Quizophile : Week 12
An online weekly quiz prepared and presented by Alitheian Circle
Topic - Mahatma Gandhi
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1.Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a man considered the driving force behind the establishment of a nation. It is said that it was X who used the term father of the nation for Mahatma Gandhi, in a radio address from Singapore in 1944. Later, it was recognised by the Indian government. When Gandhi was assassinated, India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, in a radio address to the nation, had announced that the Father of the Nation "is no more."X is
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2. X is a celebratory day observed on 9 January by India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915. X is
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3. "He was right, he knew he was right, we all knew he was right. The man who killed him knew he was right. However long the follies of the violent continue, they but prove that Gandhi was right…Resist to the very end, he said, but without violence….Of violence the world is sick…Oh, India, dare to be worthy of your Gandhi!” – this were the words of the first American woman to win nobel prize for literature also a winner of Pulitzer prize, Sai Zhenzu is popularly known as
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4. With which nickname did Sarojini Naidu often addressed Gandhi?
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5. During his stay in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi helped established three football clubs in the 1900s. He used football for his fight against racial discrimination and would talk to the teams at halftime about the principles of non-violence and distributed pamphlets to spectators addressing the issue. What was the name of these football clubs?
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6. The Natal Indian Ambulance corps was created by Mahatma Gandhi for use by the British as stretcher bearers during the 2nd Boer war in South Africa. For this act, which award was bestowed to him by the British?
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7. Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography “The story of my experiments with truth “was originally written in Gujrati. Who translated it in English?
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8. In between 1914 and his death in 1948, Gandhi left India only once. What was this visit initially planned for?
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9. Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (transl. I Did Not Kill Gandhi) is a 2005 Indian drama film, directed by X and produced by Anupam Kher. The film stars Anupam Kher and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles. The movie did not do well at the box office.  Anupam Kher received critical acclaim for his performance and won a Special Jury Award at the National Film Awards. He also received awards at several international film festivals. Matondkar was also much appreciated for playing the caring daughter of Kher and won the Bollywood Movie Award - Best Actress for her performance.X is
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10. X born  as Catherine Mary Heilman; was an English Gandhian social activist whose work in the Kumaon region of Uttrakhand, India helped create awareness about the environmental destruction in the Himalayan forests of the state. She played a key role in the evolution of the Chipko Movement and influenced a number of Gandhian environmentalists in India including Chandi Prasad Bhatt, Sunderlal Bahuguna. Along with Mirabehn, she is known as one of Mahatma Gandhi's two English daughters. X is
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