MCQ on Gandhi and His Early Movements

Question 1. M.K. Gandhi was a supporter of ________.

(A) Philosophical anarchism

(B) Idealism

(C) Category socialism

(D) Marxist socialism

Question 2. Where is Phoenix Farm?

(A) Kampala

(B) Durban (South Africa)

(C) Essex England

(D) Suratgarh

Question 3. Karamchand Gandhi was Diwan of ________.

(A) All of these

(B) Bikaner

(C) Rajkot

(D) Porbandar

Question 4. Name of the magazine published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa, was _______.

(A) Indian opinion

(B) Africaner

(C) India Gazette

(D) Navjeevan

Question 5. The twin principles of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ram Rajya were _______.

(A) Right means and right ends

(B) Khadi and Spinning-wheel

(C) Truth and non-violence

(D) Abolishment of untouchability and temperance

Question 6. According to Gandhiji NonViolence is _______.

(A) An end in itself

(B) The only way to realize God

(C) A way to win political freedom

(D) A way to attain truth

Question 7. Which of the following may be true regarding Gandhi?

(A) An Individualist among Socialist and a Marxist among Socialist

(B) An Individualist without Individualism

(C) A Socialist without Socialism

(D) A Marxist without Marxism

Question 8. Which one of the following was the last step in the Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha?

(A) Strike

(B) Fast

(C) Picket

(D) Boycott

Question 9. Which of the following statements is not true as per the Gandhian Principle?

(A) Satyagrahi should have no ill feeling towards his enemies

(B) Satyagrahi should be firm in his belief

(C) The weapon of Satyagraha is Ahimsa

(D) The aim of Satyagrahi is to defeat the enemy

Question 10. According to Gandhiji, the Cruelest form of violence is______.

(A) Torture of women and children

(B) Killing of human beings

(C) Killing of cows

(D) Persistence of poverty

Question 11. Which of the following is not a feature of politics of the Gandhian model? 

(A) Authority

(B) Humanity

(C) Religion

(D) Ethics

Question 12. Who amongst the following coined the word ‘Satyagraha’?

(A) Manilal Gandhi

(B) Ramdas Gandhi

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Harilal Gandhi

Question 13.  During India’s struggle for independence which was the first to start ‘Satyagraha’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Vinoba Bhave

(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Sardar Patel

Question 14. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is best known for which of the following?

(A) Encouragement of violence to end British rule

(B) Opposition to Hindus holding political office

(C) Desire to establish an Islamic nation

(D) Use of passive resistance to achieve Indian independence

Question 15. Who among of the following had told ‘destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes’? 

(A) Subhash Chandra Bose

(B) Chitranjan Das

(C) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore

Question 16. Gandhi’s boycott of British made products was effective because the British considered India, a major_______.

(A) Source of mineral resources

(B) Market for manufactured goods

(C) Industrial center

(D) Shipping center

Question 17. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, ‘Unto This Last’ and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) All the statements (D), (B) and (C) are correct in this context

(B) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit is essential for a noble life

(C) The good of the individual is contained in the good of all

(D) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man

Question 18. Whose work have influenced Gandhian concept?

(A) Ruskin

(B) Tolstoy

(C) Thoreau

(D) All of these

Question 19. Which of the following Movement is not related with Gandhiji?

(A) Quit India Movement

(B) Individual Satyagraha

(C) Khilafat Movement

(D) Swadeshi Movement

Question 20. As per Mahatma Gandhi politics meant______.

(A) Religionless politics

(B) Truthless politics

(C) Activity for public welfare

(D) None of the above

Question 21. Who among the following was the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi?

(A) G.K. Gokhale

(B) Tilak

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) C.R. Das

Question 22. Where did Gandhiji adopt ‘Seva Dharma’?

(A) Pune

(B) South Africa

(C) Shantiniketan

(D) Mumbai

Question 23. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest?

(A) Sadaqat

(B) Wardha

(C) Phoenix

(D) Sabarmati

Question 24. Mahatma Gandhi set up an Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati near Ahmedabad is known as______.

(A) Swaraj Ashram

(B) Satyagraha Ashram

(C) Harijan Ashram

(D) Sarbarmati Ashram

Question 25. Sabarmati Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s independence movement, is located on the outskirts of_______.

(A) Wardha

(B) Rajkot

(C) Ahmedabad

(D) Gandhinagar

Question 26. Which one of the following sessions of Indian National Congress was for the first time attended by M.K. Gandhi?

(A) Nagpur Session, 1920

(B) Amritsar Session, 1919

(C) Calcutta Session, 1901

(D) Lucknow Session, 1916

Question 27. In which of the following railway stations of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of the train? 

(A) Pretoria

(B) Durban

(C) Pietermaritzburg

(D) Johannesburg

Question 28. How many years did Gandhiji live in South Africa?

(A) 15 years

(B) 16 years

(C) 21 years

(D) 20 years

Question 29. In which year Gandhi returned from South Africa?

(A) 1918

(B) 1916

(C) 1917

(D) 1915

Question 30. What idea is given by Gandhiji for family planning?

(A) Loop

(B) Restrain

(C)  Sterilization

(D) Self-control