Mahatma Gandhi MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. About how old was Gandhiji when he reached London to become a barrister?

1. 20 years
2. 19 years
3. 21 years
4. 18 years

2. After the attainment of political independence in 1947, Gandhiji felt that the Congress, as a propaganda vehicle and a parliamentary machine, had outlived its usefulness. So to keep the Congress away from unhealthy competition with political parties and communal bodies, Gandhiji towards the end of January 1948 sketched a draft constitution for the Congress to transform itself into ______________.

1. Lok Samiti
2. Lok Kalyan Sangh
3. Lok Sevak Sangh
4. Peoples Forum

3. As per Gandhiji, what is the mean of Swaraj?

1. Freedom for the country
2. Freedom for the meanest of the countrymen
3. Self Government
4. Complete Independence

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

1. Bombay
2. Pune
3. Calcutta
4. Ahmedabad

5. At which place was Gandhiji born?

1. Porbandar
2. Rajkot
3. Ahmedabad
4. Delhi

6. Book The Satyahrah was originally written in ....................

1. English
2. Hindi
3. Gujarati
4. Bengali

7. Devdas was Gandhijis

1. Only child
2. Second child
3. Eldest child
4. Youngest child

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

1. Natal
2. Johannesburg
3. Maritzburg
4. Durban

9. 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?

1. Nasik
2. Delhi
3. Calcutta
4. Bombay

10. Gandhiji confessed his guilt of stealing for the purpose of smoking in a letter, promising never to steal in future and asking for adequate punishment. To whom was this letter addressed?

1. Father
2. Mother
3. Elder Brother
4. Friend

11. Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week?

1. Saturday
2. Wednesday
3. Friday
4. Monday

12. Gandhijis The Story of My Experiments with Truth was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?

1. Maganlal Gandhi
2. Mahadev Desai
3. Pyarelalji
4. Sushila Nayyar

13. How many children did Putlibai have?

1. Two sons and daughters
2. One daughter and three sons
3. Four sons
4. Three sons

14. How old was Gandhiji when his father died?

1. 15 years
2. 17 years
3. 16 years
4. 18 years

15. Identify the leader who last met Gandhiji for about an hour and left him just few minutes before he was shot dead on January 30, 1948 while on his way to the prayer meeting.

1. Vallabhbhai Patel
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Vinoba Bhave

16. Identify the Viceroy who wrote home these words after his first meeting with Gandhiji:Mr Gandhis religious and moral views are, I believe, admirable, but I confess that I find it difficult to understand the practice of them in politics.

1. Lord Wavell
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Reading
4. Lord Mountbatten

17. Identify the year in which Birla House, New Delhi, where Gandhiji very often used to stay and where he was shot dead, was turned into a government - run Gandhi museum.

1. 1960
2. 1965
3. 1971
4. 1976

18. In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, to promote the anti-untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from

1. Bombay
2. Ahmedabad
3. Poona
4. Nasik

19. In which South African unit had most of the India emigrants taken up abode?

1. Johannesburg
2. Durban
3. Maritzburg
4. Natal

20. In which year did Gandhiji pass his matriculation in England?

1. 1889
2. 1890
3. 1891
4. 1892

21. Lord Mountbatten arrived in India on 22nd March 1947 as the new Viceroy in the place of Lord Wavell to finalise the process of the transfer of power. His first act was to invite Gandhiji to meet him in that connection. When did Gandhiji meet him for the first time?

1. 29-Mar-47
2. 30-Mar-47
3. 31-Mar-47
4. 23-Mar-47

22. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on

1. October 5, 1896
2. October 3, 1840
3. October 2, 1869
4. October 10, 1880

23. On being arrested for his Quit India programme, where was Gandhi detained?

1. Yeravada Jail
2. Byculla Prison
3. Agakhan Palace Jail
4. Ahmedabad Prison cell

24. On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on his famous Dandi March to break the law by manufacturing illegally, but openly, salt from the sea?

1. Tenth
2. Thirteenth
3. Eleventh
4. Twelfth

25. Subhash Chandra Bose was elected President of the Congress in 1938 with Gandhijis goodwill. He wanted a second term, but Gandhiji did not approve of it. Despite the disapproval, Bose fought the election and won it, defeating the official candidate by over 200 votes. Gandhiji took it as a personal defeat. Identify the candidate.

1. Lala Lajpatrai
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
4. Sarojini Naidu

26. The book Unto This Last greatly captivated and transformed Gandhi. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?

1. Ruskin Bond
2. John Ruskin
3. Leo Tolstoy
4. Louis Fisher

27. 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 __________________.

1. Indian National Party
2. Forward Bloc
3. Freedom Party
4. Freedom Bloc

28. The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit India Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.

1. Bombay
2. Calcutta
3. Ahmedabad
4. Amritsar

29. To become a barrister in England, one had to join one of the Inns of Courst. After obtaining admission, Gandhiji joined the Inner Temple on

1. October 5, 1870
2. December 15, 1885
3. November 6, 1888
4. January 3, 1880

30. 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

1. 1903
2. 1904
3. 1905
4. 1906

31. What was Gandhijis age when he got married to Kasturbai?

1. 19 years
2. 15 years
3. 12 years
4. 13 years

32. What was Gandhijis nickname in childhood?

1. Monu
2. Manu or Moniya
3. Sonu
4. Mahu

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

1. 12 years
2. 13 years
3. 16 years
4. 20 years

34. What was the name of Gandhijis sister?

1. Gauri
2. Raliat
3. Rambha
4. Meera

35. What was the name of Gandhis domestic help?

1. Titlidai
2. Rambhadai
3. Rainadai
4. Gauridai

36. What was the profession of Gandhijis father?

1. Farmer
2. Diwan
3. Shop-keeper
4. Tehsildar

37. What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?

1. Not to take alcohol
2. Not to eat meat
3. Not to eye other women
4. All the above

38. When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?

1. 1930
2. 1921
3. 1925
4. 1930

39. When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life?

1. 1911
2. 1906
3. 1900
4. 1905

40. When had Gandhiji gone to London?

1. 1894
2. 1893
3. 1899
4. 1891

41. When on August 15, 1947 the transfer of power took place, the Congress President issued a message to the nation and saluted Mahatma Gandhi as the maker of freedom achieved in a unique way. He said never before was so great an event consummated with such little bloodshed and violence. Who was the Congress President?

1. J B Kripalani
2. Vallabhbhai Patel
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. Motilal Nehru

42. When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?

1. 1-Mar-32
2. 5-Mar-31
3. 10-Mar-35
4. 7-Mar-37

43. Where did Gandhiji receive his primary education?

1. Sudamapuri
2. Bikaner
3. Porbandar
4. Rajkot

44. Which book influenced Gandhiji greatly, which he read in England?

1. Be Vegetarian
2. Vegetables are good for health
3. Plea for Vegetarianism
4. Use of Vegetables

45. Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?

1. Vegetarian Society
2. Cricket Club
3. Church of England
4. Film Institution

46. Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?

1. Harishchandra
2. Ashoka
3. Vikramaditya
4. Krishna

47. Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?

1. Ahimsa and peace
2. Truth and Peace
3. Ahimsa and truth
4. Brahamcharya and Aparigriha

48. Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?

1. Infinite capacity for suffering
2. Non violence
3. Truth
4. All the three

49. Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?

1. Light of India
2. Hind Swaraj
3. My Experiments with Truth
4. Both B & C

50. Which spelling did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?

1. School
2. Kettle
3. Uniform
4. Umbrella