How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi?
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What was the main goal of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March in 1930?

  • To achieve self-rule
  • To protest against excessive land-tax and discrimination
  • To demand independence from British rule
  • To challenge the British-imposed salt tax (correct)

    • What was the impact of Gandhi's hunger strikes in the months following India's independence?

  • They successfully stopped the religious violence in Punjab and Bengal (correct)
  • They led to the partition of British India into two dominions
  • They resulted in the formation of the Indian National Congress
  • They pressured India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan

    • What was the significance of the honorific Mahātmā given to Gandhi?

  • It was a title given to him by the British government for his contributions to Indian independence
  • It referred to his self-sufficient residential community in India
  • It meant 'great-souled' and was first applied to him in South Africa (correct)
  • It was a title given to him by the Indian National Congress

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