Easy Level (Q1 – Q12)
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When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
a) 2nd October 1869
b) 15th August 1870
c) 26th January 1871
d) 30th January 1869 -
Where was Gandhiji born?
a) Rajkot
b) Porbandar
c) Ahmedabad
d) Surat -
What is Mahatma Gandhi lovingly called in India?
a) Bapu
b) Netaji
c) Chacha
d) Guruji -
Gandhiji’s full name is:
a) Mohan Krishna Gandhi
b) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
c) Mahendra Karamchand Gandhi
d) Mohanlal Gandhi -
Which fabric did Gandhiji promote to support Swadeshi?
a) Silk
b) Polyester
c) Khadi
d) Nylon -
What did Gandhiji use as a symbol of self-reliance?
a) Pen
b) Charkha (spinning wheel)
c) Lantern
d) Book -
Which day is observed worldwide on 2nd October?
a) International Day of Peace
b) International Day of Non-Violence
c) Human Rights Day
d) World Heritage Day -
Which British law did the Dandi March protest against?
a) Salt Tax
b) Land Tax
c) Education Tax
d) Railway Tax -
What was Gandhiji’s profession by training?
a) Doctor
b) Lawyer
c) Teacher
d) Engineer -
In which year did India get independence?
a) 1945
b) 1946
c) 1947
d) 1948 -
Who gave the title “Mahatma” to Gandhiji?
a) Nehru
b) Tagore
c) Patel
d) Tilak -
Gandhiji is also called the:
a) Iron Man of India
b) Father of the Nation
c) Missile Man of India
d) Netaji
🟡 Moderate Level (Q13 – Q24)
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In which country did Gandhiji fight against racial discrimination before returning to India?
a) England
b) South Africa
c) America
d) Sri Lanka -
In which year did Gandhiji return to India from South Africa?
a) 1905
b) 1915
c) 1919
d) 1921 -
What was the first movement led by Gandhiji in India?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Champaran Satyagraha
c) Quit India Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement -
Where did the Champaran Satyagraha take place?
a) Gujarat
b) Bihar
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttar Pradesh -
Which movement did Gandhiji launch in 1942?
a) Civil Disobedience Movement
b) Swadeshi Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Non-Cooperation Movement -
What slogan did the Quit India Movement popularize?
a) Jai Hind
b) Inquilab Zindabad
c) Do or Die
d) Vande Mataram -
Which book did Gandhiji write about self-rule?
a) Hind Swaraj
b) My Experiments with Truth
c) Discovery of India
d) India Wins Freedom -
Who was Gandhiji’s political mentor when he returned to India?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Rabindranath Tagore -
Gandhiji’s principle of non-violence is called:
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Swaraj
d) Dharma -
Which movement began after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement -
What is the name of Gandhiji’s autobiography?
a) My Experiments with Truth
b) Hind Swaraj
c) India of My Dreams
d) Navjivan -
Which newspaper was started by Gandhiji in South Africa?
a) Harijan
b) Indian Opinion
c) Young India
d) Navjivan
🔴 Hard Level (Q25 – Q34)
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Gandhiji established the “Tolstoy Farm” in which country?
a) India
b) England
c) South Africa
d) Sri Lanka -
When did Gandhiji launch the Civil Disobedience Movement?
a) 1920
b) 1930
c) 1935
d) 1942 -
Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Irwin
c) Lord Wavell
d) Lord Linlithgow -
Gandhiji was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize how many times?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6 -
Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on 30th January 1948?
a) Nathuram Godse
b) General Dyer
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Udham Singh -
Which prayer song was Gandhiji especially fond of?
a) Vaishnav Jan To
b) Vande Mataram
c) Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
d) Jana Gana Mana -
Which social evil did Gandhiji strongly fight against in India?
a) Child marriage
b) Dowry
c) Untouchability
d) Alcoholism -
Where did Gandhiji set up the Sabarmati Ashram?
a) Delhi
b) Ahmedabad
c) Pune
d) Varanasi -
Which round table conference did Gandhiji attend in London?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) None -
What were the “three monkeys” of Gandhiji meant to teach?
a) Work hard, pray, love
b) Don’t see, don’t hear, don’t speak evil
c) Truth, non-violence, simplicity
d) Peace, equality, harmony
Answer Key
1-a, 2-b, 3-a, 4-b, 5-c, 6-b, 7-b, 8-a, 9-b, 10-c, 11-b, 12-b,
13-b, 14-b, 15-b, 16-b, 17-c, 18-c, 19-a, 20-b, 21-b, 22-c, 23-a, 24-b,
25-c, 26-b, 27-d, 28-c, 29-a, 30-c, 31-c, 32-b, 33-b, 34-b
