Multiple choice

At which of the following places, magistrate of a court ordered Gandhi to remove his turban?

  1. Cape town

  2. Johannesburg

  3. New York

  4. Durban
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Explanation

In 1893, shortly after arriving in South Africa, Gandhi was ordered by a magistrate in a Durban court to remove his turban. He refused to comply, viewing the order as an insult to his national and personal identity, and walked out of the court. This incident was one of his first encounters with the systemic racism prevalent in the region.

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