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1)
Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme of actions. At which
place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948?
1. Nasik
2. Delhi
3. Calcutta
4. Bombay
2)
Inconnection with the inauguration of the so-called Rowlatt satyagraha, Gandhiji started a Satyagraha
Sabha in.....................
1. Wardha
2. Rajkot
3. Bombay
4. Ahmedabad
3)
Who advised Gandhiji to remain as an observer and student in the country for a year before taking part in
Indian Politics?.
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2 . B. G. Tilak
3. G. K. Gokhale
4. Anne Besant
4)
As a protest of Ramsay MacDonald''s Communal Award, which threatened to separate the so-called
untouchables from the Hindu society, Gandhiji''s historic fast unto death at the Yeravda jail commenced
on...................
1. 15-Sep-32
2. September 20, 1932
3.10-Sep-32
4. 4-Sep-32
5)
Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji ''Unto This Last'' to read which proved to be one of the most decisive
books of his life?
1. Hermann Kallenbach
2. Louis Fischer
3. H S Polak
4. John Holmes Haynes
6)
To put the ideas of ''Unto This Last'' into practice, Gandhiji founded the Phoenix Settlement near Durban
which came into being in the middle of the year .........
1. 1905
2. 1906
3.1904
4. 1903
7)
On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on his famous Dandi
March to break the law by manufacturing illegally but openly, salt from the sea?
1. Tenth
2. Twelfth
3. Eighth
4. Sixth
8)
Which of the following slogans is associated with the name of Gandhiji?
1. Do or Die
2. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
3. Swaraj is my birth-right
4. Inquilab Zindabad
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9)
In which foreign land did Gandhiji fight for the rights of his countryman?
1. Italy
2. Russia
3. England
4. South Africa
10) Devdas was Gandhiji''s
1. Only child
2. Second child
3.Eldest child
4. Youngest child
11) Gandhiji preached & believed in ''Ahimsa'' which means:
1. Secularism
2. Honesty
3. Non-violence
4. Spiritualism
12) The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit India Resolution was passed,
was held at Gowali Park in
1. Bombay
2. Calcutta
13)
3. Ahmedabad
4. Amritsar
In which year did the famous Dandi March take place?
1. 1936
2. 1930
3. 1931
4. 1920
14) Where did Gandhiji go to study law?
1. Russia
15)
2. South Africa
Whom did Gandhiji marry?
1. Kamala 2. Kasturba
3. Kasturi
3. United Stateas
4. England
4. Sarojini
16)
At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition?
1.Bombay
2.Pune
3. Calcutta
4. Ahmedabad
17)
Where did Gandhiji spend his childhood?
1. Gandhinagar
2. Ahmedabad
3. Porbander
4. Baroda
18) When did India gain independence?
1. 15th Aug 1942
2.15th Aug 1947
3. 15th Aug 1948
4. 15th Aug 1950
19) On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?
1. Yeravda Jail
2. Byculla Prison
3.Agakhan Palace Jail
20) When the British were asked to leave India , what was the movement called?
1. Exit India Movement
2. Leave India Movement
3. British Quit Movement
4. Quit India Movement
4. Ahmedabad Prison
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21) Gandhiji founded an ashram in...............
1. Maharashtra
2. West Bengal
3. Bihar
4. Gujarat
22) By which name was Gandhiji lovingly called by his countryman?
1. Bhai 2. Sir 3. Bapu
4. Dada
23) Before the civil disobedience or non-co-operation movement could be effectively launched, Gandhiji
suspended it because of an outbreak of mob violence at Chauri Chaura in the state of..............
1. Bihar 2. Punjab
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Gujarat
24) Who shot Gandhiji?
1. Nathuram Godse
2. Nathu Ramsay
3. John Wilkes Booth
4.Lean Czolgosz
25) Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?
1. Infinite capacity for suffering
2. Non-violence
3. Truth
4. All the three
26) What was Gandhiji''s nickname in childhood?
1. Monu
2. Manu or Moniya
3.Sonu
27) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhiji was born on
1. October 5, 1896
2. October 3, 1840
28) Which book did Gandhiji write?
1. The Glimpses of World History
3. Of Human Bondage
4. Mahu
3. October 2, 1869
4. October 10, 1880
2. Discovery of India
4. My Experiments With Truth
29) Where did Gandhiji set up his office to practise as a lawyer?
1. Ahmedabad
2. Rajkot
3. Baroda
4. Gandhinagar
30) Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?
1. Harishchandra
2. Ashoka
3. Vikramaditya
4. Krishna
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Answer 1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 3
5) 3
6) 3
7) 2
8) 1
9) 4
10) 4
11) 3
12) 1
13) 2
14) 4
15) 2
16) 4
17) 3
18) 2
19) 4
20) 4
21) 4
22) 3
23) 3
24) 1
25) 4
26) 3
27) 3
28) 4
29) 2
30) 1