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1. The period from 1919 to 1947 forms an important phase in the history of freedom struggle of India and is known as ______.
A. The Moderates Era
B. The Gandhian Era
C. The Extremists Era
D. The Revolutionary Era
ANSWER:B. The Gandhian Era
SOLUTION :The third and final phase of the Nationalist Movement [1919-1947] is known as the Gandhian era. During this period Mahatma Gandhi became the undisputed leader of the National Movement. His principles of non-violence and Satyagraha were employed against the British Government.
2. When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
A. 1901
B. 1913
C. 1915
D. 1917
ANSWER:C. 1915
SOLUTION:Mahatma Gandhi Returned From South Africa – [January 9, 1915] This Day in History. On 9 January 1915, Father of the Nation, M K Gandhi reached Bombay sailing from South Africa, having lived there for more than two decades. This date was chosen in 2003 to be observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-Resident Indian Day).
3. In which year Gandhiji established Sabarmatri Ashram in Gujarat?
A. 1913
B. 1915
C. 1917
D. 1919
ANSWER : B. 1915
SOLUTION:On his return from South Africa, Gandhi’s first Ashram in India was established in the Kochrab area of Ahmedabad on 25 May 1915. The Ashram was then shifted on 17 June 1917 to a piece of open land on the banks of the river Sabarmati.
4. Sabarmati Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi during the course of India’s the course of India’s independence movement is located on the outskirts of ______________.
A. Rajkot
B. Surat
C. Gandhinagar
D. Ahmedabad
ANSWER:D. Ahmedabad
SOLUTION:It was from his base here that Gandhi led the Dandi march on 12 March, 1930. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian Independence Movement, the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument.
5. When was the Home Rule League Movement started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A. 1919
B. 1916
C. 1911
D. 1907
ANSWER:B. 1916
SOLUTION:Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras. They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.
6. _____ was awarded the ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in 1915 by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Muhammad Iqbal
ANSWER: B. Mahatma Gandhi
SOLUTION:One of its most famous recipient is Mahatma Gandhi, who was awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind in 1915 by The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa.
7. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returned to India in the year ________ after two decades of residence abroad?
A. 1869
B. 1893
C. 1915
D. 1905
ANSWER:C. 1915
SOLUTION:After staying in South africa for 21 years Mahatma Gandhi came to India on January 9 1915.After coming to India he organised many campaigns and protests in favour of peasants, farmers and labourers protesting against excessive land-tax and discrimination.
8. Raj Ghat is a memorial of ___________?
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
ANSWER:C. Mahatma Gandhi
SOLUTION:Raj Ghat is a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi, India. Originally it was the name of a historic ghat of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad). Close to it, and east of Daryaganj was Raj Ghat Gate of the walled city, opening at RajGhat to the west bank of the Yamuna River.
9. Mahatma Gandhi formed the National Indian Congress in the year ______.
A. 1874
B. 1894
C. 1854
D. 1863
ANSWER:B. 1894
SOLUTION:The National Indian Congress was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894. It was an organisation that aimed at fighting discrimination against Indians in South Africa.
10. Who said the following words ” A flag is a necessity for all nations.Millions have died for it.”?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Bhikaji Kama
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
ANSWER:B. Mahatma Gandhi
SOLUTION:Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘A flag is a necessity for all nations. Millions have died for it. It is no doubt a kind of idolatry which would be a sin to destroy. For, a flag represents an Ideal.’ The national flag is the banner that imparts a nation its own unique identity.