1. Who called the 'father of the nation' to Gandhi ji?
(a) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation: Subhas Chandra Bose claimed Mahatma Gandhi as Rashtriyapita on a radio program in Singapore in 1944.
2. When did Gandhiji take the vow of Brahmacharya or celibacy of life?
(a) 1904
(b) 1906
(c) 1901
(d) 1905
3. Who was the Private Secretary of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Mahadev Desai
(b) Pyarelalji
(c) Kishorilal Mashruwalla
(d) Sushila Nayyar
4. Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one of the most decisive books of his life?
(a) John Holmes Haynes
(b) H S Polak
(c) Hermann Kallenbach
(d) Louis Fischer
5. To put the ideas of 'Unto This Last' into practice, Gandhiji founded the Phoenix Settlement near Durban which came into being in the middle of the year ________________.
(a) 1902
(b) 1904
(c) 1905
(d) 1908
6. Who described Gandhi's march to Dandi in the following words? "Like the historic march of Ramchandra to Lanka, the march of Gandhi will be memorable"
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vallabhai Patel
7. The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit India Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Amritsar
8. Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme of actions. At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948?
(a) Nasik
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
9. Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?
(a) Ahimsa and peace
(b) Truth and Peace
(c) Ahimsa and truth
(d) Brahamcharya and Aparigriha
10. The differences with Gandhiji led Subhas Chandra Bose to resign the Presidentship of the India National Congress in 1939. Leaving the Congress he formed a new party called
(a) Indian National Party
(b) Forward Bloc
(c) Freedom Party
(d) Freedom Bloc
11. Who asked Gandhiji to eat meat in order to become strong?
(a) Sheikh Mehtab
(b) Karsan Das
(c) Lakshmi Das
(d) Uka
12. What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?
(a) Not to take alcohol
(b) Not to eat meat
(c) Not to eye other women
(d) All the above
13. Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?
(a) Vegetarian Society
(b) Cricket Club
(c) Church of England
(d) Film Institution
14. What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?
(a) Monu
(b) Manu or Moniya
(c) Mahu
(d) Sonu
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