1. What year was Mahatma Gandhi born?
a) 1869
b) 1882
c) 1901
d) 1920
**Answer: a) 1869**
2. Gandhi is often referred to as “Mahatma.” What does “Mahatma” mean?
a) Great Leader
b) Holy Man
c) Freedom Fighter
d) Wise Scholar
**Answer: b) Holy Man**
3. In which city did Gandhi complete his law degree in England?
a) London
b) Manchester
c) Oxford
d) Cambridge
**Answer: a) London**
4. Which event is often considered the beginning of the Indian independence movement?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Dandi March
c) Quit India Movement
d) Sepoy Mutiny
**Answer: a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre**
5. What was the name of Gandhi’s wife?
a) Indira
b) Kasturba
c) Sita
d) Rajkumari
**Answer: b) Kasturba**
6. Which famous incident in South Africa led Gandhi to adopt nonviolent resistance as a strategy for social and political change?
a) Boer War
b) Salt March
c) Champaran Satyagraha
d) Peterloo Massacre
**Answer: a) Boer War**
7. What was the famous salt tax protest led by Gandhi in 1930 known as?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Dandi March
d) Jallianwala Bagh protest
**Answer: c) Dandi March**
8. Which British Viceroy did Gandhi negotiate with during the Round Table Conferences in London?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Irwin
d) Lord Willingdon
**Answer: c) Lord Irwin**
9. Which famous slogan was coined by Gandhi during the Quit India Movement?
a) “Jai Hind”
b) “Inquilab Zindabad”
c) “Do or Die”
d) “Swaraj is my Birthright”
**Answer: c) “Do or Die”**
10. What was the name of the Indian National Congress leader who succeeded Gandhi as the Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Rajendra Prasad
**Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru**
11. In which year did India gain independence from British rule?
a) 1942
b) 1945
c) 1947
d) 1950
**Answer: c) 1947**
12. What is the term for Gandhi’s philosophy of nonviolent resistance?
a) Ahimsa
b) Satyagraha
c) Swaraj
d) Jugaad
**Answer: b) Satyagraha**
13. Which event marked the end of British colonial rule in India?
a) Partition of India
b) Gandhi’s assassination
c) The Quit India Movement
d) The transfer of power ceremony
**Answer: d) The transfer of power ceremony**
14. What was the main objective of the Khilafat Movement that Gandhi supported?
a) To seek independence from the Ottoman Empire
b) To support the Ottoman Caliphate
c) To oppose British colonial rule in India
d) To promote religious tolerance
**Answer: b) To support the Ottoman Caliphate**
15. Which Indian state was known as the “Cradle of Indian Nationalism”?
a) Bihar
b) Punjab
c) Maharashtra
d) West Bengal
**Answer: a) Bihar**
16. What was the purpose of the Champaran Satyagraha?
a) To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) To demand land reforms for peasants
c) To seek equal rights for untouchables
d) To oppose the Simon Commission
**Answer: b) To demand land reforms for peasants**
17. What role did the Salt March play in the Indian independence movement?
a) It led to the formation of the Indian National Congress
b) It was a protest against the British salt monopoly
c) It resulted in the assassination of Gandhi
d) It triggered the Sepoy Mutiny
**Answer: b) It was a protest against the British salt monopoly**
18. Which famous leader and freedom fighter was known as the “Lion of Punjab”?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
**Answer: b) Lala Lajpat Rai**
19. What was the goal of the Simon Commission?
a) To inMutiny
ate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) To negotiate with Gandhi for Indian independence
c) To reform the Indian legal system
d) To review and suggest constitutional reforms for India
**Answer: d) To review and suggest constitutional reforms for India**
20. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) Lord Louis Mountbatten
**Answer: d) Lord Louis Mountbatten**
21. What event is associated with the slogan “Delhi Chalo”?
a) Quit India Movement
b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
c) Partition of India
d) Dandi March
**Answer: a) Quit India Movement**
22. Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Nathuram Godse
c) Sardar Patel
d) Bhagat Singh
**Answer: b) Nathuram Godse**
23. What is the significance of August 15, 1947, in Indian history?
a) Gandhi’s birth anniversary
b) Independence Day
c) Republic Day
d) Partition Day
**Answer: b) Independence Day**
24. Who coined the slogan “Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Bhagat Singh
**Answer: c) Bal Gangadhar thilak
26. What was the title of Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography?
a) My Struggle
b) The Road to Freedom
c) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
d) India’s Journey to Independence
**Answer: c) The Story of My Experiments with Truth**
27. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
a) 1905
b) 1915
c) 1920
d) 1930
**Answer: b) 1915**
28. What did the Rowlatt Act of 1919 enable the British government to do in India?
a) Ban political parties
b) Implement a harsher form of censorship
c) Arrest and detain Indians without trial
d) Impose heavy taxes on Indian farmers
**Answer: c) Arrest and detain Indians without trial**
29. Which famous incident occurred in 1919 when British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering in Amritsar?
a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
b) Dandi March
c) Quit India Movement
d) Non-Cooperation Movement
**Answer: a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre**
30. What was the name of the leader who founded the All India Forward Bloc and opposed Gandhi’s nonviolent approach?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Subhas Chandra Bose
c) Sardar Patel
d) Bhagat Singh
**Answer: b) Subhas Chandra Bose**
31. What did the term “Purna Swaraj” signify in the Indian independence movement?
a) Nonviolent resistance
b) Complete independence
c) Religious harmony
d) Communalism
**Answer: b) Complete independence**
32. Which Indian state did the Nizam try to keep independent after India gained independence?
a) Punjab
b) Hyderabad
c) Kashmir
d) Manipur
**Answer: b) Hyderabad**
33. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Irwin
c) Lord Wavell
d) Lord Louis Mountbatten
**Answer: d) Lord Louis Mountbatten**
34. What was the goal of the Indian National Army (INA) led by Subhas Chandra Bose?
a) To fight for the British during World War II
b) To gain independence from British rule through armed struggle
c) To support the French resistance
d) To promote nonviolent protests
**Answer: b) To gain independence from British rule through armed struggle**
35. Which famous event led to the launch of the Quit India Movement in 1942?
a) The Bengal Famine
b) The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
c) The failure of the Cripps Mission
d) The partition of India
**Answer: c) The failure of the Cripps Mission**
36. Who became the first President of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
**Answer: c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad**
37. What was the significance of the 1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
a) It led to the partition of India
b) It marked the end of the Civil Disobedience Movement
c) It resulted in the execution of Bhagat Singh
d) It called for the Quit India Movement
**Answer: b) It marked the end of the Civil Disobedience Movement**
38. Which event is associated with the phrase “Dil Se Niklegi, Nafrat Ki Aandhi” (It will come from the heart, a storm of hatred)?
a) Dandi March
b) Quit India Movement
c) Partition of India
d) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
**Answer: c) Partition of India**
39. What is the name of the famous prayer song that was Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite?
a) Vande Mataram
b) Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram
c) Jana Gana Mana
d) Saare Jahan Se Achha
**Answer: b) Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram**
40. What is the significance of the “Tryst with Destiny” speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru?
a) It declared the Quit India Movement
b) It marked India’s independence
c) It announced the formation of the Indian National Congress
d) It called for nonviolent resistance
**Answer: b) It marked India’s independence**
41. Which British Prime Minister announced the plan for Indian independence in 1947?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Clement Attlee
c) Neville Chamberlain
d) David Lloyd George
**Answer: b) Clement Attlee**
42. In which state did the Bardoli Satyagraha, led by Sardar Patel, take place?
a) Gujarat
b) Bihar
c) Punjab
d) Maharashtra
**Answer: a) Gujarat**
43. Who was the leader of the Muslim League and played a key role in the creation of Pakistan?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
**Answer: c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah**
44. What was the significance of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919?
a) It granted India full independence
b) It introduced the Government of India Act
c) It provided for limited self-government
d) It established the Indian National Congress
**Answer: c) It provided for limited self-government**
45. Which river did Mahatma Gandhi and his followers cross during the Salt March (Dandi March)?
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Yamuna
d) Sabarmati
**Answer: d) Sabarmati**
46. What was the primary goal of the Civil Disobedience Movement led by Gandhi in 1930?
a) To gain independence through armed struggle
b) To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
c) To defy British salt laws
d) To demand land reforms for peasants
**Answer: c) To defy British salt laws**
47. What role did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar play in the framing of the Indian Constitution?
a) He was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
b) He drafted the Constitution himself
c) He led the Quit India Movement
d) He was the first President of India
**Answer: a) He was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly