Gandhi Jayanti Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Gandhi returned permanently to India from South Africa in 1915. Which event therefore occurred after his return?
The Champaran campaign
His removal from a train at Pietermaritzburg
His studies in law in London
His first civil-rights work in South Africa
2. Why was salt an effective focus for the 1930 campaign against British rule?
It was used only by wealthy households and colonial officials
It was India’s main imported industrial fuel
It was cultivated mainly on indigo plantations in Champaran
It was needed across society and made colonial control tangible in daily life
3. Which phrase became closely associated with Gandhi’s call during the Quit India Movement of 1942?
Swaraj is my birthright
Do or Die
Inquilab Zindabad
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan
4. Gandhi Jayanti shares its date with which United Nations observance?
International Day of Peace
Human Rights Day
World Day of Social Justice
International Day of Non-Violence
5. Which description best captures Gandhi’s idea of satyagraha?
Seeking political compromise without taking public action
Waiting passively for an unjust system to change by itself
Using armed force only after negotiations have failed
Resisting injustice through truth, moral courage, and nonviolent action
6. A calendar lists Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 and Martyrs’ Day in India on January 30. What distinction explains the two dates?
October 2 marks Gandhi’s birth anniversary, while January 30 commemorates the date of his assassination
October 2 marks Indian independence, while January 30 marks Gandhi’s birth
October 2 marks Gandhi’s return to India, while January 30 marks the Champaran campaign
October 2 marks the Dandi March, while January 30 marks the Quit India call
7. A student group faces an unfair rule. Which response most closely reflects Gandhi’s principle of ahimsa?
Secretly damage the property connected with the rule
Threaten officials until they withdraw the rule
Challenge the rule firmly without harming or dehumanizing anyone
Avoid the issue so disagreement never occurs
8. Before becoming a major leader in India, Gandhi developed many of his political methods while working for civil rights in which country?
Australia
Kenya
South Africa
Canada
9. What is the main subject of Gandhi’s book “Hind Swaraj”?
A military strategy for overthrowing colonial government
A legal commentary on the Constitution of independent India
A critique of modern civilization and a discussion of Indian self-rule
A travel account describing Gandhi’s voyage to England
10. On which date is Gandhi Jayanti observed each year?
January 26
October 2
August 15
January 30
11. Gandhi’s 1917 Champaran campaign focused mainly on the hardships of farmers compelled to cultivate what crop?
Indigo
Tea
Jute
Opium poppy
12. The 1930 Dandi March directly challenged British control over which everyday commodity?
Cotton
Tea
Salt
Indigo
13. In which present-day Indian state was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
West Bengal
Uttar Pradesh
14. Someone chooses locally produced khadi instead of imported factory-made cloth. Which Gandhian aim does this most directly represent?
Encouraging self-reliance and reducing dependence on colonial goods
Separating economics from political action
Replacing peaceful protest with consumer competition
Expanding heavy industrial production
15. How did the Non-Cooperation Movement differ from the later Civil Disobedience Movement?
Non-Cooperation supported colonial institutions, while Civil Disobedience avoided politics
Non-Cooperation emphasized withdrawing participation, while Civil Disobedience included openly breaking selected unjust laws
Non-Cooperation occurred after independence, while Civil Disobedience occurred before it
Non-Cooperation was primarily armed, while Civil Disobedience rejected public protest
16. Which Gandhi Jayanti activity most directly connects remembrance with Gandhi’s public ideals?
Celebrating with loud fireworks throughout the night
Staging a military parade centered on new weapons
Organizing a contest devoted only to imported luxury goods
Holding a nonviolent peace walk followed by community service