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Gandhi Quiz
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Manu Melwin JoyAssistant Professor
Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114
Mail – [email protected]
Round 1
Childhood
Rounds First chance
Multiple Choice
50: 50
Round 2 10 5 2.5
Point System
At which place was Gandhiji born?
• (a) Ahmedabad. • (b) Rajkot. • (c) Porbander.• (d) Delhi.
• (b) Rajkot. • (c) Porbander.
• (b) Porbander.
Gandhiji was ____ in the family of four children.
• (a) Eldest.• (b) Youngest.• (c) second.• (d) Third.
(a) Eldest.(b) Youngest.
(b) Youngest.
What was Gandhiji's age when he got married to Kasturbai?
• (a) 17• (b) 15• (c) 13• (d) 14.
• (b) 15.• (c) 13.
• (b) 13.
What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?
• (a) Monu• (b) Manu. • (c) Sonu• (d) Mahu
• (b) Monu• (c) Manu.
• (b) Manu.
Which spelling did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?
• (a) School • (b) Kettle• (c) Uniform • (d) Umbrella
• (b) Kettle.• (d) Umbrella
• (b) Kettle.
Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?
• (a) Krishna • (b) Ashoka• (c) Vikramaditya• (d) Harishchandra
(b) Ashoka(d) Harishchandra
• (d) Harishchandra
Who asked Gandhiji to eat meat in order to become Strong?
• (a) Sheikh Mehtab• (b) Karsan Das • (c) Lakshmi Das• (d) Uka
• (a) Sheikh Mehtab• (d) Uka
• (a) Sheikh Mehtab
Who was the maid servant in Gandhi’s house who asked him to recited “Rama” when he is
afraid?• (a) Rambha.• (b) Thulsi• (c) Meera.• (d) Uka
(a) Rambha.(b) Thulsi
(a) Rambha.
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 10 - 10
Round 1
Bonus question
Gandhiji did his highschool in
• (a) Ahmedabad. • (b) Rajkot. • (c) Porbander.• (d) Delhi.
• (b) Rajkot. • (c) Porbander.
(b) Rajkot.
Gandhiji was good at which subject during school days.
• (a) English.• (b) Mathematics.• (c) Geography• (d) History.
(a) English.(b) Mathematics.
(a) English.
Facts about Gandhiji
• In Gandhiji's autobiography he has mentioned that he was not a courageous or outspoken leader. In fact, he was so shy that he could not talk to anybody in his school and often ran from there.
Round 2
Family
Rounds First chance
Multiple Choice
50: 50
Round 2 20 10 5
Point System
What is the name of Mahatma Gandhi’s parents?
• (a)Karamchand Gandhi and Manibai Gandhi• (b)Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi• (c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi • (d) Karamchand Gandhi and Meerabhai Gandhi
(c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi
• (b)Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturbai Gandhi• (c )Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai Gandhi
Which of Mahatma’s Gandhi’s sons converted and became a Muslim?
1. (a)Manilal, the second son2. (b)Devadas, the youngest son3. (c )Harilal, the eldest son4. (d)Ramdas, the third son
• (b) Devadas, the youngest son• (c )Harilal, the eldest son
• (c )Harilal, the eldest son
Was former Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi related to Mahatma Gandhi and if so how?
• (a)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter.• (b) Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter-in-law• (c )No, Indira Gandhi is not related• (d)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his granddaughter.
• (b)Yes, Indira Gandhi is his daughter-in-law• (c )No, Indira Gandhi is not related
• (c )No, Indira Gandhi is not related
What personal tragedy did Gandhi suffer in 1943?
• (A) Nehru was assassinated• (B) His youngest son died• (C) His wife Kasturbai died• (D) His mother died
• (B) His youngest son died• (C) His wife Kasturbai died
• (C) His wife Kasturbai died
What was the name of Gandhiji's sister?
• (a) Gauri• (b) Raliat• (c) Rambha• (d) Meera• (b) Raliat• (c) Rambha
• (b) Raliat
What is the name of Gandhiji’s Grand father?
• (a) Uttamchand Gandhi.• (b) Dharamchand Gandhi.• (c) Sonamchand Gandhi.• (d) Dhyanchand Gandhi.
(a) Uttamchand Gandhi.(b) Dharamchand Gandhi
• (a) Uttamchand Gandhi
What was the profession of Gandhiji's father?
• (a)Farmer.• (b)Diwan.• (c)Lawyer.• (d)Thasildar.
• (b)Diwan.• (d)Thasildar.
• (b)Diwan.
Devdas was Gandhiji's• (a) Only child.• (b) Eldest Child.• (c) Second Child.• (d) Youngest Child.
• (b) Eldest Child.• (d) Youngest Child.
• (d) Youngest Child.
Round 2
Bonus question
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 20 - 20
Who is sitting with gandhji?
• (a) His cousin, shivdas.• (b) his brother, Laxmidas.• (c) His uncle, monalal.• (d) His friend, sohanlal.
(b) his brother, Laxmidas.(c) His uncle, monalal.
(b) his brother, Laxmidas.
• (a) Puthali Bhai• (b) Raliat• (c) Kasthurbhai• (d) Manabhai
• (a) Puthali Bhai• (c) Kasthurbhai
• (c) Kasthurbhai
Identify the women.
Facts about Gandhiji• Former warhorse and arguably
Britain’s most popular Prime Minister Winston Churchill just couldn’t stand Gandhi, who didn’t play by his rules. He once said of Gandhi: ‘It is alarming and also nauseating to see Mr. Gandhi, a seditious Middle Temple lawyer of the type well-known in the East, now posing as a fakir, striding half naked up the steps of the Viceregal palace to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King-Emperor.’
Elimination – 2 teams
Action song
Round 3
Philosophy
Rounds First chance
Multiple Choice
50: 50
Round 2 30 15 7.5
Point System
What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"?
• (a)Freedom for the country.• (b)Complete independence. • (c) Self Development.• (d) Self government.
• (c) Self Development.• (d) Self government.
• (d) Self government.
Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?
• (a)Ahimsa and peace.• (b)Ahimsa and truth.• (c) Truth and peace.• (d) Ahimsa and aprigriha.
• (a)Ahimsa and peace.• (b)Ahimsa and truth.
• (b)Ahimsa and truth.
Which of the following slogans is associated with the name of Gandhiji?
(a) Do or Die (b) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan (c) Swaraj is my birth-right (d) Inquilab Zindabad
• (a) Do or Die• (c) Swaraj is my birth-right
• (a) Do or Die
What is a hartal?
(A) A day of violence(B) A communal farm(C) A religious ritual(D) A day of fasting and prayer
(C) A religious ritual(D) A day of fasting and prayer
(D) A day of fasting and prayer
In protest of what injustice did Gandhi organize a hartal on April 6, 1919?
(A) The Amritsar Massacre(B) The Rowlatt Act(C) Muslim-Hindu violence(D) World War I
(A) The Amritsar Massacre(B) The Rowlatt Act
(B) The Rowlatt Act
What was the effect of the Rowlatt Act?
(A) It gave India home rule(B) It sharply curtailed Indian civil liberties(C) It created the Raj(D) It created Pakistan
(D) It created Pakistan(B) It sharply curtailed Indian civil liberties
(B) It sharply curtailed Indian civil liberties
Round 3
Bonus question
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 30 - 30
What is the meaning of protest “Satyagraha”?
(a)Truth triumphs. (b)Civil Disobedience.(c)Truth and Firmness.(d)Passive resistance.
(a)Truth triumphs. (c)Truth and Firmness.
(a)Truth triumphs.
where did Gandhi perform Satyagraha?
(a) India.(b)London.(c)South Africa.(d)United States.
(b)London.(c)South Africa.
(c)South Africa.
Facts about Gandhiji
• Gandhi ji was having a very bad hand writing for which he was always worried.
Round 4
Dates
Rounds First chance
Multiple Choice
50: 50
Round 2 40 20 10
Point System
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on
• (a) October 2, 1896.• (b) October 2, 1869• (c) October 2,1840. • (d) October 2, 1880.
• (b) October 2, 1869• (c) October 2,1840.
• (b) October 2, 1869
Mahatma Gandhi was shot three times in the chest and died while on his way to a prayer meeting, on ___________.
a) 15 August 1947b) 20 January 1948c) 30 January 1948d) 26 January 1950
b) 20 January 1948c) 30 January 1948
c) 30 January 1948
In which year was the Salt March?
• a) 1918b) 1922c) 1930d) 1939
• b) 1922c) 1930
• c) 1930
Gandhi's date of death, 30 January, is commemorated as ______________ in India.a) Martyr's Dayb) Slave's Dayc) Freedom Dayd) Republic Day
a) Martyr's Dayc) Freedom Day
a) Martyr's Day
Time magazine named Gandhi the Man of the Year in ________.
a) 1930b) 1945c) 1918d) 1922
a) 1930b) 1945
a) 1930
October 2nd, the birthday of Gandhiji is internationally celebrated as______
a) World Peace Day.b) Non Violence Day.c) Communal Harmony Day.d) Vegetarian’s day.
a) World Peace Day.b) Non Violence Day.
b) Non Violence Day.
Round 4
Bonus question
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 40 - 40
Where was Gandhiji on the eve of August 15, 1947?
a) Lahore.b) Sewagram.c) Delhi.d) Culcutta.
b) Sewagram.c) Delhi.
c) Delhi.
Gandhi's first major achievements came in ____ with the Champaran and Kheda agitations of Bihar
and Gujarat. a) 1917b) 1920.c) 1919d) 1918
c) 1919d) 1918
d) 1918
He spent ___ years in South Africa, where he developed his political views, ethics and political
leadership skillsa) 23b) 22c) 21d) 19
b) 22c) 21
d) 21
Facts about Gandhiji
• As Christ was crucified on friday, Gandhi ji was born on friday, India got its freedom on friday and Gandhi ji was assassinated on friday.
Elimination – 2 teams
Action song
Round 5
Books
Rounds First chance
Multiple Choice
50: 50
Round 2 50 25 12.5
Point System
The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was
its author?
a) Ruskin Bond.b) John Ruskin.c) Leo Tolstoy.d) Louis Fisher.
b) John Ruskin.d) Louis Fisher.
b) John Ruskin.
Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
a) Manganlal Gandhi. b) Mahadev Desai.c) Sushila Nayyar.d) Pyarelalji.
b) Mahadev Desai.d) Pyarelalji.
b) Mahadev Desai.
Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?
a) Mere Swaraj. b) Hind Swaraj.c) Exploring India.d) Light of india.
a) Mere Swaraj. b) Hind Swaraj.
b) Hind Swaraj.
Which book influenced Gandhiji greatly, which he read in England?
(a) Be Vegetarian (b) Vegetables are good for health(c) Plea for Vegetarianism (d) Use of Vegetables
(a) Be Vegetarian(c) Plea for Vegetarianism
(c) Plea for Vegetarianism
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 50 - 50
What title did Gandhiji give to his Gujrati translation of "Unto This Last"?
(a) Harijan (b) Jan Kalyan (c) Sandesh (d) Sarvodaya
(c) Sandesh (d) Sarvodaya
(d) Sarvodaya
Which of the following newspaper was not published by Gandhi?
(a) Navajeevan. (b) Harijan. (c) Vandematharam. (d) Young India.
(c) Vandematharam. (d) Young India.
(c) Vandematharam.
Which of the following books were not written by gandhi?
(a) Hindu view of life. (b) My experiments with truth. (c) Hind Swaraj. (d) Key to health.
(a) Hindu view of life.(d) Key to health.
Hindu view of life
All Men Are Brothers. a book on the Life & thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi as told in his own words was Compiled & Edited by
(a) Niranjan Jha. (b) Krishna Kripalani (c) Richard Boss. (d) Sreenivasa iyer.
(b) Krishna Kripalani (c) Richard Boss.
(b) Krishna Kripalani
Facts about Gandhiji
Gandhi was a man of
peace, but never won the
Nobel Peace Prize.
Gandhi was nominated
for a Nobel Peace Prize in
1937, 1938, 1939 and
1947, but never received
the award,
Round 6
People
Rounds First chance First clue Second clue
Round 2 60 30 15
Point System
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
1st Governor-General of Pakistan
Father of Nation of Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Born: November 19, 1917, Allahabad
Third Prime Minister of India
Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet
India's first Nobel laureate
Charlie Chaplin
English actor and filmmaker
Comedian
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 60 - 60
Lord Louis Mountbatten
British statesman and naval officer
last Viceroy of India
the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism
the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi
Nathuram Godse
a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of
the Servants of India Society
Political guru of Mahatma Gandhi
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Indian industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian independence fighter
Known to be the adopted son of Mahatma Gandh
Jamnalal Bajaj
Facts about Gandhiji• During his student days in
London, Gandhi saved money by walking to places instead of taking public transport. He says it kept him healthy and disease-free. It also gave him a lot of practice for the upcoming battles when he walked 241 miles from his ashram to the sea at Dandi during the infamous Dandi March.
Round 7
Quotes
Rounds First chance First clue Second clue
Round 2 70 35 17.5
Point System
The weak can never forgive. __________.
• The weak can never forgive. __________Strong.
• The weak can never forgive. __________ is the attribute of the Strong.
• The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the Strong.
You must be the change __________.
• You must be the change you wish _____.
• You must be the change you wish to see ______.
• You must be the change you wish to see in this world.
An eye for an eye __________.
• An eye for an eye will only end up _____.
• An eye for an eye will only end up making the whole ______.
• An eye for an eye will only end up making the whole world blind.
My __________.
• My life _____.
• My life is my ______.
• My life is my message.
Point System
Rounds Right answer
Wrong answer
Round 1 60 - 60
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. __________.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. _____Live forever.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. _____you were to Live forever.
• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to Live forever.
First they ignore you __________.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you _____.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you ______.
• First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Who Said this about gandhi?“Generations to come will scarce to believe that such a man as this
walk on earth in flesh and blood ."
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) Winston Churchil. (c) Albert Einstein. (d) Lord MountBatten
(b) Winston Churchil. (c) Albert Einstein.
(c) Albert Einstein.
Who described Gandhi's march to Dandi in the following words?"Like the historic march of Ramachandra to Lanka, the march of
Gandhi will be memorable."
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Madan Mohan Malvia
(a) Motilal Nehru (c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(a) Motilal Nehru
Facts about Gandhiji• Mahatma Gandhi lost out
to Albert Einstein for the award but ultimately Einstein’s contribution to mankind was considered greater than Gandhi’s. Of course, we must remember that this was an award given by a magazine in America, where Einstein was rather celebrated.
Round 8
Places
Rounds First chance First clue
Round 2 80 40
Point System
Sabarmati Ashram
Ahmedabad, Gandhi Ashram
Raj Ghat
Delhi, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi that marks the spot of his cremation
Gandhi Musuem
Mumbai
Rajghat, New Delhi
The Dandi march statue
Round 9
Films
Rounds First chance
First clue
Second Clue
Round 2 90 45 22.5
Point System
Gandhi is a epic biographical film was written and directed by _______.
(a) Steven Spilberg. (b) Richard Attenborough. (c) Mohan Badogadhya. (d) Joseph Stiglitz.
(b) Richard Attenborough. (d) Joseph Stiglitz.
b) Richard Attenborough.
Who won the best actor oscar award for depicting Gandi?
(a) Marlon Brando. (b) Ben Kingsley.
(b) Ben Kingsley.
The film Gandhi , an epic biographical film was released in the year _______.
(a) 1982. (b) 1983. (c) 1984. (d) 1985.
(a) 1982. (b) 1983.
(a) 1982.
She won the Oscar award for Best Costume Design for her work in the 1982 film, Gandhi
• Bhanu Athaiya• She became the first
Indian to win an Academy Award
• Sangeeta kirplani or • Bhanu Athaiya