General Knowledge Quiz based on Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated every year on 2 October to commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation in India. It is one of the three national holidays in India. Let us know about Mahatma Gandhi and his movement and freedom struggle on Gandhi Jayanti.

GK Quiz on Mahatama Gandhi jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday. On this day government offices, post offices are all closed. Other businesses, stores, organizations also remain closed and many open for some time and close quickly.

Mahatma Gandhi is remembered for his unforgettable contribution in the freedom struggle. Mahatma Gandhi had chosen the path of "Satyagraha" in the freedom struggle movement. There is no doubt that he was a prominent political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement.

GK Quiz on Mahatama Gandhi jayanti

1.What name was given to the title by Mahatma Gandhi when he translated "Unto This Last" into Gujarati?

A. Humanity

B. Goodwill

C. Sarvodaya

D. Ahimsa

Answer: C

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi translated "Unto This Last" into Gujarati in 1908 under the title Sarvodaya.

2.Who said this statement "Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn how you are going to live forever"

A. Mahatma Gandhi

B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

C. Lal Bahadur Shastri

D. Sarojini Naidu

Ans. A

Explanation: This is a famous statement or idea said by Mahatma Gandhi.

3.Where is Sabarmati Ashram located?

A. Rajkot

B. Ahmedabad

C. Pathankot

D. Baroda

Answer: B

Explanation: Satyagraha Ashram was built by Mahatma Gandhi on 25 May 1915 in Ahmedabad as his first ashram. When he came back to India from South Africa with 25 of his colleagues. Later, in July 1917, it was shifted to the banks of the Sabarmati River and named Sabarmati Ashram.

 

4.When is International Day of Non-Violence observed?

A. 14 August

B. 16 May

C. 8 October

D. 2 October

Ans: D

Explanation: To promote non-violence through education and public awareness, International Non-Violence Day is observed every year on 2 October. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly passed the A / RES / 61/271 resolution to establish the International Day of Non-Violence.

5.Gandhiji's name is associated with which of the following slogans?

A. do or die

B. You give me freedom in blood

C. Swaraj is my birthright

D. Jai Hind

Answer: A

Explanation: During the Quit India Movement started in August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan "Do or Die".

6.In how many days did Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers decide the journey from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi?

A. 24

B. 20

C. 21

D. 17

Answer: A

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement with his famous Dandi March which started on 12 March 1930 and ended on 6 April 1930. Dandi March is also known as Salt Satyagraha.

7.Who played Mahatma Gandhi in the 1982 film Gandhi?

A. Ben Kingsley

B. Roshan Seth

C. John Gielgud

D. none of the above

Ans. A

Explanation: In the film Gandhi, the role of Mahatma Gandhi was played by Harsha Nayyar of Ben Kingsley and Nathuram Godse.

 

8.Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?

A. Porbandar

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Karnataka

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: A

Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat.

9.When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

A. December 30, 1947

B. January 30, 1948

C. 30 February, 1948

D. March 30, 1948

Ans. B

Explanation: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 by Nathuram Godse.

10.When did Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers start the Dandi March?

A. 1928

B. 1930

C. 1931

D. 1933

Ans. B

Explanation: On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and his volunteers started the Dandi March. This was also the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement.

11.Which of the following movement was the first movement of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

A. Champaran Satyagraha

B. Bardoli Satyagraha

C. Dandi March

D. Kheda Satyagraha

Answer: A

Explanation: By Mahatma Gandhi in Champaran district of Bihar. The first Satyagraha was started in 1917

12.Which of the following quotes is written by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. "Freedom has no meaning if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes".

B. "First they will ignore you, then they will laugh at you, then they will fight you and then you will win."

C. "Responding to cruelty means accepting its moral and intellectual downfall."

d. All of the above

Ans. D

Explanation: All the above quotes given in the options are written by Mahatma Gandhi.

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13.In which year did Time magazine declare Mahatma Gandhi as the Man of the Year?

A. 1930

B. 1932

C. 1935

D. 1936

Ans. A

Explanation: In 1930, Gandhi was named Man of the Year by Time magazine.

14.Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920?

A. Khilafat Movement

B. Kheda Movement

C. Non-cooperation movement

D. Civil Disobedience Movement

Ans. C

Explanation: Non-cooperation movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920.

 

15.Which of the following books is written by Mahatma Gandhi?

A. The Story of My Experiments with Truth

B. Hind Swaraj

C. Satyagraha

d. All of the above

Ans. D

Explanation: All the above books have been written by Mahatma Gandhi.