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At the time of India's independence, Mahatma Gandhi was ___________.

  1. A member of Congress Working Committee

  2. Not a member of the Congress

  3. The President of the Congress

  4. The General Secretary of the Congress
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi did not hold any political status after the Independence had been achieved. After a long struggle for independence he finally rested without any position politically. Yet he was considered Father of the Nation.

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Which of the following songs was so dear to Gandhiji's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagwad Gita'. _______

  1. Hare Ram

  2. Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram

  3. Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye

  4. Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi often spoke of the Gujarati hymn 'Vaishnava Jana To', which describes the qualities of a true devotee of God, as a source of immense spiritual strength.

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Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a half-naked fakir?

  1. Lord Wavell

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Willingdon

  4. Winston Churchill
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Winston Churchill famously used the derogatory term 'half-naked fakir' to describe Gandhi during the 1930s when Gandhi was negotiating with the British government.

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Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's views on Satyagraha is not correct?

  1. It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance

  2. It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation

  3. It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong

  4. Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satyagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhi famously stated that non-violence (Satyagraha) is the weapon of the strong, not the weak. He believed that if one has to choose between cowardice and violence, violence is preferable, but non-violence is the highest path.

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What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Young India

  2. Kesari

  3. Bombay Chronicle

  4. Resurgent India
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1931. Its objective was to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organising movements and to urge readers to consider, organise and plan for India’s eventual independence from Britain.