Quiz Do you know your Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi at Sewagram.
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In the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi family tree, who are Raliyatben, Laxmidas and Karsandas?
- Uncles and aunts
- Siblings from same mother Putlimai
- Half-brothers and sister
- Mohandas' first cousins
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How old was Gandhiji when he married Kasturba Kapadia and how many children did they have?
- 13 and 4
- 14 and 4
- 15 and 3
- 16 and 3
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Name the Tamil girl, martyred at 16, whom Gandhiji has gone on record as saying was an inspiration for him to stay the course in the fight for equality in South Africa.
- Thillayadi Valliammai
- Thillayadi Sivagami
- Sivagami Nachiappan
- Sedapatti Valliammai
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An incident that took place on the night of June 7, 1893, acted as a catalyst for Gandhiji to fight against race and colour prejudices. Where and what?
- Durban and being denied entry to a hotel
- Pietermaritzburg station and being thrown out of a first-class compartment
- Natal and denied entry to a place of worship
- Pretoria and being thrown out of a first-class compartment
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After many campaigns, activities and arrests in South Africa, Gandhiji returned to India for good on January 9, 1915. How is the date commemorated?
- Ghar Wapsi Diwas
- Pravasiya Bharat Diwas
- Swadeshi Diwas
- Swatantra Diwas
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In late 1919, he assumed the editorship of two publications. Name both.
- Harijan and New India
- Navjivan and Indian Opinion
- Navjivan and Young India
- Young India and Harijan
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On September 22, 1921, what momentous decision did he take in Madurai that changed the way the world looked at him?
- Decided to become a vegan
- Decided to wear only loincloth/dhoti and shawl
- Stopped wearing footwear
- Travel only by foot and third class train
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Who was responsible for giving Mohandas Gandhi the title ‘Mahatma’ and who first referred to him as ‘Rashtriyapitha’ (Father of the Nation)
- Jawaharlal Nehru and Rabindranath Tagore
- Rabindranath Tagore and Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose
- Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
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The apostle of Peace was nominated for the Nobel Prize five times between 1937 and 1948 without winning even once. How did the Nobel Committee honour the Mahatma after he was assassinated?
- Did not award the prize in 1948
- Presented a special award to his sons
- Stopped giving Peace Prize for two years
- Name the award Gandhi Peace Prize
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Which great personality paid this wonderful tribute to Gandhiji: “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth”?
- Franklin Roosevelt
- King George VI
- Albert Einstein
- Mohandas' first cousins
