Gandhi Jayanti 2026: PM and Vice-President Pay Tributes

The correct answer is Vijay Ghat. On the birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, both the Prime Minister and the Vice-President went to Vijay Ghat to lay flowers at the memorial of the former Prime Minister. Option A, Rajghat, is wrong because Rajghat is the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, and that is where the tributes of the day for the Father of the Nation were offered; the two memorials are distinct and candidates should not mix them up. Option C, Shanti Van, is wrong because it is a different memorial in the same stretch of Delhi and no tribute to Shastri was offered there on this occasion. Option D, Shakti Sthal, is wrong for the same reason, as it is another memorial site and did not figure in the tributes of the day. The pairing to memorise is simple: Mahatma Gandhi with Rajghat, and Lal Bahadur Shastri with Vijay Ghat.

The correct answer is Thiru K. Kamaraj. Apart from offering homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and to Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat, the Vice-President paid tribute at Upa-Rashtrapati Bhavan to Thiru K. Kamaraj, a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, on his death anniversary. He described Kamaraj as a towering statesman and a leader of the common people, and singled out his contribution to education, especially in opening up schooling to children from poor households. Options B, C and D name other leaders who have served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, but none of them was the leader remembered in this tribute. For the examination the useful link is between the Vice-President, the date of 2 October and three names: Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Thiru K. Kamaraj.

The correct answer is buy at least one Khadi product. In his Gandhi Jayanti message the Prime Minister recalled the stress that Mahatma Gandhi laid on Swadeshi, with Khadi foremost among its symbols, and he urged every citizen to purchase at least one Khadi item on 2 October and to say with pride that it is Swadeshi. He added the hope that the timeless message of Bapu would continue to guide the country towards a better society and a Viksit Bharat. Option B is wrong because the appeal of the day was about Khadi and Swadeshi, not about a planting target. Option C is wrong because no appeal for a salary contribution was made on this occasion. Option D is wrong because it invents a step count that formed no part of the message. The fact worth remembering is the pairing of Gandhi Jayanti with the Khadi and Swadeshi appeal.