Score More With Soumya, Episode # 2, Weekly Quiz Contest for WBCS And IAS Exam on Weekly Current Affairs and various General Studies Topics from NCERT books. Special episode on Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti.
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Here are the questions & answers:
Question Number | Question | Correct Answers |
1 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on _________. | October 2, 1869 |
2 | At which place was Gandhiji born? | Porbandar |
3 | Devdas was Gandhiji's …………………………… | Youngest child |
4 | At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition? | Ahmedabad |
5 | When was the Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed? | March 5, 1931 |
6 | On being arrested for his 'Quit India' programme, where was Gandhiji detained? | Aga Khan Palace Jail |
7 | The book 'Unto This Last' greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. Who was its author? | John Ruskin |
8 | Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha? | All the three |
9 | Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji? | Hind Swaraj |
10 | Who accorded the title, “Mahatma,” on Gandhi and in which year? | Rabindranath Tagore, 1915 |
11 | On August 15, 1947 the Congress President saluted Gandhiji as “the maker of freedom achieved in Unique way”. | J B Kripalani |
12 | What did Gandhiji mean by 'Swaraj'? | Self-Government |
13 | When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life? | 1906 |
14 | Who worked as a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi? | Mahadev Desai |
15 | “Like the historic march of Ramchandra to Lanka, the march of Gandhi will be memorable”- Who said it? | Motilal Nehru |
16 | The historic August session of the AICC, at which the Quit India Resolution was passed, was held in _____________? | Bombay |
17 | At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948? | Calcutta |
18 | Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs? | Ahimsa and truth |
19 | Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life? | Harishchandra |
20 | Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England? | Vegetarian Society |
21 | During the Dandi March, when did Gandhi violate the salt laws? | 6 April 1930 |
22 | For the first time in India, Mahatma Gandhi engaged in satyagraha at | Champaran |
23 | Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from | Dandi |
24 | Whom did Mahatma Gandhi acknowledge as his political mentor? | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
25 | Where did Mahatma Gandhi launch the first Satyagraha protest? | South Africa |
26 | Gandhi’s day of death is celebrated as? | Martyr’s Day |
27 | “Gandhi” is a 1982 dramatic film , dramatising the life of Mahatma Gandhi. It stars Ben Kingsley.Who was the director ? | Richard Samuel Attenborough |
28 | Gandhiji, was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 1948, but he died. Who got the Nobel Peace Prize that year? | No Nobel Prize was given this year to honor Mahatma Gandhi |
29 | When in the History Time Magazine named Mahatma Gandhi as Person of the year? | 1930 |
30 | Name the only Congress session which was presided by Mahatma Gandhi? | Belegam Session 1925 |