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WorksheetsGandhiji 1_krisha
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Class
Date
1.
1. What does the word Gandhi mean?
a)
A. Farmer
b)
B. Grocer
c)
C. Lawyer
d)
D. Originating from Gandhar
2.
2. Gandhiji belonged to (caste group)
a)
A. Brahmin
b)
B. Kshatriya
c)
C. Vaishya
d)
D. Shudra
3.
3. Gandhiji was born on
a)
A. 2nd October 1869
b)
B. 2nd October 1879
c)
C. 30th January 1869
d)
D. 30th January 1879
4.
4. Gandhiji was born at (place)
a)
A. Noakhali
b)
B. Gandhinagar
c)
C. Dandi
d)
D. Porbandar
5.
5. Gandhiji was which (number) child of his father?
a)
A. Third
b)
B. Fourth
c)
C. Fifth
d)
D. Sixth
6.
6. What was Gandhiji's nickname?
a)
A. Mohania
b)
B. Munna
c)
C. Mohan
d)
D. Karma
7.
7. Name of the childhood friend with whom Gandhiji ate meat
a)
A. Mir Alam
b)
B. Abul Kalam
c)
C. Abdul Gaffar
d)
D. Sheikh Mehtab
8.
8. The mythical character which impressed Gandhiji most during his childhood
a)
A. Hanuman
b)
B. Krishna
c)
C. Arjun
d)
D. Shravana Kumar
9.
9. Which play instituted the virtue of truth in Gandhiji's mind?
a)
A. Harishchandra
b)
B. Ramayana
c)
C. Mahabharata
d)
D. Gita Govinda
10.
10. The word which Gandhiji misspelt during a school inspection
a)
A. Receive
b)
B. Period
c)
C. School
d)
D. Kettle
11.
11. Gandhiji passed his matriculation examination from
a)
A. University of Bombay
b)
B. Rajkot University
c)
C. Ahmedabad University
d)
D. Central University
12.
12. What did Gandhiji want to be?
a)
A. Doctor
b)
B. Lawyer
c)
C. Politician
d)
D. Dewan
13.
1. What was Gandhiji's father's name?
a)
A. Karamchand
b)
B. Mohandas
c)
C. Harilal
d)
D. Uttamchand
14.
2. What was his (Gandhiji's father's) occupation?
a)
A. Lawyer
b)
B. Farmer
c)
C. Prime Minister
d)
D. Business
15.
3. What was Gandhiji's mother's name?
a)
A. Kasturbai
b)
B. Putlibai
c)
C. Sarojini
d)
D. Rambha
16.
4. What was Gandhiji's wife's name?
a)
A. Kastur
b)
B. Putli
c)
C. Sarojini
d)
D. Manu
17.
5. What was Kasturbai's maiden name?
a)
A. Patel
b)
B. Desai
c)
C. Kapadia
d)
D. Makanji
18.
6. What was Gandhiji's age at the time of his marriage?
a)
A. 9 years
b)
B. 13 years
c)
C. 19 years
d)
D. 23 years
19.
7. Gandhiji's father was suffering from
a)
A. TB
b)
B. Cancer
c)
C. Fistula
d)
D. Asthma
20.
8. When did Gandhiji's father die?
a)
A. 1869 weeks after Gandhij's birth
b)
B. 1879 before gandhis merriage
c)
C. 1885 after Gandhiji's marriage
d)
D. 1889 when gandhiji was in UK
21.
9. Where was Gandhiji when his father Breathed his last?
a)
A. In school
b)
B. Saying prayer with his mother
c)
C. In UK for his studies
d)
D. With his wife in bed
22.
10. When did Gandhiji take the vow of chastity?
a)
A. In UK in 1890
b)
B. In South Africa in 1906
c)
C. In India in 1919
d)
D. In India in 1932
23.
11. When did Gandhiji's mother die?
a)
A. 1869 weeks after his Birth
b)
B. 1891 when Gandhiji was in UK
c)
C. 1895 when Gandhiji was in South Africa
d)
D. 1916 after Gandhiji returned from South Africa
24.
12. When did Kasturbai die?
a)
A. 1931 when Gandhiji was in UK to attend the Round Table Conference
b)
B. 1944 when Gandhiji was in jail
c)
C. 1947 few months Before Gandhiji's assassination
d)
D. 1948 few months after Gandhiji's assassination death
25.
13. How many sons Gandhiji had?
a)
A. Three
b)
B. Four
c)
C. Five
d)
D. Six
26.
14. Which of Gandhiji's son(s) was (were) Born in South Africa?
a)
A. Second
b)
B. Second and third
c)
C. Third and fourth
d)
D. Fourth
27.
15. Gandhiji delivered one of his sons himself. Which one?
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devadas
28.
16. Which of Gandhiji's sons followed in his footsteps?
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devadas
29.
17. Which of Gandhiji's son was errant?
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devadas
30.
18. Gandhiji's fourth son Devadas Gandhi went on to
a)
A. Indian Express
b)
B. Times of India
c)
C. Hindu
d)
D. Hindustan Times
31.
19. Which of Gandhiji's sons died a few months after Gandhiji's death?
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devadas
32.
20. What did he (Harilal) die of?
a)
A. Accident
b)
B. Cancer
c)
C. TB
d)
D. Killed
33.
1. Gandhiji left India for South Africa in
a)
A. 1869
b)
B. 1888
c)
C. 1893
d)
D. 1899
34.
2. When did Gandhiji reach South Africa?
a)
A. April 1893
b)
B. May 1893
c)
C. June 1893
d)
D. July 1893
35.
3. Where did Gandhiji land in South Africa?
a)
A. Durban
b)
B. Johannesburg
c)
C. Pretoria
d)
D. Maritzberg
36.
4. What was the name of Gandhiji's employer in Africa?
a)
A. Sheikh Mehtab
b)
B. Dada Abdullah Sheth
c)
C. Shaukat Ali
d)
D. Mohammed Ali
37.
5. What was Gandhiji's first assignment in South Africa?
a)
A. Teacher
b)
B. Office Assistant
c)
C. Accountant
d)
D. Lawyer
38.
6. How much was Gandhiji paid for this assignment in South Africa?
a)
A. 10000 rupees
b)
B. 105 pound sterling
c)
C. Nothing - this was an honorary job
d)
D. Only his expenses
39.
7. Where was his assignment?
a)
A. Durban Natal
b)
B. Johannesburg
c)
C. Pretoria Transvaal
d)
D. Maritzberg
40.
8. What was the result of his assignment?
a)
A. He won
b)
B. He lost
c)
C. Out of court settlement
d)
D. Case was never decided
41.
9. Gandhiji returned from South Africa to India in 1896 where did he land?
a)
A. Kandla
b)
B. Bombay
c)
C. Kanyakumari
d)
D. Calcutta
42.
10. What were Indians in Africa called?
a)
A. Brownies
b)
B. Arabs
c)
C. Pakis
d)
D. Coolies
43.
11. What was another name for them (Indians)?
a)
A. Samis
b)
B. Tommies
c)
C. Blackies
d)
D. Kafirs
44.
12. What was the first racial incident involving Gandhiji in South Africa?
a)
A. Thrown off the train
b)
B. Beaten by coach driver
c)
C. Asked to take off his turban
d)
D. Not allowed into a restaurant
45.
13. Where in South Africa was Gandhiji thrown off a train?
a)
A. Durban
b)
B. Pretoria
c)
C. Pietermaritzburg
d)
D. Johannesburg
46.
14. During the above-mentioned episode in South Africa he was traveling from
a)
A. Durban to Charlestown
b)
B. Pretoria to Durban
c)
C. Johannesburg to Pretoria
d)
D. Pretoria to Durban
47.
15. Gandhiji was beaten by a Dutchman while traveling from Charlestown to Johannesburg. He was traveling in
a)
A. Train
b)
B. Bus
c)
C. Taxi
d)
D. Coach
48.
16. Political group formed by Gandhiji in South Africa in the summer of 1894
a)
A. South African Congress
b)
B. Natal Indian Congress
c)
C. Indian National Congress
d)
D. Indian African Congress
49.
17. Police superintendent whose wife saved Gandhiji from a crowd
a)
A. Smuts
b)
B. Andrews
c)
C. Kallenbach
d)
D. Alexander
50.
18. Gandhiji took part in a war while in South Africa
a)
A. Boer War
b)
B. First World War
c)
C. Anglo-African War
d)
D. War between the Indians and the Blacks
51.
19. What medal was awarded to Gandhiji for his role in the Boer War?
a)
A. Victoria Cross
b)
B. War medal
c)
C. South African Medal
d)
D. Pretoria Medal
52.
20. The newspaper published by Gandhiji in South Africa
a)
A. India Times
b)
B. Indian Opinion
c)
C. Indian News
d)
D. Indian View
53.
21. The meeting held in the Empire Theatre on 4th September 1906 was against
a)
A. Gandhiji's being thrown out of the train
b)
B. Gandhiji's arrest
c)
C. Forced involvement of Indians in Boer War
d)
D. Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance
54.
22. Which voluntary group did Gandhiji form in South Africa during the Boer War?
a)
A. Indian Labour Organisation
b)
B. Indian Farmers Group
c)
C. Friends of India Society
d)
D. Indian Ambulance Corps
55.
23. What rank was given to Gandhiji during the Zulu rebellion in 1906?
a)
A. Captain
b)
B. Lieutenant
c)
C. Sergeant Major
d)
D. Colonel
56.
24. What was the name of the farm which Gandhiji established in South Africa in 1910?
a)
A. Einstein
b)
B. Tolstoy
c)
C. Tagore
d)
D. Gokhle
57.
25. It (Tolstoy Farm) was located at
a)
A. Durban
b)
B. Pretoria
c)
C. Johannesburg
d)
D. Natal
58.
26. On 16th August 1908 at 4'0 clock what document were burnt in the ground of Hamidia Mosque in Johannesburg by a crowd?
a)
A. Passports
b)
B. Registration certificates
c)
C. British Visas
d)
D. South African constitution
59.
27. In South Africa Gandhiji entered into an agreement with
a)
A. General Smuts
b)
B. Lord Wellington
c)
C. Lord Lithlingow
d)
D. Winston Churchill
60.
28. Gandhiji had initially gone to South Africa for
a)
A. One week
b)
B. One month
c)
C. One year
d)
D. Five years
61.
29. What finally was the duration of Gandhiji's stay in South Africa?
a)
A. One year
b)
B. Two years
c)
C. Five years
d)
D. 20 years
62.
30. How did Gandhiji return from South Africa to India in 1914?
a)
A. via London
b)
B. via Italy
c)
C. via Burma
d)
D. Directly by air
63.
1. The peasant from Champaran who met Gandhiji in Lucknow in 1916?
a)
A. Vinoba Bhave
b)
B. JB Kriplani
c)
C. C Rajgopalachari
d)
D. Raj Kumar Shukla
64.
2. The first general hartal (strike) in 1919 was against
a)
A. Simon Commission
b)
B. Death of Indian soldiers in First World War I
c)
C. Jalianwallah Bagh Massacre
d)
D. Rowlett Act
65.
3. Jalianwallah Bagh (at Amritsar in Punjab) massacre occurred in
a)
A. 1915
b)
B. 1917
c)
C. 1919
d)
D. 1921
66.
4. The crowd in Jalianwallah Bagh was protesting against
a)
A. Simon Commission
b)
B. Rowlett Act
c)
C. Cripps Mission
d)
D. Death of Indian soldiers in World War I
67.
5. Which festival was being celebrated on that day (13th April 1919)?
a)
A. Holi
b)
B. Diwali
c)
C. Baisakhi
d)
D. Eid
68.
6. Who ordered the firing at Jalianwallah Bagh?
a)
A. Dyer
b)
B. Saunders
c)
C. Scott
d)
D. Hunter
69.
7. What was Gandhiji's response to the tragedy (of Jalianwallah Bagh)?
a)
A. Hartal all over country
b)
B. Civil disobedience motion
c)
C. Dandi march
d)
D. 3 day penitential fast
70.
8. Gandhiji joined a political organisation and became its President in April 1920
a)
A. Indian National Congress
b)
B. Swaraj Party
c)
C. All India Home Rule League
d)
D. Gadar Party
71.
9. The place where an angry mob set fire to a police station on 4th February 1922
a)
A. Champaran
b)
B. Bardoli
c)
C. Chauri Chaura
d)
D. Noakhali
72.
10. When was Gandhiji elected Congress President?
a)
A. 1919
b)
B. 1925
c)
C. 1934
d)
D. 1942
73.
11. During which year Gandhiji traveled across India?
a)
A. 1915 soon after his return from South Africa
b)
B. 1925 when he became Congress President
c)
C. 1942 during quit india movement
d)
D. 1947, just before partition
74.
12. The place to which Gandhiji "marched"
a)
A. Sabarmati
b)
B. Champaran
c)
C. Dandi
d)
D. Noakhali
75.
13. What distance did he (Gandhiji) march?
a)
A. 21 miles
b)
B. 102 miles
c)
C. 241 miles
d)
D. 513 miles
76.
14. How many days did he take (to march from Sabarmati to Dandi)?
a)
A. 7 days
b)
B. 14 days
c)
C. 24 days
d)
D. 51 days
77.
15. Which law did he break?
a)
A. Salt law
b)
B. Law against political marches
c)
C. Law prohibiting political speeches
d)
D. Law prohibiting movement from one state to another
78.
16. The salt works where protests were held on 21st May 1930
a)
A. Dandi
b)
B. Dharsana
c)
C. Champaran
d)
D. Noakhali
79.
17. Who led these protests?
a)
A. JL Nehru
b)
B. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c)
C. Sardar Patel
d)
D. Sarojini Naidu
80.
18. One of Gandhiji's sons also participated in the protests at Dharsana
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devdas
81.
19. Who was the United Press correspondent who reported the incident?
a)
A. Webb Miller
b)
B. Louis Fischer
c)
C. Robert Payne
d)
D. Charles Andrews
82.
20. The place where communal violence broke up in 1946
a)
A. Champaran
b)
B. Bardoli
c)
C. Noakhali
d)
D. Meerut
83.
1. When and where did Gandhiji go to jail for first time?
a)
A. 1889 in UK
b)
B. 1908 in South Africa
c)
C. 1919 in India
d)
D. 1931 in India
84.
2. When was Gandhiji first imprisoned in India?
a)
A. 1893 before he left for South Africa
b)
B. 1915 as soon as he returned from South Africa
c)
C. 1919 when he gave a call for general Hartal
d)
D. 1922 after he announced Civil Disobedience against the British government
85.
3. For how long was Gandhiji imprisoned in 1922?
a)
A. One week
b)
B. One month
c)
C. One year
d)
D. 6 years
86.
4. In which prison (was Gandhiji imprisoned in 1922)?
a)
A. Pune Central Jail
b)
B. Lahore Central Jail
c)
C. Yeravada Central Jail
d)
D. Delhi Central Jail
87.
5. The pact signed by Gandhiji while in jail in 1932
a)
A. Yeravada Pact
b)
B. Gandhi Irwin Pact
c)
C. Gandhi Jinnah Pact
d)
D. Hindu Muslim Unity Pact
88.
1. Gandhiji first fasted in South Africa
a)
A. Against his being thrown out of train
b)
B. Against not being allowed to wear turban
c)
C. against ashiatic law
d)
D. As penitence for sodomy committed by some residents of phonix farm
89.
2. For whom did Gandhiji undertake his first fast in India in 1918?
a)
A. Champaran farmers
b)
B. Ahmedabad textile mill workers
c)
C. untouchable
d)
D. Muslims
90.
3. In 1924 Gandhiji fasted for (cause)
a)
A. Hindu Muslim unity
b)
B. Untouchables
c)
C. Jalianwallah Bagh Massacre
d)
D. Soldiers killed in Chauri Chaura
91.
4. When did Gandhiji fast for the untouchables?
a)
A. 1919
b)
B. 1924
c)
C. 1932
d)
D. 1942
92.
5. Where did Gandhiji fast in September 1947?
a)
A. Delhi
b)
B. Calcutta
c)
C. Noakhali
d)
D. Lahore
93.
6. When did Gandhiji undertake his last fast?
a)
A. 1942 during the Quit India movement
b)
B. August 1947 just before independence to protest against partition
c)
C. August 1947 just after independence to stop communal riots in Calcutta
d)
D. January 1948 to stop communal riots in Delhi
94.
1. How did Gandhiji die?
a)
A. Natural death
b)
B. Accident
c)
C. Bomb blast
d)
D. Shot
95.
2. Few days before his assassination on 30th January a grenade was thrown at his
a)
A. Nathuram Godse
b)
B. Narayan Apte
c)
C. Madan Lal Pahwa
d)
D. Madan Lal Dhingra
96.
3. An important person whom Gandhiji met just before his death
a)
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b)
B. Lord Mountbatten
c)
C. Sardar Patel
d)
D. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
97.
4. What was Gandhiji going to do when Gandhiji was assassinated?
a)
A. Address the parliament
b)
B. Meet Lord Mountbatten
c)
C. Address a prayer meeting
d)
D. Meet Mohammad Ali Jinnah
98.
5. Name of the person who assassinated Gandhiji
a)
A. Nathuram Godse
b)
B. Narayan Apte
c)
C. Madan Lal Pahwa
d)
D. Gopal Godse
99.
6. How many shots were fired?
a)
A. 1
b)
B. 2
c)
C. 3
d)
D. 4
100.
7. What were Gandhiji's last words at the time of his assassination?
a)
A. Jai Hind
b)
B. Hey Bhagwan
c)
C. God bless you
d)
D. Hey Ram
101.
8. Where was Gandhiji assassinated?
a)
A. Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad
b)
B. Birla House in Delhi
c)
C. Birla Mandir in Calcutta
d)
D. Raj Ghat in Delhi
102.
9. What was the date of Gandhiji's assassination?
a)
A. 2nd October 1948
b)
B. 30th January 1948
c)
C. 2nd October 1949
d)
D. 30th January 1949
103.
10. What was the day of Gandhiji's assassination?
a)
A. Monday
b)
B. Wednesday
c)
C. Friday
d)
D. Sunday
104.
11. What was the time of Gandhiji's assassination?
a)
A. 10.12 AM
b)
B. 2.24 PM
c)
C. 5.16 PM
d)
D. 8.38 PM
105.
12. Who declared Gandhiji dead?
a)
A. jivaraj mrhta
b)
B. BC Roy
c)
C. Shushila Nayyar
d)
D. DP Bhargava
106.
13. When was Gandhiji cremated?
a)
A. 30 January 1948
b)
B. 31st January 1948
c)
C. 1st February 1948
d)
D. 5th February 1948
107.
14. Gandhiji's body was carried on
a)
A. Bullock cart
b)
B. Horse carriage
c)
C. Open truck
d)
D. Weapon carrier
108.
15. Who was in charge of Gandhiji's death parade?
a)
A. Sardar Patel
b)
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
c)
C. Lord Mountbatten
d)
D. Roy Bucher
109.
16. Where was Gandhiji cremated?
a)
A. Birla House
b)
B. India Gate
c)
C. Rajghat
d)
D. Shantivan
110.
17. Who lit the pyre?
a)
A. Ramdas
b)
B. An untouchable
c)
C. Lord Mountbatten
d)
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
111.
18. Where were Gandhiji's ashes immersed?
a)
A. Haridwar
b)
B. Rameshwaram
c)
C. Allahabad
d)
D. Mansarovar
112.
19. When was Nathuram Godse arrested?
a)
A. Moments after shooting
b)
B. Same night
c)
C. December 1948
d)
D. Never
113.
20. Where was the trial of Gandhiji's assassins held?
a)
A. Supreme Court of India
b)
B. Red Fort
c)
C. Andaman and Nicobar islands
d)
D. London
114.
21. Who was (were) executed for Gandhiji’s assassination?
a)
A. Godse only
b)
B. Apte only
c)
C. 1942 during Quit India Movement
d)
D. 1947 just before partition
115.
1. Which Indian leader visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
a)
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b)
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c)
C. Moti Lal Nehru
d)
D. Pheroze Shah Mehta
116.
2. An Indian businessman who donated Rs. 25000 for Gandhiji's satyagraha movementin Transvaal in South Africa
a)
A. Ghanshyam Das Birla
b)
B. Jamshetji Tata
c)
C. Amba Lal Sarabhai
d)
D. Gujar Mal Modi
117.
3. Who was Gandhiji's political guru?
a)
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b)
B. Sardar Patel
c)
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d)
D. Moti Lal Nehru
118.
4. Who gave the honorific of Mahatma to Gandhiji?
a)
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b)
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c)
C. Rabindra Nath Tagore
d)
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
119.
5. Which young man was recruited by Gandhiji in Kheda satyagraha in 1918?
a)
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b)
B. Vallabh Bhai Patel
c)
C. Vinoba Bhave
d)
D. JB Kriplani
120.
6. The leper whom Gandhiji admitted to his ashram?
a)
A. Mahadev Desai
b)
B. Parchure Shastri
c)
C. Pyare Lal
d)
D. Raj Kumar Shukla
121.
7. A businessman whom Gandhiji morally adopted as his fifth son
a)
A. Ghanshyam Das Birla
b)
B. Ratanji Jamshetji Tata
c)
C. Jamnalal Bajaj
d)
D. Gujar Mal Modi
122.
8. Who called Gandhiji "our Mickey Mouse"?
a)
A. Carolina Nadia
b)
B. Lady Mountbatten
c)
C. India Gandhi
d)
D. The Queen of England
123.
9. Gandhiji called him Punjab Cesar (the Lion of Punjab)
a)
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
b)
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c)
C. Sardar Patel
d)
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
124.
10. Who was known as the Frontier Gandhi?
a)
A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b)
B. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
c)
C. Mohammad Ali
d)
D. Shaukat Ali
125.
11. Name of the student who became Gandhiji's disciple after listening to his speech
a)
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b)
B. Vinoba Bhave
c)
C. Morarji Desai
d)
D. JB Kriplani
126.
12. What did Gandhiji called Rabindra Nath Tagore?
a)
A. Grand Old Man of India
b)
B. The poet
c)
C. Gurudev
d)
D. Sardar
127.
13. Who was Gandhiji's industrialist friend?
a)
A. Ghanshyam Das Birla
b)
B. JD Tata
c)
C. SP Godrej
d)
D. Gujar Mal Modi
128.
14. Who said "The light has gone out of our lives" after Gandhiji was shot?
a)
A. Lord Mountbatten
b)
B. Sardar Patel
c)
C. Albert Einstein
d)
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
129.
15. Name of Gandhiji's secretary
a)
A. Mahadev Desai
b)
B. Vinoba Bhave
c)
C. Morarji Desai
d)
D. C Rajgopalachari
130.
16. Which prominent Indian leader was Gandhiji's samadhi (in-law)?
a)
A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b)
B. Abul Kalam Azad
c)
C. C Rajgopalachari
d)
D. Morarji Desai
131.
17. Which son accompanied Gandhiji to London for the Round Table Conference?
a)
A. Harilal
b)
B. Manilal
c)
C. Ramdas
d)
D. Devdas
132.
18. Which Indian businessman accompanied Gandhiji to London for the Round
a)
A. Ghanshyam Das Birla
b)
B. Jamshetji Tata
c)
C. Amba Lal Sarabhai
d)
D. Gujar Mal Modi
133.
19. On 8th June 1944 in his broadcast on the Azad Hind Radio from Rangoon who for the first time addressed Gandhiji as the Father of the Nation?
a)
A. Ne Win
b)
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
c)
C. U Thant
d)
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
134.
20. Muslim League leader who stayed with Gandhiji in Calcutta (now Kolkata) during
a)
A. Mohmmad Ali Jinnah
b)
B. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
c)
C. Abul Kalam Azad
d)
D. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
135.
21. Two young ladies whom Gandhiji called his ‘walking sticks'
a)
A. Abha
b)
B. Indira
c)
C. Sarojini
d)
D. Manu
136.
22. Young woman with whom Gandhiji slept in Srirampur in 1946 as a chastity experiment
a)
A. Abha
b)
B. Sarojini
c)
C. Manu
d)
D. Mirabehn
137.
1. Mr. Frederick Lely the British political agent at Porbandar refused to give Gandhiji
a)
A. Admission to a college
b)
B. Scholarship to go to the UK for studying law
c)
C. Bail against his arrest
d)
D. Permission to go to South Africa
138.
2. Name of the pathan who attacked Gandhiji with a lathi (stick) in South Africa.
a)
A. Sheikh Mukhtar
b)
B. Sheikh Mehtab
c)
C. Mir Alam
d)
D. Dada Abdullah
139.
3. A book which Gandhiji read in South Africa and which influenced him very much
a)
A. Gita
b)
B. Unto This Last
c)
C. War and Peace
d)
D. A Tale of Two Cities
140.
4. Name of the person who donated land for Gandhiji's Tolstoy Farm at Johannesburg
a)
A. Charles Andrews
b)
B. Jan Christian Smuts
c)
C. Reginald Reynold
d)
D. Herman Kallenbach
141.
5. "****go back".
a)
A. Cripps
b)
B. Rowlett
c)
C. Prince of Wales
d)
D. Simon
142.
6. Film star whom Gandhiji met in UK in 1931
a)
A. Sean Connery
b)
B. Elizabeth Taylor
c)
C. charles chepline
d)
D. Marilyn munrow
143.
7. Who called Gandhiji half-naked seditious fakir and miserable old man?
a)
A. Lord Irwin
b)
B. Winston Churchill
c)
C. Lord Mountbatten
d)
D. Dwight Eisenhower
144.
8. The French author who wrote a book on Gandhiji
a)
A. Leo Tolstoy
b)
B. Romain Rolland
c)
C. GB Shaw
d)
D. Thoreau
145.
9. Who was 'Deenbandhu'?
a)
A. Louis Fischer
b)
B. Robert Payne
c)
C. Romain Rolland
d)
D. Charles Freer Andrews
146.
10. Who was Mira behn?
a)
A. Madeleine Slade
b)
B. C Rajgopalachari's daughter
c)
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru's sister
d)
D. Daughter of Gandhiji's cousin
147.
11. Russian author with whom Gandhiji exchanged many letters
a)
A. Dostoevsky
b)
B. Solzhenitsyn
c)
C. Tolstoy
d)
D. Chekhov
148.
12. American author and philosopher from whose writings Gandhiji got the idea of civil
a)
A. Romain Rolland
b)
B. Leo Tolstoy
c)
C. GB Shaw
d)
D. Henry David Thoreau
149.
13. Fascist leader whom Gandhiji met while returning from the Round Table Conference
a)
A. Hitler
b)
B. Mussolini
c)
C. Himmler
d)
D. Rommel
150.
14. Viceroy with whom Gandhiji signed a pact in March 1931
a)
A. Lord Hasting
b)
B. Lord Linlithgow
c)
C. Lord Irwin
d)
D. Lord Mountbatten
151.
15. Gandhiji once said "He had enough for both of us". Who was "He"?
a)
A. King of England
b)
B. Jinnah
c)
C. Churchill
d)
D. January 1948 to stop communal riots in Delh
152.
16. Who called himself as Mahatma Minor while introducing himself to Gandhiji in 1931?
a)
A. GB Shaw
b)
B. Albert Einstein
c)
C. Romain Rolland
d)
D. Charlie Chaplin
153.
17. Prime Minister of a neighboring country who visited Gandhiji after India's
a)
A. Nepal
b)
B. Pakistan
c)
C. Ceylon
d)
D. Burma
154.
18. Who produced a world famous film on Gandhiji in 1982?
a)
A. Richard Attenborough
b)
B. David Attenborough
c)
C. Steven Spielberg
d)
D. Manoj Shyamalan
155.
19. Who played the role of Gandhiji in this film?
a)
A. Om Puri
b)
B. Ben Kingsley
c)
C. Roshan Seth
d)
D. Naseeruddin Shah
156.
20. The American biographer of Gandhiji
a)
A. Vikram Seth
b)
B. Louis Fischer
c)
C. Arthur Miller
d)
D. TS Eliot
157.
21. Black American civil rights leader who used Gandhian methods to protest against
a)
A. Malcolm X
b)
B. Joseph Tutu
c)
C. Martin Luther King
d)
D. Julius Nyerere
158.
22. Used Gandhian methods of protest for labour rights in California USA in 1965 - called
a)
A. Abraham Lincoln
b)
B. Cesar Chavez
c)
C. Chi Guevara
d)
D. Fidel Castro
159.
23. The mustachioed electrician of Gdansk shipyard who led Solidarity to protest peacefully using Gandhian methods against communism – he went on to become the President of Poland and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983
a)
A. Henry Jablonski
b)
B. Aleksander Kwasniwski
c)
C. Lech Kaczynski
d)
D. Lech Walesa
160.
24. Irish civil rights leader who followed Gandhian methods of protest - went on to
a)
A. David Trimble
b)
B. John Wilson
c)
C. John Hume
d)
D. Sinn Fein
161.
25. Opposition leader in Philippines who protested against the dictatorial rule of
a)
A. Benigno Aquino
b)
B. Suharto
c)
C. Ne Win
d)
D. U Thant
162.
26. The lady opposition leader who has been protesting against the military regime of Burma (now Myanmar) using peaceful methods – awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991
a)
A. Megawati Sukarnoputri
b)
B. Aung San Suu Kyi
c)
C. Sirimavo Banadarnayeke
d)
D. Golda Meir
163.
27. Tibetan spiritual leader in exile who is following Gandhian methods of peaceful and non-violent protest against forcible occupation of Tibet by China - received Nobel Peace prize in 1989
a)
A. Dalai Lama
b)
B. Sherpa Tenzing
c)
C. Chou En Lai
d)
D. Mao Tse Tung
164.
28. Black leader who followed Gandhian methods of protest against the apartheid
a)
A. Thabo Mbeki
b)
B. Nelson Mandela
c)
C. FW de Clark
d)
D. Desmond Tutu
165.
1. At whose insistence Gandhiji was sent to UK for studies?
a)
A. His father
b)
B. His brother Lakshmidas
c)
C. Brahmin Priest Mavji Dave
d)
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
166.
2. Gandhiji left India for UK for higher studies in
a)
A. 1888
b)
B. 1887
c)
C. 1886
d)
D. 1885
167.
3. Port in UK where Gandhiji landed
a)
A. Plymouth
b)
B. London
c)
C. Southampton
d)
D. Liverpool
168.
4. Where did Gandhiji stay in London during his first visit?
a)
A. West Kensington
b)
B. Peckham
c)
C. Brighton
d)
D. Kingsley Hall
169.
5. Gandhiji passed London Matriculation in how many attempts?
a)
A. One
b)
B. Two
c)
C. Three
d)
D. Could not pass
170.
6. Which subject did he fail in?
a)
A. Latin
b)
B. English
c)
C. Science
d)
D. Geography
171.
7. College in UK where Gandhiji studied law?
a)
A. University College
b)
B. Balliol
c)
C. Trinity
d)
D. Oxford
172.
8. Gandhiji enrolled for law studies at
a)
A. Inner Temple
b)
B. Lincoln's Inn
c)
C. Middle Temple
d)
D. Gray's Inn
173.
9. Which musical instrument Gandhiji tried to learn to play in UK
a)
A. Mouth organ
b)
B. Guitar
c)
C. Harmonium
d)
D. Violin
174.
10. The country Gandhiji visited from UK
a)
A. Germany
b)
B. South Africa
c)
C. France
d)
D. Italy
175.
11. Gandhiji formed a society in UK
a)
A. Indians Group
b)
B. Indo-British Friendship Society
c)
C. Vegetarian Club
d)
D. Friends of India
176.
12. Gandhiji returned to India from UK in
a)
A. 1888
b)
B. 1889
c)
C. 1890
d)
D. 1891
177.
13. How much time Gandhiji spent in UK during his first visit?
a)
A. 10 years 2 months
b)
B. 4 years 6 months
c)
C. 2 years 8 months
d)
D. 1 year 3 months
178.
14. How much time Gandhiji spent in UK after finishing his studies?
a)
A. One year
b)
B. One month
c)
C. One week
d)
D. One day
179.
15. Which major (family) event happened in the spring of 1891 in India while Gandhiji was in UK about which he was not informed?
a)
A. His mother's death
b)
B. His father's death
c)
C. Birth of his first child
d)
D. His wife's illness
180.
16. When did Gandhiji visit UK for the second time?
a)
A. 1899 to collect his degree
b)
B. 1901 to attend Queen Victoria's funeral
c)
C. 1909 from South Africa
d)
D. 1931 to attend Round Table Conference
181.
17. When did Gandhiji last visit UK?
a)
A. 1931 to attend Round Table Conference
b)
B. 1942 during the Second World War
c)
C. 1947 just before India's independence
d)
D. 1947 just after India's independence
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