Mahatma Gandhi Quiz - 64 Trivia Questions!

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Discover the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, a global symbol of nonviolent resistance and civil rights activism. This quiz will explore his role in India's struggle for independence and his lasting legacy.

Who composed the 1979 opera Satyagraha?

David Bowie
John Denver
Philip Glass
John Kander

In 1934, Mahatma Gandhi resigned from which political party?

Nationalist Party
Indian National Congress
Congress
Nationalist

Who wrote the controversial book Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India?

Mahatma Gandhi
Joseph Lelyveld
George Washington
The New York Times

In which city will a statue of Mahatma Gandhi be unveiled in 2022?

London
Paris
New York
Delhi

Who was elected President of the Indian National Congress in 1938 despite the opposition of Mahatma Gandhi?

Syed Ali Shah
Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi

What is the date of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday?

19 December
1 April
2 October
22 April

Who wrote the novel 'Le Jour du Jugement Dernier', in which Gandhi is judged by God at the Last Judgement?

Charles Dickens
Pierre Cormon
David McCulloch
Antoine Latham

Which US President said he was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's message of non-violence?

Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Barack Obama
George W. Bush

What was the name of the 14 year old bride who married Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1883?

Mohandas K. Gandhi's mother
Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia
Gandhi's wife
Mohandas K. Gandhi

Which 20th century French philosopher was critical of the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi?

George Bernard Shaw
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Ellul
Maurice Blanchot

For what crime was Mahatma Gandhi imprisoned for six years in 1922?

Political emigration
Sedition
The killing of a foreigner
Fighting against British

Who played the part of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1982 film 'Gandhi'?

Ben Kingsley
David Niven
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey, Jr.

Which British Prime Minister was a vocal opponent of Mahatma Gandhi?

George VI
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Prime Minister of India
Winston Churchill

Which Nobel Peace Prize winner was a great admirer of Mahatma Gandhi?

Alfred Nobel
Yoko Ono
Nelson Mandela
Aung San Suu Kyi

In which year did Mahatma Gandhi call for a riot against British rule in India?

1977
1960
1919
1948

In which Indian city was Mahatma Gandhi's ashes buried in 1948?

Delhi
Lucknow
Allahabad

Which Archbishop unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Pietermaritzburg in 1993?

John Paul II
The Most Reverend John Henry Newman
Desmond Tutu
Peter Robinson

In which 2006 Bollywood film does Mahatma Gandhi appear?

Satya
The King
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
The Jungle Book

What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's son who lit the pyre at his funeral in 1948?

Mahatma Gandhi's brother
Gandhiji
Devdas
Mahatma Gandhi's son

Which Hindu nationalist was responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?

Godse
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi's father
Sarfraz Khan

Which physicist described Mahatma Gandhi as 'a role model for the generations to come'?

Nicolaus Copernicus
Robert Hooke
John Dalton
Albert Einstein

Which Beatles album cover was originally going to feature a picture of Mahatma Gandhi?

The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Help!
Let It Be

Between 1914 and his death in 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was the only person to leave which country?

India
Japan
England
Britain

In which city did Mahatma Gandhi call for India's independence in 1928?

Calcutta
Delhi

Who was the British colonial secretary at the time of Mahatma Gandhi's stay in South Africa?

Joseph Chamberlain
George Washington
John Harrison
Charles Darwin

Which British army officer ordered his troops to open fire on a crowd of Sikhs and Hindus at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919

Charles Johnston
Reginald Dyer
Sir John Thorpe
George Galloway

What was Mahatma Gandhi's method of non-violent protest?

Satyagraha
Peaceful protest
The nonviolent resistance movement
A peaceful movement

At which university did Mahatma Gandhi study from 1888 to 1889?

University College, Cambridge
University College, London
University of Cambridge
Oxford University.

What was the religion of Mahatma Gandhi's parents?

Hindu and Sikh
Hinduism
Hindu
Hindu-Muslim

In which Indian city was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?

Kolkata
Amritsar
New Delhi
Delhi

What was the title of Mahatma Gandhi's first book, published in 1909?

A Letter to My Friends
India and China
The Great Gandhi
Hind Swaraj

What was the name of Gandhi's farm in South Africa?

Affirmation
The Golden Gate
Agra
Tolstoy

In 1889, Cardinal Manning mediated the settlement of a dispute between what trade union and the British government?

The Union of British Shipbuilders
Agricultural workers
Dockers
Union of British Agricultural Workers

Who was one of Mahatma Gandhi's lieutenants who was imprisoned by Britain for his part in the Indian independence movement?

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi's father
Jawaharlal Nehru

What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's newspaper?

Indian News
National Congress
Indian Times
Indian Opinion

In which city did Mahatma Gandhi study law?

Delhi
New Delhi
London
The United States

Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress before Mahatma Gandhi?

Mahatma Gandhi's father
Gandhiji
The President of India
Gokhale

What was the political philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?

Pacifism
Socialism
Freedom
Peace

What item of clothing did Mahatma Gandhi wear as a symbol of his identity with the poor?

Loin-cloth
Shorts
White T-Shirt
White shirt

In which Indian language did the Andhra Pradesh peasantry first hear about Mahatma Gandhi as a folk hero?

Bengali
Hindi
Telugu
English

What did Mahatma Gandhi call for in a 1942 speech in Mumbai?

Stop terrorism
Stop the British
The British should leave
Quit India

At which jail was Mahatma Gandhi imprisoned?

Yerwada
Delhi
Inverlochy
Lahore

What was the first major crop that Mahatma Gandhi protested against?

Bananas
Rice
Potatoes
Indigo

Who was Mohandas Karamchand better known as?

The Great
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand

Who was the leader of the untouchables during the Indian independence movement?

B. R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Gandhi

From which London building was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in 1948?

The Houses of Parliament
The Palace
The Tower of London
Birla house

In 1893, Mahatma Gandhi set sail for which country to be a lawyer for Abdullah's cousin?

England
Britain
South Africa
India

Which American civil rights activist described Mahatma Gandhi as 'the little brown saint'?

Gandhi
James Brown
Martin Luther King
George Washington

In which South African colony did Mahatma Gandhi work?

South Africa
Rhodesia
Natal
Cape Colony

What was the name of the cloth that Mahatma Gandhi exhorted Indians to wear instead of British-made textiles?

Cotton
Khadi
Saree
Handkerchiefs

Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi?

Mahatma Gandhi
Mandela
Dalai Lama
President Obama

What was the name of the British law passed in 1919 to punish Mahatma Gandhi for civil disobedience?

British Act of Innocence
The Prevention of Cruelty to Women Act
Rowlatt Act
British Nationality Act

Who was the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Odisha from 1857 to 1861?

Brahmaputra
Rajarajeshwari Narayan
Mohanty
Karamchand

What was the name of the political party founded by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa?

South African National Party
National Party
The National Party
Natal Indian Congress

Where was Mahatma Gandhi imprisoned for two years in 1944?

Delhi
The National Museum
In the British Palace
Aga Khan Palace

What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's 25 day march from Ahmedabad to Dandi in March 1921?

Dandi March
The March of Freedom
Salt March
Gandhi's Great March

In which Indian city was Mahatma Gandhi born?

Porbandar
Delhi
Jaipur
Mumbai

What was the native language of Mahatma Gandhi?

Bengali
Gujarati
English
Hindi

In a speech in 1896, Mahatma Gandhi criticized the whites of South Africa for degrading Indians to the level of

Indians' enemies
Kaffir
Blacks
Africans

What religious groups migrated from Pakistan to India during the 1947 Partition of India?

Hindus and Pakistani people
Hindus and Sikhs
Hindus and Buddhists
Hindus and Pakistanis

In the Boer War, what was the name of Gandhi's stretcher-bearers?

Natal Indian Ambulance Corps
The Indian Volunteers
Indian Army
National Volunteer Corps

What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent philosophy?

Ahimsa
Gandhi
The Gandhian way
Peace

What was the name of Mahatma Gandhi's son?

Mahatma Gandhi's son' s name is Mohand
Satyagraha
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?

Sir Winston Churchill
Lord Irwin
Charles Darwin
George IV
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