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Mahatma Gandhi

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following did Mahatma Gandhi used to fight the British?

a)

Satyagraha

b)

Insistence of Truth

c)

Weapons and soldiers

d)

Novel method of Mass Agitation

2.

Satyagraha is an ___________ according to Gandhiji

a)

Active resistance

b)

Passive resistance

c)

Either of the above

d)

Neither of the above

3.

The Champaran Satyagraha took place against the unjust of the (a)   System

4.

What made the peasants of Kheda to ask for Revenue relaxation?

a)

Plague epidemic

b)

Gandhi's arrival

c)

Crop failure

d)

Floods

5.

Which Satyagraha was organised for cotton mill workers?

a)

Kheda Satyagraha

b)

Ahmedabad Satyagraha

c)

Champaran Satyagraha

d)

Salt Satyagraha

6.

Satya means (a)  

7.

The Champaran Satyagraha took place against the unjust of the (a)   System

8.

Identify (A) the place where Gandhiji organised Satyagraha against oppressive plantation system.

a)

Champaran

b)

Kheda

c)

Ahmedabad

d)

Amritsar

9.

Why did Gandhiji organise a Satyagraha in Ahmedabad Mill in 1918?

a)

To protest against the poor working condition in the factory.

b)

To demand for a higher wages for workers.

c)

To protest against high revenue demand.

d)

None of the above.

10.

Gandhi faced discrimination in South Africa based on

a)

the colour of his eyes

b)

the colour of his skin

c)

the style of his shoes

d)

his hairstyle

11.

What does ‘agrahya’ mean in the term “Satyagraha”?

a)

propagation

b)

revolution

c)

struggle

d)

insistance

12.

Which of the following was the first movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

a)

Champaran Satyagraha

b)

Bardoli Satyagraha

c)

Dandi March

d)

Kheda Satyagraha

13.

During Kheda Satyagraha who was the follower of Gandhiji

a)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

b)

Moulana Azad

14.

In kheda, peasants wanted tax exemption for one year due to:

a)

Crop over production

b)

Crop failure

c)

Crop not for sale

15.

In Ahemdabad Cotton mill workers went on strike because of:

a)

Crop failure

b)

Wage hike

c)

Indigo plantation

16.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY DANDI MARCH ?

a)

PEOPLE USED TO PLAY DANDIYA IN THE MONTH OF MARCH.

b)

IT WAS AN ACT OF NONVIOLENT CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN COLONIAL INDIA.

c)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

d)

ALL OF THESE

17.

In which movement Gandhi’s agitation force the government not to collect taxes from the peasants.

a)

Champaran Satyagraha

b)

Kheda Satyagraha

c)

Ahmedabad Satyagraha

18.

Satyagraha means .....

a)

Non violence

b)

Insistence of truth

c)

Only protest

19.

Main objective of satyagraha is...

a)

Make person aware of truth

b)

Make person aware of justice

c)

Both of the above

20.

The idea of satyagraha emphasised

a)

the power of truth

b)

the need to search for truth

c)

this dharma of non-violence could unite all Indians.

d)

All of the above

21.

At Champaran Gandhi fought for the rights of the _______ cultivators/ planters

a)

opium

b)

indigo

c)

coffee

d)

tea

22.

What were the methods used by Gandhi in the Non Cooperation Movement?

a)

swadeshi

b)

renunciation of titles

c)

Boycott

d)

All of the above

23.

When and by whom was the partition of Bengal done?

a)

1885,Lord Dalhousie

b)

1905, Viceroy Curzon

c)

1904, Thomas Babington Macaulay

d)

1805, Warren Hastings

24.

__________, a Marathi newspaper written edited by Tilak, became one of the strongest critics of British rule.

a)

Swadesh

b)

Kesari

c)

Sone Ki Chidiya - Hindustan

d)

Vande Mataram

25.

Kheda Movement was a movement lead by Gandhi ji in which he rose his voice against

a)

the Indigo cultivation in a city in Bihar

b)

high land revenue charged by the colonial government at a city in Gujrat

c)

humiliation of Indian weavers

d)

the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

26.

What do you mean by Swadeshi?

(a)  

27.

The Civil Disobedience Movement forced the British to pass the ___________ in 1935

a)

World War 2

b)

Dandi March

c)

Purnaswaraj

d)

Government of India Act

28.

Goods produced and made in India

(a)  

29.

Who said the slogan ''Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it''

a)

Bipin Chandra Pal

b)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c)

Lala Lajpat Rai

30.

The reason for Partition of Bengal given by Viceroy Curzon was

a)

administrative convenience

b)

dominion status

c)

ensure peace in Bengal

31.

Vernacular Press Act was inrtoduced in

a)

1878

b)

1898

c)

1868

32.

Hind Swaraj' was written by?

a)

Abul Kalam Azad

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Subhas Chandra Bose

33.

சுதேசி இயக்கம் ------------ வழிவகுத்தது

a)

அ) வெளிநாட்டு பொருட்களை புறக்கணித்தல்

b)

ஆ) தொண்டர்களின் படைகள்

c)

இ) தன்னம்பிக்கைக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் & சுதேசி அல்லது தேசிய கல்வியின் திட்டம்

d)

ஈ) மேலே உள்ள அனைத்தும்

34.

In what African country did Mohandas Gandhi practice law and begin his work in civil rights?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Somalia

e)

Tunisia

35.

Gandhi fought for the independence of India from what empire?

a)

British Empire

b)

French Empire

c)

Chinese Empire

d)

Persian Empire

e)

Spanish Empire

36.

What type of protests did Gandhi organize?

a)

violent

b)

destructive

c)

non-violent

d)

armed attacks

e)

all on this list

37.

Which person did Gandhi NOT influence?

a)

Kim Jong-Un

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Nelson Mandela

38.

M K Gandhi was born on

a)

02-10-1869

b)

20-12-1869

c)

02-10-1889

d)

02-02-1869

39.

In which of the following language was the book Hind Swaraj originally written?

a)

Hindi

b)

English

c)

Gujarati

d)

Sanskrit

40.

Select the events in correct chronological order

a)

Champaran Satyagraha- Jallianwala Bagh- Kheda satyagraha- Non Cooperation Movement

b)

Champaran Satyagraha- Kheda satyagraha- Non Cooperation Movement-Jallianwala Bagh

c)

Kheda satyagraha-Champaran Satyagraha- Non Cooperation Movement-Jallianwala Bagh

d)

Champaran Satyagraha- Kheda Satyagraha-Jallianwala Bagh- Non Cooperation Movement-

41.

What is Tinkathia system?

a)

20/3

b)

3/20

c)

13/20

d)

3/12

42.

The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919, popularly known as

a)

Rowlatt Act

b)

Martial Law

c)

Montford Reforms

d)

Indian Councils Act

43.
Which of the following was NOT a method of protest Gandhi used against the British
a)
fighting
b)
nonviolence
c)
boycotting
d)
fasting
44.
What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
a)
people should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair
b)
violent demonstrations
c)
follow all British laws
d)
ignore all of their problems
45.
The British reliance on India as a market for its manufactured goods caused Mohandas Gandhi to
a)
run for a seat in the British Parliament
b)
lead the Sepoy Rebellion
c)
support traditional caste divisions
d)
refuse to buy British textiles
46.
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi’s actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
a)
begin a cycle of armed revolution
b)
draw attention to critical issues
c)
increase the strength of the military
d)
resist the power of religious leaders
47.
A policy of extending a country's rule over foreign (overseas, distant) countries in order to gain something is called...
a)
Imperialism
b)
Gandhism
c)
Civil disobediance
d)
Boycott
48.
Which of the following means "Refusing to follow the laws in a peaceful way."
a)
Boycott
b)
Independence
c)
Civil disobedience
d)
Imperialism
49.
Which of the following means "Freedom from being controlled by another country"
a)
Civil disobedience
b)
Boycott
c)
Independence
d)
Imperialism
50.
The life and beliefs of which Indian leader inspired Martin Luther King?
a)
Asoka
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
the Buddha
d)
Mohandas Gandhi

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