Questions on Mahatma Gandhi For Upcoming Exams

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

The Live Learns is presenting you a set of 10 questions based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. These questions are very important for the upcoming state-level exams. So attempt these questions and boost your chances of selection in the upcoming exams.

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

  1. Henry David Thoreau
  2. David Ricardo
  3. Leo Tolstoy
  4. Bertrand Russell

Answer (a). 

2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was called as Mahatma by

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Motilal Nehru
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Rabindra Nath Tagore

Answer (d). 

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

  1. Knighthood
  2. Rai Bahadur
  3. Kaiser-e-Hind
  4. Hind Kesari

Answer (c). 

4. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?

  1. 7th August 1942
  2. 30th April 1942
  3. 9th August 1942
  4. 5th July 1942

Answer (c). 

5. Gandhiji believed that

  1. End justifies means
  2. Means justify end
  3. Neither end justifies means nor means justify end
  4. End and means both should be justified

Answer (d). 

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

  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Bardoli
  3. Champaran
  4. Kheda

Answer (c). 

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

  1. Purandar Das
  2. Shyamal Bhatt
  3. Narsi Mehta
  4. Sant Gyaneshwar

Answer (c). 

8. In Gandhian Socialism

  1. State is required
  2. State is not required
  3. State is sometimes required and sometimes not required
  4. State is neither required nor not required

Answer (b). 

9. October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi is internationally observed as –

  1. Non-violence Day
  2. Vegetarians Day
  3. Martyrs’ Day
  4. Communal Harmony Day

Answer (a). 

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

  1. Lucknow, 1916
  2. Lahore, 1929
  3. Calcutta, 1917
  4. Belgaum, 1924

Answer (d). 

11. Which of the following Round Table Conferences was attended by Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Third
  4. Both First and Second

Answer (b). 

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

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Lord Mountbatten
  3. Albert Einstein
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer (c). 

13. Who led the salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?

  1. Annie Besant
  2. Mridula Sarabhai
  3. Muthu Lakshmi
  4. Sarojini Naidu

Answer (d). 

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

  1. non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
  2. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
  3. Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
  4. Bardoli Satyagraha

Answer (c). 

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

  1. Atrocities on Harijans
  2. Repression of the Congress
  3. Imposition of tax on salt
  4. The Communal Award
  5.  

Answer (c). 

16. Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhi on the political scene for India’s freedom struggle?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Surendranath Banerjee
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer (c). 

17. Which of these slogans is associated with Gandhiji?

  1. Freedom is my Birthright
  2. Inquilab Zindabad
  3. Do or die
  4. Delhi chalo

Answer (c). 

18. Who of the following is considered the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Motilal Nehru
  4. C Rajagopalachari

Answer (b). 

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

  1. Navjeevan
  2. Harijan
  3. Vande Mataram
  4. Young India

Answer (c). 

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

  1. Hindu View of Life
  2. My Experiments with Truth
  3. Key to Health
  4. Hind Swaraj

Answer (a). 

21. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi finally return to India from South Africa?

  1. 1915
  2. 1909
  3. 1917
  4. 1905

Answer (a). 

22. To how many years of imprisonment was Mahatma Gandhi sentenced for the first time in India?

  1. Three
  2. Six
  3. Two
  4. Seven

Answer (b). 

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

  1. Non-cooperation Movement
  2. Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Swadeshi Movement

Answer (d). 

24. In relation to which of the following did Gandhi use the phrase “Post-dated cheque on a crashing bank”?

  1. Cabinet Mission
  2. Simon Commission
  3. Cripps Mission
  4. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

Answer (c). 

25. Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Gandhi believed in the sanctity of means
  2. Gandhi supported close relation between religion and politics
  3. Gandhi advocated complete separation of politics from religion
  4. Gandhi believed in non-violence

Answer (c). 

📚🧾MORE ABOUT GANDHIJI 📚🧾

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

2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was called as Mahatma by

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

4. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?

5. Gandhiji believed that

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

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

8. In Gandhian Socialism

9. October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi is internationally observed as –

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

11. Which of the following Round Table Conferences was attended by Mahatma Gandhi?

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

13. Who led the salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?

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

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

16. Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhi on the political scene for India’s freedom struggle?

17. Which of these slogans is associated with Gandhiji?

18. Who of the following is considered the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi?

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

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

21. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi finally return to India from South Africa?

22. To how many years of imprisonment was Mahatma Gandhi sentenced for the first time in India?

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

24. In relation to which of the following did Gandhi use the phrase “Post-dated cheque on a crashing bank”?

25. Which of the following is not correct about Mahatma Gandhi?

👉🧾📚MORE ABOUT MOHANDAS GANDHI 🧾📚👈

1. What was the age of Gandhi ji at the time of his marriage?

2. Where was Gandhi Ji born?

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

4. From which station in South Africa Gandhi was thrown out of the train?

5. How old was Gandhi when he reached London to become a barrister?

6. At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition?

7. On which day of March 1930, the famous Dandi March launched by Gandhi ji?

8. When was the Gandhi – Irwin Pact signed?

9.  Who killed Gandhi Ji?

10. Who was given the slogan ‘Do or die’?

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