How well do you know Mahatma Gandhi and India's struggle for independence?
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What was the purpose of Gandhi's Dandi Salt March in 1930?

  • To challenge the British-imposed salt tax (correct)
  • To protest against the partition of India
  • To demand equal rights for women
  • To call for the British to quit India
  • What did Gandhi do to protest against religious violence that broke out after partition?

  • Undertook several hunger strikes (correct)
  • Called for the British to quit India
  • Led nationwide campaigns for self-rule
  • Adopted a simple lifestyle
  • What was the biggest challenge to Gandhi's vision of an independent India?

  • British rule
  • Muslim nationalism (correct)
  • Hindu nationalism
  • The Indian National Congress
  • Study Notes

    • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
    • He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.
    • Gandhi was born in 1869 and trained in law in London.
    • He lived in South Africa for 21 years and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
    • In 1915, he returned to India and led nationwide campaigns for various causes, including self-rule and expanding women's rights.
    • Gandhi adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of introspection and political protest.
    • He challenged the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and called for the British to quit India in 1942.
    • Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism in the early 1940s.
    • In 1947, Britain granted independence and partitioned the British Indian Empire into two dominions.
    • Gandhi attempted to alleviate distress during religious violence that broke out after partition and undertook several hunger strikes to stop it.

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    "Test Your Knowledge on the Life and Legacy of Gandhi: From Nonviolent Resistance to India's Independence" - Take this quiz to learn more about the inspiring life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi. Explore his journey from being a young lawyer in London to becoming one of the most influential anti-colonial leaders in history. Test your knowledge on his nonviolent resistance tactics, his role in India's independence from British rule, and his vision for a plural

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