Economics and Finance: GK Questions and Answers

1. During which war Gandhi organized Indian Ambulance Corps to help the British?
(a) Boer War
(b) First World War
(c) Second World War
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

2. In which year All India Rural Industries Organisation was brought into existence under the patronage of Gandhiji?
(a) 1934
(b) 1935
(c) 1936
(d) 1937
Answer: (a)

3. Who was known as the ‘Saint of Sabarmati’?
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Mahadev Desai
(d) Jamnalal Bajaj
Answer: (d)

4. What was the old name of Porbandar, the birthplace of Gandhiji?
(a) Karnavati
(b) Sudamapuri
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Gandhara
Answer: (b)

5. In which organisation did Gandhiji become a member when he was a student in England?
(a) Vegetarian Congress
(b) Vegetarian Society
(c) Vegetable Association
(d) Fabian Society
Answer: (b)

6. In 1922 Gandhiji was sentenced for —— years imprisonment.
(a) 14
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer: (b)

7. In which jail did Gandhiji start writing his autobiography?
(a) Ambala
(b) Thihar
(c) Pune
(d) Yerwada
Answer: (b)

8. Belgaum, where the INC session presided over by Gandhiji was held, is in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
Answer: (d)

9. Which song was sung by Gandhiji and his followers during the Dandi March?
(a) Raghupati Raghava Rajaram
(b) Vaishnava Janato
(c) Vande Mataram
(d) Sare Jahan Se Achcha
Answer: (a)

10. Madanlal made an attempt to assassinate Gandhiji on 20th January 1948 at:
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Pune
(d) New Delhi
Answer: (d)

11. The leader who passed away the previous day of Gandhiji launching the Non-Cooperation Movement was:
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(c) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(d) C.R. Das
Answer: (a)

12. Kheda, where Gandhiji conducted Satyagraha, is in which state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Bihar
Answer: (b)

13. The number of policemen killed in the Chauri Chaura incident was:
(a) 12
(b) 22
(c) 32
(d) 42
Answer: (b)

14. In which year was the first issue of Young India published under the editorship of Gandhiji?
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
Answer: (a)

15. Due to which disease was Gandhiji compelled to leave England for India in 1914?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Piles
(c) Scurvy
(d) Pleurisy
Answer: (d)

16. In which language did Gandhiji start the weekly Young India?
(a) English
(b) Marathi
(c) Hindi
(d) Gujarati
Answer: (a)

17. What was the age of Gandhiji when he returned to India from South Africa in 1915?
(a) 45
(b) 55
(c) 50
(d) 61
Answer: (a)

18. The INC session which approved the Non-Cooperation Movement was held at:
(a) Nagpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Lucknow
(d) Belgaum
Answer: (b)

19. Who said, “Satyagraha is the tool of strong people”?
(a) Vinoba Bhave
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Vinoba Bhave
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (d)

20. The ideal state envisaged by Gandhiji was:
(a) Ram Rajya
(b) Grama Swaraj
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) Dharma Rajya
Answer: (a)

21. The year in which the Chauri Chaura incident compelled Gandhiji to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement was:
(a) 1921
(b) 1922
(c) 1923
(d) 1924
Answer: (b)

22. The first countrywide agitation launched by Gandhiji in India was:
(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(b) Kheda Satyagraha
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: (c)

23. In the Chauri Chaura incident, the mob attacked the:
(a) Court
(b) Prison
(c) Police Station
(d) Collectorate
Answer: (c)

24. Who advised Gandhiji to tour the entire country before entering Indian politics?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Pheroz Shah Mehta
(c) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: (c)

25. Why did Gandhiji opt for wearing very little cloth?
(a) To show solidarity with the poor
(b) Due to humid weather
(c) As per Congress direction
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)