1. Where was Gandhi ji born?

(a) Porbandar (b) Rajkot (c) Ahmedabad (d) Delhi

2. Why did Gandhi go to South Africa?

(a) to work on a lawsuit (b) To work as a missionary
(c) To fight agains discriminating system of south Africa (d) To work as a political activist

3. Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi ji?

(a) Ravindra Nath Tagore (b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) john Ruskin

4. When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?

(a) March 1, 1932 (b) March 5, 1931 (c) March 10, 1935 (d) March 7, 1937

5. Why did Gandhi return to India in 1896?

A) To bring his wife and children to south Africa
b) To see his mother
c) To meet with the Viceroy
d) To settle permanently

6. What was Gandhiji's age when he got married to Kasturbai?

a) 12 years
b) 13 years
c) 19 years
d) 20 years
7. About how old was Gandhiji when he reached London to become a barrister?
(a) 20 years (b) 19 years (c) 21 years (d) 18 years

8. Who of the following desired to convert Gandhiji to Christianity in South Africa?

(a) A. W. Baker
(b) Mrs. MacDonald
(c) William Godfrey
(d) Spencer Walton

9. In the course of resistance against which of the following in South Africa did Gandhiji first use his
new political weapon which came to be known later on as ‘Satyagraha’?
(a) Peace Preservation Ordinance
(b) Natal Indenture Law
(c) Asiatic Law Amendment Act
(d) Immigrants Regulation Act

10. The book Unto This Last greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he
translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?
A) Louise Fisher B) Ruskin Bond C) John Ruskin D) Leo Tolstoy

11. 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
12. In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper
A) Kesari c) The Maratha
B) Harijan d) hind Swaraj

13. As per Gandhiji, what is the mean of "Swaraj"?

A. Freedom for the country
B. Freedom for the meanest of the countrymen
C. Self Government
D. Complete Independence

14. Gandhi’s inspiration for civil disobedience came from the writings of

a. Henry David Thoreau

b. David Ricardo
c. Leo Tolstoy
d. Bertrand Russell

15. During the Non-Cooperation Movement, which award did Gandhiji return?

a. Knighthood
b. Rai Bahadur
c. Kaiser-e-Hind
d. Hind Kesari

16. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

a. Ahmedabad
b. Bardoli
c. Champaran
d. Kheda

17. Who is the author of Gandhiji’s favourite Bhajan ‘Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye’?

a. Purandar Das
b. Shyamal Bhatt
c. Narsi Mehta
d. Sant Gyaneshwar

18. October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi is internationally observed as -

a. Non-violence Day
b. Vegetarians Day
c. Martyrs' Day
d. Communal Harmony Day

19. At which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, did Gandhiji preside as the
President?

a. Lucknow, 1916
b. Lahore, 1929
 c. Calcutta, 1917
d. Belgaum, 1924

20. Who said about Gandhiji "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked
the earth in flesh and blood?

a. Winston Churchill
b. Lord Mountbatten
c. Albert Einstein
d. Jawaharlal Nehru

21. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger Strike as a
weapon?

a. non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22

b. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
c. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
d. Bardoli Satyagraha

22. Gandhiji organized ‘Dandi March’ in 1930 against :

a. Atrocities on Harijans
b. Repression of the Congress
c. Imposition of tax on salt
d. The Communal Award

23. Which of the following newspapers was NOT published by Mahatma Gandhi?

a. Navjeevan
b. Harijan
c. Vande Mataram
d. Young India

24. Which of the following books has NOT been written by Mahatma Gandhi?

a. Hindu View of Life

b. My Experiments with Truth
c. Key to Health
d. Hind Swaraj

25. Which of the following movements was NOT started by Gandhiji?

a. Non-cooperation Movement
b. Civil Disobedience Movement
c. Quit India Movement
d. Swadeshi Movemen

26. In relation to which of the following did Gandhiji use the phrase "Post-dated cheque on a crashing
bank"?
 a. Cabinet Mission
b. Simon Commission
c. Cripps Mission
d. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

27. Mahatma Gandhi was named by Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in _________.
a) 1930
b) 1935
c) 1940
d) 1945

28. The first recipient of International Gandhi Peace Prize is ___________.

a) Gerhard Fisher
b) Baba Amte
c) John Hume
d) Julius Nyerere

29 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

30. 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