Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi born?

A) 2 October 1869

B) 15 August 1870

C) 10 December 1868

D) 30 January 1871

Answer: a) 2 October 1869

Q. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?

A) Porbandar

B) Ahmedabad

C) Delhi

D) Mumbai

Answer: a) Porbandar

Q. What was Mahatma Gandhi’s full name?

A) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

B) Mohandas Keshav Gandhi

C) Mohandas Krishnan Gandhi

D) Mohandas Kamal Gandhi

Answer: a) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Q. Who was Gandhi’s wife?

A) Kasturba Gandhi

B) Kamala Gandhi

C) Savitri Gandhi

D) Indira Gandhi

Answer: a) Kasturba Gandhi

Q. In which country did Gandhi first practice law?

A) India

B) England

C) South Africa

D) United States

Answer: b) England

Q. In which year did Gandhi travel to South Africa?

A) 1893

B) 1900

C) 1905

D) 1910

Answer: a) 1893

Q. What movement did Gandhi lead in South Africa?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement

B) Civil Rights Movement

C) Salt Satyagraha

D) Civil Disobedience Movement

Answer: b) Civil Rights Movement

Q. What was the name of the ashram Gandhi established in South Africa?

A) Sabarmati Ashram

B) Phoenix Settlement

C) Tolstoy Farm

D) Sevagram Ashram

Answer: c) Tolstoy Farm

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

A) 1912

B) 1915

C) 1920

D) 1930

Answer: b) 1915

Q. Which book was written by Mahatma Gandhi?

 A) Hind Swaraj

 B) Discovery of India

 C) My Experiments with Truth

 D) The Story of My Life

 Answer: a) Hind Swaraj

Q. Who gave Gandhi the title of ‘Mahatma’?

 A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 B) Rabindranath Tagore

 C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: b) Rabindranath Tagore

Q. Which movement was started by Gandhi in 1917 in Champaran?

 A) Non-Cooperation Movement

 B) Civil Disobedience Movement

 C) Champaran Satyagraha

 D) Salt March

 Answer: c) Champaran Satyagraha

Q. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre occur?

 A) 1917

 B) 1918

 C) 1919

 D) 1920

 Answer: c) 1919

Q. What was Gandhi’s profession before joining politics?

 A) Doctor

 B) Lawyer

 C) Teacher

 D) Engineer

 Answer: b) Lawyer

Q. Which event marked Gandhi’s first major involvement in the Indian independence movement?

 A) Non-Cooperation Movement

 B) Salt Satyagraha

 C) Champaran Satyagraha

 D) Quit India Movement

 Answer: c) Champaran Satyagraha

Q. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement launched?

 A) 1919

 B) 1920

 C) 1921

 D) 1922

 Answer: b) 1920

Q. Which incident led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

 A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 B) Chauri Chaura Incident

 C) Salt Satyagraha

 D) Quit India Movement

 Answer: b) Chauri Chaura Incident

Q. What was the main objective of the Dandi March?

 A) Protest against the British tax on salt

 B) Demand for complete independence

 C) Demand for the right to vote

 D) Demand for land reforms

 Answer: a) Protest against the British tax on salt

Q. When did the Dandi March take place?

 A) 1928

 B) 1930

 C) 1931

 D) 1932

 Answer: b) 1930

Q. Which philosophy did Gandhi promote for achieving independence?

 A) Ahimsa and Satyagraha

 B) Armed Revolution

 C) Economic Boycott

 D) Political Reforms

 Answer: a) Ahimsa and Satyagraha

Q. Who was Gandhi’s political mentor?

 A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

 C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 D) Jawaharlal Nehru

 Answer: b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q. Which of the following movements was launched by Gandhi against the Rowlatt Act?

 A) Khilafat Movement

 B) Non-Cooperation Movement

 C) Civil Disobedience Movement

 D) Quit India Movement

 Answer: b) Non-Cooperation Movement

Q. When was the Quit India Movement launched?

 A) 1940

 B) 1941

 C) 1942

 D) 1943

 Answer: c) 1942

Q. What slogan did Gandhi give during the Quit India Movement?

 A) Do or Die

 B) Swaraj is my Birthright

 C) Simon Go Back

 D) Vande Mataram

 Answer: a) Do or Die

Q. Which book is considered Gandhi’s autobiography?

 A) The Story of My Experiments with Truth

 B) Hind Swaraj

 C) India Wins Freedom

 D) The Discovery of India

 Answer: a) The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Q. In which year did Gandhi attend the Round Table Conference in London?

 A) 1930

 B) 1931

 C) 1932

 D) 1933

 Answer: b) 1931

Q. What was Gandhi’s stance on the Partition of India?

 A) Supported it

 B) Opposed it

 C) Indifferent

 D) Initiated it

 Answer: b) Opposed it

Q. Which movement was launched by Gandhi for the upliftment of the untouchables?

 A) Harijan Movement

 B) Swadeshi Movement

 C) Quit India Movement

 D) Khilafat Movement

 Answer: a) Harijan Movement

Q. When did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?

 A) 1919

 B) 1922

 C) 1930

 D) 1932

 Answer: c) 1930

Q. Where did Gandhi establish his first ashram in India?

 A) Wardha

 B) Sabarmati

 C) Porbandar

 D) Sevagram

 Answer: b) Sabarmati

Q. Which of the following is NOT a principle of Gandhism?

 A) Non-violence

 B) Truth

 C) Self-discipline

 D) Armed Struggle

 Answer: d) Armed Struggle

Q. Who killed Mahatma Gandhi?

 A) Nathuram Godse

 B) Bhagat Singh

 C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 D) Michael O’Dwyer

 Answer: a) Nathuram Godse

Q. On which date was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

 A) 26 January 1948

 B) 30 January 1948

 C) 15 August 1947

 D) 2 October 1948

 Answer: b) 30 January 1948

Q. Which British law did Gandhi oppose through the Salt March?

 A) Government of India Act

 B) Rowlatt Act

 C) Salt Act

 D) Vernacular Press Act

 Answer: c) Salt Act

Q. In which language did Gandhi write his autobiography?

 A) English

 B) Hindi

 C) Gujarati

 D) Marathi

 Answer: c) Gujarati

Q. Which organization was founded by Gandhi in South Africa?

 A) Indian National Congress

 B) Natal Indian Congress

 C) South African National Congress

 D) African National Congress

 Answer: b) Natal Indian Congress

Q. Where did Gandhi undertake his first hunger strike in India?

 A) Ahmedabad

 B) Kheda

 C) Champaran

 D) Bombay

 Answer: a) Ahmedabad

Q. Who persuaded Gandhi to return to India from South Africa?

 A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

 B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q. What was the name of Gandhi’s movement to boycott foreign goods?

 A) Khilafat Movement

 B) Swadeshi Movement

 C) Non-Cooperation Movement

 D) Civil Disobedience Movement

 Answer: b) Swadeshi Movement

Q. In which year did Gandhi launch the Quit India Movement?

 A) 1939

 B) 1940

 C) 1941

 D) 1942

 Answer: d) 1942

Q. Where did Gandhi serve his first jail sentence in India?

 A) Sabarmati Jail

 B) Yerwada Jail

 C) Alipore Jail

 D) Cellular Jail

 Answer: b) Yerwada Jail

Q. Which of the following leaders was NOT influenced by Gandhi?

 A) Martin Luther King Jr.

 B) Nelson Mandela

 C) Aung San Suu Kyi

 D) Adolf Hitler

 Answer: d) Adolf Hitler

Q. What was the profession of Gandhi’s father?

 A) Lawyer

 B) Farmer

 C) Merchant

 D) Diwan (Chief Minister)

 Answer: d) Diwan (Chief Minister)

Q. What was the name of Gandhi’s mother?

 A) Putlibai

 B) Kasturba

 C) Savitri

 D) Kamala

 Answer: a) Putlibai

Q. Which method did Gandhi use for protest and resistance?

 A) Armed Rebellion

 B) Guerrilla Warfare

 C) Satyagraha

 D) Sabotage

 Answer: c) Satyagraha

Q. Which round table conference did Gandhi attend in London?

 A) First Round Table Conference

 B) Second Round Table Conference

 C) Third Round Table Conference

 D) None of the above

 Answer: b) Second Round Table Conference

Q. Who called Gandhi “Half-naked fakir”?

 A) Winston Churchill

 B) Lord Mountbatten

 C) Lord Curzon

 D) Lord Irwin

 Answer: a) Winston Churchill

Q. In which year was Gandhi nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

 A) 1939

 B) 1947

 C) 1948

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above

Q. What was the name of the weekly journal published by Gandhi in English?

 A) Young India

 B) Harijan

 C) Indian Opinion

 D) Navjivan

 Answer: a) Young India

Q. Where did Gandhi go for his law studies?

 A) United States

 B) England

 C) South Africa

 D) France

 Answer: b) England

Q. Which leader called Gandhi “The Father of the Nation”?

 A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 B) Sardar Patel

 C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 Answer: c) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. What was the main objective of Gandhi’s Dandi March?

 A) Protest against the British salt tax

 B) Demand for Purna Swaraj

 C) Demand for voting rights

 D) Protest against land reforms

 Answer: a) Protest against the British salt tax

Q. Which of the following movements is associated with Gandhi’s protest against the Rowlatt Act?

 A) Non-Cooperation Movement

 B) Civil Disobedience Movement

 C) Champaran Satyagraha

 D) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 Answer: a) Non-Cooperation Movement

Q. What did Gandhi call the untouchables?

 A) Dalits

 B) Harijans

 C) Adivasis

 D) Bahujans

 Answer: b) Harijans

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

 A) 1913

 B) 1915

 C) 1917

 D) 1919

 Answer: b) 1915

Q. Which book written by Gandhi outlines his views on Swaraj?

 A) Hind Swaraj

 B) My Experiments with Truth

 C) The Story of My Life

 D) India Wins Freedom

 Answer: a) Hind Swaraj

Q. Which event forced Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?

 A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 B) Chauri Chaura Incident

 C) Salt March

 D) Quit India Movement

 Answer: b) Chauri Chaura Incident

Q. Where did Gandhi’s first satyagraha in India take place?

 A) Champaran

 B) Kheda

 C) Ahmedabad

 D) Bardoli

 Answer: a) Champaran

Q. What is the name of Gandhi’s autobiography?

 A) My Experiments with Truth

 B) Hind Swaraj

 C) Discovery of India

 D) Glimpses of World History

 Answer: a) My Experiments with Truth

Q. What was Gandhi’s primary method of protest?

 A) Armed Struggle

 B) Non-Violent Resistance

 C) Economic Boycott

 D) Political Negotiation

 Answer: b) Non-Violent Resistance

Q. Where did Gandhi go to meet the mill workers during the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?

 A) Bombay

 B) Calcutta

 C) Delhi

 D) Ahmedabad

 Answer: d) Ahmedabad

Q. Who called Gandhi “Mahatma” for the first time?

 A) Rabindranath Tagore

 B) Jawaharlal Nehru

 C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 D) Sardar Patel

 Answer: a) Rabindranath Tagore

Q. Which year marked the launch of the Salt March by Gandhi?

 A) 1929

 B) 1930

 C) 1931

 D) 1932

 Answer: b) 1930

Q. What is the name of Gandhi’s residence in Ahmedabad?

 A) Sevagram

 B) Sabarmati Ashram

 C) Phoenix Settlement

 D) Wardha Ashram

 Answer: b) Sabarmati Ashram

Q. Which principle was the foundation of Gandhi’s struggle?

 A) Passive Resistance

 B) Violent Protest

 C) Armed Struggle

 D) Political Negotiation

 Answer: a) Passive Resistance

Q. What was Gandhi’s reaction to the partition of India?

 A) Supported it

 B) Opposed it

 C) Indifferent

 D) Initiated it

 Answer: b) Opposed it

Q. Who among the following was deeply influenced by Gandhi’s teachings?

 A) Martin Luther King Jr.

 B) John F. Kennedy

 C) Ronald Reagan

 D) Abraham Lincoln

 Answer: a) Martin Luther King Jr.

Q. Which is the oldest ashram founded by Gandhi in India?

 A) Phoenix Settlement

 B) Tolstoy Farm

 C) Sabarmati Ashram

 D) Sevagram Ashram

 Answer: c) Sabarmati Ashram

Q. Which principle did Gandhi advocate for self-sufficiency?

 A) Non-Violence

 B) Truth

 C) Swadeshi

 D) Ahimsa

 Answer: c) Swadeshi

Q. What was the primary focus of the Khadi movement initiated by Gandhi?

 A) Promote Indian textiles

 B) Boycott foreign goods

 C) Empower rural economy

 D) All of the above

 Answer: d) All of the above