Mahatma Gandhi MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

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