Modern History

1. Birth Anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi, October 2nd
is observed as?
Ans. International Day of Non-
Violence.

2. Gandhi returned from South
Africa in?
Ans. 1915 January 9.

3. Which Satyagraha was the
first to be started by Gandhiji in
India?
Ans. Champaran in 1918

4. Mahatma Gandhi was
referred to as the "Father of
the Nation" first by?
Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose

5. Gandhiji was referred to as
the "Mahatma" first by?
Ans. Ravindra Nath Tagore

6. Gandhiji became the
president of Indian National
Congress in?
Ans. 1924 at the Belgaum
session of Indian National
Congress

7. French Novelist who wrote
the biography of Gandhiji?
Ans. Romain Rolland

8. The book written by Gandhiji
which is considered as an
interpretation/commentary of
Bhagavad Geetha ?
Ans. Anasakti Yoga

9. Who called Gandhiji "a half
naked fakir"?
Ans. Winston Churchill

10. Gandhiji founded All India
Harijan Singh in ?
Ans. 1932

11. Who assassinated Gandhiji?
Ans. Nathuram Godse.

12. The Montagu-Chelmsford
Reforms introduced by the
British Government in India to
introduce self-governing
institutions gradually to India in
the year?
Ans. 1919

13. In which year, Indian
National Congress celebrated
Independence Day for the fist
time?
Ans. 1930 January 26

14. Who set up the Swaraj
Party in 1922?
Ans. C.R.Das and Moti Lal Nehru

15. Chauri Chaura massacre
took place in?
Ans. 1922 in Uttar Pradesh

16. Who was the leader of
Bardoli Satyagrah of 1928?
Ans. Sardar Vallabhai Patel

17. Who is political guru of
Gandhiji ?
Ans. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

18. Which causes Gandhiji to
abandoned his title Kaiser-I-
Hind?
Ans. Jallianwalabagh Massacre
(1919)

19. Who started weeklies
named Young India and
Navjeevan?
Ans. Mahatma Gandhi

20. Who is known as the Father
of Indian Unrest ?
Ans . Bal Gangadhar Tilak