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Quiz about Mahatma Gandhi
Quiz about Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz on Mahatma Gandhi's life. I hope you will enjoy it. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Insanity_In_Me. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
365,674
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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513
Last 3 plays: Guest 103 (9/10), Guest 103 (10/10), Guest 124 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Mahatma Gandhi is often called the "Father of the Indian Nation". True or false?


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's father? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In what year was Mahatma Gandhi born? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following books were written by Mahatma Gandhi? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In which year did Gandhi travel to London to study Law? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In what year did Gandhiji return to India after working in South Africa? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When did Mahatma Gandhi start the policy of satyagraha, in protest against the Rowlatt Act? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi start the Quit India Movement? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In what year did Mahatama Gandhi die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mahatma Gandhi is often called the "Father of the Indian Nation". True or false?

Answer: True

Mahatma Gandhi is known as the "Father of the Indian Nation", for his role in its struggle for independence. Other affectionate names by which he is known include "Bapu" (Gujarati for "father") and the diminutive form "Gandhiji".
2. What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's father?

Answer: Karamchand Gandhi

Karamchand Gandhi was a diwan (chief minister) of Porbandar (a district in Gujrat) at the time of Gandhi's birth, but later he became the diwan at Rajkot in 1876.
3. In what year was Mahatma Gandhi born?

Answer: 1869

Gandhiji was born on 2nd October, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujrat, in a middle class family. His birthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti and is a national holiday in India.
4. Who was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi?

Answer: Kasturba Gandhi

In May 1883 he married Kasturba Gandhi in an arranged child marriage. At that time Gandhi himself was only 13 years old.
5. Which of the following books were written by Mahatma Gandhi?

Answer: All of these

Other books by him include "The Way to God", "My Experiments With Truth", "A Guide to Health", "Hind Swaraj or India Home Rule", "The Modern Monthly", "Soul Force", "To the Students", "Delhi Diary", "Vows and Observances", "An Autobiography" and many more.
6. In which year did Gandhi travel to London to study Law?

Answer: 1888

In 1888 Gandhiji went to London, England, to study law at University College London. There he studied Indian law and was trained as a barrister. After completing his studies, he went to South Africa in 1893.
7. In what year did Gandhiji return to India after working in South Africa?

Answer: 1915

At the age of 46, after spending 21 years in South Africa, Gandhi arrived back in India in 1915. Having led Indians in South Africa, he was already a respected leader, known internationally. After reaching India, Mahatma Gandhi spent his first year travelling throughout the country, to increase his understanding of the people and the overall situation.
8. When did Mahatma Gandhi start the policy of satyagraha, in protest against the Rowlatt Act?

Answer: 1919

In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act that the British had just passed. The Rowlatt Act curbed fundamental rights of Indians such as the freedom of expression and strengthen police powers. Mahatma Gandhi and other nationalist felt that the government had no right to restrict people's basic freedom, hence his call for "satyagraha", which means "Request for the truth".
9. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi start the Quit India Movement?

Answer: 1942

Mahatma Gandhi started the Quit India Movement in August 1942. In the movement he told the people that they should "do or die" in their efforts to fight the British but they must fight non-violently. Gandhi and other nationalists were jailed at once, but the movement spread, and by its end over 90,000 people had been arrested and around 1,000 killed by police gunfire.
10. In what year did Mahatama Gandhi die?

Answer: 1948

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) on 30 January 1948. His death day is celebrated as 'Sahid Divad' (Martyr's Day) in India.
Source: Author Insanity_In_Me

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