Q.1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
was born on
Q.2. At which place was Gandhiji
born?
Q.3. What was Gandhiji's age when
he got married to Kasturbai?
Q. 4. Gandhiji confessed his guilt of stealing
for the purpose of smoking in a letter, promising never to steal in future and
asking for adequate punishment. To whom was this letter addressed?
Q.5. About how old was Gandhiji
when he reached London to become a barrister?
Q.6. To become a barrister in
England, one had to join one of the Inns of Courst. After obtaining admission,
Gandhiji joined the Inner Temple on
Q.7. Devdas was Gandhiji's
Q.8. Gandhiji, the votary of
nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi,
shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful
day of the week?
Q.9. In which South African unit
had most of the India emigrants taken up abode?
Q.10. While holding a first-class
ticket Gandhiji was ordered by a railway official to shift to the van
compartment. On his refusal to comply with the unjust order, a constable was
called to push him out with bag and baggage. Identify the railway station where
this incident took place.
Q.11. At which place was Gandhiji
arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition?
Q.12. 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?
Q.13. When was the Gandhi - Irwin
Pact signed?
Q.14. Subhash Chandra Bose was
elected President of the Congress in 1938 with Gandhiji's goodwill. He wanted a
second term, but Gandhiji did not approve of it. Despite the disapproval, Bose
fought the election and won it, defeating the official candidate by over 200
votes. Gandhiji took it as a personal defeat. Identify the candidate.
Q.15. On being arrested for his
"Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?
Q.16. Lord Mountbatten arrived in
India on 22nd March 1947 as the new Viceroy in the place of Lord Wavell to
finalise the process of the transfer of power. His first act was to invite
Gandhiji to meet him in that connection. When did Gandhiji meet him for the
first time?
Q.17. The book "Unto This
Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he
translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?
Q.18. Which of the following,
according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?
Q.19. Gandhiji's "The Story
of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who
translated it into English?
Q.20. Which one of the following
books is the work of Gandhiji?
Q.21. Identify the year in which
Birla House, New Delhi, where Gandhiji very often used to stay and where he was
shot dead, was turned into a government - run Gandhi museum.
Q.22. Identify the leader who
last met Gandhiji for about an hour and left him just few minutes before he was
shot dead on January 30, 1948 while on his way to the prayer meeting.
Q.23. In February 1933 Gandhiji
started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, to promote the anti -
untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from
Q.24. When on August 15, 1947 the
transfer of power took place, the Congress President issued a message to the
nation and saluted Mahatma Gandhi as "the maker of freedom achieved in a
unique way." He said "never before was so great an event consummated
with such little bloodshed and violence." Who was the Congress President?
Q.25. What did Gandhiji mean by
"Swaraj"?
Q.26. When did Gandhiji take the
vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life?
Q.27. When did Gandhiji get his
head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?
Q.28. Who worked a Private
Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?
Q.29. Who in South Africa gave
Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one of the most
decisive books of his life?
Q.30. 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 ________________.
Q.31. Who described Gandhi's
march to Dandi in the following words? "Like the historic march of
Ramchandra to Lanka, the march of Gandhi will be memorable"
Q.32. The historic August session
of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit India Resolution was
passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.
Q. 33. 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?
Q.34. After the attainment of
political independence in 1947, Gandhiji felt that the Congress, as a
propaganda vehicle and a parliamentary machine, had outlived its usefulness. So
to keep the Congress away from unhealthy competition with political parties and
communal bodies, Gandhiji towards the end of January 1948 sketched a draft
constitution for the Congress to transform itself into ______________.
Q.35. Which of the following did
Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?
Q.36. The differences with Gandhiji
led Subhas Chandra Bose to resign the Presidentship of the India National
Congress in 1939. Leaving the Congress he formed a new party called
__________________.
Q.37. Identify the Viceroy who
wrote home these words after his first meeting with Gandhiji: "Mr
Gandhi's religious and moral views are, I believe, admirable, but I confess
that I find it difficult to understand the practice of them in politics."
Q. 38. What was the profession
of Gandhiji's father?
Q. 39 How many children did Putlibai
have?
Q. 40. What was the name of
Gandhi's domestic help?
Q. 41. What was the name of
Gandhiji's sister?
Q. 42. Who inspired Gandhi
with ' Ram Nam' in his childhood?
Q. 43. What
was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?
Q. 44. Which spelling did Gandhiji
spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?
Q. 45. Where did Gandhiji receive
his primary education?
Q. 46. Which mythological
character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw
a play on his life?
Q. 47.
Who asked Gandhiji to eat meat in order to become strong?
Q. 49. In which year did Gandhiji
pass his matriculation in England ?
Q. 50.
What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?
Q. 51. Which institution did
Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?
Q. 52.
Which book influenced Gandhiji greatly, which he read in England?
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1.
(c) 1869
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2.
(a) Porbandar
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3.
(d) 13 years
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4. (a)
Father
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5.
(b) 19 years
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6.
(c) November 6, 1888
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7.
(d) Youngest Child
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8.
(c) Friday
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9.
(b) Natal
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10. (c)
Maritzburg
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11. (d)
Ahmedabad
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12. (d)
Twelfth
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13. (b)
March5, 1931
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14. (c)
Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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15. (d) Ahmedabad
Prison
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16. (c)
March 31, 1947
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17. (b)
John Ruskin
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18. (d)
All three
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19. (b)
Mahadev Desai
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20. (d)
both (b) & (c)
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21. (c)
1971
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22. (a)
Vallabhbhai Patel
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23. (c)
Poona
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24. (a) J
B Kripalani
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25. (b)
freedom for the
meanest of the countrymen |
26. (b)
1906
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27. (b)
1921
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28. (b)
Mahadev Desai
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29. (b) H
S L Polak
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30. (b)
1904
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31. (a)
Motilal Nehru
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32. (a)
Bombay
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33. (b)
Delhi
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34.(c) Lok
Sevak Sangh
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35. (b)
Ahimsa and Truth
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36. (b)
Forward Bloc
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37. (c)
Lord Reading
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38. (b)
Diwan
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39. (b) One daughter and
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40. (b)
Rambha dai
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41. (b)
Raliat
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42. (c) Rambha Dai
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43. (b) Manu or Moniya
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44. (b) Kettle
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45. (d) Rajkot
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46. (a)
Harishchandra
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47. (a)
Sheikh Mehtab
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48. (c) 16years
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49. (b)
1890
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50. (d)
All the above
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51. (a) ) Vegetarian
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52. (c)
Plea for
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