general knowledge Online Quiz - 3400

Gandhiji returned the Kaiser-e-Hind title awarded by the British Government during the Non-Cooperation Movement as a protest against colonial rule, particularly after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. This was part of his broader boycott of British titles and institutions.

The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhiji in February 1922 following the Chauri-Chaura incident where protesters set fire to a police station, killing 22 policemen. This violent incident went against the movement's non-violent principles.

During the Quit India Movement, Gandhiji, Kasturba Gandhi, and his secretary Mahadev Desai were imprisoned at Aga Khan Palace jail. Both Kasturba and Mahadev Desai died there in 1942 and 1944 respectively.

National Highway 228 follows the route of Gandhiji's historic Dandi March (Salt Satyagraha) of 1930. This was a pivotal protest against the British salt tax, covering approximately 240 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.

After returning from South Africa, Gopal Krishna Gokhale advised Gandhiji to travel across India to understand the country and its people. Gandhiji regarded Gokhale as his political guru and mentor.