DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX Gandhi Quiz 1. In relation to which of the following did Gandhiji use the phrase "Post-dated cheque on a crashing bank"? a) Cabinet Mission b) Simon Commission c) Cripps Mission d) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 2. Gandhiji organized ‘Dandi March’ in 1930 against: a) Atrocities on Harijans b) Repression of the Congress c) Imposition of tax on salt d) The Communal Award 3. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942? a) 7th August 1942 b) 30th April 1942 c) 9th August 1942 d)5th July 1942 4. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was called as Mahatma by a) BalGangadharTilak b) Motilal Nehru c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) RabindraNath Tagore 5. At which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, did Gandhiji preside as the President? a) Lucknow, 1916 b) Lahore, 1929 c) Calcutta, 1917 d) Belgaum, 1924 6. Who among the following is considered the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi? a) BalGangadharTilak b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale c) Motilal Nehru 7. Which of the following books has NOT been written by Mahatma Gandhi? a) Hindu View of Life b)My Experiments with Truth c) Key to Health d) Hind Swaraj 8. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? a) Ahmedabad b) Bardoli c) Champaran d) Kheda DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX 9. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger Strike as a weapon? a) Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22 b) Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919 c) Ahmedabad Strike, 1918 d) Bardoli Satyagraha 10. The essential condition of Satyagraha lead by Mahatma Gandhi was – a) Non-violence b) Disobey the British government c) Become extremist d) Finite capacity for suffering 11. What was the name of the book Gandhiji captivated and transformed so much that he translated it into Gujarati language? a) Unto This Last b) Onto This Last c) Unto The Last d) Onto The Last 12. The book “Unto the Last” was written by – a) Ruskin Bond b) John Ruskin c)Joshep Ruskin d)Leo Tolstoy 13. For the arrival of Lord Mountbatten in India, Gandhiji met him for the first time on a) 31st March 1947 b) 1st April 1947 c) 31st May 1947 d) 31st July 1947 14. Dandi March expedition was started by Mahatma Gandhi on a) 10 July b) 12 March c) 21 March d) 30 May 15. The British Government police arrested Gandhiji for the first time at a) Ahmadabad b) Dandi c) Sabarmati d) Delhi 16. A South African Province name _________ where most of the Indian emigrants had taken up abode. a) Natal b) Johannesburg c) Pretoria d) Cape Town 17. On which day of week Mahatma Gandhi was shoot dead on 30th January? a) Sunday b) Friday c) Monday d)Thursday 18. Mahatma Gandhi become barrister in London at the age of – a) 30 year b) 20 year c) 21 year d) 19 year 19. Who was Kasturbai? a) Gandhiji’s Mother b) Gandhiji’s Wife c) Gandhiji’s Sister d) Gandhiji’s Grandmother DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX 20. Gandhiji was born on – a) 2nd October 1869 b)2nd October 1867 c) 2nd October 1868 d) 2nd March 1866 21. Who was the youngest son of Gandhiji? a) Hiralal Gandhi b) Ramdas Gandhi c) Devdas Gandhi d) Manilal Gandhi 22. What is the name of the building which served as Gandhi's residence in Mumbai from 1917-1934? a) Birla House b) Bajaj House c) Mani Bhavan d) Congress House 23. What title did Gandhiji give to his Gujrati translation of "Unto This Last"? a) Harijan b) Jan Kalyan c) Sandesh d) Sarvodaya 24. Which of the following slogans is associated with the name of Gandhiji? a) Do or Die b) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan c) Swaraj is my birth-right d) InquilabZindabad 25. While in London for taking part in the Second Round Table Conference, Gandhiji stayed at the Kingsley Hall Settlement in the East End as the guest of _____________. a) Muriel Lester b) Gilbert Murray c) Lloyd George d) Harold Laski 26. Identify the Muslim nationalist leader who, according to the original plan, was to accompany Gandhiji as a delegate to the Second Round Table Conference, but the Viceroy did not nominated him. a) M. A. Ansari b) Abdul Kalam Azad c) Asaf Ali d) Abdul Gaffar Khan 27. Identify the concession granted by the Government under the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. a) Permission of peaceful picketing without any violation of ordinary laws b) Permission to collect or make salt for one's use c) Both (a) and (b) d) Payment of reparations to those whose lands had been confiscated 28. Who was nominated by Gandhiji to lead the satyagrahais on the Dandi March in the event of his arrest? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Vithalbhai Patel c) Abdul Gaffar Khan d) Abbas Tyabji DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX 29. Before the civil disobedience or non-co-operation movement could be effectively launched, Gandhiji suspended it because of an outbreak of mob violence at ChauriChaura in the state of. a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh c) Punjab d) Bihar 30. Gandhiji's first major struggle in the country was staged on the soil of Champaran district in Bihar in 1917 in connection with indigo plantation. Who was largely instrumental in persuading Gandhiji to visit Champaran and lead the struggle over there? a) Rajendra Prasad b) Raj Kumar Shukla c) Dharnidhar d)) Shambhu 31. When Gandhiji went to South Africa to practice law in 1893 32. Where did Gandhiji's first Satyagraha experimented? South Africa in 1906, September to protest against the Asiatic Ordinance issued against the Indians in Transvaal 33. When and where was Gandhiji's first imprisonment? 1908 at Johannesburg in South Africa 34. In which railway station where Gandhiji was humiliated and ousted? Peter Martizburg Railway Station in SouthAfrica 35. When Gandhijistarted Tolstoy Farm (SouthAfrica)? in 1910 36. Where Gandhijistarted the Phoenix Settlement? Durban in South Africa 37. What is the name of weakly started by Gandhiji in SouthAfrica? Indian opinion (1904) 38. When did Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa?9th January 1915. January 9 is observed as PravasiBharatiya Divas 39. Where and for what was Gandhiji’s first satyagraha in India? It was for the right of Indigo workers in Champaran in 1917 40. Where was gandhiji’s first fast (Gandhiji’s second satyagraha in India)? In Ahmadabad 41. Which causes Gandhiji to abandon his title Kaiser-I-Hind? Jallianwalabagh Massacre (1919) 42. Who started weeklies named Young India and Navjeevan? Mahatma Gandhi 43. Which is the only Congress session presided over by Gandhiji? DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX Congress session at Belgaum in 1924 44. In which year did Mahatma Gandhistarted All India HarijanSamaj? in 1932 45. Where is Wardha Ashram situated? In Maharashtra 46. When Gandhijistarted the weekly Harijan? In 1933 47. Who called Gandhiji as “Half naked Seditious Fakir”? Winston Churchill 48. Who gave the name ‘Gurudev’ to Tagore? Mahatma Gandhi 49. Who is considered as spiritual guru of Gandhiji? Leo Tolstoy 50. When and by whom did Gandhiji assassinated? 1948 January 30 by NadhuramVinayakGodse 51. What was called as 'Post Dated Cheque' by Gandhiji?Cripps's Mission (1942) 52. When Gandhiji published 'Hind Swaraj'? In the year 1908 53. What was the title given by Mahatma Gandhi to Baba Amta? 'AbhaySadak' 54. Mention the period which is considered as 'Gandhian Era' in Indian Independence struggle. 1915 – 1948 55. Where was Gandhiji’s third satyagraha in India? khedasatyagraha 56. What is the real name of Gandhi's Autobiography? Satyanaprayogo 57. What is the period that referred in Gandhi's Autobiography? 1869 – 1921 58. When Autobiography of Gandhiji wasfirst published? 1927 (in Navajeevan) 59. In which language Gandhiji wrote his Autobiography? Gujarati 60. Who translated Gandhi's autobiography into English?Mahadev Desai 61. Who founded SatyagrahSabha? Mahatma Gandhi 62. Who was the secretary of Mahatma Gandhi after the demise of Mahadev Desai? Pyarelal 63. What is the real name of Mira Behn, the disciple of Gandhiji? Madeleine Slade, daughter of the British Rear-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, was a British woman who left her home in Britain to live and work with Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence Movement. She devoted her life to human development and the advancement of Gandhi's principles 64. Who compared Gandhi's Dandi March to the legendary journey of Sri Rama to Lanka? DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL TAPI LEARNING PARTNERSHIP 2018-19 CLASS- IX Motilal Nehru 65. What is Mother’s Name of Mahatma Gandhi? PutlibaiGandhi 66. When and where was first satyagrah experimented of Gandhiji’slife? 1906 in South Africa, first protest against The Asiatic ordinance . 67. When and where was first satyagrah in India? 1917 at Champaran, Bihar. 68. Which weekly newspaper was established by Mahatma Gandhi? Indian opinion (1904), Young India and Navjeevan 69. Which two plays left a deep impact on Gandhiji’s mind? ShravanaPitrabhakti, Harishchandra 70. ‘Those pearl drops of love cleansed my heart and washed my sin away’ what is Gandhiji here referring? His father’s tears 71. Gandhi was pushed and kicked in Pretoria for walking on the footpath in front of President Kruger’s house. To whom did Gandhi say that ‘I have made it a rule not to go to court in respect of any personal grievance’? Mr. Coates 72. Which book of Tolstoy left an abiding impression on Gandhi? The Kingdom ofGod is within you.