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What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
What year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India?
- 1912
- 1915 (correct)
- 1919
- 1922
What was the name of the political organization that Mahatma Gandhi led?
What was the name of the political organization that Mahatma Gandhi led?
- Indian Freedom Movement
- Indian National Party
- Indian Revolutionary League
- Indian National Congress (correct)
What did Mahatma Gandhi accept in 1947?
What did Mahatma Gandhi accept in 1947?
- Partition of British India
- Independence of India
- Independence of Pakistan
- Partition of India and Pakistan (correct)
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Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869, in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat.
- He trained as a lawyer and began his political career in South Africa, where he worked for Indian merchants.
- He returned to India in 1915 and led the Indian National Congress, a political organization devoted to achieving independence from British rule.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to win support for his cause and led nationwide campaigns for social reform.
- In 1947, British India was partitioned into India and Pakistan, and Gandhi was opposed to the idea. However, he accepted independence for both countries.
- Following independence, he worked to resolve religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. He died in 1948, at the age of 78.
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