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This section includes 50 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your FAMOUS PERSONALITIES knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which date is observed as Gandhi Jayanti in India? |
| A. | 26th January |
| B. | 2nd October |
| C. | 15th August |
| D. | 5th September |
| Answer» C. 15th August | |
| 2. |
What was Gandhi’s nickname given by his followers? |
| A. | Bapu |
| B. | Neta |
| C. | Netaji |
| D. | Pundit |
| Answer» B. Neta | |
| 3. |
Which major world event influenced Gandhi’s Quit India Movement? |
| A. | American Civil War |
| B. | World War II |
| C. | Russian Revolution |
| D. | World War I |
| Answer» C. Russian Revolution | |
| 4. |
What was the name of Gandhi’s concept of non-possession? |
| A. | Aparigraha |
| B. | Swadeshi |
| C. | Swaraj |
| D. | Satyagraha |
| Answer» B. Swadeshi | |
| 5. |
In which city did Gandhi establish the Tolstoy Farm in South Africa? |
| A. | Durban |
| B. | Johannesburg |
| C. | Cape Town |
| D. | Pretoria |
| Answer» C. Cape Town | |
| 6. |
What was the significance of the Dandi March? |
| A. | A peaceful protest against the British salt tax |
| B. | A violent uprising |
| C. | A journey of discovery |
| D. | Gandhi's return to India |
| Answer» B. A violent uprising | |
| 7. |
Where did Gandhi's famous Salt March end? |
| A. | Kheda |
| B. | Champaran |
| C. | Dandi |
| D. | Sabarmati |
| Answer» D. Sabarmati | |
| 8. |
Who called Gandhi "the Father of the Nation"? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Sardar Patel |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» C. Sardar Patel | |
| 9. |
Gandhi believed in the upliftment of villages through which of the following programs? |
| A. | Urbanization |
| B. | Village Reconstruction |
| C. | Heavy Industrialization |
| D. | Digital India |
| Answer» C. Heavy Industrialization | |
| 10. |
Which of the following did Gandhi oppose during his freedom struggle? |
| A. | British Rule |
| B. | Indian Culture |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Ahimsa |
| Answer» B. Indian Culture | |
| 11. |
Which of these terms is closely associated with Gandhi? |
| A. | Communism |
| B. | Pacifism |
| C. | Terrorism |
| D. | Extremism |
| Answer» C. Terrorism | |
| 12. |
The slogan “Do or Die” is associated with which of Gandhi’s movements? |
| A. | Non-Cooperation |
| B. | Quit India |
| C. | Civil Disobedience |
| D. | Dandi March |
| Answer» C. Civil Disobedience | |
| 13. |
What role did Gandhi play in the Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Secretary |
| B. | President |
| C. | Member |
| D. | Treasurer |
| Answer» C. Member | |
| 14. |
Who among the following was deeply influenced by Gandhi's non-violence philosophy? |
| A. | Nelson Mandela |
| B. | Adolf Hitler |
| C. | Joseph Stalin |
| D. | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Answer» B. Adolf Hitler | |
| 15. |
What was Gandhi's opinion on western education? |
| A. | Fully supported |
| B. | Criticized |
| C. | Indifferent |
| D. | Encouraged selectively |
| Answer» C. Indifferent | |
| 16. |
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Non-Cooperation Movement? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |
| 17. |
Mahatma Gandhi's economic principles were centered around? |
| A. | Capitalism |
| B. | Socialism |
| C. | Decentralization |
| D. | Globalization |
| Answer» D. Globalization | |
| 18. |
What was Gandhi’s primary aim in calling for the Quit India Movement? |
| A. | Complete Independence |
| B. | Swaraj |
| C. | Civil Rights |
| D. | Economic Reforms |
| Answer» B. Swaraj | |
| 19. |
What was Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience in India? |
| A. | Dandi March |
| B. | Champaran Movement |
| C. | Kheda Movement |
| D. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| Answer» C. Kheda Movement | |
| 20. |
What did Mahatma Gandhi do during World War II? |
| A. | Supported the British |
| B. | Called for Indian participation |
| C. | Launched the Quit India Movement |
| D. | Stayed silent |
| Answer» D. Stayed silent | |
| 21. |
Gandhi’s philosophy of ‘trusteeship’ was aimed at solving issues related to? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Wealth distribution |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Government Policies |
| Answer» C. Religion | |
| 22. |
What was Gandhi’s view on industrialization? |
| A. | Supportive |
| B. | Opposed |
| C. | Indifferent |
| D. | Neutral |
| Answer» C. Indifferent | |
| 23. |
Mahatma Gandhi worked for the rights of Indians in which country? |
| A. | America |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 24. |
The philosophy of Satyagraha was influenced by which thinker? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Henry David Thoreau |
| C. | John Locke |
| D. | Sigmund Freud |
| Answer» C. John Locke | |
| 25. |
Who among the following was a close associate of Gandhi? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Mangal Pandey |
| Answer» D. Mangal Pandey | |
| 26. |
Mahatma Gandhi advocated for the upliftment of which marginalized community? |
| A. | Muslims |
| B. | Untouchables |
| C. | Hindus |
| D. | Christians |
| Answer» C. Hindus | |
| 27. |
Which of these is a book written by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Discovery of India |
| B. | Hind Swaraj |
| C. | Untouchability |
| D. | My India |
| Answer» C. Untouchability | |
| 28. |
What was the primary focus of Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha? |
| A. | Education |
| B. | Labor Rights |
| C. | Farmers' Rights |
| D. | Caste System |
| Answer» D. Caste System | |
| 29. |
Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year? |
| A. | 1910 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 30. |
Which of the following movements was not led by Gandhi? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Dandi March |
| D. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| Answer» C. Dandi March | |
| 31. |
Mahatma Gandhi founded which Ashram in Gujarat? |
| A. | Sabarmati Ashram |
| B. | Wardha Ashram |
| C. | Gandhi Ashram |
| D. | Pune Ashram |
| Answer» B. Wardha Ashram | |
| 32. |
Which of these was a major feature of Gandhi's Satyagraha? |
| A. | Violence |
| B. | Peaceful Resistance |
| C. | Economic Boycott |
| D. | Use of Weapons |
| Answer» C. Economic Boycott | |
| 33. |
What was Gandhi's concept of self-rule called? |
| A. | Dharma |
| B. | Swaraj |
| C. | Sarvodaya |
| D. | Non-Cooperation |
| Answer» C. Sarvodaya | |
| 34. |
Where did Mahatma Gandhi study law? |
| A. | London |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Berlin |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 35. |
Gandhi led the Quit India Movement in which year? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 36. |
What was Gandhi's profession before he became a political leader? |
| A. | Engineer |
| B. | Lawyer |
| C. | Teacher |
| D. | Journalist |
| Answer» C. Teacher | |
| 37. |
Where was Gandhi when he was assassinated? |
| A. | Sabarmati Ashram |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Bombay | |
| 38. |
Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh |
| B. | Nathuram Godse |
| C. | Chandra Shekhar Azad |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» C. Chandra Shekhar Azad | |
| 39. |
In which year was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1952 |
| Answer» C. 1950 | |
| 40. |
Gandhi's first major struggle in India was associated with which place? |
| A. | Kheda |
| B. | Champaran |
| C. | Dandi |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» C. Dandi | |
| 41. |
Which principle was central to Gandhi's philosophy? |
| A. | Swaraj |
| B. | Satyagraha |
| C. | Dharma |
| D. | Ahimsa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
What is the name of the autobiography written by Gandhi? |
| A. | My Life |
| B. | The Story of My Experiments with Truth |
| C. | Freedom Struggle |
| D. | Non-Violence Journey |
| Answer» C. Freedom Struggle | |
| 43. |
In which year did the Salt March begin? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1942 |
| Answer» C. 1915 | |
| 44. |
What was the name of the movement led by Gandhi against British salt taxes? |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| C. | Salt March |
| D. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Answer» D. Civil Disobedience Movement | |
| 45. |
Mahatma Gandhi first experimented with non-violence in which country? |
| A. | India |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | England |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» C. England | |
| 46. |
Mahatma Gandhi is known for which method of protest? |
| A. | Armed Revolution |
| B. | Non-violence |
| C. | Boycotting Schools |
| D. | Tax Protest |
| Answer» C. Boycotting Schools | |
| 47. |
Who gave the title 'Mahatma' to Gandhi? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| C. | Sardar Patel |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» C. Sardar Patel | |
| 48. |
What was Mahatma Gandhi's full name? |
| A. | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
| B. | Manmohan Karamchand Gandhi |
| C. | Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi |
| D. | Mohammed Karamchand Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Manmohan Karamchand Gandhi | |
| 49. |
Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Porbandar |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Mumbai | |
| 50. |
Mahatma Gandhi was born on which date? |
| A. | 2nd October 1869 |
| B. | 5th September 1872 |
| C. | 15th August 1870 |
| D. | 10th January 1875 |
| Answer» B. 5th September 1872 | |