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Gandhi Jayanti

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who started the Zamindari system?

a)

John Shore

b)

L. Cornwallis

c)

. Lord Minto

d)

William Bentinck

2.

Who started the Mahalwari system?

a)

William Bentinck

b)

L. Cornwallis

c)

Sir John Shore

d)

None of the above

3.

In which two places Mahalwari system was started?

a)

Punjab and Haryana

b)

Bengal and Bihar

c)

Agra and Awadh

d)

Maharashtra and Jammu Kashmir

4.

Land reform is covered under......

a)

Central list

b)

State list

c)

Concurrent list

d)

None of the above

5.

Which state initiated the eradication of Zamindari system?

a)

Bihar

b)

Bengal

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Uttar Pradesh

6.

When the Land Reform Act was passed?

a)

1950

b)

1953

c)

1952

d)

1957

7.

With reference to Freedom Struggle in India, how the word “Swadeshi” is different from “Boycott”?


While Swadeshi was essentially economic movement, Boycott was not


Swadeshi Movement was a positive corollary of Boycott


While Swadeshi attracted the lower classes of the society, Boycott attracted the higher classes


Select the correct option from the codes given below:

a)

Only 1 & 2

b)

Only 2

c)

Only 2 & 3

d)

1,2 & 3

8.

Gandhiji’s first major struggle in the country was staged on the soil of Champaran district in Bihar in 1917 in connection with indigo plantation. Who was largely instrumental in persuading Gandhiji to visit Champaran and lead the struggle over there?

a)

Rajendra Prasad

b)

Raj Kumar Shukla

c)

Dharnidhar

d)

Shambhu Saran

9.

In which among the following round table conference Gandhiji attended?

1. First Round Table Conference

2. Second Round Table Conference

3. Third Round Table Conference

Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

a)

2 only

b)

1 & 2

c)

1 & 3

d)

1, 2 & 3

10.

When a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot, Mahatma Gandhi was present at which of the following places?

a)

In Yervada Jail

b)

In Sabarmati Jail

c)

In Agha Khan Palace Poona

d)

In Ahmadnagar Fort Jail

11.

In which year, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1915

d)

1916

12.

Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?

a)

Maganlal Gandhi

b)

Mahadev Desai

c)

Pyarelalji

13.

When did Gandhi Ji win Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

1937

b)

1947

c)

Never

14.

Who established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC)?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Sarojini Naidu

d)

None of the above

15.

When Gandhi Ji returned to India from South Africa?

a)

1918

b)

1910

c)

1915

16.

Book ‘The Satyahrah’ was originally written in ..........

a)

English

b)

Hindi

c)

Gujarati

17.

Which of the following, according to Gandhi ji, is an essential principle of Satyagraha?

a)

Infinite capacity for suffering

b)

Non-violence

c)

Truth

18.

Who was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi Ji?

a)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

b)

Dayanand Saraswati

c)

Ravindra Nath Tagore

19.

What was the name of the mother of Mahatma Gandhi?

a)

Leelawati

b)

Putlibai

c)

Sharda Bai

20.

Who is the author of 'Unto This Last'?

a)

John Ruskin

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Louis Fische