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Mahatma Gandhi

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was Gandhi born?

a)

2009

b)

1869

c)

1842

d)

1935

2.

In what country was Gandhi born?

a)

Pakistan

b)

South Africa

c)

Mongolia

d)

India

3.

Gandhi's had an arranged marriage to Kasturbai Makhanji at the age of ...

a)

18 years old

b)

13 years old

c)

21 years old

d)

30 years old

4.

What did Gandhi study in London?

a)

Medicine

b)

Literature

c)

Law

d)

Astronomy

5.

When Gandhi went to South Africa, Apartheid was in force. What does Apartheid mean?

a)

Apartheid is a city in South Africa.

b)

It means to stay together. South Africans wanted everyone treated the same.

c)

It was a religious group that prayed for peace.

d)

It means being apart. Whites and blacks in South Africa were always seperated.

6.

Who had control of India when Gandhi returned in 1916?

a)

China

b)

Italy

c)

Britain

d)

Spain

7.

As Gandhi encouraged people to protest peacefully he became known as 'Mahatma'. What does Mahatma mean?

a)

The fierce one

b)

Great mind

c)

The kind one

d)

Great soul

8.

Gandhi encouraged a boycott of buying British goods. What does this mean?

a)

He encouraged people not to buy goods from Britain

b)

He encouraged people to buy goods from Britain

c)

He only encouraged boys to buy goods from Britain

9.

In 1930 Britain introduced a tax on what product in India which made people very unhappy?

a)

Butter

b)

Salt

c)

Milk

d)

Rice

10.

In the Second World War Britain ensured Indian men fought for the British. Gandhi thought this was very unfair as they were treated so poorly by the British. Gandhi encouraged people to rise up against Britain. What happened as a result of this?

a)

No Indian men had to fight in the war

b)

Gandhi was sent to prison for 2 years

c)

Gandhi was fined a large sum of money

d)

Gandhi was sent to prison for 20 years

11.

How many times did someone try to assasinate Gandhi and failed?

a)

3 times

b)

5 times

c)

4 times

d)

1 time

12.

The British Government decided to split the Indian Empire into two countries. One would be called India and the other would be called...

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Burma

c)

Pakistan

d)

Japan

13.

Gandhi was assasinated and killed in the year...

(a)