Deck 8: Gandhiji's Childhood and Philosophy

Question 1

What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?

A)monu
B)manu or moniya
C)sonu
D)mahu

Answer 1

manu or moniya

Question 2

Which spelling did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?

A)school
B)kettle
C)uniform
D)umbrella

Answer 2

kettle

Question 3

Where did Gandhiji receive his primary education?

A)sudampuri
B)rajkot
C)porbander
D)bikaner

Answer 3

rajkot

Question 4

Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?

A)harishchandra
B)ashoka
C)vikramaditya
D)krishna

Question 5

In which year did Gandhiji pass his matriculation in England ?

A)1892
B)1890
C)1891
D)1889

Question 6

What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?

A)none of the above
B)not to eat meat
C)not to eye other women
D)all the above

Question 7

Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?

A)vegetarian society
B)cricket club
C)church of england
D)film institution

Question 8

International Non-Violence Day is Celebrated on-------?

A)dec-2
B)oct-2
C)nov-2
D)oct-3

Question 9

By Hinduism Gandhiji means----

A)universal religion
B)hindu religion
C)spirituality
D)none of these

Question 10

Who called Gandhiji as 'Mahatma'?

A)tagore
B)nehru
C)b.g.thilak
D)aurobindo

Question 11

Gandhian concept of religion is essentially -----?

A)spiritual
B)skeptical
C)material
D)supernatural

Question 12

According to Gandhi 'Ramarajya' s the state based on

A)truth
B)non-co-operation
C)civil disobedience
D)non of the above

Question 13

Who said that "life without Brahmacharya is insipid and animal like"

A)tagore
B)vivekananda
C)s.radhakrishnan
D)gandhiji

Question 14

------------ is the last weapon of sathyagraha.

A)civil disobedience
B)non-violence
C)trusteeship
D)fasting

Question 15

Howmany vows accepted by Gandhi?

A)12
B)11
C)5
D)4

Question 16

Sathyagraha is a---------- weapon?

A)political
B)economical
C)religious
D)none-of these

Question 17

Sathyagraha is based upon the principle

A)ahimsa
B)trusteeship
C)celebacy
D)none-of these

Question 18

Truth is otherwise known as

A)god
B)freedom
C)man
D)none-of these

Question 19

Which term Gandhi first used instead of Sathyagraha------

A)sadhana
B)sadhagraha
C)duragraha
D)none-of these

Question 20

The basic philosophical position of S.Radhakrishnan is a synthesis of ------ and ------

A)advaita vedanta & absolute idealism
B)advaita vedanta &realism
C)advaita vedanta &humanism
D)none of these

Question 21

S. Radhakrishnan's philosophy is known as-----

A)monistic idealism
B)monistic realism
C)subjective idealism
D)pragmatism

Question 22

--------- conceived Reality as "pure consciousness ,pure freedom and infinite possibility"

A)sankaracharya
B)swami vivekananda
C)dr.s .radhakrishnan
D)none of these

Question 23

According to S. Radhakrishnan ------- is the moral Governor of this universe

A)god
B)consciousness
C)joy
D)mind

Question 24

Which among the following is not possible source of knowledge according to Radhakrishnan?

A)sense-experience
B)implication
C)intellectual cognition
D)intuitive apprehension

Question 25

According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the whole as a whole must be grasped by -----alone

A)intellect
B)intuition
C)sense-experience
D)implication