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To whom is the statement "Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and fire" attributed?

  1. Acharya Narendra Dev

  2. M K Gandhi

  3. Swami Vivekananda

  4. Jayaprakash Narayan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi frequently argued that true non-violence is the virtue of the brave, and that cowardice is incompatible with the strength required for ahimsa.

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In 1918, along with Kheda movement in Gujarat, Gandhiji organised another movement regarding the problems of textile mill workers. Name the place associated with the movement.

  1. Champaran

  2. Ahmadabad

  3. Calcutta

  4. Poona
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 1918 along with Kheda movement Gandhi also took part in another movement. It was known as Ahmadabad Satyagraha. Gandhiji led the mill-workers in Ahmadabad in a strike against the mill-owners who had refused to pay them higher wages. When the workers seemed to weaken, he provided support to them by undertaking a fast. Afraid of the consequences, the mill-owners agreed on the fourth day of the  fast to give a 35% increase in wages.

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What does Khadi mean to Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. A rejection of western mill made cloth

  2. A fashion style

  3. A sign of richness

  4. For encouraging foreign goods.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Khadi, white & coarse, was to him a sign of purity, of simplicity & poverty. Wearing it also became a symbol of nationalism, a rejection of western mill-made cloth.

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Gandhi's idea of Satyagraha emphasised the power of truth and the need to search for __________.

  1. Atma

  2. God

  3. Spirit

  4. Truth
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D Correct answer
Explanation

It suggested that if the cause was true, if the struggle was against injustice, then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppresor. Without seking vengeance or being aggressive a satyagrahi could win the battle through non-violence. This could only be done by appealing to the conscience of the oppressor. 

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Who wrote the book 'Hind Swaraj' ?

  1. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  2. Moti Lal Nehru

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Subash Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In his famous book 'Hind Swaraj' (1909), Mahatma Gandhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians, & had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse within a year, and Swaraj would come.

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A tricolour Swaraj flag bearing a spinning wheel in the centre was designed by ____________.

  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sardar Patel

  4. Rabindranath Tagore
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

By 1921, Gandhiji had designed the Swaraj flag. It was again a tricolour (red, green & white) & had a spinning wheel in the centre, representing the Gandhian ideal of self-help. Carrying the flag, holding it aloft, during marches became a symbol of defiance.

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'Sardar' was the title given to Vallabhbhai Patel by __________.

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. The British government

  3. M.L. Nehru

  4. G.K. Gokhale
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The title ‘Sardar’ was conferred to Vallabhbhai Patel by Mahatma Gandhi. In 1928 there was a problem for the farmers of Bardoli. British were collecting unjust taxes from them. Vallabhbhai Patel came to rescue the people and conducted many no tax campaigns.