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Mahatma Gandhi full quiz from birth to death

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Gandhi wear simple clothing

a)

Judaism

b)

To live a simple life

c)

To give his old clothes to poverty

2.

Where was Mohandas Gandhi born?

a)

In England

b)

In India

c)

In South Africa

d)

In Delhi

3.

Gandhiji was against...

a)

violence

b)

marriage

c)

rich people

d)

poor people

4.

Gandhi spent all his life working to help?

a)

Poor people

b)

Indians

c)

Soldiers

5.

When was Mahatma Gandhi born?

a)

2nd Oct 1869

b)

2nd Oct 1879

c)

2nd Oct 1879

6.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi march 241 miles to the sea?

a)

To protest attacks by the British Navy

b)

To protest for the World War 1

c)

To protest the Salt Act

7.

Identify the event -

a)

Quit India movement

b)

Non Cooperation Movement

c)

Dandi March

8.

Who gave the title mahatma to Gandhi Ji?

a)

Sardar Patel

b)

Subhas Chandra Bose

c)

Rabindranath Tagore

9.

India wanted ______ from the British.

a)

Independence

b)

Diamonds

c)

Crops

d)

Money

10.

Gandhi told the Indian people to ______ British goods.

a)

Buy

b)

Sell

c)

Boycott

11.
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
12.
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
13.
Which product did Gandhi boycott?
a)
Tea
b)
Salt
c)
Wool
d)
Sugar
14.
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
15.
Which American activist was inspired by the teachings of Gandhi?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Princess Diana
d)
Harriet Tubman
16.
The taking over of another country by force is called...
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
Appeasement
17.
Gandhi's method was based on...
a)
Truth, Non-violence
b)
Violence
c)
Only truth
d)
Dishonesty
18.
When did India gain Independence?
a)
15 August 1947
b)
21 February 1965
c)
31 January 1978
d)
11 October 1956
19.
When was Gandhi shot dead?
a)
16 March 1948
b)
22 December 1976
c)
30 January 1948
d)
26 April 1987
20.
How old was Gandhi when he married?
a)
13
b)
17
c)
25
d)
45
21.
What was Gandhi like as a teenager?
a)
Well behaved
b)
Hard working
c)
Rebellious
d)
Thoughtful
22.
What religion did Gandhi practice?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Sikhism
d)
Judaism 
23.
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a)
India
b)
South Africa
c)
America
d)
Britain
24.
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
25.
True or False? Gandhi's parents were likely Sudras, since they were poor.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

Where was Gandhi ji born?

a)

Porbandar

b)

Rajkot

c)

Delhi

d)

Ahemdabad

27.

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

a)

Natal

b)

Johannesburg

c)

Pietermaritzburg

d)

Durban

28.

Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?

a)

Harishchandra

b)

Vikramaditya

c)

Ashoka

d)

Krishna

29.

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

a)

Kasturba

b)

Lakshmi Das

c)

Lakshmi Das

d)

Rambha Dai

30.

He killed Gandhi Ji, identify him?

a)

Ruskin Bond

b)

Satya Bhan Gokhale

c)

Lord Mountbatten

d)

Nathuram Godse

31.

Picture is all about 

a)

Father of nation- India

b)

Birthday observe as International Non Voilence  day

c)

Both A & B

d)

Birthday observe as International peace day

32.

Which of following is the title of Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi-

a)

My experience with truth

b)

Truth and Non violence

c)

Passive Resistance

d)

Hindi Swaraj

33.

Identify the Image

a)

Raj Ghat

b)

Gandhi House in Porbander , Gujrat

c)

Birla House / Gandh Smriti

d)

Tolstoy farm of South Africa

34.

Satyagraha means, literally:

a)

Non-cooperation

b)

Peace

c)

Truth force

d)

Justice

35.

About how old was Gandhiji when he reached London to become a barrister?

a)

20 years

b)

19 years

c)

16 years

d)

18 years

36.

What country was Gandhi born?

a)

United States

b)

Egypt

c)

Japan

d)

India

37.

What did Gandhi study at the university?

a)

law

b)

engineering

c)

teaching

d)

medicine

38.

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

39.

Gandhi fought for the independence of India from what empire?

a)

Chinese Empire

b)

British Empire

c)

Spanish Empire

d)

French Empire

40.

The word barrister means:

a)

a place where someone stays overnight

b)

a doctor

c)

a lawyer

d)

a document that helps get you out of jail

41.

Where did Gandhi attend university?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

South Africa

42.

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

43.

Why did Gandhi march 241 miles to the sea?

a)

to protest attacks by the British Navy

b)

to protest World War I

c)

to protest the Salt Act

d)

to protest a tax on oil

44.

What is the full name of 'Bapu' ?

a)

Mohandas karam chandra Gandhi

b)

Jawharlal Nehru

c)

Shubhas Chandra Bose

d)

Mohandas karam Chandra Gandhi

45.

Bapu was born in ________ (Place) .

a)

Porbandar

b)

Mumbai

c)

Dharavi

46.

Gandhiji is also called ' (a)   '.

47.

When do we celebrate gandhi jayanti ?

a)

2nd July

b)

2nd October

c)

2nd September

48.

Gandhi jayanti is a _______ festival

a)

hindu

b)

sikh

c)

national

d)

muslim

49.

It is a ____________ day in India .

a)

Violence

b)

Non-violence

50.

Mahatma Gandhi's memorial for tribute is made in ?

a)

Taj mahal

b)

Rajpath

c)

Red fort

51.

Favourite bhajan of bapu

a)

Hanuman chalisa

b)

Raghupati Raghav Rajaram

c)

Raghurem

d)

Jaijai shiv shankar

52.

On 2nd October play happens , and children become ________ .

a)

Bapu

b)

Gerenal Williams

c)

Chandrasekhar azad

d)

Bharat singh

53.

Mahatma Gandhi was born in which state?

a)

Gujarat

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Madhya Pradesh

d)

Tamil Nadu

54.

Gandhi fought for the independence of India from which empire?

a)

Chinese Empire

b)

Spanish Empire

c)

French Empire

d)

British Empire

55.

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

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Kenya

d)

Somalia

56.

The word barrister means which of the following :

a)

A place where someone stays overnight

b)

A doctor

c)

A lawyer

d)

A document that helps get you out of jail

57.

What did Gandhi do to continue protesting while in prison?

a)

He organized bombings of government buildings

b)

He tried to escape

c)

He fasted (didn't eat anything)

d)

None of the above

58.

Why did Mahatma Gandhi march 241 miles to the sea?

a)

To protest attacks by the British Navy.

b)

To protest for the World War 1

c)

To protest the Salt Act.

d)

None of them

59.

When was Mahatma Gandhi born

a)

2 Oct 1879

b)

2 Oct 1899

c)

2 Oct 1889

d)

2 Oct 1869

60.

Gandhi Ji favorite Bhajan

"वैष्णव जन तो तेने कहिये जे पीड परायी जाणे रे "

is composed by_______________________?

a)

Ravindra Nath Tagore

b)

Narsinh Mehta

c)

Neha Kakkar

d)

None of them

61.

Gandhi was married to Kasturba at the age of

a)

24

b)

12

c)

90

d)

13

62.

Gandhi's Autobiography was named

a)

The Story Of My Experiments With Truth

b)

My Experiments with Chemicals

c)

My life and Truth

d)

There is no autobiography of Gandhi ji

63.

WITH WHOM DOES GANDHIJI SHARE HIS BIRTHDAY?

a)

NARENDRA MODI

b)

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU

c)

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI

d)

SARDAR PATEL

64.

GANDHIJI GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

GANDHIJI GOT THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR PEACE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

66.

GANDHIJI NEVER TRAVELLED IN AN AEROPLANE.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

67.

WE CAN SEE A SMILING FACE OF GANDHIJI ON OUR ______

a)

ALL BOOKS

b)

CURRENCY NOTES

c)

NONE OF THESE

d)

BOTH OF THESE

68.

WE CAN SEE A SMILING FACE OF GANDHIJI ON OUR ______

a)

ALL BOOKS

b)

CURRENCY NOTES

c)

NONE OF THESE

d)

BOTH OF THESE

69.

GANDHIJI BELIVED IN:

a)

PEACE

b)

NON-VIOLENCE

c)

TRUTH

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

70.

WE LOVINGLY CALL GANDHIJI AS _______

a)

BAPU

b)

MAHATMA

c)

BOTH OF THE ABOVE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

71.

THE THREE MONKEYS WERE GIFTED TO GANDHIJI BY ________ MINISTER.

a)

INDIAN

b)

CHINESE

c)

AMERICAN

d)

JAPANESE

72.

Mahatma Gandhi was born in what year?

a)

1896

b)

1899

c)

1869

d)

1969

73.

Gandhi moved to England to study

a)

law

b)

medicine

c)

science

d)

English

74.

What did Gandhi encourage Indians living in South Africa to do in order to be able to communicate better?

a)

buy a telephone

b)

write letters to people

c)

learn how to speak English

75.

In 1930 Gandhi led a protest against a British tax on

a)

sugar

b)

flour

c)

salt

d)

water

76.

India gained its independence from Britain in ...

a)

1927

b)

1947

c)

1957

d)

1937

77.

The name "Mahatma" means

a)

great sole

b)

great kindness

c)

great soul

d)

great father

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