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Early Life and Events in Gandhi's Life - 2

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Initially, Gandhiji’s services secured by Dada Abdulla & Co. were for a period of

  1. three months

  2. six months

  3. nine months

  4. one year


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Initially, Gandhiji’s services secured by Dada Abdulla & Co. were for a period of nine months.

Which of the following slogans is associated with the name of Gandhiji?

  1. Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan

  2. Swaraj is my birth right

  3. Inquilab Zindabad

  4. Do or Die


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gandhiji gave the slogan 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement.

In all, Gandhiji spent _____ in jail.

  1. 62 months

  2. 72 months

  3. 82 months

  4. 92 months


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In all, Gandhiji spent 82 months in jail.

Gandhiji’s ancestral home is known as

  1. Birla House

  2. Gandhi House

  3. Kirti Mandir

  4. Swaraj Bhavan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gandhiji’s ancestral Home is known as Kirti Mandir.

Gandhiji’s residence at Sabarmati is known as

  1. Prerna Kunj

  2. Vasant Kunj

  3. Shanti Kunj

  4. Hridaya Kunj


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The heart of the Ashram is Hridaya Kunj, the home of Mahatma Gandhi. It was named by the famous Kakasaheb Kalelkar.

After passing matriculation, Gandhiji joined a college at

  1. Bhavnagar

  2. Ahmedabad

  3. Junagarh

  4. Rajkot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In January 1888, he enrolled at Samaldas College in Bhavnagar State. It was the sole degree-granting institution of higher education in the region.

Gandhiji got his head shaved, discarded his usual clothes and adopted loincloth in the year

  1. 1917

  2. 1921

  3. 1925

  4. 1930


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gandhiji got his head shaved, discarded his usual clothes and adopted loincloth in the year 1921.

During his stay in London, Gandhiji used to move among

  1. clergymen

  2. reformers

  3. vegetarians

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

During his stay in London, Gandhiji used to move among clergymen, reformers and vegetarians.

Gandhiji was called half-naked and a fakir by

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. General Smuts

  3. Lord Mountbatten

  4. Winston Churchill


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Winston Churchill was the one who first referred to Gandhiji as half-naked and a fakir in public. Gandhiji regarded the expression as a compliment.

Gandhiji wrote a letter regarding his confession of stealing to his

  1. mother

  2. father

  3. uncle

  4. brother (Laxmidas)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gandhiji wrote a letter regarding his confession of stealing to his father because he did not have the courage to face him directly.

Name the youngest son of Gandhiji.

  1. Harilal

  2. Ramdas

  3. Manilal

  4. Devdas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Devdas Gandhi was the youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhiji’s Sevagram Ashram land was donated by

  1. Jamnalal Bajaj

  2. Ghanshyam Das Birla

  3. Chhaganlal Gandhi

  4. Maganlal Gandhi


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhiji’s Sevagram Ashram land was donated by Jamnalal Bajaj.

Gandhi sailed for England from Bombay for the first time on

  1. September 4, 1888

  2. October 2, 1888

  3. August 4, 1888

  4. December 4, 1888


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhi sailed on September 4, 1988 for Southampton at the age of eighteen.

What was Gandhiji’s nickname in childhood?

  1. Moniya

  2. Sonu

  3. Gonu

  4. Romu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gandhi's childhood name 'Moniya' was a nickname derived from 'Mohan'.

Which word did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?

  1. School

  2. College

  3. Kettle

  4. Uniform


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The word 'kettle' was spelt wrong by Gandhiji as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class.

In which language did Gandhi write his autobiography?

  1. Gujarati

  2. English

  3. Hindi

  4. Urdu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography is Sathiya Sodhani. The original was in Gujarati and was later translated into English and other Indian languages.

The first court visited by Gandhi while he was in South Africa was the

  1. Natal Court

  2. Durban Court

  3. Transvaal Court

  4. Orange Free Court


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first court visited by Gandhi while he was in South Africa was the Durban Court.

The walls of Gandhi’s office at Johannesburg were adorned with four pictures of

  1. Lord Christ, Ranade, Mrs. Annie Besant and W. W. Hunter

  2. Karamchand Gandhi, Lord Krishna, Dadabai Naoroji and Mrs. Annie Besant

  3. Lord Krishna, Putlibai, Ranade and W. W. Hunter

  4. Lord Krishna, W. W. Hunter, Ranade and Mrs. Annie Besant


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lord Christ, Ranade, Mrs. Annie Besant and W. W. Hunter

Gandhiji was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi. Which was that fateful day of the week?

  1. Monday

  2. Tuesday

  3. Saturday

  4. Friday


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gandhiji was shot dead on January 30, 1948, Friday at Birla House, New Delhi.

Accompanied by two detectives, Gandhiji escaped from his friend’s house in South Africa disguised as a/an

  1. Indian merchant

  2. Parsi

  3. Madrasi labourer

  4. Indian constable


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gandhiji put on an Indian constable's uniform and wore on head a Madrasi scarf, and was accompanied by two detectives. Gandhiji escaped from his friend’s house in South Africa.

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