GK Quiz on life of Mahatma Gandhi: Set 1

1.When is the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated?
A. 14th August
B. 26th May
C. 8th October 
D. 2nd October

Explanation: The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October every year to promote non-violence through education and public awareness. In 2007, the UN General Assembly came up with the resolution A/RES/61/271 to establish the International Day of Non-Violence.

2. Mahatma Gandhi was born in which place?

A.  Porbandar
B.  Madhya Pradesh
C.  Karnataka
D.  Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: Mahatama Gandhi was born on 2 October, 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat.

3.Who said “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B.  Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri

D.  Sarojini Naidu

Explanation: This is the famous quotation said by Mahatma Gandhi.

4.What was the title given by Mahatma Gandhi to his Gujarati translation of "Unto This Last"?
A.  Manavta
B.  Sadbhavna
C.  Sarvodaya
D.  Ahimsa

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi translated Unto This Last into Gujarati under the title of Sarvodaya in 1908.

5.Which of the following slogans is associated with the name of Gandhi ji?
A.  Do or Die
B.  Tum mujhe khoon do main tumhe azaadi dunga
C.  Swaraj is my birth-right
D.  Jai Hind

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi gave slogan “Do or Die” during Quit India Movement which began in August 1942.

6.When Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers started Dandi March?

A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers on 12 March, 1930 started Dandi March. It was the start of Civil Disobedience Movement.

7.How many days did Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers took to cover 24 mile journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi?

A. 24
B. 20
C. 21
D. 17

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi launched Civil Disobedience Movement with his famous Dandi March which was started on 12 March, 1930 and ended on 6 April, 1930. Dandi March is also known as Salt Satyagraha.
 

8.Sabarmati Ashram is located at which place in India?
A.  Rajkot
B.  Ahmedabad
C.  Pathankot
D.  Baroda

Explanation: Satyagraha Ashram was built by Mahatma Gandhi his first ashram on 25 May, 1915 in Ahmedabad when he returned back from South Africa to India with his 25 inmates. Later, it was shifted to the bank of river Sabarmati in July 1917 and named it as Sabarmati Ashram.

9.Which of the following books are written by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
B. Hind Swaraj
C. Satyagraha
D. All the above
Ans. D
Explanation: All the above mentioned books are written by Mahatma Gandhi.

10.Which of the following was the first movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India?
A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Bardoli Satyagraha
C. Dandi March
D. Kheda Satyagraha

Explanation: The first Satyagraha was started in 1917 by Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran district of Bihar.

11. In 1920, which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Khilafat Movement
B. Kheda Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil-Disobedience Movement

Explanation: Non-Cooperation movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.

12.Which of the following quotations are written by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. “You must be the change you wish to see in the World”.

B. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight with you, then you win."
C. "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
D. All the above

Explanation: All the above quotations given in the options are written by Mahatma Gandhi.
 

13. In which year Mahatma Gandhi was named the Man of the Year by the Time Magazine?

A. 1930
B. 1932
C. 1935
D. 1936

Explanation: In 1930, Gandhi was named the Man of the Year by the Time Magazine
14. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated?
A. 30 December, 1947
B. 30 January, 1948
C. 30 February, 1948
D. 30 March, 1948

Explanation: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse.

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15.What was the name of mother of Mahatma Gandhi?

A. Leelawati

B. Putlibai

C. Sharda Bai

D. Kusuma Devi 

Explanation: Father of Mahatma Gandhi was Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi while mother's name was Putlibai Gandhi.

16.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

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi used to seek the opinion of the Gopal Krishna Gokhale through letters from South Africa. Gokhale was the one who persuaded Gandhi to came back to India, invest time in understanding India and work for Indian independence struggle movement.

 17.Book ‘The Satyahrah’ was originally written in .................

A. English

B. Hindi

C. Gujarati

D. Sanskrit

18.When Gandhi ji returned to India from South Africa?

A. 1918

B. 1910

C. 1915

D. 1905

19.Who established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC)?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel

B. Sarojini Naidu

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

D. Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation: On 22 May, 1894 Gandhi established the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and worked hard to improve rights of Indians in South Africa.

20. 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

Explanation: Mahadev Desai was an activist of Indian freedom movement. He is best known for his job of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. He died on 15 August 1942.

21. 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

Explanation: The Story of My Experiments with Truth is an autobiography of Gandhi ji. This book covers life of Gandhi ji from early childhood through to 1921. It was published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929.

22. When Ganadhi ji won Nobel peace Prize?

A. 1937

B. 1948

C. 1939

D. Never

Explanation: Gandhi Ji never won Nobel peace Prize although Gandhi was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947

23.Who is the author of  'Unto This Last'?

A. John Ruskin

B. Ruskin Bond

C. Hermann Kallenbach

D. Louis Fischer

Explanation: 'Unto This Last' is an essay and book on economy by John Ruskin. It was between August and December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine in four articles. Gandhi ji was influenced by this book.

 24. 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

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