Quiz on Mahatma Gandhi with Answers in English
Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in India on 2nd October every year to remember Mahatma Gandhi. It is one of the national holidays in our country. Let’s dive into some fun and interesting quiz questions about Mahatma Gandhi and Gandhi Jayanti!
On this special day, government offices and post offices are closed, while many businesses, stores, and organizations may also be closed or have shorter hours. It is essential for children to learn about Gandhi’s life, his times, and the struggle he undertook to help India gain freedom from British rule.
MCQ on Mahatma Gandhi Quiz with Answers
1. Who called Gandhi ‘Mahatma’?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
2. Who is considered the spiritual guru of Gandhiji?
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
3. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
Answer: Porbandar, India – a coastal city in Gujarat, famous as the birthplace of Sudama
4. What is Mahatma Gandhi’s first name?
Answer: Mohandas
5. What are the names of Mahatma Gandhi’s parents?
Answer: Karamchand and Putlibai Gandhi
6. What did Gandhiji call freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose?
Answer: Patriot
7. What is the significance of the Gandhi Memorial in Kanyakumari?
Answer: Gandhiji’s ashes were kept here before immersion in the sea on February 12, 1948
8. When was the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes issued by the Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: 1996
9. Who wrote Gandhiji’s favourite Bhajan ‘Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye’?
Answer: Narsi Mehta – This bhajan talks about the virtues of being a follower of Lord Vishnu
10. What was the civil disobedience movement asking the British to leave India called?
Answer: Quit India Movement
11. Who joined Gandhi in leading the Salt Satyagraha Movement?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
12. How is the date of Mahatma Gandhi’s return to India in 1915 observed today?
Answer: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
13. When is the International Day of Non-Violence celebrated?
Answer: October 2 — Such a meaningful date, right?
14. Where is Sabarmati Ashram located?
Answer: Ahmedabad – It was previously known as “Satyagraha Ashram”
15. What name do Gandhi’s countrymen affectionately call him?
Answer: Bapu – a loving Gujarati term for “father” or “papa”
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