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The Gandhian Era (1917-47) MCQ

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Q1. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi ?

  1. AAnnie Besant
  2. BMridula Saranhai
  3. CMuthu Lakshmi
  4. DSarojini Naidu
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Answer: D) Sarojini Naidu

Q2. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon ?

  1. AAhmedabad Strike, 1918
  2. BRawlatt Satyagraha, 1919
  3. CNon-co-operation Movement, 1920-22
  4. DBardoli Satyagraha, 1928
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Answer: A) Ahmedabad Strike, 1918

Q3. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhava start the individual Satyagraha in 1940 ?

  1. ANadiad in Gujarat
  2. BPaunar in Maharashtra
  3. CAdyar in Tamil Nadu
  4. DGuntur in Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: B) Paunar in Maharashtra

Q4. Which one of the following writings is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi ?

  1. AMy Experiments with Truth
  2. BHarijan
  3. CThe Holy Family
  4. DHind Swaraj
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Answer: C) The Holy Family

Q5. The book 'Unto this Last' which influenced Gandhi was authored by-

  1. ABoris Yeltsin
  2. BJohn Ruskin
  3. CPushkin
  4. DRuskin Bond
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Answer: B) John Ruskin

Q6. Moti Lal Nehru and Chitta Ranjan (C.R) Das were the founder-members of the-

  1. ACommunist Party of India
  2. BForward Bloc
  3. CSocialist-Swarajist Party
  4. DSwarajya Party
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Answer: D) Swarajya Party

Q7. Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of-

  1. AIndustrialisation
  2. BEconomic Independence
  3. CEconomic growth
  4. DMoral Purity
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Answer: B) Economic Independence

Q8. India wins Freedom' is the autobiography of-

  1. AAbul Kalam Azad
  2. BMuhammad Ali
  3. CZakir Hussain
  4. DSyed Ahmed Khan
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Answer: A) Abul Kalam Azad

Q9. The Round Table Conference at London met for the decision of-

  1. AA future constitution of India
  2. BProvision of Provincial Autonomy
  3. CGandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. DCongress Claim to be the sole representative of Indians
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Answer: A) A future constitution of India

Q10. Sarvodaya stands for-

  1. ATotal revolution
  2. BNon-Co-operation
  3. CUpliftment of all
  4. DNon-Violence
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Answer: C) Upliftment of all

Q11. ln which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the Pavement by the white people?

  1. ACape Town
  2. BDurban
  3. CJohannesburg
  4. DPretoria
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Answer: C) Johannesburg

Q12. Who attend the Congress of Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927 on behalf of the National Congress ?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CDr. Ansari
  4. DMoti Lal Nehru
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Answer: A) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q13. Which of the following are the most important teachings of Gandhiji ? 1. Truth 2. Non-Violence 3. Religion 4. Satyagraha Select the correct code :

  1. A1 and 3 only
  2. B2 and 4 only
  3. C1 and 2 only
  4. D1, 2 and 3 only
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Answer: C) 1 and 2 only

Q14. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of -

  1. Abig industries
  2. Bcottage industries
  3. Cboth 'a' and 'b'
  4. DNone of these
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Answer: B) cottage industries

Q15. Who was the last British Viceroy of lndia?

  1. ALord Lintithgow
  2. BLord Wavell
  3. CClement Atlee
  4. DLord Mountbatten
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Answer: D) Lord Mountbatten

Q16. The Swarajya Party was formed following the failure of

  1. ANon-Co-operation Movement
  2. BCivil Disobedience Movement
  3. CQuit lndia Movement
  4. DChamparan Satyagraha
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Answer: A) Non-Co-operation Movement

Q17. Who was the President of lndian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan was accepted ?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BSardar Patel
  3. CMaulana Azad
  4. DJ.B. kripalani
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Answer: D) J.B. kripalani

Q18. Who developed the idea that ' Means justify the ends ?

  1. AKautilya
  2. BRaja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. CDayanand Saraswati
  4. DMahatma Gandhi
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Answer: D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q19. Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of-

  1. A1935
  2. B1919
  3. C1909
  4. D1858
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Answer: A) 1935

Q20. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru
  2. BGandhiji
  3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
  4. DSardar Patel
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Answer: A) Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q21. In ends and means relationship, Gandhiji believed-

  1. AMeans determine the ends
  2. BMeans become good if they serve the ends
  3. CEnd is everything no metter what or how the means are
  4. DEnds and means are watertight compartments
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Answer: A) Means determine the ends

Q22. Bhulabhai Desai's most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian National Army (ANA) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the ends od-

  1. A1943
  2. B1944
  3. C1945
  4. D1946
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Answer: C) 1945

Q23. Mahatma Gandhi's remark, 'A post-dated Cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposals of-

  1. ASimon Commission
  2. BCripps Mission
  3. CCabinet Mission
  4. DWavel Plan
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Answer: B) Cripps Mission

Q24. Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934 ?

  1. AJawahar Lal Nehru and Mahtma Gandhi
  2. BAcharya Narendra Dev and jai Prakash Narayan
  3. CSubhas Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi
  4. DSaifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: B) Acharya Narendra Dev and jai Prakash Narayan

Q25. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was-

  1. AEqual employment opportunities for Indians
  2. BThe proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
  3. CSalt monopoly exercised by the British Government
  4. DComplete freedom
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Answer: D) Complete freedom

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