Father of the Nation, M K Gandhi reached Bombay sailing from South Africa, having lived there for more than two decades. This date was chosen in 2003 to be observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day).
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(Q) When was Har Gobind Khorana born ?

A) 1920
B) 1922
C) 1930
D) 1935

View Answer B) 9 January 1922

Explanation : Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist was born on January 9, 1922, in Raipur, British India (now in Pakistan).
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