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Mohandas Gandhi

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose all that represent Gandhi's policy of Satyagraha

a)

Civil disobedience

b)

Non-violent resistance

c)

Economic Boycotts

d)

Protests

e)

Urging Indians to peacefully work in British industry

2.

With which statement would Gandhi most likely agree?

a)

Nonviolence can actually be more effective than physical fighting.

b)

In order to effectively change the government, fighting must occur.

c)

Hunger strikes do more harm than good.

d)

India will most likely never gain its independence.

3.

Choose all that represent Mohandas Gandhi

a)

He was a Hindu

b)

He was a Muslim

c)

He was known a Mahatma

d)

He was a lawyer

e)

He wanted India to be all Hindus with no Muslims

4.

Choose all of the items that are MOST associated with the Indian Independence Movement.

a)

Salt March

b)

British Raj

c)

Indira Gandhi

d)

Mohandas Gandhi

e)

Mughal Empire

5.

Choose all that represent Mohandas Gandhi

a)

He was a Hindu

b)

He was a Muslim

c)

He was known a Mahatma

d)

He was a lawyer

e)

He wanted India to be all Hindus with no Muslims

6.

Ghandi worked in South Africa which an official policy of apartheid or

a)

racial segregation

b)

equality

c)

colonialism

d)

religious freedom

7.

Who was this leader of India often associated with acts of nonviolent resistance?

a)

Abdul Kalam

b)

Lokmanya Tilak

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Hawaharlal Nehru

8.

Mohandas Gandhi sought to promote nationalism in India based on

a)

Hindu principles.

b)

Islamic principles.

c)

nonalignment during the Cold War.

d)

political independence from Britain.

9.

What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

a)

violent demonstrations

b)

passing new laws in the Indian National Congress

c)

People should refuse to obey a law that they felt was unfair, but do it without violence.

d)

He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.

10.

Who led the Nationalism movement in India and believed strongly in non-violence?

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Jomo Kenyatta

d)

Nelson Mandela

11.

What was the primary goal of Mohandas Gandhi's Salt March in 1930?

a)

To protest the British monopoly on salt

b)

To promote Hindu-Muslim unity

c)

To support British rule in India

d)

To encourage industrialization in India

12.

Which of the following books was written by Mohandas Gandhi?

a)

The Story of My Experiments with Truth

b)

Hind Swaraj

c)

The Discovery of India

d)

An Autobiography

13.

What was the significance of the Quit India Movement led by Gandhi in 1942?

a)

It demanded an end to British rule in India

b)

It supported British efforts in World War II

c)

It aimed to promote Indian industrialization

d)

It sought to establish a separate Muslim state

14.

Which philosophy did Mohandas Gandhi advocate for achieving social and political progress?

a)

Ahimsa (non-violence)

b)

Karma Yoga

c)

Bhakti Yoga

d)

Vedanta

15.

What was Mohandas Gandhi's profession before he became a leader in the Indian independence movement?

a)

Lawyer

b)

Doctor

c)

Engineer

d)

Teacher