Basic Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi NDA Questions

NDA Indian History

Basic Teachings of Mahatma Gandhi MCQ Questions


7.
Gandhi's promotion of hand-spinning using the charkha (spinning wheel) was intended to symbolise self-reliance and also to provide supplementary income to India's impoverished:
A.
Government officials
B.
Rural poor, particularly during periods when agricultural work was scarce
C.
Foreign traders
D.
Urban industrialists
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ANSWER :
B. Rural poor, particularly during periods when agricultural work was scarce
8.
Gandhi's socio-economic concept of 'Trusteeship' proposed that wealthy individuals and industrialists should regard their wealth not as personal property but as being held in trust for:
A.
The benefit and welfare of society as a whole
B.
Their immediate family alone
C.
The colonial government
D.
Foreign investors
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ANSWER :
A. The benefit and welfare of society as a whole
9.
Gandhi placed great emphasis on the unity of 'means and ends', arguing that:
A.
Only violent means could achieve true political change
B.
Any means, however unjust, are acceptable if the end goal is noble
C.
Just and moral ends could only be achieved through equally just and moral means
D.
Ends and means are entirely unrelated
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ANSWER :
C. Just and moral ends could only be achieved through equally just and moral means
10.
Gandhi campaigned vigorously against the practice of untouchability, referring to those affected by this discriminatory practice as 'Harijans', meaning:
A.
Foreign subjects
B.
Servants of the state
C.
Outcasts forever
D.
Children of God
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ANSWER :
D. Children of God
11.
Gandhi's vision of an ideal society, often referred to using the term 'Ram Rajya', envisioned a state characterised by:
A.
Authoritarian centralised rule
B.
Justice, morality, and the welfare of all citizens, inspired by ideals of righteous governance
C.
Religious theocracy imposing a single faith
D.
Military dictatorship
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ANSWER :
B. Justice, morality, and the welfare of all citizens, inspired by ideals of righteous governance
12.
Gandhi's philosophy also emphasised religious tolerance and harmony, reflected in his view that all major religions ultimately pointed towards:
A.
The superiority of only one religion over all others
B.
Complete rejection of any spiritual belief
C.
A shared core of truth and moral values, deserving of mutual respect
D.
Exclusively secular governance with no role for faith
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ANSWER :
C. A shared core of truth and moral values, deserving of mutual respect