{8} FATHER OF THE NATION{QUIZ}

-Full Name-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

1-Date of Birth===Oct2,1869

2-Place-===Porbandar   known as  Sudamapuri in Gujrat

3-Education-===Studied Law at Inner Temple, London

4-Profession-====Barrister

5-Guru-======Gopalkrishan Gokhale

6-Favourite plays that deeply inspired him-{Harishchandra}{Shravan Kumar Pitribhakti}

7-Holi Book  Gandhiji sought moral guidance from====Bhagvadgita

8-Shared a philosophy of non-violence with? 

Ans- Tolstoy

9-Spiritual Jain friend, who inspired Gandhiji to be non-violent? 

Ans-    Raychandra Jain.

10-A fellow prisoner in Yerwara Jail who insisted Gandhiji to write his autobiography? 

Ans-     Jeramdas

11-Reason he did not practice in India? 

Ans--Lack of knowledge of Indian Law

12-What made him practice in South Africa?

Ans-A call from a South African firm Dada Abdulla and Co.

13-What transformed his fight against racial discrimination?

Ans- The worst condition of Indian laborers in South Africa. They were hated, insulted, were not allowed to travel on railways.

14- A bill that deprived Indians of voting in South Africa? 

Ans-   Indian Franchise Bill

15-A newspaper for the propaganda of political movement started by him in South Africa?

Ans--Indian Opinion.

16-A weekly newspaper published by Gandhiji in Gujarati language? 

Ans-  Navajivan

17-Tag of Mahatma was attached to his name because? 

Ans-  He fought for the civil rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa

  

18-Satyagrah means? 

Ans-protesting injustice steadfastly, but in a non-violent manner.

19-The former secretary of  M. Gandhi? 

Ans--Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, the daughter of the ruler of the former princely state of Kapurthala. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet-rank Health minister in the Union cabinet too.

20-The only Hindi film seen by Gandhiji? 

Ans=Ram Rajya.

21.- When and why did Gandhiji start wearing a dhoti?

Ans-  In 1921,  

           Gandhiji shed his suits and ties and began wearing dhoti. He made the choice in Madurai 

when he saw “ ill-clad masses” and decided a simpler, more traditional attire would allow him 

 to represent India’s rural poor.

22.- which was really the first nationwide political agitation against the British Raj?

Ans-    Non-co-operation movement {1920-22} 

23. Who was the viceroy whom Gandhiji met after the Dandi March with a few grains of salt?

Ans- After the Dandi March, Gandhiji met Lord Irwin and reminded him about the incident in British and American history about 150 years ago, where Britain had taxed British East India Company tea in the Boston harbor.

Q24. Which countries issued  Gandhi stamps?

Ans-a-afghanistan b-belgium, c-chad &chile, u-us                                                

Q25.- Which country was Ist to release Gandhi's stamp?                                                       Ans- U.S. IN 1961

Q.26.- Did Gandhi receive the Nobel  Prize?

Ans-   No.

                   Gandhi was short-listed five times-1946,47,48 and twice before World War 11 but he never received the prize. The Nobel committee had more or less decided to award Gandhi ji the Peace Prize in 1948, but he was shortly assassinated.

Q.27--The first Indian film on Gandhi was banned by the British

Ans-   Bhakta vidur{1921}

--Director-kanjibai j rathod

Q.28-Who directed Gandhi se Mahatma tak{1996}

  Ans-  Director-Shyam Benegal

Q.29-Who directed-Maine Gandhi ko nhi maara {2005}

Ans--- Director=Jahnu Barua

Q.30- Why did Gandhiji provoke non-violence? 

Ans- Because  his  'Thought'  was  " Anger  is  the  enemy  of  non-violence  and  pride  is  a  monster  that  swallows  it  up ." 

Q.31-Who wrote the famous lyrics of  " Vaishnav  Jan To" that  Gndhiji used to sing in his prayer?  

Ans-"Vaishnava Jana To" is a  Hindu bhajan written in the 15th century by the poet Narsinh Mehta in the Gujarati language. 

Q.32- Whose rendition of the song "Vaishnava Jana To" Gandhiji would enjoy the most? 

Ans-Amirbai Karnataki (c. 1906 – 3 March 1965) was a famous actress/singer and playback singer of the early Hindi cinema and was famous as Kannada Kokila. Gandhiji loved her voice.

Q.33. What message this song-text carries? and  Why did  Gandhiji like it most? 

Ans- The song-text carries a potent message of empathy, humility, truth, equality, and spirituality.

                  Gandhiji liked it most because he suffered a lot. To abolish hatred of a person 

for another person, he wanted to spread this message across the world.

32. Name two classical maestros who played this song?

Ans-duet by 

      Bismillah Khan [ shehnai wizard ] and VG Jog [violinist ] 

                        and

      Rashid Khan [ vocalist ] and Shahid Parvez.[ Sitar player ]

33. Name the instrumentalists who rendered this song.

Ans-Sarod musician Amjad Ali Khan,

       Pandit Narayan on the sarangi,

       Flute musician Hariprasad Chaurasia 

       santoor exponent Shivkumar Sharma 

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