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Questions and Answers
When did Mahatma Gandhi move to South Africa?
When did Mahatma Gandhi move to South Africa?
- 1891
- 1893 (correct)
- 1921
- 1948
What was the last hunger strike undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi?
What was the last hunger strike undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi?
- To ease poverty
- To expand womens rights
- To stop religious violence
- To pressure India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan (correct)
When did Mahatma Gandhi pass away?
When did Mahatma Gandhi pass away?
- October 2, 1869
- January 12, 1948
- January 30, 1948 (correct)
- December 31, 1948
Study Notes
- Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat.
- He trained as a lawyer in London and returned to India in 1915 to lead the Indian National Congress.
- Gandhi used nonviolent resistance to campaign for Indian independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: great-souled,
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Test your knowledge about the life and contributions of Mahatma Gandhi, a key figure in India's independence movement and a global symbol of nonviolent resistance and civil rights activism.