? MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI ?
1. Mahatma Gandhi was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on?
1869 October 2
He was born in the Porbandar city of Gujarat. His father, Karamchand Gandhi was the diwan of Porbandar.
Mother: - Putlibai.
2. Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2nd is observed as?
International Day of Non-Violence.
United Nations General Assembly decided to observe this day as International Day of Non-Violence from 2007
3. Gandhiji was married to?
Kasturba
Makhanji, she is later known as Kasturba Gandhi. Gandhiji was married
at the age of 13 and had four sons Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas.
4. Gandhi went to University College of London to study as a barrister in the year?
1888
5. When did Gandhi travel to South Africa for legal work?
1893
6. Organization started by Gandhiji in 1894 that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa?
Natal Indian Congress
7.
Name the Newspaper established by Mahatma Gandhi which was an important
tool for the political movement led by Gandhi and the Natal Indian
Congress to fight racial discrimination and win civil rights for the
Indian immigrant community in South Africa.
The Indian Opinion
8. Gandhi returned from South Africa in?
1915 January 9.
9. Which Satyagraha was the first to be started by Gandhiji in India?
Champaran in 1918
10.
Which day is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas every year as it was
on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South
Africa?
January 9. From 2003, this day is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
11. Gandhi spent how many years in South Africa.?
21
12. Gandhiji jailed for the first time in?
1908 in Pretoria
13. Gandhiji started “Navjeevan” weekly in which language?
Gujrathi
14.
Gandhiji led Dandi March (Salt Satyagrah) which started on March 12,
1930 departing from Sabarmati Ashram, to reach the coast at Dandi, on
6th of April. How many followers accompanied him in that march?
78
15. Gandhiji launched his weekly "Harijan" in the year?
1933
16. Gandhiji made the slogan “Do or Die” for?
Quit India Movement
17. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the “Father of the Nation” first by?
Subhash Chandra Bose
18. Gandhiji was referred to as the “Mahatma” first by?
Ravindra Nath Tagore
19. Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in?
1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress
20. At which place did the British Government arrest Gandhiji for sedition for the first time?
Ahmedabad
21. Who was the private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahadev Desai
22. French Novelist who wrote the biography of Gandhiji?
Romain
Rolland , a French dramatist, essayist, art historian and mystic who
was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915 wrote the biography
of Gandhiji “Mahatma Gandhi”
23. The book written by Gandhiji which is considered as an interpretation/commentary of Bhagavad Geetha ?
Anasakti Yoga
24. Gandhiji arrived Kerala for the fist time in ?
1920 August 18
He visited Kerala five times. His last visit was in 1936 November 13
25. Mahatma Gandhi applied his Satyagraha first against:
The raciest authorities of South Africa
26. From whose book an instantaneous and practical information was brought about in Mahatma Gandhi’s life:
John Ruskin
27. The idea of Gramaswaraj was first proposed by ?
Mahatma Gandhi
28. Death of Mahatma Gandhi was in?
1948
29. Where did Gandhiji undertake his first hunger strike in India?
Ahmedabad
30. Who called Gandhiji “a half naked fakir”?
Winston Churchill
31. The film “Making of Mahatma” is directed by ?
Syam Benegal
32. Gandhiji founded All India Harijan Singh in ?
1932
33. In how many days was the 356 Km journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi covered on foot by Gandhiji and his followers?
24 days
34.Chauri Chaura incident prompted Gandhiji to halt which movement?
Non Cooperation Movement
35. Who assassinated Gandhiji?
Nathuram Godse. Gandhiji was shot on january 30, 1948 by a hindu fellow named Nathuram Godse.
36. In the film”Gandhi” which actor played the role of Gandhiji ?
Ben Kingsley
The film is directed by Richard Attenborough.
37. Gandhiji’s famous Harijan- uplift tour started from?
Wardha
38.
“In nature there is enough for everyone’s need, but too little for
everyone’s greed” These are the words from the famous leader?
Mahatma Gandhi
39."Generations
to come will scarce believe that such a one as [Gandhi] ever in flesh
and blood walked upon this earth." Who said these words about Gandhiji?
Albert Einstein
African Gandhi: - Kenneth Kaunda
American Gandhi: - Martin Luther King
Sri Lankan Gandhi: - A. T. Ariyaratne
Modern Gandhi:-Baba Amte
Bihar Gandhi: Dr.Rajendra Prasad
Delhi Gandhi:- C.Krishnan Nair
Burmese Gandhi:- Aung San Suu Kyi
Kosovo Gandhi: Ibrahim Rugova
South African Gandhi:Nelson Mandela
Frontier Gandhi: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Kerala Gandhi:-K.Kelappan
Mayyazhi Gandhi:-I.K.Kumaran Master
Quiz on Gandhiji --- Questions on Gandhiji's life
1.Where was was Gandhiji born?
Ans: Porbandar
2.What was Gandhi's childhood nickname?
Ans:Manu or Moniya
3.What was the name of Gandhi's father?
Ans:Karamchand
4.In
his teens Gandhi had a friend who often told him if he ate meat, he
would grow stronger. Gandhi also picked up smoking from him for a while.
Later Gandhi wrote a letter to his father and apologized. Who was this
friend?
Ans: Shiekh Mehtab
5.At what age was Gandhi married?
Ans: Thirteen
6.Gandhiji
confessed his guilt of stealing for the purpose of smoking in a letter,
promising never to steal in future and asking for adequate punishment.
To whom was this letter addressed?
Ans: Father
7.To represent which company's case did Gandhi go to Durban, South Africa in 1893?
Ans:Dada, Abdulla & Co
8.While
holding a first-class ticket Gandhiji was ordered by a railway
official to shift to the van compartment. On his refusal to comply with
the unjust order, a constable was called to push him out bag and
baggage. Identify the railway station where this incident took place
Ans: Maritzburg
9.How many sons did Gandhiji have?
Ans: four
- 10.On Gandhi's suggestion, which organization was formed in 1894 by the Indian community in South Africa?
- Ans: Natal Indian Congress
11.
In 1910, Hermann Kallenbach, a white farmer donated his farm near
Johannesburg to Gandhi where he established an 'ashram'. What was the
name of this 'ashram'?
Ans:Tolstoy Farm
12.Which country Gandhiji visited in October 1901?
Ans: Mauritius
13. Which year Gandhi take the vow of 'brahmacharya' or celibacy for life?
Ans:1906
14.In 1913, Gandhi protested a South African law that had
Ans: Made all non-Christian marriages illegal
15.Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?
Ans: Harischandra
16.In what year did Gandhi leave South Africa for the last time?
Ans: 1914
17.In
1915, Gandhi was awarded a medal which he returned to the Government in
1920 as a gesture of non cooperation towards the British Government.
Name the medal.
Ans: Kaiser-i -Hind
18.Who advised Gandhiji to remain as an observer and student in the country for a year before taking part in Indian Politics?
Ans: Gopal Krishna Gokhle
19. Which was the place from where Gandhiji started his recruiting campaign for the War on behalf of the British Government.
Ans: Kheda
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20.The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhi.
He later translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?
- Ans: John Ruskin
21.Gandhi's
autobiography "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally
written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
Ans:Mahadev Desai
22.Gandhiji's
first major struggle in the country was stagged 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?
Ans: Raj Kumar Shukla
23.In connection with the inauguration of the so-called Rowlatt satyagraha, Gandhiji started a Satyagraha Sabha in
Ans: Bombay
24.At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition?
Ans: Ahmedabad
25.
A wave of violent communal riots swept over country in 1924 on account
of which Gandhiji felt very much upset and was in great distress,
knowing not what to do. The terrible riots that broke out at a
particular place led Gandhi to do penance by observing a fast for 21
days. Which was that place?
Ans: Kohat
26.Who
commented "Mr Gandhi's religious and moral views are, I believe,
admirable, but I confess that I find it difficult to understand the
practice of them in politics."
Ans: Lord Reeding
27.Gandhi first organized mass "non-cooperation" with the British in what year?
Ans:1920
28. Gandhiji withdrew his non-cooperation due to the killing of Police men at which place?
Ans: Chauri Choura
29.In how many days was the 241 mile-journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi covered on foot by Gandhi and his volunteers?
Ans:24
30.Who was nominated by Gandhiji to lead the satyagrahais on the Dandi March in the event of his arrest?
Ans:Abbas Tyabji
31.
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected President of the Congress in 1938 with
Gandhiji's goodwill. He wanted a second term, but Gandhiji did not
approve of it. Despite the disapproval, Bose fought the election and won
it, defeating the official candidate by over 200 votes. Gandhiji took
it as a personal defeat. Identify the candidate.
Ans:Pattabhi Sitaramayya
32. What is the name of the building which served as Gandhi's residence in Mumbai from 1917-1934?
Ans: Mani Bhavan
33.What personal tragedy did Gandhi suffer in 1943?
Ans: His youngest son died
34.After
Independence in 1947, Gandhi felt the Congress had outlived its
usefulness. To keep it away from unhealthy competition with political
parties and communal bodies, Gandhi sketched a draft constitution for
the Congress to transform it into a social organization. What was it
called?
Ans:Lok Sevak Sangh
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1. When did
Gandhiji born?
Answer: in
1869 October 2
2. When did
Gandhiji went to South Africa to practice law?
Answer: in
1893
3. Where did
Gandhiji's first Satyagraha experimented?
Answer:
South Africa in 1906, September to protest against the
Asiatic Ordinance issued against the Indians in
Transval
4. When was
Gandhiji's first imprisonment?
Answer: 1908 at
Johannesberg in South Africa
5. In which railway station where
Gandhiji was humiliated and ousted ?
Answer: Peter Marits Burg Railway Station in SouthAfrica
6. When did
Gandhiji started Tolstoy Farm (SouthAfrica)?
Answer: in
1910
7. Where did
Gandhiji started the Phoenix Settlement ?
Answer:
Durban in South Africa
8. What is the name of
weakly started by
Gandhiji in
SouthAfrica?
Answer:
Indian opinion (1904)
9. When did
Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa ?
Answer: 9th January 1915.
January 9 is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
10. Where was
Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India?
Answer: It was for the right of Indigo workers in
Champaran in 1917
11. Where was
gandhiji’s
first fast (
Gandhiji’s second satyagraha in India)?
Answer: In
Ahmadabad
12. Which causes
Gandhiji to abandoned his title
Kaiser-I-Hind?
Answer:
Jallianwalabagh Massacre (1919)
13.
Who started weeklies named
Young India and Navjeevan?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
14. Which is the only Congress session presided over by
Gandhiji?
Answer:
Congress session at Belgaum in 1924
15. Who started
All India Harijan Samaj in
1932?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
16. Where is
Wardha Ashram situated?
Answer: In
Maharashtra
17. When did
Gandhiji started the weekly
Harijan?
Answer:
1933
18.
Gandhiji called
Subhash Chandra Bose as _________?
Answer:
Patriot
19. Who called
Gandhiji as “
Half naked Seditious Fakir”?
Answer:
Winston Churchill
20. Who gave the name ‘
Gurudev’ to
Tagore?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
21. Who called
Gandhiji as ‘
Mahatma’?
Answer:
Tagore
22. Who is
political guru of
Gandhiji ?
Answer:
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
23. Who is considered as
spiritual guru of
Gandhiji?
Answer:
Leo Tolstoy
24. When did
Gandhiji assassinated?
Answer:
1948 January 30 by
Nadhuram Vinayak Godse
25. What was called as '
Post Dated Cheque' by
Gandhiji ?
Answer:
Cripps's Mission (1942)
26. When did
Gandhiji published '
Hind Swaraj' ?
Answer: In the year
1908
27. who gave
Baba Amta the title '
Abhay Sadak' ?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
28. The period which is considered as '
Gandhian Era' in Indian Independence struggle ?
Answer:
1915 - 1948
29. Where was
Gandhiji’s third satyagraha in India?
Answer:
kheda satyagraha
30. What is the real name of
Gandhi's Autobiography ?
Answer:
Satya na prayogo
31. What is the period that referred in
Gandhi's Autobiography ?
Answer:
1869 - 1921
32. When did
Autobiography of Gandhiji first published
?
Answer:
1927 (in
Navajeevan)
33. In which language
Gandhiji wrote his Autobiography ?
Answer:
Gujarati
34. Who translated
Gandhi's autobiography into English ?
Answer:
Mahadev Desai
35. Who founded
Satyagrah Sabha ?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
36. Who was the secretary of
Mahatma Gandhi after the demise of
Mahadev Desai ?
Answer:
Pyarelal
37. What is the real name of Mira Behn, the disciple of Gandhiji ?
Answer:
Madeleine Slade
38. Who compared
Gandhi's Dandi March to the
legendary journey of Sri Rama to Lanka ?
Answer:
Motilal Nehru
* Persons having nick name as Gandhi
39. Who is known as
Frontier Gandhi ?
Answer:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
40. Who is known as
Bihar Gandhi ?
Answer:
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
41. Who is known as
Modern Gandhi ?
Answer:
Baba Amte
42. Who is known as
Sri Lankan Gandhi ?
Answer:
A.T. Ariyaratne
43. Who is known as
American Gandhi ?
Answer:
Martin Luther King
44. Who is known as
Burmese Gandhi ?
Answer: General
Aung San
45. Who is known as
African Gandhi ?
Answer:
Kenneth Kaunda
46. Who is known as
South African Gandhi ?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela
47. Who is known as
Kenya Gandhi ?
Answer:
Jomo Kenyatta
48. Who is known as
Indonesian Gandhi ?
Answer:
Ahmed Sukarno
Some of the Books about Gandhi.
*49. Who wrote
the book "The words of Gandhi" ?
Answer:
Mahatma Gandhi
Other
Books written by Gandhiji -
"The Essential Gandhi" , "The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi" , "The
Penguin Gandhi reader","Gandhi on Islam", "The Bhagavad Gita
According to Gandhi", "The book of Gandhi wisdom", "Hind swaraj
and other writings", "The Way to God", "For Pacifists"
*50. Who is the write of "
Gandhi on Non-Violence" ?
Answer
: Thomas Merton
*51.
"The Life Of Mahatma Gandhi" is written by?
Answer:
Louis Fischer
*52. who is the author of "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and his Struggle with India"
Answer:
Joseph Lelyveld