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Topic 313 · History, Art & Culture

Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and autobiography

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and autobiography remain central to debates on modern civilisation and non-violence.
Book Title: His autobiography is titled The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
Authorship: Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj in 1909 in Gujarati, aboard a ship returning from London to South Africa. The text is a dialogue between a Reader and an Editor.
Argument: It attacks modern industrial civilisation and the violent nationalism some Indians had embraced.
Publication: The autobiography was serialised through the 1920s.
Stakeholders: Gandhi is the author; the Indian National Congress later adopted his methods, notably in the Non-Cooperation Movement from 1920.
India Link: Both texts still frame debates on non-violence and self-rule in India.
Venue: Champaran, in Bihar, was the site of Gandhi's first satyagraha in India.
Founded: The Champaran Satyagraha began in 1917 against forced indigo cultivation, and was his first major experiment with civil disobedience in India.
Landmark: Gandhi's Salt March of 1930 reached Dandi on 6 April 1930, defying the salt law.
Provision: Article 51A(a) makes it a fundamental duty to cherish the ideals that inspired the freedom struggle.
Definition: Satyagraha means insistence on truth: non-violent resistance to injustice through civil disobedience.

Question 1 of 10

Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and autobiography remain central to debates on which themes?

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Answer: (D) Modern civilisation and non-violence

Core Trigger: Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and autobiography remain central to debates on modern civilisation and non-violence.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 1

Question 2 of 10

What is the title of Gandhi's autobiography?

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Answer: (C) The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Book Title: His autobiography is titled The Story of My Experiments with Truth.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 2

Question 3 of 10

In which language did Gandhi write Hind Swaraj in 1909, aboard a ship?

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Answer: (D) Gujarati

Authorship: Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj in 1909 in Gujarati, aboard a ship returning from London to South Africa. The text is a dialogue between a Reader and an Editor.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Hind Swaraj mainly attacks which of the following?

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Answer: (B) Modern industrial civilisation

Argument: It attacks modern industrial civilisation and the violent nationalism some Indians had embraced.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 4

Question 5 of 10

Gandhi's autobiography was serialised through which decade?

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Answer: (C) The 1920s

Publication: The autobiography was serialised through the 1920s.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 5

Question 6 of 10

1. The Congress later adopted Gandhi's methods, notably in the Non-Cooperation Movement from 1920. 2. Hind Swaraj is a dialogue between a Reader and an Editor. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Stakeholders: Gandhi is the author; the Indian National Congress later adopted his methods, notably in the Non-Cooperation Movement from 1920.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where was Gandhi's first satyagraha in India held?

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Answer: (B) Champaran

Venue: Champaran, in Bihar, was the site of Gandhi's first satyagraha in India.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 8

Question 8 of 10

The 1917 Champaran Satyagraha opposed forced cultivation of which crop?

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Answer: (D) Indigo

Founded: The Champaran Satyagraha began in 1917 against forced indigo cultivation, and was his first major experiment with civil disobedience in India.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 9

Question 9 of 10

On which date did Gandhi's Salt March reach Dandi?

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Answer: (C) 6 April 1930

Landmark: Gandhi's Salt March of 1930 reached Dandi on 6 April 1930, defying the salt law.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Satyagraha means which of the following?

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Answer: (D) Insistence on truth through non-violent resistance

Definition: Satyagraha means insistence on truth: non-violent resistance to injustice through civil disobedience.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 313, point 12

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