RAS question
Where did senior dignitaries pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs' Day 2026?
Correct answer: (B) Rajghat, New Delhi.
On Martyrs' Day 2026, senior dignitaries paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi.
Explanation
The answer is Rajghat, New Delhi, because the official Akashvani News report on 30 January 2026 says that a Sarva-Dharma Prarthana was organised at Gandhi Samadhi, Rajghat, in New Delhi on Mahatma Gandhi's 78th death anniversary and Martyrs' Day. It specifically states that President Droupadi Murmu visited Rajghat and offered tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, while Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid floral tributes at his memorial. The location matters in the question: it is not asking where Gandhi lived or was born, but where the national tribute ceremony took place on Martyrs' Day 2026.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Sabarmati Ashram is not supported by the cited report, which places the Martyrs' Day 2026 tribute ceremony at Gandhi Samadhi, Rajghat, in New Delhi.
- (C) Porbandar is not the location named in the report for the 2026 floral tributes by the President, Vice President and Prime Minister.
- (D) Wardha does not match the cited account, which says the dignitaries paid tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat.
Concept
This tests Modern Indian History through commemorative national observances linked to Mahatma Gandhi. Such questions recur in RAS because they connect freedom-movement memory with current official ceremonies and named memorial sites.