1915 – Gandhi returns to India from South Africa
1916 – Sabarmati Ashram established
1917 – Champaran Satyagraha
1918 – Ahmedabad Mill Strike
1918 – Kheda Satyagraha
1919 – Rowlatt Act
1919 – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
1920 – Non-Cooperation Movement launched
1922 – Chauri Chaura Incident; NCM called off
1924 – Belgaum Congress Session (presided by Gandhi)
1927 – Simon Commission appointed
1928 – Bardoli Satyagraha
1929 – Lahore Session – Poorna Swaraj Resolution
1930 – Dandi March begins (Salt Satyagraha)
1930 – Civil Disobedience Movement launched
1931 – Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1931 – Second Round Table Conference
1932 – Poona Pact signed
1935 – Government of India Act, 1935
1939 – Congress ministries resign
1942 – Cripps Mission
1942 – Quit India Movement launched
1946 – Cabinet Mission Plan
1947 – Indian Independence Act passed
15 August 1947 – India gains independence
30 January 1948 – Gandhi assassinated
Q: When did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
A: 9 January 1915
Q: Where did Gandhi establish his first ashram in India?
A: Sabarmati, Ahmedabad (1916)
Q: Which was Gandhi’s first Satyagraha in India?
A: Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
Q: Who invited Gandhi to lead the Champaran Satyagraha?
A: Raj Kumar Shukla
Q: The Champaran Satyagraha was against which system?
A: Tinkathia System of Indigo Cultivation
Q: Which year did the Kheda Satyagraha take place?
A: 1918
Q: The Kheda Satyagraha was related to which issue?
A: Tax relief for farmers during famine and plague
Q: Which strike did Gandhi lead for mill workers in 1918?
A: Ahmedabad Mill Strike
Q: Who helped Gandhi during the Ahmedabad Mill Strike?
A: Anasuya Sarabhai
Q: The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
A: 1919
Q: Why was the Rowlatt Act opposed by Gandhi?
A: It allowed detention without trial.
Q: Which massacre happened as a result of Rowlatt Act protests?
A: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13 April 1919)
Q: Who was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A: General Reginald Dyer
Q: Where did Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
A: Amritsar, Punjab
Q: Which movement did Gandhi launch after the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh incident?
A: Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)
Q: Which two issues merged to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A: Khilafat Movement & Rowlatt Act Protest
Q: Who were the Ali Brothers associated with the Khilafat Movement?
A: Maulana Mohammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali
Q: In which session did Congress approve the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A: Nagpur Session, 1920
Q: Who was the President of the Nagpur Session of Congress in 1920?
A: C.R. Das
Q: Why was the Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn?
A: Due to Chauri Chaura incident (1922)
Q: Where did the Chauri Chaura incident occur?
A: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Q: Which session was presided over by Gandhi himself?
A: Belgaum Session, 1924
Q: When was the Swaraj Party founded?
A: 1923
Q: Who were the founders of Swaraj Party?
A: Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
Q: Which Commission was boycotted by Indians in 1927?
A: Simon Commission
Q: Why was the Simon Commission opposed?
A: It had no Indian members.
Q: Who gave the slogan "Simon Go Back"?
A: Lala Lajpat Rai
Q: Who died due to police lathi charge during Simon Commission protest?
A: Lala Lajpat Rai
Q: Which report laid the foundation for the Government of India Act 1935?
A: Simon Commission Report
Q: When did the Lahore Session of Congress take place?
A: December 1929
Q: Who presided over the Lahore Session of 1929?
A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q: Which resolution was passed in Lahore Session 1929?
A: Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence)
Q: Which date was declared as Independence Day in 1930?
A: 26 January 1930
Q: Which event marked the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A: Dandi March (Salt March)
Q: When did the Dandi March begin?
A: 12 March 1930
Q: From where did Gandhi start the Dandi March?
A: Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat
Q: How many followers accompanied Gandhi in the Dandi March?
A: 78
Q: What was the distance covered during the Dandi March?
A: 240 miles (384 km)
Q: Which pact was signed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A: Gandhi-Irwin Pact (March 1931)
Q: Who represented the British government in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A: Lord Irwin
Q: Which Round Table Conference did Gandhi attend?
A: Second Round Table Conference (1931)
Q: Who announced the Communal Award in 1932?
A: Ramsay MacDonald
Q: What did the Communal Award propose?
A: Separate electorates for minorities, including Dalits.
Q: Who opposed separate electorates for Dalits?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Which pact resolved the dispute over separate electorates?
A: Poona Pact (1932)
Q: Between whom was the Poona Pact signed?
A: Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
Q: When did Gandhi launch the Individual Satyagraha?
A: 1940
Q: Who was the first person chosen for Individual Satyagraha?
A: Vinoba Bhave
Q: Who was the second person chosen for Individual Satyagraha?
A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q: Which mission was sent by the British during World War II in 1942?
A: Cripps Mission
Q: Who headed the Cripps Mission?
A: Sir Stafford Cripps
Q: When was the Quit India Movement launched?
A: 8 August 1942
Q: Where was the Quit India Movement launched?
A: Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
Q: What was the slogan of Quit India Movement?
A: "Do or Die"
Q: Who coined the term "Quit India"?
A: Yusuf Meherally
Q: Which Congress leader resigned before Quit India Movement?
A: C. Rajagopalachari
Q: Which British Prime Minister announced the end of British rule in India?
A: Clement Attlee
Q: When was the Cabinet Mission Plan announced?
A: 1946
Q: Who were the members of the Cabinet Mission?
A: Pethick-Lawrence, Cripps, A.V. Alexander
Q: When did the Royal Indian Navy Revolt occur?
A: February 1946
Q: Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
A: Lord Mountbatten
Q: When did India achieve independence?
A: 15 August 1947
Q: Who became the first Governor-General of independent India?
A: Lord Mountbatten
Q: Who became the first Indian Governor-General of India?
A: C. Rajagopalachari
Q: When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
A: 30 January 1948
Q: Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
A: Nathuram Godse
Q: Which newspaper was founded by Mahatma Gandhi?
A: Young India and Harijan
Q: Which weekly was started by Gandhi in South Africa?
A: Indian Opinion
Q: What does the term "Satyagraha" mean?
A: Truth-force or insistence on truth
Q: Where did Gandhi first use Satyagraha?
A: South Africa, 1906
Q: Who called Gandhi the "Mahatma"?
A: Rabindranath Tagore
Q: Who gave the title "Father of the Nation" to Gandhi?
A: Subhas Chandra Bose
Q: In which year did Gandhi start the Harijan Movement?
A: 1932
Q: What was Gandhi’s birth date?
A: 2 October 1869
Q: Where was Mahatma Gandhi born?
A: Porbandar, Gujarat
Q: Gandhi’s political guru was?
A: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q: Which book was written by Gandhi in prison during 1922?
A: My Experiments with Truth
Q: Which Congress session declared Complete Independence as its goal?
A: Lahore Session, 1929
Q: Which event is also called the "Salt Satyagraha"?
A: Dandi March
Q: Who represented the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Who was the Viceroy during Quit India Movement?
A: Lord Linlithgow
Q: Who was the Viceroy when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
A: Lord Chelmsford
Q: Which Viceroy signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A: Lord Irwin
Q: Who was the Viceroy during Cabinet Mission Plan?
A: Lord Wavell
Q: Gandhi was a barrister from which country?
A: England (Inner Temple, London)
Q: Who launched the Home Rule League in India?
A: Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
Q: What was Gandhi’s profession before becoming a political leader?
A: Lawyer
Q: Where did Gandhi practice law before returning to India?
A: South Africa
Q: Which British officer was assassinated by Udham Singh in 1940?
A: Michael O'Dwyer
Q: Which event inspired Udham Singh to assassinate O'Dwyer?
A: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q: Who was known as "Frontier Gandhi"?
A: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Q: Which movement was also known as the "August Revolution"?
A: Quit India Movement
Q: Who founded the All India Harijan Sangh?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Which was Gandhi’s first book?
A: Hind Swaraj (1909)
Q: What was the main theme of Hind Swaraj?
A: Criticism of modern civilization and advocacy of self-rule
Q: Which Viceroy announced the August Offer?
A: Lord Linlithgow
Q: Who was known as the "Saint of Sabarmati"?
A: Mahatma Gandhi
Q: Which event marked the end of Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
A: Gandhi’s arrest after Second Round Table Conference
Q: Which leader opposed Gandhi’s views on separate electorates?
A: B.R. Ambedkar
Q: Which prison did Gandhi spend most of his time in?
A: Yerwada Jail
Q: Gandhi’s secretary during the freedom struggle was?
A: Mahadev Desai
Q: Who coined the slogan "Satyameva Jayate"?
A: It comes from Mundaka Upanishad, adopted later in Gandhi’s era.
Q: Which American thinker inspired Gandhi?
A: Henry David Thoreau
Q: Which Russian thinker deeply influenced Gandhi?
A: Leo Tolstoy
Q: Who founded the Phoenix Settlement in South Africa with Gandhi?
A: Hermann Kallenbach
Q: Gandhi led a protest against which act in South Africa?
A: Asiatic Registration Act
Q: Which leader founded the Khilafat Movement in India?
A: Ali Brothers
Q: Where was the first Satyagraha Ashram in India set up?
A: Kochrab, Ahmedabad (before Sabarmati)
Q: Which British PM announced India's independence date?
A: Clement Attlee
Q: Who succeeded Lord Wavell as Viceroy?
A: Lord Mountbatten
Q: Which Congress leader was known as "Deshbandhu"?
A: Chittaranjan Das
Q: Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A: W.C. Bonnerjee
Q: Gandhi supported which movement during World War I?
A: Recruitment campaign for British Army in exchange for Swaraj
Q: Which Congress leader formed the Forward Bloc?
A: Subhas Chandra Bose
Q: Which proposal offered Dominion Status to India in 1942?
A: Cripps Proposal
Q: Who presided over the Karachi Session of Congress (1931)?
A: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q: Which session adopted the Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy?
A: Karachi Session, 1931
Q: Gandhi was imprisoned for how many years in total?
A: Around 6 years
Q: Who was known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?
A: Dadabhai Naoroji
Q: When was the Congress Socialist Party founded?
A: 1934
Q: Who gave Gandhi the title "Half-naked Fakir"?
A: Winston Churchill
Q: Gandhi fasted unto death during which issue in 1932?
A: Separate electorates for Dalits (Poona Pact)
Q: Which city hosted the Round Table Conferences?
A: London
Q: Which leader was called the "Lion of Punjab"?
A: Lala Lajpat Rai
Q: Which was the last movement led by Gandhi?
A: Quit India Movement
Q: Gandhi called which prison "His temple of learning"?
A: Yerwada Jail
Q: Who called Gandhi "One Man Army"?
A: Lord Irwin
Q: Which book contains Gandhi's autobiography?
A: My Experiments with Truth
Q: Gandhi led the protest against which unjust tax during Dandi March?
A: Salt Tax
Q: Gandhi supported which local industries through Swadeshi?
A: Khadi and Handloom
Q: Which Viceroy announced the partition plan of India?
A: Lord Mountbatten
Q: Gandhi coined which term for untouchables?
A: Harijan (People of God)
Q: Who was Gandhi’s political heir?
A: Jawaharlal Nehru
Q: Gandhi promoted which type of economy?
A: Village-based self-reliant economy
Q: Gandhi’s Ashram was shifted from Kochrab to where?
A: Sabarmati
Q: What was the primary aim of Gandhi’s Constructive Program?
A: Social reform and rural upliftment
Q: Which Congress session was the last attended by Gandhi?
A: 1946 Bombay Session
Q: Gandhi’s Salt March inspired which international leader?
A: Martin Luther King Jr.
Q: Which city was the center of Quit India Movement violence?
A: Patna and Bombay
Q: Who were called "The Young Hottentots" by Gandhi?
A: Extremist Congress leaders
Q: Gandhi’s concept of trusteeship was aimed at whom?
A: Industrialists and capitalists
Q: Who coined the term "Harijan" along with Gandhi?
A: Narsinh Mehta’s bhajans inspired the term
Q: Gandhi led a protest against which British cloth import?
A: Manchester Mill Cloth
Q: Gandhi’s favorite hymn was?
A: Vaishnav Jan To
Q: Gandhi compared untouchability to which sin?
A: Blot on Hinduism
Q: Who was the Viceroy when Gandhi was assassinated?
A: Lord Mountbatten
Q: Gandhi encouraged spinning using which instrument?
A: Charkha (Spinning Wheel)
Q: Gandhi’s idea of "Sarvodaya" was inspired by which thinker?
A: John Ruskin’s book Unto This Last
Q: Gandhi’s fasts were primarily aimed at?
A: Moral awakening and non-violent protest
Q: Gandhi was assassinated at which place?
A: Birla House, New Delhi