UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (2011 Admn. onwards) VI Semester B.A. PHILOSOPHY Elective Course CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GANDHIAN THOUGHT Question Bank & Answer 1. The central teaching of Gandhi s thought is : a. truth b. love c. religion d. spirituality An. a. truth 2.Gandhi understood the facts of non-violence from the teachings of: a. Buddhism and Jainism b. Advaita c. Christianity d. Islam An. a. Buddhism and Jainism 3. -------------------ranked the first among the influences which moulded Gandhi. a. Upanishads b. Quran c Bible d. Gita. An. d. Gita 4. --------------------- is considered as the most important teaching of Gandhi. a. Love of humanity b. Love of God c. Truth is God ddd d. God is love An. c. Truth is God 5. Truth to Gandhi is not an epistemological presupposition but an : a. psychological notion b. ontological implication c. epistemological notion d. none of these hical An. b. ontological implication 6. According to Gandhi nothing is exist in reality expect: a. love b. goodness c. beauty d.d truth An. d. truth 7. The essential nature of God is described by Gandhi by the phrase: a. Sarveswaran b. Svarupan c. Satchidananda d. Iswara An. c. Satchidananda 8. ----------------- Upanishad made a deep influence upon Ganhi a. Mandukhya b. Chandokhya c. Isavasym d. Brahadaranya An. c. Isavasym 9. To Gandhi ------------------ is the aim of life. a. self-realization b. freedom c. liberation d. independence An. a. self-realization Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 1
10. By Tapas Gandhi means: a. meditation b. sacrifice c. cleaning of mind d. none of these An. c. cleaning of mind 11. Sathyagraha means: a. Tapas for truth b. anticipation for truth c. Karma for truth d. none of these An.a. Tapas for truth 12. Gandhiji called Bhagavat Gita as : a. The Lord s song b. The Song Celestial c. Universal mother d.treasure of knowledge An. c. Universal mother 13. The book struck me as one of priceless worth. Name the book which mentioned by Gandhi here. a. Gita b. Quran c. Bible d. Un to the Last An. a. Gita 14. Gandhi learnt good deal about non-possession from: a. Gita b. Quran c. Bible d. Un to the Last An. a. Gita 15. ----------------- is considered as the spiritual reference book of Gandhi a. Bhakthi yoga b. Karma yoga c. Anasakthi yoga d. None of these An. c. Anasakthi yoga 16. --------------------contains the last nineteen verses of the second chapter of Gita. b. Bhakthi yoga b. Karma yoga c. Anasakthi yoga d. None of these An. c. Anasakthi yoga 17. Gandhiji s concept of Sathyagrahi owes much to the concept of : a. Iswara b. Sthithapranja c. Brahman d. Tapasi An. b. Sthithapranja 18. Gandhi wrote, The supreme state of non- attachment cannot achieved without the practice of--------------------- a. non-possession b. non-violence c. non-stealing d. all of these An. d. all of these 19. I owe a great deal of to the inspiration that I have derived from the enlightened one By the term enlightened one Gandhi refers: a. Buddha b. Christ c. Krishna d. Arjuna An.a. Buddha 20. Gandhiji received the positive aspects of Ahimsa from: a. Jainism b. Buddhism c. Christianity d. Islam An. b. Buddhism 21. -------------------showed Gandhi that political organisation upon the foundation of nonviolence is not an impossible thing a. Buddhism b. Advaita c. Christianity d. Islam An. a. Buddhism 22. To Gandhiji religion is a way of life and a: Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 2
a. intellectual curiosity b. theoretical concept c. practical necessity d. none of these An. c. practical necessity. 23. It is the doctrine that has one to judge a Musalman from his own stand point and Christian from his. Gandhi made this comment to regarding: a. Prathithyasmudpada b. Kshnikavada c. Syadvada d. Sunyavada An. c. Syadvada 24. According to Gandhi the chief contribution of Quran is the: a. brotherhood b. charity c. peace d. love An. a. brotherhood 25. Tolstoy s ---------------------- made much impression upon Gandhi. a. Unto This Last b. Enlightens c. The Kingdom of God within You d. None of these An. c. The Kingdom of God within you 26. Who called Gandhiji, a disciple of Tolstoy? a. Joseph J. Doke b. Tagore c. Gokale d. Toynbee An. a. Joseph J. Doke 27. The Magic Spell of a Book - Here Gandhi refers: a. The Kingdom of God within You b. Christianity and Patriotism c. Unto this Last d. None of these An. c. Unto this Last 28. The Guajarati translation of the Unto this Last is called: a. Harijan b. Sarvodya c. Navajeevan d. Swadesi An. b.sarvodya 29. Sarvodya means: a. Good for all b. Wealth for all c. Freedom for all d. Welfare for all An. d. Welfare for all 30. Gandhiji symbolizes woman is the incarnation of : a. Prkrithi b. sakthi c. swdrya d. ahimsa An. d.ahimsa 31. Who wrote the essay Civil Disobedience? a. Thoreau b. Gandhi c. Ruskin d. Tolstoy An. a. Thoreau 32. Gandhi changed the term Civil Disobedience finally as: a. Civil resistance b. Civil war c. Non-violent resistance d. none of these An. c. Non-violent resistance 33. Gandhiji adopted elaborated and practiced Vivekanda s concept of: b. Ramarajya b. Sathyagraha c. Sarvodaya d. Daridranarayana An. d. Daridranarayana 34. Daridranarayana means: a. Poor God b. God is poor c. Poor as God d. none of these An. c. Poor as God Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 3
35. According Gandhi, God is appearing in the ------------------- a. heart of poor b. heart of human c. heart of women d. none of these An. a. heart of poor 36. According to Gandhi service of the poor is the : a. service of society b. service of humanity c. service of God d. service of the society An. c. service of God 37. Harijan means: a. God of people b. God s people c. People s God d. God and people An. b. God s people 38. Anasakthiyoga means: a. Gospel of selfless action b. Gospel of action c. Gospel of inaction d. none of these An. a. Gospel of selfless action 39. Gandhi tries to---------------------- politics. a. socialise b. popularise c. criticise d. spiritualise An. d. spritualise 40. Gandhi said, For me there can be no politics without------------ a. Service b. religion c. will d. none of these An. b. religion 41. According to Gandhi, Politics is ----------------------- to religion. b. equal b. contradictory c. superior d. subordinate An. d. subordinate 42. Gandhi said, Politics ----------------is a thing to be avoided. a. without popularity b. without philosophy c. without morality d. none of these An. c. without morality 43. Gandhi argues, the spirit of ---------------cannot be enforced outside but it has to come from within. a. morality b. democracy c. socialism d. politics An. b. democracy 44. Gandhiji preached, Ideal state is a : a. Democracy b Classless democracy c. Stateless democracy d. none of these An. c. Stateless democracy 45. By the term Ideal democracy Gandhi means: a. Federation of poor b. federation of religious man c. federation of swadesi d. federation of sathyagrahi An. d. federation of sathyagrahi 46. Swaraj means: a. government b. home rule c. political self government d. democratic government An. c. political self government 47. Gandhi said, True democracy can never happen without---------------- Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 4
a. struggle b. disobedience c. power d. non-violence An. d. non-violence 48. Gandhi used the term--------------- to describe the ideal society of his conception. a. Swaraj b. Ramarajya c. Karmarajya d. Swadesi An. b. Ramarajya 49. Gandhi was basically against the ---------------------- of state. a. absolute sovereignty b. absolute freedom c. economic freedom d. none of these An. a. absolute sovereignty 50. Gandhi believed in the sovereignty of the people based on pure ---------------- a. rational authority b. political wisdom. c. moral authority d. knowledge An. c. moral authority 51. To Gandhi------------------ is the centre of authority and value a. religion b. state c. government d. individual An. d. individual 52. To Gandhi --------------------- is the starting point of social regeneration. a. state b. mind c. village d. individual An. d. individual 53. By the term Panchyat Raj, Gandhi means: a. Federation of decentralised rural communities b. Federation of rural communities c. Federation of decentralised communities d. none of these An. a. Federation of decentralised rural communities 54. For Gandhi individual is: a. relative b. supreme c. different d. good An. b. supreme 55. Gandhi believes that ------------ in man can be articulated, strengthened and perfected. a. goodness b. rationality c. wisdom d. courage An. a. goodness 56. According to Gandhi, simple food, claean livng and regular exercice are not only health giving but: a. Economically uplifting b. socially uplifting c. morally uplifting d. none of these An. c. morally uplifting 57. For Gandhi------------------ is an inner experience. a. self-effort b. self-transformation c. religious practice d. social work An. b. self-transformation 58. In Gandhi s view, the attributes of being uniquely human are neither fixed for all time nor ---- ------ a. mutable b. immutable c. changeable d. all of these An. b.. immutable 59. For Gandhi, in an appropriate social order life is not in the form of pyramid but in the form of: Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 5
a. oceanic circle b. ladder c. circle d. hierarchy An. a. oceanic circle 60. According to Gandhi,---------------------- is an universal law. a. Ahimsa b. Aprigraha c. Aastheya d. Varnashrama Dharma An. d. Varnashrama Dharma 61. According to Gandhi Varnashrama Dharma is : a. a moral law b. a value of man c. an universal law d. a social order An. c. an universal law 62. For Gandhi ---------------------is the law of spiritual economics. 63. Non-violence b. Trusteeship c. Swadesi d. Varnashrama Dharma An. d. Varnashrama Dharma 64. Gandhi says, All are born to : a. serve the humanity b. serve the good man c. serve God s creation d. serve the poor An. c. serve God s creation 65. Gandhi considered -------- as a social evil. a. economic inequality b. vested power c. untouchability d. dependence An. c. untouchability 66. Gandhi argued-------------------- is a sin against God. a. alcoholism b. drug addiction c. untouchability d. inequality An. c. untouchability 67. Gandhi said, Purification required is not of untouchables but of the so called---- ------. a. superior castes b. richer people c. sudras d. cruel people An. a. superior castes 68. According to Gandhi, ------------------- is a dead letter. a. Varnashrama Dharma b. Law of Dharma c. Law of Ashrama d. Law of Aprigraha An. c. Law of Ashrama 69. Gandhi says---------------is a spiritual act. a. temple entry b. Ramarajya f c. sathyagraha d. none of these An. a. temple entry 70. --------------------- is an organisation, which is set up by Gandhi to work for the removal of untouchability. a. Harijan Samaj b. Harijan Seva c. Harijan Sangh d. Harijan Sevak Sangh An. d. Harijan Sevak Sangh 71. Gandhi called -------------------- as Harijans. a. poor men b. downtrodden c. untouchables d. children An. c. untouchables 72. Gandhi opposed ----------------- as a source of revenue. a. liquor trade b. trade of foreign goods c. trade of lands d. none of these An. a. liquor trade 73. Gandhi says, the revenue from drugs and liquor are the forms of: Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 6
a. higher taxation b. degrading taxation c. adequate taxation d. none of these An. b. degrading taxation 74. Gandhi says, To call women the weaker sex is a : a. libel b. justice c. apt d. right An. a. libel 75. Gandhi says, To call women the weaker sex is a libel; it is man s --------to women. a. sympathy b. emotion c. injustice d. justice An. c. injustice 76. According to Gandhi, If by strength is meant moral power, then women is immeasurably man s---------------------. a. equal b. superior c. inferior d. none of these An. b. superior 77. We cry out for cow protection in the name of religion, but we refuse protection to the human cow in the shape of the girl widow This statement is considered as Gandhi s response towards: a. cow protection b. women equality c. women protection d. child marriage An. d. child marriage 78. According to Gandhi, a student is the hope of: a. humanity b nation c. home d. state An. a. humanity 79. Prakrithi jeevanam means: a. Natural living b Natural resources c. Natural cultivation d. Natural farming An. a. Natural living 80. ------------------------ is considered as the corner stone of Natural living b. Vegetarianism b yoga c. prayer d. religious practice An. a. vegetarianism 81. ------------------- was a genius in natural living. a. Tagore b Ruskin c. Tolstoy d. Voltaire An. c. Tolstoy 82. According to Gandhi, expediency and political compromise have no place in ----------- a. politics b. socialism c. business d. education An. d. education 83. Gandhi defines education as, An ----------------of the best in child and man-body, mind, and sprit. a. all- around development b. all- round progress c. all -round drawing out d. all round growth An. c. all-l round drawing out 84. Gandhi defines education as, An all round drawing out of the best in child and man-body, mind, and-------------. An a. sprit a. sprit b. conduct intuition d. action Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 7
85. Gandhi wanted to make education which is--------------------- a. Progressive b. source of knowledge c. self supporting d. none of these An. c. self supporting 86. Gandhi preached, --------------education a. knowledge -centred b. teacher -centred c. c craft-centred rdadd.d.d. development- oriented An. c. craft-centred 87. Gandhi advocated child centered education which makes student a --------------person a. progressive b. self-sufficient c educated. d. developed An. b. self-sufficient 88. According to Gandhi, Without------------, the entire educational system seems to me to be incomplete. a. art b. music c. mathematics d. painting An. b. music 89. Gandhi says, ---------pacifies anger. a. art b. prayer c. music d. painting An. c. music 90. Gandhi says, the training in-------------- helps the students to realise the dignity of labour. a. music b. arts c. science d. craft-work An. d. craft-work 91. The Phoenix settlement was started in a. 1908 b. 1904 c. 1905 d. 1907 An. b. 1904 92. The Phoenix settlement founded at: a. Gujarat b. South Africa c. Champaran d. Ahmadabad An. b. South Africa 93. Tolstoy Farm was one of Gandhi s experimental institution regarding: a. Politics b. Self-rule c. Education d. Decentralisation An. c. Education 94. Gandhi considered the true text book for the pupil is his: a. deity b. mother c. teacher d. friend An. c. teacher 95. Satyagraha Ashram founded on: a. 1915 b. 1916 c. 1917 d. 1918 An. a, 1915 96. Satyagraha Ashram founded at: a. Surat b. Banaras c. Champaran d. Ahmadabad An. d. Ahmadabad 97. According to Gandhi, True education does not consist in literacy, training, but in----------. a. character building b. knowledge building c. soft skill building d. none of these Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 8
An. a. character building 98. According to Gandhi, Literary education is of no value if it is not able to build up a ---------- -------------. a. character b. sound character c. value system d. deep knowledge An. b. sound character 99. --------------- --- was the outcome of National Education Conference at Wardha on 1937. a. True Education b. Fundamental Education c. Basic Education d. Absolute Education An. c. Basic Education 100. Gandhi called his new education policy as a. Nai Talim b. Naya Vidya c. Nai Sishak d. none of these An. a. Nai Talim 101. According to Gandhi, the medium of instruction should be : a. English b. Hindi c. National language d. Mother- tongue. An. d. Mother-tongue 102. Gandhi was the opinion that village Swaraj could be achieved through : a. Swadesi b. Ahimsa c. Satyagraha d. Sarvodya An. a. Swadesi 103. The important movement originated in India by the influence of Gandhian philosophy is that: a. Chipko b. Narmada Bhavo Adolan c. Bhoodan d. Nai Talim An. c. Boodan 104-------------- is the leader of Bhoodan movement. a. Vinoba Bhave b. Sudarlal Bahuguna c. Medha Patkar d. Arundhathi Roy An. a. Vinoba Bhave 105. Gandhi s idea of Trusteeship was translated in to action as ----------------------movement. a. Chipko b. Narmada Bhavo Adolan c. Bhoodan d. Nai Talim An. c. Bhoodan 106. The Bhoodan was started by Vinoba Bahave on April 1951 in the a. Telungana. b. Kerala c. Kashmir d. Uttar Pradesh An. a. Telungana 107. Gramadan literally means: a. village gift b. land gift c. field gift d. shelter gift An. a. village gift 108. ------------------the ardent follower of Gandhiji strongly participated in the Gramadan movement. a. Vinoba Bhave b. K. Kelappan c. Tagore d. Jayaprakash Narayan An. d. Jayaprakash Narayan 109. In the beautiful revolution of Gramadan, ownership was not abolished by force of any kind, bur freely surrendered to the community - Who holds this position? a. Vinoba Bhave b. K. Kelappan c. Tagore d. Jayaprakash Narayan An. d. Jayaprakash Narayan Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 9
110. Who is treated as the most ardent Gandhian follower in South India? a. Vinoba Bhave b. K. Kelappan c. Tagore d. Jayaprakash Narayan An. b. K. Kelappan 111. ---------------------- the Gandhian follower strongly participated Bhoodan movement of Kerala. a. Kumaranasan b. K. Kelappan c. M.P. Manmathan d. Jayaprakash Narayan An. c. M.P. Manmathan 112. Who led a struggle based on non-violence against colour discrimination policies of American Government? a. Martin Luther King Jr. b. Nelson Mandela c. George Washington d.none of these An. a. Martin Luther King Jr. 113.The Sarvodaya Sramadana Movement is founded by: a. Martin Luther King Jr. b. Nelson Mandela c. Dr.Ariyaratne d. Vinoba Bhave An. c. Dr. Ariyaratne 114. Padayatra means: a. Journey on bare foots b. Journey on village c. Journey on water d. none of these An. a. Journey on bare foots 115. According to Gandhi, advancement is not only economic or industrial but it is the ------------- ----------progress. a. Social and political b. psychological and physiological c. ethical and spiritual d. none of these An. c. ethical and spiritual 116. Gandhi says, Civilization, in the real sense of the term consists not in the multiplication, but in the deliberate and voluntary restriction of -------------- a. sensation b. needs c. wants d. happiness An. c. wants 117. The chief principle of Gandhian economy is: a. richness of life b. progress of life c. happiness of life d simplicity of life An. d. simplicity of life 118. The system of production by the masses mobilizes the priceless resources Who asserted this statement? a. Gandhi b. Vinoba Bhave c. Jayaprakash Narayan d. Dr. Schumacher An. d. Dr. Schumacher 119. ------------ is a western organisation shows very akin on Gandhian view of trusteeship. a. Food Foundation b. Unilever c. WWF d. None of these An. a. Food Foundation 120. According to Gandhi war is destructive whereas -----------is constructive a. peace b. life c. wealth d. all of these An. a. peace 121. Gandhi says, ----------------is a positive force of cementing people. a. peace b. courage c. wealth d. power Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 10
An. a. peace 122. According to Gandhi problem of peace was not just a political problem but the problem of--- ---------- a. mankind b. nation c. state d. society An. a. mankind 123. Gandhi says, peace is a --------------of cementing people. a. spiritual force b. soul force c. positive force d. sacred force An. c. positive force 124. Gandhi rejected --------------as a means of resolving conflict. a. peace b. non-violence c. condemnation d. mutual love An. c. condemnation 125. According to Gandhi, Absence of fundamental sincerity makes all talk about the limitation of armament is---------------. a. successful b. meaningful c. thoughtful d. meaningless An. d. meaningless 126. Gandhi advocated---------------- as the means for conflict resolution. a. struggle b. a resistance c. non-violence d. armament An. c. non-violence 127. Hind Swaraj published in: a. 1907 b. 1908 c. 1910 d. 1902 An. b. 1908 128. Name the book through which Gandhi expressed his reaction and retreat to modernity and civilization. a. Harijan b. Hind Swaraj c. The Truth d. Navajeevan An. b. Hind Swaraj 129. Gandhi considered, --------------is the greatest polluter of the environment. a. poverty b. industries c. vehicles d. waste An. a. poverty 130. Uday means: a. transition b. progress c. transformation d. awakening An. d. awakening 131. According to Gandhi, the end and means should be ------------ a. unique b. powerful c. good d. none of these An. c. good 132. According to Gandhi, -----------------alone can bring morality to politics. a. faith b. love c. compassion d. religion An. d. religion 133. Gandhi says, ----------------have the fullest play only under the regime of unadulterated ahimsa. a. individual freedom b. economic freedom c. social freedom d. political freedom An. a. individual freedom 134. Gandhi says, individual freedom have the fullest play only under the regime of unadulterated --------------- a. sathya b. aprigraha c. astheya d. ahimsa An. d. ahimsa 135. For Gandhi sathyagraha is not a theory but a: a. divine force b. material force c. practice d. soul force An. d. soul force Reserved Contemporary Issues in Gandhian Thought 11