Gandhi (1869 AD to 1948 AD)

Total Questions: 30

1 - Mahatma Gandhi was born in?

A ) 1866 AD
B ) 1867 AD
C ) 1868 AD
D ) 1869 AD ✅

2 - In March 1920, Gandhi started-----:

A ) General Processions
B ) Strikes
C ) Revolt
D ) Non-cooperation Movement ✅

3 - Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi resigned from Congress in ---------:

A ) 15-April-1932
B ) 30-Oct-1934 ✅
C ) 30-Oct-1944
D ) He never resigned

4 - In 1942, Ghandhi launched-----:

A ) Quit India Movement ✅
B ) Non-Violence Movement
C ) Anti-British Movement
D ) Anti Khilafat Movement

5 - In which year did the Ghandhi-Jinnah talks occur?

A ) 1941
B ) 1942
C ) 1944 ✅
D ) 1945

6 - What was the real name of Gandhi ?

A ) Subhash Chandra Bose
B ) Mohandas karamchand Gandhi ✅
C ) Jawaharlal Nehru
D ) Sardar Patel

7 - When did Gandhi travel to South Africa for a case?

A ) 1889
B ) 1891
C ) 1893 ✅
D ) 1895

8 - How many years did Gandhi stay in South Africa ?

A ) 18 years
B ) 19 years
C ) 20 years
D ) 21 years ✅

9 - When did Ghandhi return to India from South Africa?

A ) 1913
B ) 1914
C ) 1915 ✅
D ) 1916

10 - Where did Ghandhi and Jinnah first meet?

A ) Lucknow ✅
B ) Delhi
C ) Ahmedabad
D ) Bombay

11 - Which act led Ghandhi to start the Satyagraha movement?

A ) Rowaltt Act ✅
B ) Government of India Act 1919
C ) Indian Penal Code
D ) Montagu-Chelmsford Act

12 - What was the main components of Ghandhi's Satyagraha movement?

A ) Hunger strike, Cooperation, Civil protest
B ) Non-cooperation Hunger strike, Civil Disobedience ✅
C ) Hunger strike, Boycott, Armed Rebellion
D ) Boycott, Civil Disobedience, Armed struggle

13 - Why did Ghandhi stop the Non-cooperation Movement?

A ) Chauri Chaura incident ✅
B ) Arrest of leader
C ) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D ) Failure of negotiations

14 - What happened during the Chauri Chaura incident?

A ) Ghandhi was arrested
B ) Protesters were arrested
C ) Protesters set a police station on fire ✅
D ) British officials were killed

15 - What was the Salt March also known as?

A ) Freedom March
B ) Dandi March ✅
C ) Civil March
D ) Unity March

16 - How many days did the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 last?

A ) 10 days
B ) 12 days ✅
C ) 15 days
D ) 18 days

17 - When was the Ghandhi-Irwin Pact signed?

A ) 3 March 1930
B ) 5 March 1931 ✅
C ) 7 March 1931
D ) 9 March 1932

18 - Why were Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev executed on 23 March 1931?

A ) For rebellion
B ) For civil Disobedience
C ) For espionage
D ) For assassination ✅

19 - What was granted to low caste Hindus in the communal award of 1932 ?

A ) Separate Electorates ✅
B ) Land right
C ) Military privileges
D ) Tax exemptions

20 - What date what did Gandhi call the Communal award for low caste Hindus ?

A ) A revolutionary step
B ) A victory for Hindus
C ) A plot to divide Hindus ✅
D ) A political strategy

21 - Where was Gandhi imprisoned during his protest against the communal Award ?

A ) Peshawar Jail
B ) Poona Jail ✅
C ) Lahore jail
D ) Alipur jail

22 - Who convinced Ghandhi to agree to the Poona Pact ?

A ) Ambedkar and Patel ✅
B ) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
C ) Jawaharlal Nehru
D ) Lord Irwin and Ambedkar

23 - What was agreed upon in the Poona Pact?

A ) Low Caste Hindus would be granted reserved seats in politics ✅
B ) Low Caste Hindus would get separate nations
C ) Low Caste Hindus would have equal voting rights
D ) Ghandi would end the Civil Disobedience Movement

24 - When did Ghandhi resign from Congress membership?

A ) 1930
B ) 1934 ✅
C ) 1938
D ) 1940

25 - What slogan did Ghandhi raise during the Quit India Movement?

A ) Do or Die ✅
B ) Quit or Stay
C ) Freedom Now
D ) Together for Independence

26 - What was the CR Formula proposed by Rajagopalachari?

A ) A political pact between Hindus and Muslims
B ) A plan to collaborate against British rule and hold a referendum later ✅
C ) An economic strategy for post independence
D ) A military alliance with Britain

28 - What was the outcome of the 1944 Ghandhi-Jinnah talks?

A ) Partial agreement
B ) Total agreement
C ) A successful pact
D ) No result ✅

29 - Who assassinated Ghandhi on 30 January 1948?

A ) Nathuram Godse ✅
B ) Bhagat Singh
C ) Rajagopalachari
D ) Subhash Chandra Bose

30 - What is the title of Ghandhi's famous book?

A ) Truth and Politics
B ) My Experience with Truth ✅
C ) My Journey to Freedom
D ) The Truth Within