Early Life of Gandhi

Q. Who is known as the 'Father of the Nation'?

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Subhas Chandra Bose
3. Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.

Write a note on:

(a) What was meant by the ‘civilising mission’ of the colonisers

(b) Huynh Phu So

Q. What were the reasons that made Mahatma Gandhi stay back in South Africa for 20 years?

1. He got work and considered settling.
2. He wanted to stop the discrimination faced by Indians.
3. He enjoyed writing periodicals and it had more scope in S. Africa.
4. He got the African citizenship and accepted it.

Q. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 1869.

1. 2 September
2. 2 October
3. 2 November

Q. Gandhi followed the principle of non-violence to fight against the whites in South Africa. From the following, select the correct options:

1. Gandhi believed in Satyagraha.
2. Gandhi founded Natal Indian Congress.
3. Gandhi started writing a periodical to detail the suffering.
4. Gandhi cleared the Civil services exam in South Africa.

Q. Which of the following statements related to apartheid is/are correct?

1. Indians in India faced apartheid.
2. Apartheid is a form of racism.
3. Apartheid is a form of casteism.
4. Indians who lived in colonial South Africa were also victims of apartheid.

Q.

To what extent is satyagraha advocated by gandhiji relavent in todays world? give reasons for your answer.

Q. Apartheid was an oppressive system of segregation of blacks from whites in .

1. USA
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. India

Q. S1: M.K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar on 2 October 1875. S2: Gandhi went to England to write the Civil Services exam. S3: Gandhi lived in South Africa for 20 years. From the above statements, select the options that are true.

1. S3
2. S1 and S3
3. S1, S2 and S3
4. S1 and S2