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(1)
Who is the author of 'Unto This Last'?
[A]
John Ruskin
[B]
Ruskin Bond
[C]
Hermann Kallenbach
[D]
Louis Fischer
(2)
Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of Satyagraha?
[A]
Infinite capacity for suffering
[B]
Non violence
[C]
Truth
[D]
All the three
(3)
Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
[A]
Maganlal Gandhi
[B]
Mahadev Desai
[C]
Pyarelalji
[D]
Sushila Nayyar
(4)
Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?
[A]
Light of India
[B]
Hind Swaraj
[C]
My Experiments with Truth
[D]
Both B & C
(5)
Who established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC)?
[A]
Vallabhbhai Patel
[B]
Sarojini Naidu
[C]
Jawaharlal Nehru
[D]
None of the above
Answer: None of the above
(6)
Who was the political Guru of Mahatma Gandhi ji?
[A]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[B]
Dayanand Saraswati
[C]
Ravindra Nath Tagore
[D]
None of the above
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(7)
Who given the slogan of 'Do or die'?
[A]
Subhash Chandra Bose
[B]
Bipin Chnadra Pal
[C]
Sarojini Naidu
[D]
None of these
(8)
Who killed Gandhi Ji?
[A]
Ruskin Bond
[B]
Nathuram Godse
[C]
Lord Mountbatten
[D]
Satya Bhan Gokhale
(9)
Mahatma Gandhi was named by Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in _________.
[A]
1930
[B]
1935
[C]
1940
[D]
1945
(10)
In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared Gandhi’s birthday 2 October as _________.
[A]
International Day of Nonviolence
[B]
International Day of Peace
[C]
International Day of Love
[D]
International Day of Liberty
Answer: International Day of Nonviolence
(11)
To represent which company’s case did Gandhi go to Durban’ South Africa in 1893?
[A]
Nust and Kale Co
[B]
Bresky Brothers Co
[C]
Dada’ Abdulla & Co
[D]
Mark Spencers & Co
Answer: Dada’ Abdulla & Co
(12)
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.”?
[A]
Lord Erwin
[B]
Lord Reading
[C]
Lord Wellington
[D]
Lord Kristen
(13)
Who gave the title “Mahatma” to Gandhi and referred to him as “Maharaj”?
[A]
Bala Gangadhar Tilak
[B]
Jawaharlal Nehru
[C]
Gautama Buddha
[D]
Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
(14)
The Champaran agitation is associated with which of the following plants?
[A]
Tea
[B]
Coffee
[C]
Indigo
[D]
Rubber
(15)
At which railway station was Gandhi thrown out of the train on his way to Pretoria?
[A]
Pieter Maritzburg
[B]
Surrey
[C]
Ohio
[D]
Birmingham
Answer: Pieter Maritzburg
(16)
In May 1916′ Gandhi was invited to speak at laying of the foundation stone of which university?
[A]
Banaras Hindu University
[B]
Hyderabad University
[C]
Rani Lakshmi Bhai University
[D]
Swami Vivekananda University
Answer: Banaras Hindu University
(17)
How old was Gandhi when he was shot dead by Nathu Ram Godse on Januray 30′ 1948?
[A]
75
[B]
76
[C]
77
[D]
78
(18)
On Gandhi’s suggestion’ which organization was formed in 1894 by the Indian community in South Africa?
[A]
National Indian Party
[B]
Natal Indian Congress
[C]
People’s Party
[D]
Congress for the People
Answer: Natal Indian Congress
(19)
The first recipient of International Gandhi Peace Prize is ___________.
[A]
Gerhard Fisher
[B]
Baba Amte
[C]
John Hume
[D]
Julius Nyerere
(20)
In 1920, Gandhi returned ___________ medal to the Government as a gesture of non cooperation towards the British Government.
[A]
Nobel Prize
[B]
Chevalier Award
[C]
Kaiser-i-Hind
[D]
Faizal-Malik
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