The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birth anniversary of which leader?
- A.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- B.Mahatma Gandhi
- C.Lal Bahadur Shastri
- D.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Mahatma Gandhi, born on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. India observes the day as Gandhi Jayanti, and the United Nations adopted the same date in 2007 as the International Day of Non-Violence in recognition of the method of non-violent struggle that Gandhi used.
Option A, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was born on 31 October 1875, a date observed as National Unity Day. Option C, Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born on 2 October 1904, and his birthday is indeed marked on the same day, but the United Nations observance is tied to Gandhi and not to him. Option D, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was born on 23 July 1856. Only Gandhi's birth is the reason for the international observance. The date is therefore asked in two different forms, as Gandhi Jayanti in an Indian list of days and as the International Day of Non-Violence in a United Nations list, and the answer to both is 2 October.
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