1. 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?
Correct : C. friday
2. At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for
sedition?
Correct : D. ahmedabad
3. On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on his
famous Dandi March to break the law by manufacturing illegally, but openly, salt from the sea?
Correct : D. tweltth
4. When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?
Correct : B. march 5, 1931
5. On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?
Correct : D. ahmedabad prison
6. The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that
he translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?
Correct : B. john ruskin
7. Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?
Correct : D. all the three
8. Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in
Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
Correct : D. mahadev desai
9. Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?
Correct : D. both (b) & (c
10. According to Gandhi Satyagraha is
Correct : C. weapon of the morally vigilant and the active
11. Which among the following is not a quality of a Styagrahi mentioned by Gandhi
Correct : D. a satyagrahi must follow the five vows.
12. In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, to
promote the anti - untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from ---------------
Correct : C. poona
13. What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"?
Correct : B. freedom for the meanest of the countrymen
14. When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life?
Correct : B. 1906
15. When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?
Correct : B. 1925
16. Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct : B. mahadev desai
17. Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one of
the most decisive books of his life?
Correct : B. h s polak
18. To put the ideas of 'Unto This Last' into practice, Gandhiji founded the Phoenix
Settlement near Durban which came into being in the middle of the year
Correct : C. 1904
19. Ahimsa in its positive form means -----,greatest charity
Correct : C. largest love
20. The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit
India Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.
Correct : A. bombay
21. Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme of
actions. At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948?
Correct : B. delhi
22. Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?
Correct : D. ahimsa and truth
23. --- is the Supreme Good according to Gandhi
Correct : C. god
24. What was the profession of Gandhiji's father?
Correct : B. diwan
25. How many children did Putlibai have?
Correct : B. one daughter and three sons
26. What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?
Correct : B. manu or moniya
27. Which spelling did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave
dictation to the class?
Correct : B. kettle
28. Where did Gandhiji receive his primary education?
Correct : B. rajkot
29. Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?
Correct : A. harishchandra
30. In which year did Gandhiji pass his matriculation in England ?
Correct : B. 1890
31. What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?
Correct : D. all the above
32. Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?
Correct : A. vegetarian society
33. International Non-Violence Day is Celebrated on-------?
Correct : B. oct-2
34. By Hinduism Gandhiji means----
Correct : A. universal religion
35. Who called Gandhiji as ‘Mahatma’?
Correct : A. tagore
36. Gandhian concept of religion is essentially -----?
Correct : A. spiritual
37. According to Gandhi ‘Ramarajya’ s the state based on
Correct : A. truth
38. Who said that “life without Brahmacharya is insipid and animal like”
Correct : D. gandhiji
39. ------------ is the last weapon of sathyagraha.
Correct : D. fasting
40. Howmany vows accepted by Gandhi?
Correct : B. 11
41. Sathyagraha is a---------- weapon?
Correct : B. economical
42. Sathyagraha is based upon the principle
Correct : A. ahimsa
43. Truth is otherwise known as
Correct : A. god
44. Which term Gandhi first used instead of Sathyagraha------
Correct : B. sadhagraha
45. The basic philosophical position of S.Radhakrishnan is a synthesis of ------ and ------
Correct : A. advaita vedanta & absolute idealism
46. S. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy is known as-----
Correct : A. monistic idealism
47. --------- conceived Reality as “pure consciousness ,pure freedom and infinite possibility”
Correct : C. dr.s .radhakrishnan
48. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------- is the moral Governor of this universe
Correct : A. god
49. Which among the following is not possible source of knowledge according to
Radhakrishnan?
Correct : B. implication
50. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the whole as a whole must be grasped by -----alone
Correct : B. intuition
51. Through --------According to Radhakrishnan , the general principle of life and logic and
the basic assumptions of science are all known
Correct : B. intellect
52. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the main tool of Intellectual cognition is------
Correct : A. synthesis
53. According to S. Radhakrishnan -------------is conceived as the Supreme mind
Correct : B. god
54. According to Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, there are - --possible sources of knowledge
Correct : A. three
55. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Synthesis is the main tool of ------
Correct : A. intellectual cognition
56. The function of intellect according to Radhakrishnan is
Correct : B. synthesis
57. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Intuition grasped ----
Correct : A. the whole as a whole
58. ______ is the basic philosophical position of S.Radhakrishnan
Correct : C. advaita vedanta and absolute idealism
59. The Absolute is conceived by Radhakrishnan as
Correct : A. pure consciousness ,pure freedom and infinite possibility
60. According to Radhakrishnan the general principles of life and logic and the basic
assumptions of sciences are all known through
Correct : B. intellect
61. Dr. S .Radhakrishnan’s birth day is celebrated as
Correct : B. teachers day
62. Where was S. Radhakrishnan born?
Correct : A. tiruttani,
63. The ultimate human destiny according to S. Radhakrishnan is
Correct : A. sarvamukti
64. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Sarvamukti means---
Correct : A. universal redumption
65. Who was known as the First Philosopher President of India
Correct : C. dr. s. radhakrishnan
66. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------is the state in which one is able to realize one’s true
nature
Correct : B. religious experience
67. Who is known as the bridge- builder between the East and the West
Correct : A. s.radhakrishnan
68. The philosophy of S. Radhakrishnan can be described as
Correct : A. monistic idealism
69. An Idealist View of Life is a famous work of -----
Correct : C. dr.s.radhakrishnan
70. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Intuition is otherwise known as -----
Correct : A. religious experience
71. Religion is not a creed or a code but an insight into reality according to-----
Correct : B. s.radhakrishnan
72. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------ alone is capable of making man to realize spirituality
Correct : B. religious experience
73. “Personally I use Intuition for integral experience” who said
Correct : B. sri aurobindo
74. According to Radhakrishnan eastern tradition emphasis on-----
Correct : A. creative intuition
75. According to S. Radhakrishnan, Samanya Jnana or perfect knowledge is otherwise known
as-----
Correct : A. intuition
76. By calling man a Spiritual being Dr.S. Radhakrishnan means that he is ----
Correct : A. self-conscious person
77. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the knowledge obtained by the process of analysis and
synthesis are ----
Correct : B. intellectual cognition
78. “The ultimate Destiny is not individual redumption but Universal redumption” Who said
this?
Correct : A. s.radakrishnan
79. Philosophy is the criticism or interpretation of life according to ----
Correct : C. s.radhakrishnan
80. According to S. Radhakrishnan , One’s philosophy of life is connected to one’s -----
Correct : A. world view
81. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the real destiny of Man lies in the unity between the ----- and the ------
Correct : B. human and the divine
82. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the liberated soul is known as
Correct : B. jivan mukta
83. According to S. Radhakrishnan , ------- is at the centre of all human affairs
Correct : C. the moral force.
84. According to Dr.S.Radhakrishnan all Philosophy must be a systematization of the
expressions of------
Correct : A. mystic experience
85. “So many civilizations have come, floated on the surface, disappeared again. What
remains is humanity” who said
Correct : A. dr.s.radhakrishnan
86. World philosophy according to Dr.S. Radhakrishnan lays emphasis on
Correct : C. critical intelligence
87. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Sense experience ,intellectual cognition and -------- are
the three possible sources of knowledge.
Correct : A. intuitive apprehention
88. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Intellectual cognition is almost the same as -----
Correct : A. conceptual knowledge
89. According to S. Radhakrishnan ---------- is the direct realization of knowledge
Correct : B. intuition
90. According to S. Radhakrishnan , In ----- the distintion between the knower and the known
vanishes
Correct : C. intuition
91. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the empirical world is the source of all kinds of ----- and
------
Correct : B. sorrows and suffering
92. According to S. Radhakrishnan , One of the most important character of the spiritual man
is ----
Correct : B. freedom
93. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was born on ----
Correct : A. 1888
94. Dr. S. Radhakrishan was died on
Correct : B. 1975
95. Contemporary Indian Philosophy is highly:
Correct : C. Humanistic
96. Vivekananda describes the true nature of man as:
Correct : A. Soul force
97. According to Vivekananda the presence of ---------------------- in the body
distinguishes man from every other species and gives unique status.
Correct : B. Brain-system
98. According to Vivekananda the ----------------------is apparent.
Correct : C. Plurality of selves
99. Vivekananda says that---------------- is a necessary stage in the practice of Jnana Yoga.
Correct : D. Renunciation
100. Vivekananda argued that Bhakti-marga is the way of: