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This section includes 1300 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1001. |
What was the profession of Gandhiji's father? |
| A. | farmer |
| B. | diwan |
| C. | shop-keeper |
| D. | tehsildar |
| Answer» C. shop-keeper | |
| 1002. |
--- is the Supreme Good according to Gandhi |
| A. | morality |
| B. | ahimsa |
| C. | god |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1003. |
Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs? |
| A. | ahimsa and peace |
| B. | truth and peace |
| C. | brahamcharya and aparigriha |
| D. | ahimsa and truth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1004. |
Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme ofactions. At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948? |
| A. | nasik |
| B. | delhi |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | bombay |
| Answer» C. calcutta | |
| 1005. |
The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the QuitIndia Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________. |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | calcutta |
| C. | ahmedabad |
| D. | amritsar |
| Answer» B. calcutta | |
| 1006. |
Ahimsa in its positive form means -----,greatest charity |
| A. | selflessness |
| B. | fearlessness |
| C. | largest love |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1007. |
To put the ideas of 'Unto This Last' into practice, Gandhiji founded the PhoenixSettlement near Durban which came into being in the middle of the year |
| A. | 1903 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1904 |
| D. | 1905 |
| Answer» D. 1905 | |
| 1008. |
Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one ofthe most decisive books of his life? |
| A. | john holmes haynes |
| B. | h s polak |
| C. | hermann kallenbach |
| D. | louis fischer |
| Answer» C. hermann kallenbach | |
| 1009. |
Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | sushila nayyar |
| B. | mahadev desai |
| C. | kishorilal mashruwalla |
| D. | pyarelalji |
| Answer» C. kishorilal mashruwalla | |
| 1010. |
When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1930 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 1011. |
When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life? |
| A. | 1900 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1905 |
| D. | 1911 |
| Answer» C. 1905 | |
| 1012. |
What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"? |
| A. | freedom for the country |
| B. | freedom for the meanest of the countrymen |
| C. | self government |
| D. | complete independence |
| Answer» C. self government | |
| 1013. |
In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, topromote the anti - untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from --------------- |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | poona |
| D. | nasik |
| Answer» D. nasik | |
| 1014. |
Which among the following is not a quality of a Styagrahi mentioned by Gandhi |
| A. | a satyagrahi must honest and sincere |
| B. | a satyagrahi must be open minded |
| C. | a satyagrahi must be a disciplined soldier |
| D. | a satyagrahi must follow the five vows. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1015. |
According to Gandhi Satyagraha is |
| A. | weapon of the weak |
| B. | weapon of the peace wanted people |
| C. | weapon of the morally vigilant and the active |
| D. | weapon of the kinds |
| Answer» D. weapon of the kinds | |
| 1016. |
Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji? |
| A. | light of india |
| B. | hind swaraj |
| C. | my experiments with truth |
| D. | both (b) & (c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1017. |
Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written inGujarati. Who translated it into English? |
| A. | maganlal gandhi |
| B. | sushila nayyar |
| C. | pyarelalji |
| D. | mahadev desai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1018. |
Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha? |
| A. | infinite capacity for suffering |
| B. | non violence |
| C. | truth |
| D. | all the three |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1019. |
The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so thathe translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author? |
| A. | leo tolstoy |
| B. | john ruskin |
| C. | louis fisher |
| D. | ruskin bond |
| Answer» C. louis fisher | |
| 1020. |
On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained? |
| A. | yeravda jail |
| B. | byculla prison |
| C. | agakhan palace jail |
| D. | ahmedabad prison |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1021. |
When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed? |
| A. | march 1, 1932 |
| B. | march 5, 1931 |
| C. | march 10, 1935 |
| D. | march 7, 1937 |
| Answer» C. march 10, 1935 | |
| 1022. |
On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on hisfamous Dandi March to break the law by manufacturing illegally, but openly, salt from the sea? |
| A. | tenth |
| B. | thirteenth |
| C. | eleventh |
| D. | tweltth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1023. |
At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government forsedition? |
| A. | bombay |
| B. | pune |
| C. | calcutta |
| D. | ahmedabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1024. |
Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House,New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week? |
| A. | monday |
| B. | wednesday |
| C. | friday |
| D. | saturday |
| Answer» D. saturday | |
| 1025. |
Devdas was Gandhiji's |
| A. | only child |
| B. | second child |
| C. | eldest child |
| D. | youngest child |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1026. |
About how old was Gandhiji when he reached London to become a barrister? |
| A. | 19 years |
| B. | 20 years |
| C. | 18 years |
| D. | 21 year |
| Answer» B. 20 years | |
| 1027. |
What was Gandhiji's age when he got married to Kasturbai? |
| A. | 19 years |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 12 years |
| D. | 13 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1028. |
At which place was Gandhiji born? |
| A. | porbandar |
| B. | ahmedabad |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | ahmedabad |
| Answer» B. ahmedabad | |
| 1029. |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on |
| A. | 1896 |
| B. | 1897, |
| C. | 1894 |
| D. | , 1869 |
| Answer» B. 1897, | |
| 1030. |
According to Sri Aurobindo , -----is the root principle of creation |
| A. | cit |
| B. | psyche |
| C. | matter |
| D. | existence |
| Answer» B. psyche | |
| 1031. |
The philosophy of Sri Aurobindo is described as --- |
| A. | purna-advaita |
| B. | visista-advaita |
| C. | dvaita |
| D. | advaita |
| Answer» B. visista-advaita | |
| 1032. |
The most integral theory of ethics in contemporary indian thought has been presented |
| A. | tagore |
| B. | m.k. gandhi |
| C. | sri aurobindo |
| D. | s. radhakrishnan |
| Answer» D. s. radhakrishnan | |
| 1033. |
Theories of Existence accepted by Sri Aurobindo are |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1034. |
Who was the Author of the work ‘The Integral Theory of Evolution’ |
| A. | sri.aurobindo |
| B. | k |
| C. | bhattacharya c)swami vivekananda |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. k | |
| 1035. |
How many kinds of ignorance are mentioned by Sri Aurobindo |
| A. | three |
| B. | five |
| C. | six |
| D. | seven |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1036. |
According to Sri Aurobindo ,Maya created this world for the sake of------ |
| A. | sorrow |
| B. | joy |
| C. | unhappiness |
| D. | destruction |
| Answer» C. unhappiness | |
| 1037. |
According to Sri Aurobindo ,.------ is the power that creates the world |
| A. | maya, |
| B. | nothingness |
| C. | avidhya |
| D. | god |
| Answer» B. nothingness | |
| 1038. |
Sri Aurobindo describes creation as the plunge of the Spirit into----- |
| A. | ignorance, |
| B. | maya |
| C. | adhyasa, |
| D. | non existence |
| Answer» B. maya | |
| 1039. |
According to Sri Aurobindo Yoga means Union with the Divine. This union is |
| A. | transcendental |
| B. | cosmic |
| C. | individual |
| D. | all the three together |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1040. |
Sri. Aurobindo claims that his Yoga is Integral or ------- |
| A. | synthetic |
| B. | analytic |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. analytic | |
| 1041. |
Who accepted Eight Cords of Being |
| A. | pathanjali |
| B. | sri aurobindo |
| C. | swami vivekananda |
| D. | s.radgakrishnan |
| Answer» C. swami vivekananda | |
| 1042. |
The guiding principle of Sri Aurobindo’s metaphysics is |
| A. | reconciliation |
| B. | renunciation |
| C. | self-abnegation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. renunciation | |
| 1043. |
Sri Aurobindo founded Ashram at------ |
| A. | pondichery, |
| B. | madras, |
| C. | hydrabad |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. madras, | |
| 1044. |
According to Sri Aurobindo ,------- is the expression of reality viewed from the point ofcreation |
| A. | cords of being |
| B. | consciousness |
| C. | existence |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. consciousness | |
| 1045. |
According to Sri Aurobindo ,Which of the following belong to Higherhemisphere? |
| A. | existence, consciousness-force, bliss, supermind, |
| B. | mind, psyche, life ,matter |
| C. | existence,mind,psyche,supermind |
| D. | existence,bliss,supermind, mind |
| Answer» B. mind, psyche, life ,matter | |
| 1046. |
In creation there is two fold principle of Unity and Multiplicity’-----according to |
| A. | s.radhakrishnan |
| B. | sri.aurobindo |
| C. | swamivivekananda |
| D. | m.k .gandhi |
| Answer» C. swamivivekananda | |
| 1047. |
According to Sri Aurobindo Mind is the Subordinate power of |
| A. | supermind |
| B. | life |
| C. | psyche |
| D. | matter |
| Answer» B. life | |
| 1048. |
Sri Aurobino died on |
| A. | 5th dec-1950, |
| B. | 5th nov-1951, |
| C. | 5th dec-1955 |
| D. | 4th dec-1950 |
| Answer» B. 5th nov-1951, | |
| 1049. |
According to Sri Aurobindo, Involution means |
| A. | ascent |
| B. | descent |
| C. | construction |
| D. | destruction |
| Answer» C. construction | |
| 1050. |
.Sri Aurobindo is an ------philosopher |
| A. | idealist |
| B. | existentialist |
| C. | rationalist |
| D. | empirisist |
| Answer» B. existentialist | |