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Mahatma Gandhi

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
a)
Refusing to follow laws that were seen as unjust or unfair
b)
Violence aimed to frighten the British
c)
Following all British laws
d)
Ignoring the problems of the Untouchables
2.
Which product did Gandhi boycott?
a)
Tea
b)
Salt
c)
Wool
d)
Sugar
3.
What was the first goal of the Indian National Congress?
a)
Modernizing farming methods
b)
Bringing more industry to India
c)
An end to segregation and independence from the British Empire
d)
Ending religious wars between Hindus and Muslims
4.
What was Gandhi's plan of dealing with British Laws?
a)
Attacking the British Army
b)
Street Riots and Hunger Strikes
c)
Non-violent civil disobedience 
d)
None of the above
5.
Which American activist was inspired by the teachings of Gandhi?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Princess Diana
d)
Harriet Tubman
6.
Gandhi's method was based on...
a)
Truth, Non-violence
b)
Violence
c)
Only truth
d)
Dishonesty
7.

When was Gandhi shot dead and we celebrate that day as martyr's day

a)

16 March 1948

b)

22 December 1976

c)

30 January 1948

d)

26 April 1987

8.
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a)
India
b)
South Africa
c)
America
d)
Britain
9.
In south Africa, Gandhi fought against the separation of "white and coloured people".  What is this called?
a)
Separation
b)
Integration
c)
Segregation
d)
Segrepation
10.

Why was Gandhi given the name "Mahatma?"

a)

It was his father's name.

b)

It reflected his status as an honored spiritual leader.

c)

It was originally an insult applied to him by the British government.

d)

It meant, literally, "Father of the Nation."

11.

Which of the following historical decisions sounds most like something Gandhi might do?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr. organizes a peaceful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

b)

The American colonists take up arms to fight against British rule.

c)

The U.S. invades Cuba to liberate it from an oppressive government.

d)

The people of Russia overthrow and kill the Czar, an autocratic monarch.

12.

What was the immediate cause of the Salt March of 1930?

a)

A salt shortage in the poorest areas of India

b)

A British tax on salt

c)

A British ban on marching

d)

A lack of salt in the Indian Ocean

13.

What did Gandhi do to continue protesting while in prison?

a)

He organized bombings of government buildings

b)

He fasted (didn't eat)

c)

He tried to escape

d)

none of the above

14.

Where was Gandhi ji born?

a)

Porbandar

b)

Rajkot

c)

Delhi

d)

Ahemdabad

15.

From which station in South Africa Gandhi was thrown out of the train?

a)

Natal

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Pietermaritzburg

d)

Durban

16.

Who inspired Gandhi with 'Ram Nam' in his childhood?

a)

Kasturba

b)

Lakshmi Das

c)

Lakshmi Das

d)

Rambha Dai

17.

He killed Gandhi Ji, identify him?

a)

Ruskin Bond

b)

Satya Bhan Gokhale

c)

Lord Mountbatten

d)

Nathuram Godse

18.

Satyagraha means, literally:

a)

Non-cooperation

b)

Peace

c)

Truth force

d)

Justice

19.

When was Mahatma Gandhi born?

a)

2nd Oct 1869

b)

2nd Oct 1896

c)

2nd Oct 1879

d)

2nd Oct 1897

20.

Who gave the title mahatma to Gandhi Ji?

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Rabindranath Tagore