How much do you know about Mahatma Gandhi's life and achievements?
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Where was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born and raised?

  • Kolkata
  • Coastal Gujarat (correct)
  • Delhi
  • Mumbai
  • What method did Gandhi employ to lead the campaign for India's independence?

  • Military intervention
  • Political lobbying
  • Nonviolent resistance (correct)
  • Violent resistance
  • In which country did Gandhi first employ nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights?

  • South Africa (correct)
  • United Kingdom
  • India
  • United States
  • Which organization did Gandhi assume leadership of in 1921?

    <p>Indian National Congress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gandhi undertake several hunger strikes to stop?

    <p>Religious violence in India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist.
    • He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
    • Gandhi inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
    • He was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat and trained in law in London.
    • Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
    • He returned to India in 1915 and assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921.
    • Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
    • He was imprisoned many times and for many years in both South Africa and India.
    • In August 1947, Britain granted independence, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan.
    • Gandhi visited the affected areas of religious violence and undertook several hunger strikes to stop it.

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    Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and nationalist who led the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. Learn about Gandhi's use of nonviolent resistance, his leadership of the Indian National Congress, and his fight for civil rights and self-rule. Discover how Gandhi's influence extended beyond India, inspiring movements for freedom and civil rights across the world. Take this quiz and deepen your understanding of one of the most influential figures of the

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