Modern India

1. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest?
Question Asked : Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2012

(A) Sabarmati
(B) Phoenix
(C) Wardha
(D) Sadaqat

2. Mahatma Gandhi set up an Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati near Ahmedabad is known as
Question Asked : Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2003

(A) Sabarmati Ashram
(B) Harijan Ashram
(C) Satyagraha Ashram
(D) Swaraj Ashram

3. Which one of the following sessions of Indian National Congress was for the first time attended by M.K. Gandhi
Question Asked : UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004, UPPCS (Mains) 2003

(A) Lucknow Session, 1916
(B) Calcutta Session, 1901
(C) Amritsar Session, 1919
(D) Nagpur Session, 1920

4. In which of the following railway stations of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of the train?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2015

(A) Johannesburg
(B) Pietermari1zburg
(C) Durban
(D) Pretoria

5. How many years did Gandhiji live in South Africa?
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 2010

(A) 20 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 16 years
(D) 15 years

6. In which year Gandhi returned from South Africa?
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 1997

(A) 1915
(B) 1917
(C) 1916
(D) 1918

7. What idea is given by Gandhiji for family planning?
Question Asked : MPPCS (Pre) 1990

(A) Self-control
(B) Sterilization
(C) Restrain
(D) Loop

8. Which of the following statements is not true as per Gandhian Principle?
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013

(A) The aim of Satyagrahi is to defeat the enemy
(B) The weapon of Satyagraha is Ahimsa
(C) Satyagrahi should be firm in his belief
(D) Satyagrahi should have no ill feeling towards his enemies.

9. Which one of the following was the last step in the Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha?
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013

(A) Boycott
(B) Picket
(C) Fast
(D) Strike

10. Which of the following may be true regarding Gandhi?
Question Asked : UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2013

(A) A Marxist without Marxism
(B) A Socialist without Socialism
(C) An Individualist without Individualism
(D) An Individualist among Socialist and a Marxist among Socialist