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Early Life and Events in Gandhi's Life - 5

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Gandhi established the Transvaal British India Association in the year

  1. 1903

  2. 1908

  3. 1910

  4. 1912


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) and was founded in the year 1903.

Gandhi established Charkha Sangh in

  1. 1917

  2. 1925

  3. 1930

  4. 1936


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1925, the Charkha Sangh was formed and 50,000 charkhas began working.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gandhi’s satyagraha Struggle in South Africa lasted for a period of about eight years.

Gandhi raised his voice in South Africa against

  1. dress code

  2. employment laws

  3. racial discrimination

  4. the British government


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi raised his voice against racial discrimination when he was working in South Africa.

The first settlement founded by Gandhi in South Africa was

  1. Tolstoy Farm

  2. Phoenix

  3. Sabarmati

  4. Transwal Farms


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first settlement founded by Gandhi in South Africa was Phoenix settlement.

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

  1. Mamibai

  2. Noor Begum

  3. Shakila Bano

  4. Meenaben


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first case which Gandhi pleaded in Bombay was the case of Mamibai and he charged Rs. 30  for his fees.

Gandhi supported the British in

  1. Boer War

  2. World War I

  3. Civil War

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

He supported all the wars in his time. The prophet of peace Gandhi’s support for the British in the Boer War.

In 1919, Gandhi started

  1. Salt March

  2. Navajivan

  3. Indian opinion

  4. Champaran Satyagraha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1919, Gandhi started Champaran Satyagraha.

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


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gandhiji encouraged the recruitment of Indian soldiers for service in South Africa by raising the Indian Ambulance Corps.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhi gave a call for the 1st strike in South Africa on 23rd July, 1908.

In 1933, Gandhi started the publication of

  1. Young India

  2. Constructive Programme

  3. Harijan

  4. Navajivan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1933, Gandhi began publishing a weekly newspaper, Harijan, in English. Harijan means 'People of God'.

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


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gandhiji settled the case between Abdullah and Seth Taiyabji Seth by mutual agreement between the two parties.

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

  1. 1931

  2. 1932

  3. 1933

  4. 1934


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In 1933, Gandhi began publishing a weekly newspaper, Harijan, in English.

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


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Natal Indian Congress was the organisation founded by Gandhiji in order to advance the cause of Indians in South Africa.

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


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Raj Kumar Shukla, an indigo cultivator, persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to go to Champaran and the Champaran Satyagraha began.

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