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Gandhi's Life Events: South Africa and Early Movements

Questions about Mahatma Gandhi's life events, including his South Africa period, early legal career, organizations founded, and key movements like Champaran Satyagraha.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi established the Transvaal British India Association in the year

  1. 1903
  2. 1908
  3. 1910
  4. 1912
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi established Charkha Sangh in

  1. 1917
  2. 1925
  3. 1930
  4. 1936
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi’s satyagraha struggle in South Africa lasted for a period of about

  1. seven years
  2. eight years
  3. ten years
  4. fifteen years
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi raised his voice in South Africa against

  1. dress code
  2. employment laws
  3. racial discrimination
  4. the British government
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first settlement founded by Gandhi in South Africa was

  1. Tolstoy Farm
  2. Phoenix
  3. Sabarmati
  4. Transwal Farms
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first case which Gandhi pleaded in Bombay was the case of

  1. Mamibai
  2. Noor Begum
  3. Shakila Bano
  4. Meenaben
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi supported the British in

  1. Boer War
  2. World War I
  3. Civil War
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 1919, Gandhi started

  1. Salt March
  2. Navajivan
  3. Indian opinion
  4. Champaran Satyagraha
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhiji helped the British Government in Boer War by

  1. supplying arms
  2. supplying food and medicines
  3. recruiting soldiers
  4. raising an Ambulance Corps
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhi gave a call for the 1st strike in South Africa on

  1. 23rd July, 1908
  2. 10th August, 1908
  3. 29th July, 1908
  4. 10th September, 1908
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In 1933, Gandhi started the publication of

  1. Young India
  2. Constructive Programme
  3. Harijan
  4. Navajivan
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How did Gandhiji settle the case between Abdullah and Seth Taiyabji Seth?

  1. The decision was in favour of Seth Abdullah Seth
  2. The decision was in favour of Seth Taiyabji
  3. An agreement between the parties
  4. One year imprisonment for both of them
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did Gandhiji start the publication of the weekly paper ‘Harijan’?

  1. 1931
  2. 1932
  3. 1933
  4. 1934
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the organisation founded by Gandhiji in order to advance the cause of Indians in South Africa?

  1. Indian Ambulance Corps
  2. Natal Indian Congress
  3. The Natal Mercury
  4. The Natal Advertisers
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gandhiji was invited to investigate the plight of oppressed labourers in indigo plantation at Champaran by

  1. Raj Kumar Shukla
  2. Jayaprakash Narayan
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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