Mahatma Gandhi and Non-violent Resistance
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What was Mahatma Gandhi's ultimate objective?

  • To search after truth (correct)
  • To conquer other nations
  • To gain power through violence
  • To spread hatred
  • What influenced Gandhi to question the dogmas of his own religion?

  • His marriage to Kasturba
  • His time in England studying law
  • His exposure to Christianity and Islam (correct)
  • His establishment of the Tolstoy Ashram
  • What did Gandhi consider as his God?

  • Violence
  • Power
  • Hate
  • Truth (correct)
  • Where did Gandhi establish the Tolstoy Ashram, which became a center for his social, religious, and political reform movements?

    <p>South Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Satyagraha?

    <p>Non-violent resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept did Gandhi develop in South Africa that remained a primary means of protest against injustices throughout his life?

    <p>Satyagraha and non-violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who provided leadership in India from the 1920s until its independence in 1947?

    <p>Mahatma Gandhi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which writer's work greatly influenced Gandhi, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Leo Tolstoy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Anthony J Parel classify as 'Pax Gandhiana'?

    <p>Gandhiji's political philosophy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What text did Gandhi cherish the most among those mentioned in the passage?

    <p>Bhagavad Gita</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who led movements inspired by Gandhi's ideals in the modern world?

    <p>Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significant text that influenced Gandhi's practice of civil disobedience?

    <p>Principle of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau</p> Signup and view all the answers

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