Mahatma Gandhi's Life and Impact Quiz

• Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, to a Hindu family.

• He trained as a lawyer and began his career in India, but was unable to achieve success.

• In 1893, he moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit.

• In 1915, aged 45, Gandhi returned to India and soon began leading campaigns for social and political reform.

• He became the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and led nationwide campaigns for civil rights, ending untouchability, and achieving self-rule.

• In 1947, Britain granted independence to India and the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.

• Despite this, religious violence broke out in many parts of the country, and Gandhi undertook several hunger strikes to try to stop it.

• The last of these, begun in January 1948, was also aimed at pressuring the Indian government to pay Pakistan's debts.

• Mahatma Gandhi died on January 30, 1948, at the age of 78.

Test your knowledge about the life and impactful events of Mahatma Gandhi, a key figure in India's struggle for independence and a proponent of nonviolent resistance.