Gandhi and Satyagraha

Q. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

1. 1915
2. 1917
3. 1914
4. 1918

Q. Why did the Indians assemble in Jallianwala Bagh on 13 April, 1919?

1. They gathered to protest against the British.
2. They gathered to discuss a strategy to counter the British.
3. They gathered to celebrate the Baisakhi festival.
4. The British tricked the Indians into Jallianwala Bagh.

Q. Which of the following were the places where Mahatma Gandhi started local Satyagrahas after returning to India from South Africa?

1. Champaran
2. Kheda
3. Ahmedabad
4. Delhi

Q. What did the Smuts-Gandhi agreement guarantee the people?

1. The British would immediately evacuate South Africa.
2. There would be no more "white only" reserved compartments on trains.
3. There would be no more Poll tax.
4. All of the above

Q. Select the settlement(s) established by Gandhi in South Africa.

1. Sabarmati Ashram
2. Tolstoy farm
3. Satya Ashram
4. Phoenix Settlement

Q. Who did Gandhi consider to be his political guru?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. C R Das
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. Brajkishore Prasad

Q. What is idea of Satyagraha ?

Q. Which of the following is/are the feature(s) of Satyagraha?

1. Truth
2. Non-Cooperation
3. Non-violence
4. Riot

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Name the book published by ET paul.

Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi born?

1. 2 October, 1869
2. 2 October, 1870
3. 2 October, 1872
4. 2 October, 1871

Q. Why did Gandhi travel to England?

1. To practice law
2. To study law
3. To join the military
4. To get a head start on the freedom struggle

Q. What was Gandhi trying to convey when he coined the term Satyagraha?

1. Hunger strikes
2. Passive resistance
3. Seeking the truth
4. Land of truth

Q. Who wrote the book "The Kingdom of God is within you"?

1. Leo Tolstoy
2. John Ruskin
3. Henry Thoreau
4. Ruskin Bond

Q. In which year did Gandhi tried out the practice of Satyagraha for the first time?

1. 1904
2. 1905
3. 1906
4. 1907

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Mahatma Gandhi Returned to India In - GK Q&A

1. January 1911

2. January 1912

3. January 1914

4. January 1915

Q. Which of the following nationalist leaders helped Gandhi familiarise himself with the situation in India?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. C.R. Das
3. Motilal Nehru
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q.

Which neighbouring district of Mumbai provided an overwhelming majority of its mill workers in 1911?

1. Ratnagiri

2. Nasik

3. Thane

4. Sindhudurg

Q.

When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

Q. What was the inspiration behind the word 'Satyagraha'?

1. Radio show
2. Intellectual discussion
3. Newspaper
4. Dream

Q. Assertion :Gandhiji's idea of 'Satyagraha' emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for truth. Reason: Gandhiji believed that a Satyagrahi could win the battle by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor.

1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
4. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Q. At which station was Gandhi thrown out of the "white only" compartment by the British?

1. Pretoria
2. Transvaal
3. Pietermaritzburg
4. Durban

Q. Match the following events with the years of their occurence.

1. 1919
2. 1917
3. 1918

Q. Gandhiji's was not a loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living, human beings. Why did Gandhiji continue his stay in Champaran even after Indigo share-cropping disappeared? (Indigo)

Q. Who won the naming contest organised by Gandhi on the Indian Opinion?

1. Mohandas Gandhi
2. Motiram Gandhi
3. Harilal Gandhi
4. Maganlal Gandhi

Q. What did the Smuts-Gandhi agreement guarantee the people?

1. There would be no more "white only" reserved compartments on trains.
2. The British would immediately evacuate South Africa.
3. There would be no more Poll tax.
4. All of the above

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What was the time period during which Gandhiji practiced law in South Africa?

1. 1893-1914

2. 1893-1910

3. 1893-1913

4. 1893-1912

Q. According to Gandhi, a Satyagrahi could win the battle through __________.

1. Non-violence
2. Prayers to God
3. Religion
4. Violence

Q. Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized part of the sentence.
I tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he remained adamant.

1. foolish
2. aggressive
3. stubborn
4. defensive

Q. Gandhi was once a believer of the ______ justice system.

1. American
2. British
3. South African
4. Russian

Q. Answer the following question in one or two sentences each:
Do you support the act of Jalpesan? Justify your answer.