1. Who among the following established the Depressed Class Association ?

Babu Jagjivan Ram

Mahatma Gandhi

Dr. B R Ambedkar

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: Dr. B R Ambedkar

Explanation:

“All India Depressed Class Association" was organized by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar at Nagpur on August 8, 1930.


2. Poona Pact, 1932, was signed between _____ ?

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Irvin

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi and Mcdonald

Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

An agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi was signed on September 24, 1932. The agreement was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahathma Gandhi's fast untill death.


3. Who among the following was called as ‘Ajatshatru’ by Gandhiji ?

Lala Lajpat Rai

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bhagat Singh

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Explanation:

Gandhiji called Dr. Rajendra Prasad as Ajatashatru, meaning, “he who has no enemies.”Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of India. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities. He also responded to the call by Gandhi to boycott Western education.


4. ______ was awarded the ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in 1915 by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst for his ambulance services in South Africa. ?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Mahatma Gandhi

Subhash Chandra Bose

Muhammad Iqbal

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi was awarded the ‘Kaiser-i-Hind’ in 1915 by Lord Hardinge of Penshurst for his ambulance services in South Africa.The title Kaisar-i-Hind was coined in 1876 by the orientalist G.W.


5. The mother of Mahatma Gandhi was: ?

Putlibai

Heerabai

Kamlabai

Kasturba

Answer: Putlibai

Explanation:

The mother of Mahatma Gandhi was Putlibai. She was a true devotee of God. She would not have food until she finished her puja (prayer) rituals. She would go to the temple regularly.


6. Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year ?

1874

1894

1854

1863

Answer: 1894

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year 1894.The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was an organisation that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. It was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894.


7. ‘India of My Dreams’ book is the collection of whose speeches and notes ?

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

Jawahar Lal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

‘India of my Dreams’ book the collection of Mahatma Gandhi speeches and notes.


8. Who was affectionately called ‘ The Grand Old Man of India’ ?

Dadabhai Naoroji

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Rajendra Prasad

Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation:

Dadabhai was affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of India. He is most famous for his drain of wealth theory. Dadabhai Naoroji, became the president of Indian National Congress(INC) three times.


9. Which one of the following was NOT a condition laid down in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact ?

The Indian National Congress should stop the civil disobedience movement.

Removal of salt tax; allowing to produce, trade and sell legally

Withdrawal of tax on khadi production

Participation in the Round Table Conference by the Indian National Congress

Answer: Withdrawal of tax on khadi production

Explanation:

The ' Gandhi-Irwin Pact' was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London. Below are the proposed conditions:- 1. Discontinuation of Salt March by the Indian National Congress 2. Participation by the Indian National Congress in the Second Round Table Conference 3. Withdrawal of all ordinances issued by the Government of India imposing curbs on the activities of the Indian National Congress 4. Withdrawal of all prosecutions relating to several types of offenses except those involving violence 5. Release of prisoners arrested for participating in the Salt March. 6. Removal of the tax on salt, which allowed the Indians to produce, trade, and sell salt legally and for their own private use.


10. In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi organised a Satyagraha in Kheda district of Gujarat in support of the ?

cotton mill workers who were demanding better wages

tribals whose customary rights were being violated

women who were struggling against the oppressive patriarchal system

peasants who were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic

Answer: peasants who were affected by crop failure and a plague epidemic

Explanation:

It was the third Satyagraha movement after Champaran Satyagraha and Ahmedabad mill strike. Gandhi organised this movement to support the peasants of Kheda district. People of Kheda were unable to pay the high taxes levied by the British due to crop failure and a plague epidemic.