Q61. The formalized plan that laid out the procedure for the transfer of power and the partition of British India into India and Pakistan was announced on which of the following dates?
Gandhian Era: Mass Movements and Major Events: RAS Prelims MCQs
65 RAS Prelims MCQs on the Gandhian era follow Gandhi from South Africa to Noakhali. Champaran, the Ahmedabad Mill Strike, Non-Cooperation, the Dandi March, the Round Table Conferences, Quit India and the constitutional proposals from the August Offer to the Wavell Plan are asked as facts, sequences and statements.
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Q62. Which of the following best reflects Mahatma Gandhi’s final stance on the partition of India in 1947?
Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi was deeply saddened by the prospect of partition, which he viewed as a failure of his lifelong mission for communal unity. While he remained opposed to it in principle, he eventually accepted it as an unavoidable necessity to stop the horrific communal violence. He spent the days surrounding independence not in celebration, but in mourning and working there.
Q63. Mahatma Gandhi established several institutions throughout his life to propagate his philosophy. Which of the following institutions was NOT founded by him?
Explanation
Shantiniketan was founded by Rabindranath Tagore as an educational center that later grew into Visva-Bharati University. Gandhi, on the other hand, established the Phoenix Settlement and Tolstoy Farm in South Africa to practice his social experiments. In India, the Sabarmati Ashram served as his primary base for several years, followed by the establishment of the Sevagram Ashram in Maharashtra later.
Q64. While returning to India and beginning his work, Gandhi was bestowed with the title of "Mahatma" (Great Soul). Who is widely recognized for conferring this title upon him?
Explanation
Rabindranath Tagore is widely credited with giving Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi the title of "Mahatma," meaning "Great Soul." This title reflected the deep respect Tagore had for Gandhi’s spiritual and ethical approach to politics. In return, Gandhi often referred to Tagore as "Gurudev." Their relationship was marked by mutual admiration and intellectual debate, representing two of the most influential Indian voices.
Q65. What was the immediate strategic purpose of presenting these specific demands?
Explanation
Gandhi put his eleven demands to Lord Irwin in January 1930 as a last offer of an honourable settlement. When Irwin did not accept them, Gandhi went ahead with the Civil Disobedience Movement.Answer key for these questions
| Q | Correct answer |
|---|---|
| 61 | (c) June 3, 1947 |
| 62 | (c) He opposed it in principle but accepted it as an unavoidable reality to prevent further mass communal violence. |
| 63 | (a) Shantiniketan |
| 64 | (d) Rabindranath Tagore |
| 65 | (d) To offer a final chance for an honorable settlement before launching the Civil Disobedience Movement |
Key facts from Gandhian Era: Mass Movements and Major Events
- Gandhi first used Satyagraha in South Africa against the Asiatic Registration Act; Gokhale advised him to spend a year travelling in India after his return in 1915.
- Champaran (1917) was against the Tinkathia system; Gandhi used a fast in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike.
- The Dandi March began from Sabarmati Ashram and covered about 240 miles.
- Ambedkar attended the Round Table Conferences that the Congress boycotted.
- The Quit India resolution was passed on 8 August 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay; Usha Mehta ran the underground radio.
- The order of plans is August Offer, Cripps Mission, C. R. Formula, Wavell Plan.
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This page has 65 practice MCQs on Gandhian Era: Mass Movements and Major Events (Modern Indian History). Each has the correct answer, and most have an explanation.
Where did the Dandi March start?
At Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, on 12 March 1930. Gandhi walked about 240 miles to Dandi on the Gujarat coast and broke the salt law, which began the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Where was the Quit India resolution passed?
At Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on 8 August 1942, at a session of the All India Congress Committee. The senior leaders were arrested the next day, and the movement continued through underground work.
Who persuaded Gandhi to visit Champaran?
Rajkumar Shukla, a local indigo cultivator, who met Gandhi at the Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916. Gandhi’s investigation of the Tinkathia system led to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917.