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Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers on “Mahatma Gandhi’s Role in India’s Freedom Struggle” for Civil Services Examination

1. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

  • a) 1913
  • b) 1914
  • c) 1915
  • d) 1916
    Answer: c) 1915

2. Where did Mahatma Gandhi launch his first major satyagraha movement in India?

  • a) Ahmedabad
  • b) Champaran
  • c) Kheda
  • d) Bardoli
    Answer: b) Champaran

3. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?

  • a) 1916
  • b) 1918
  • c) 1919
  • d) 1920
    Answer: c) 1919

4. Which event led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922?

  • a) Chauri Chaura incident
  • b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  • c) Simon Commission arrival
  • d) Partition of Bengal
    Answer: a) Chauri Chaura incident

5. Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of ‘Satyagraha’ is based on the principle of:

  • a) Armed struggle
  • b) Non-violence and truth
  • c) Boycott of foreign goods
  • d) Swadeshi
    Answer: b) Non-violence and truth

6. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Salt March (Dandi March)?

  • a) 1930
  • b) 1929
  • c) 1931
  • d) 1932
    Answer: a) 1930

7. The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was related to which issue?

  • a) Indigo cultivation
  • b) Salt tax
  • c) Mill workers’ rights
  • d) Partition of Bengal
    Answer: a) Indigo cultivation

8. Which movement did Mahatma Gandhi launch after the failure of the Cripps Mission?

  • a) Civil Disobedience Movement
  • b) Non-Cooperation Movement
  • c) Quit India Movement
  • d) Swadeshi Movement
    Answer: c) Quit India Movement

9. What was the slogan of the Quit India Movement launched in 1942?

  • a) Swaraj is my birthright
  • b) Do or Die
  • c) Jai Hind
  • d) Simon Go Back
    Answer: b) Do or Die

10. Which of the following agreements was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin?

  • a) Poona Pact
  • b) Lucknow Pact
  • c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  • d) Simon Commission
    Answer: c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

11. What was the main objective of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

  • a) Boycott of British goods
  • b) Dominion status for India
  • c) Complete independence
  • d) Reform in the administration
    Answer: b) Dominion status for India

12. Who led the peasant movement in Bardoli in 1928?

  • a) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • b) Mahatma Gandhi
  • c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • d) Subhas Chandra Bose
    Answer: c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

13. Mahatma Gandhi was associated with which of the following newspapers?

  • a) Young India
  • b) The Hindu
  • c) Kesari
  • d) Amrit Bazar Patrika
    Answer: a) Young India

14. Which South African law did Gandhi first protest against in 1906?

  • a) Racial Discrimination Act
  • b) Registration of Asiatics Act
  • c) Apartheid Act
  • d) Taxation Act
    Answer: b) Registration of Asiatics Act

15. In which year did Gandhi lead the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?

  • a) 1917
  • b) 1918
  • c) 1920
  • d) 1930
    Answer: b) 1918

16. The Round Table Conferences were held in which city?

  • a) Bombay
  • b) London
  • c) Delhi
  • d) Kolkata
    Answer: b) London

17. Who among the following was the main opponent of Gandhi’s policy of non-violence during the freedom struggle?

  • a) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • c) Bhagat Singh
  • d) Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: c) Bhagat Singh

18. Which movement was withdrawn due to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919?

  • a) Non-Cooperation Movement
  • b) Khilafat Movement
  • c) Civil Disobedience Movement
  • d) Rowlatt Satyagraha
    Answer: d) Rowlatt Satyagraha

19. Where was the historic session of the Congress held in 1929, which declared Poorna Swaraj as its objective?

  • a) Surat
  • b) Lahore
  • c) Lucknow
  • d) Calcutta
    Answer: b) Lahore

20. Which of the following movements is associated with the slogan “Simon Go Back”?

  • a) Quit India Movement
  • b) Civil Disobedience Movement
  • c) Simon Commission Protest
  • d) Khilafat Movement
    Answer: c) Simon Commission Protest

21. In which prison was Mahatma Gandhi imprisoned during the Quit India Movement?

  • a) Yerwada Jail
  • b) Andaman Jail
  • c) Naini Jail
  • d) Alipore Jail
    Answer: a) Yerwada Jail

22. Which year did Gandhi establish the Sabarmati Ashram?

  • a) 1915
  • b) 1916
  • c) 1917
  • d) 1918
    Answer: b) 1917

23. What was the duration of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi?

  • a) 10 days
  • b) 24 days
  • c) 1 month
  • d) 15 days
    Answer: b) 24 days

24. Mahatma Gandhi wrote his autobiography titled:

  • a) Hind Swaraj
  • b) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
  • c) India of My Dreams
  • d) The Light of Asia
    Answer: b) The Story of My Experiments with Truth

25. In which language was Gandhi’s weekly journal ‘Harijan’ published?

  • a) Hindi
  • b) English
  • c) Gujarati
  • d) All of the above
    Answer: d) All of the above

26. Mahatma Gandhi’s political mentor was:

  • a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • c) Lala Lajpat Rai
  • d) Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

27. Which pact did Mahatma Gandhi sign with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar regarding the rights of depressed classes?

  • a) Lucknow Pact
  • b) Poona Pact
  • c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  • d) Delhi Pact
    Answer: b) Poona Pact

28. Where did Gandhi start the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930?

  • a) Champaran
  • b) Sabarmati Ashram
  • c) Dandi
  • d) Bardoli
    Answer: c) Dandi

29. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on:

  • a) January 26, 1948
  • b) January 30, 1948
  • c) February 2, 1948
  • d) January 31, 1948
    Answer: b) January 30, 1948

30. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Khilafat Movement in support of which group?

  • a) Muslims
  • b) Hindus
  • c) Christians
  • d) Sikhs
    Answer: a) Muslims

These MCQs cover key events, movements, and figures related to Mahatma Gandhi’s role in India’s freedom struggle.

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