Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
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Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

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Where was Gandhi born?

  • Coastal Karnataka
  • Coastal Tamil Nadu
  • Coastal Gujarat (correct)
  • Coastal Kerala
  • What method did Gandhi use to lead India's successful campaign for independence?

  • Violent resistance
  • Nonviolent resistance (correct)
  • Political negotiations
  • Military intervention
  • What did Gandhi do during his 21 years in South Africa?

  • Raised a family and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights (correct)
  • Studied law and became a successful lawyer
  • Engaged in violent protests against the British
  • Worked as a journalist and wrote about Indian independence
  • What did Gandhi attempt to do during the religious violence that broke out during the partition of India?

    <p>Alleviate distress through hunger strikes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was Gandhi assassinated?

    <p>January 30, 1948</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 in coastal Gujarat in 1869 and trained in law in London.
    • Gandhi lived in South Africa for 21 years, where he raised a family and employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights.
    • In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule.
    • Gandhi was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
    • In 1947, Britain granted independence to India, but the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two dominions, India and Pakistan.
    • Religious violence broke out during the partition, and Gandhi attempted to alleviate distress through hunger strikes.
    • Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, in New Delhi.

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    Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian lawyer and political ethicist who led India to independence from British rule through nonviolent resistance. Discover how he inspired movements for civil rights across the world and how he fought for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, and achieving self-rule. Explore his life from his early years in coastal Gujarat to his time in South Africa and his campaigns in India. Learn about his imprisonment, his attempts to alleviate distress during the partition, and

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