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CDS 2012-II

1. Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji's attitude towards Swarajist leaders?

  1. He was not opposed to their entry into Council
  2. He had full trust in their bona fides and considered them most valued and respected leaders
  3. He was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them
  4. He was neutral to Government's offensive against the Swarajists and did not defend them

CDS 2013-II

2. Consider the following :

‘India would be far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by the disappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a settlement,’

The above statement was made by the British in the context of :

  1. Kheda Satyagraha
  2. Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Non-Cooperation Movement

3. Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct?

  1. It started with Gandhiji’s march to Champaran
  2. Under Gandhi-Irwin agreement Congress agreed to give up Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning
  4. There was no violence during the movement

4. Consider the following statements about Satyagraha :

  1. It was first experimented by Gandhiji in South Africa
  2. It was first experimented in India at Champaran

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

CDS 2014-I

5. The social ideals of Mahatma Gandhi were first put forth in

  1. Hind Swaraj
  2. An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiments with Truth
  3. History of the Satyagraha in South Africa
  4. The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi

CDS 2015-I

6. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s South African experiences (1893 – 1914) is/are true?

  1. Muslim merchants were actively involved in Gandhian political movements in South Africa.
  2. In 1906, Gandhi led a campaign in Cape Town against the ordinance on compulsory registration and passes for Indians.
  3. Gandhi began his political career with struggles against the imposition of excessive taxes on Indians in Cape Town.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1 only

CDS 2016-I

7. Consider the following statements:

  1. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society.
  2. Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi's prolonged struggle against Colonial Raj in India.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

CDS 2017-I

8. Consider the following statements statements about the different meanings of ‘Swaraj’ as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi:

  1. Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth).
  2. Swaraj has two senses-one political and one beyond the realm of politics.
  3. Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire.
  4. With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?:

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2 and 3

9. What was/were the formative influence(s) on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Gandhiji was influenced by the 18th century Pranami sect that advocated the unity of faiths.
  2. Gandhiji was influenced by the theosophists.
  3. Gandhiji was an admirer of the writings of Romantics like Wordsworth.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1 only

10. Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?

  1. he charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.
  2. He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.
  3. He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.
  4. He promised to take up the cause the mill owners of Ahmedabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  2. 1 and 2 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3 only
  4. 3 and 4 only

CDS 2018-I

11. Consider the following statement:

"A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service."

The above statement is attributed to

  1. Sardar Patel
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Baden-Powell

12. Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. Rabindranath Tagore
  4. Swami Vivekananda

CDS 2019-I

13. In 1921, during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identify with the poor?

  1. Ahmadabad
  2. Champaran
  3. Chauri Chaura
  4. South India

CDS 2020 - I

14. Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March, a great event in Indian freedom struggle, was associated with

  1. iron
  2. sodium chloride
  3. sulphur
  4. aluminium

CDS 2021 - I

15. Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of 1931 is correct?

  1. The Government would not release those prisoners who had been non-violent.
  2. The Government would not release those prisoners who had indulged in the peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops.
  3. The Congress did not agree to the suspension of the Civil disobedience Movement.
  4. The Congress agreed to take part in the Second Round Table Conference.

16. Who among the following socialist activists persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the salt march protest to men alone?

  1. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
  2. Sarojini Naidu
  3. Matangini Hazra
  4. Mithuben Petit

CDS 2021 - II

17. In India, the first major public appearance of Mahatma Gandhi was in

  1. Champaran (1917)
  2. Kheda (1918)
  3. Inauguration of Banaras Hindu University (1916)
  4. Rowlatt Satyagraha (1919)

CDS 2023 - I

18. Who among the following political leaders suggested the dissolution of the Indian National Congress as a political organisation and its replacement by a Lok Sevak Sangh?

  1. Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. M.K. Gandhi
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru

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