Gandhi quiz - Manu Melwin Joy

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Rounds First
chance
Multiple
Choice
50: 50
Round 2 10 5 2.5
Point System

At which place was Gandhiji born?
• (a) Ahmedabad.
• (b) Rajkot.
• (c) Porbander.
• (d) Delhi.
• (b) Rajkot.
• (c) Porbander.
• (b) Porbander.

Gandhiji was ____ in the family of
four children.
• (a) Eldest.
• (b) Youngest.
• (c) second.
• (d) Third.
(a) Eldest.
(b) Youngest.
(b) Youngest.

What was Gandhiji's age when he got
married to Kasturbai?
• (a) 17
• (b) 15
• (c) 13
• (d) 14.
• (b) 15.
• (c) 13.
• (b) 13.

What was Gandhiji's nickname in
childhood?
• (a) Monu
• (b) Manu.
• (c) Sonu
• (d) Mahu
• (b) Monu
• (c) Manu.
• (b) Manu.

Which spelling did Gandhiji spell
wrong as a child when the school
inspector gave dictation to the class?
• (a) School
• (b) Kettle
• (c) Uniform
• (d) Umbrella
• (b) Kettle.
• (d) Umbrella
• (b) Kettle.

Which mythological character
impressed Gandhiji for life when he
saw a play on his life?
• (a) Krishna
• (b) Ashoka
• (c) Vikramaditya
• (d) Harishchandra
(b) Ashoka
(d) Harishchandra
• (d) Harishchandra

Who asked Gandhiji to eat meat in
order to become Strong?
• (a) Sheikh Mehtab
• (b) Karsan Das
• (c) Lakshmi Das
• (d) Uka
• (d) Uka

Who was the maid servant in Gandhi’s house
who asked him to recited “Rama” when he is
afraid?
• (a) Rambha.
• (b) Thulsi
• (c) Meera.
• (d) Uka
(a) Rambha.
(b) Thulsi
(a) Rambha.

Point System
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answer
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answer
Round 1 10 - 10

Gandhiji did his highschool in
• (a) Ahmedabad.
• (b) Rajkot.
• (c) Porbander.
• (d) Delhi.
• (b) Rajkot.
• (c) Porbander.
(b) Rajkot.

Gandhiji was good at which subject
during school days.
• (a) English.
• (b) Mathematics.
• (c) Geography
• (d) History.
(a) English.
(b) Mathematics.
(a) English.

Facts about Gandhiji
• In Gandhiji's
autobiography he has
mentioned that he was
not a courageous or
outspoken leader. In
fact, he was so shy that
he could not talk to
anybody in his school
and often ran from
there.

Rounds First
chance
Multiple
Choice
50: 50
Round 2 20 10 5
Point System

What is the name of Mahatma
Gandhi’s parents?
• (a)Karamchand Gandhi and Manibai Gandhi
• (b)Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi
• (c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi
• (d) Karamchand Gandhi and Meerabhai Gandhi
(c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi
• (b)Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi
• (c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi

Which of Mahatma’s Gandhi’s sons
converted and became a Muslim?
1. (a)Manilal, the second son
2. (b)Devadas, the youngest son
3. (c )Harilal, the eldest son
4. (d)Ramdas, the third son
• (b) Devadas, the youngest son
• (c )Harilal, the eldest son
• (c )Harilal, the eldest son

Was former Indian prime minister,
Indira Gandhi related to Mahatma
Gandhi and if so how?
• (a)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter.
• (b) Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter-in-law
• (c )No, Indira Gandhi is not related
• (d)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his granddaughter.
• (b)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter-in-law

What personal tragedy did Gandhi
suffer in 1943?
• (A) Nehru was assassinated
• (B) His youngest son died
• (C) His wife Kasturbai died
• (D) His mother died
• (B) His youngest son died

What was the name of Gandhiji's
sister?
• (a) Gauri
• (b) Raliat
• (c) Rambha
• (d) Meera
• (b) Raliat
• (c) Rambha
• (b) Raliat

What is the name of Gandhiji’s Grand
father?
• (a) Uttamchand Gandhi.
• (b) Dharamchand Gandhi.
• (c) Sonamchand Gandhi.
• (d) Dhyanchand Gandhi.
(a) Uttamchand Gandhi.
(b) Dharamchand Gandhi
• (a) Uttamchand Gandhi

What was the profession
of Gandhiji's father?
• (a)Farmer.
• (b)Diwan.
• (c)Lawyer.
• (d)Thasildar.
• (b)Diwan.
• (d)Thasildar.
• (b)Diwan.

Devdas was Gandhiji's
• (a) Only child.
• (b) Eldest Child.
• (c) Second Child.
• (d) Youngest Child.
• (b) Eldest Child.

Point System
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answer
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answer
Round 1 20 - 20

Who is sitting with gandhji?
• (a) His cousin, shivdas.
• (b) his brother, Laxmidas.
• (c) His uncle, monalal.
• (d) His friend, sohanlal.
(b) his brother, Laxmidas.
(c) His uncle, monalal.
(b) his brother, Laxmidas.

• (a) Puthali Bhai
• (b) Raliat
• (c) Kasthurbhai
• (d) Manabhai
• (a) Puthali Bhai
• (c) Kasthurbhai
• (c) Kasthurbhai
Identify the women.

• Former warhorse and arguably
Britain’s most popular Prime
Minister Winston Churchill just
couldn’t stand Gandhi, who
didn’t play by his rules. He
once said of Gandhi: ‘It is
alarming and also nauseating
to see Mr. Gandhi, a seditious
Middle Temple lawyer of the
type well-known in the East,
now posing as a fakir, striding
half naked up the steps of the
Viceregal palace to parley on
equal terms with the
representative of the King-
Emperor.’

Rounds First
chance
Multiple
Choice
50: 50
Round 2 30 15 7.5
Point System

What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"?
• (a)Freedom for the country.
• (b)Complete independence.
• (c) Self Development.
• (d) Self government.
• (c) Self Development.

Which of the following did Gandhiji
describes as his two lungs?
• (a)Ahimsa and peace.
• (b)Ahimsa and truth.
• (c) Truth and peace.
• (d) Ahimsa and aprigriha.
• (a)Ahimsa and peace.

Which of the following slogans is
associated with the name of Gandhiji?
(a) Do or Die
(b) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
(c) Swaraj is my birth-right
(d) Inquilab Zindabad
• (a) Do or Die
• (c) Swaraj is my birth-right
• (a) Do or Die

What is a hartal?
(A) A day of violence
(B) A communal farm
(C) A religious ritual
(D) A day of fasting and prayer
(C) A religious ritual

In protest of what injustice did Gandhi
organize a hartal on April 6, 1919?
(A) The Amritsar Massacre
(B) The Rowlatt Act
(C) Muslim-Hindu violence
(D) World War I
(A) The Amritsar Massacre
(B) The Rowlatt Act
(B) The Rowlatt Act

What was the effect of the Rowlatt Act?
(A) It gave India home rule
(B) It sharply curtailed Indian civil liberties
(C) It created the Raj
(D) It created Pakistan
(D) It created Pakistan

Point System
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answer
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answer
Round 1 30 - 30

What is the meaning of protest
“Satyagraha”?
(a)Truth triumphs.
(b)Civil Disobedience.
(c)Truth and Firmness.
(d)Passive resistance.
(a)Truth triumphs.
(c)Truth and Firmness.
(a)Truth triumphs.

where did Gandhi perform Satyagraha?
(a) India.
(b)London.
(c)South Africa.
(d)United States.
(b)London.
(c)South Africa.
(c)South Africa.

• Gandhi ji was
having a very bad
hand writing for
which he was
always worried.

Rounds First
chance
Multiple
Choice
50: 50
Round 2 40 20 10
Point System

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was
born on
• (a) October 2, 1896.
• (b) October 2, 1869
• (c) October 2,1840.
• (d) October 2, 1880.
• (b) October 2, 1869
• (c) October 2,1840.
• (b) October 2, 1869

Mahatma Gandhi was shot three times
in the chest and died while on his way to
a prayer meeting, on ___________.
a) 15 August 1947
b) 20 January 1948
c) 30 January 1948
d) 26 January 1950
b) 20 January 1948
c) 30 January 1948
c) 30 January 1948

In which year was the Salt March?
• a) 1918
b) 1922
c) 1930
d) 1939
• b) 1922
c) 1930
• c) 1930

Gandhi's date of death, 30 January, is
commemorated as ______________ in
India.a) Martyr's Day
b) Slave's Day
c) Freedom Day
d) Republic Day
a) Martyr's Day
c) Freedom Day
a) Martyr's Day

Time magazine named Gandhi the Man
of the Year in ________.
a) 1930
b) 1945
c) 1918
d) 1922
a) 1930
b) 1945
a) 1930

October 2nd, the birthday of Gandhiji is
internationally celebrated as______
a) World Peace Day.
b) Non Violence Day.
c) Communal Harmony Day.
d) Vegetarian’s day.
a) World Peace Day.

Point System
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answer
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answer
Round 1 40 - 40

Where was Gandhiji on the eve of
August 15, 1947?
a) Lahore.
b) Sewagram.
c) Delhi.
d) Culcutta.
b) Sewagram.
c) Delhi.
c) Delhi.

Gandhi's first major achievements came in ____
with the Champaran and Kheda agitations of Bihar
and Gujarat.
a) 1917
b) 1920.
c) 1919
d) 1918
c) 1919
d) 1918
d) 1918

He spent ___ years in South Africa, where he
developed his political views, ethics and political
leadership skills
a) 23
b) 22
c) 21
d) 19
b) 22
c) 21
d) 21

• As Christ was
crucified on friday,
Gandhi ji was born
on friday, India got
its freedom on
friday and Gandhi ji
was assassinated
on friday.

Rounds First
chance
Multiple
Choice
50: 50
Round 2 50 25 12.5
Point System

The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed
Gandhiji. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was
its author?
a) Ruskin Bond.
b) John Ruskin.
c) Leo Tolstoy.
d) Louis Fisher.
b) John Ruskin.
d) Louis Fisher.
b) John Ruskin.

Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally
written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
a) Manganlal Gandhi.
b) Mahadev Desai.
c) Sushila Nayyar.
d) Pyarelalji.
b) Mahadev Desai.
d) Pyarelalji.
b) Mahadev Desai.

Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?
a) Mere Swaraj.
b) Hind Swaraj.
c) Exploring India.
d) Light of india.
a) Mere Swaraj.
b) Hind Swaraj.
b) Hind Swaraj.

Which book influenced Gandhiji greatly, which he read in England?
(a) Be Vegetarian
(b) Vegetables are good for health
(c) Plea for Vegetarianism
(d) Use of Vegetables
(a) Be Vegetarian

Point System
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answer
Round 1 50 - 50

What title did Gandhiji give to his Gujrati translation of "Unto This
Last"?
(a) Harijan
(b) Jan Kalyan
(c) Sandesh
(d) Sarvodaya
(c) Sandesh
(d) Sarvodaya
(d) Sarvodaya

Which of the following newspaper was not published by Gandhi?
(a) Navajeevan.
(b) Harijan.
(c) Vandematharam.
(d) Young India.
(c) Vandematharam.
(d) Young India.
(c) Vandematharam.

Which of the following books were not written by gandhi?
(a) Hindu view of life.
(b) My experiments with truth.
(c) Hind Swaraj.
(d) Key to health.
(a) Hindu view of life.
(d) Key to health.
Hindu view of life

All Men Are Brothers. a book on the Life & thoughts of Mahatma
Gandhi as told in his own words was Compiled & Edited by
(a) Niranjan Jha.
(b) Krishna Kripalani
(c) Richard Boss.
(d) Sreenivasa iyer.
(c) Richard Boss.

Gandhi was a man of
peace, but never won
the Nobel Peace Prize.
Gandhi was nominated
for a Nobel Peace Prize
in 1937, 1938, 1939
and 1947, but never
received the award,

Rounds First chance First clue Second
clue
Round 2 60 30 15
Point System

Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1st Governor-General of Pakistan
Father of Nation of Pakistan

Indira Gandhi
Born: November 19, 1917, Allahabad
Third Prime Minister of India

Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
India's first Nobel laureate

Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker
Comedian

Point System
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answer
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answer
Round 1 60 - 60

Lord Louis Mountbatten
British statesman and naval officer
last Viceroy of India

the pre-eminent leader of Indian
nationalism
the sole assassin of Mahatma
Gandhi
Nathuram
Godse

a senior leader of the Indian National
Congress and founder of the Servants of
India Society
Political guru of Mahatma
Gandhi
Gopal
Krishna
Gokhale

Indian industrialist, a philanthropist, and
Indian independence fighter
Known to be the adopted son of
Mahatma Gandh
Jamnalal
Bajaj

• During his student days in
London, Gandhi saved
money by walking to
places instead of taking
public transport. He says
it kept him healthy and
disease-free. It also gave
him a lot of practice for
the upcoming battles
when he walked 241
miles from his ashram to
the sea at Dandi during
the infamous Dandi
March.

Rounds First chance First clue Second
clue
Round 2 70 35 17.5
Point System

The weak can never forgive. __________.
• The weak can never forgive. __________Strong.
• The weak can never forgive. __________ is the
attribute of the Strong.
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the
attribute of the Strong.

You must be the change __________.
• You must be the change you wish _____.
• You must be the change you wish to see ______.
• You must be the change you wish to see in this world.

An eye for an eye __________.
• An eye for an eye will only end up _____.
• An eye for an eye will only end up making the whole
______.
• An eye for an eye will only end up making the whole
world blind.

My __________.
• My life _____.
• My life is my ______.
• My life is my message.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. __________.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. _____Live forever.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. _____you were
to Live forever.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you
were to Live forever.

First they ignore you __________.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you _____.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then
they fight you ______.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then
they fight you, then you win.

Who Said this about gandhi?
“Generations to come will scarce to believe that such a man as this
walk on earth in flesh and blood ."
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Winston Churchil.
(c) Albert Einstein.
(d) Lord MountBatten
(b) Winston Churchil.

Who described Gandhi's march to Dandi in the following words?
"Like the historic march of Ramachandra to Lanka, the march of
Gandhi will be memorable."
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Madan Mohan Malvia
(a) Motilal Nehru
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(a) Motilal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi lost out
to Albert Einstein for the
award but ultimately
Einstein’s contribution to
mankind was considered
greater than Gandhi’s. Of
course, we must
remember that this was
an award given by a
magazine in America,
where Einstein was rather
celebrated.

Rounds First chance First clue
Round 2 80 40
Point System

Sabarmati Ashram
Ahmedabad, Gandhi Ashram

Raj Ghat
Delhi, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi that marks
the spot of his cremation

Rajghat, New Delhi
The Dandi march statue

Rounds First
chance
First
clue
Second
Clue
Round 2 90 45 22.5
Point System

Gandhi is a epic biographical film was written and directed by
_______.
(a) Steven Spilberg.
(b) Richard Attenborough.
(c) Mohan Badogadhya.
(d) Joseph Stiglitz.
(b) Richard Attenborough.
(d) Joseph Stiglitz.
b) Richard Attenborough.

Who won the best actor oscar award for depicting Gandi?
(a) Marlon Brando.
(b) Ben Kingsley.
(b) Ben Kingsley.

The film Gandhi , an epic biographical film was released in the year
_______.
(a) 1982.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1985.
(a) 1982.
(b) 1983.
(a) 1982.

She won the Oscar award for Best Costume Design for
her work in the 1982 film, Gandhi
• Bhanu Athaiya
• She became the first
Indian to win an
Academy Award
• Sangeeta kirplani or
• Bhanu Athaiya

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