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Gandhi and His Early Movements: BPSC Prelims PYQs

34 previous-year questions on Gandhi and His Early Movements, asked 1994–2025. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   In which of the following colleges, Gandhiji studied?

   1. ASamaldas College, Bhavnagar
   2. BDharmendrasinhji College, Rajkot
   3. CGujarat College, Ahmedabad
   4. DBahauddin College, Junagadh
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

   Who was the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi?

   1. ADadabhai Naoroji
   2. BM. G. Ranade
   3. CSurendranath Banerjee
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 46th BPSC Prelims 2004

   Who first used the word "Sarvodaya"?

   1. AMahatma Gandhi
   2. BPandit Nehru
   3. CVinoba Bhave
   4. DJayaprakash Narayan
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   To sort out whose legal problem was Mahatma Gandhi invited to South Africa in 1893?

   1. ASheikh Abdullah of Kashmir
   2. BTitu Mir of Bengal
   3. CImdad Imam of Bihar
   4. DDada Abdullah of Gujarat
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   Which of the following was Gandhiji's first Satyagraha Movement in India in which he used civil disobedience?

   1. AChamparan
   2. BKheda
   3. CAhmedabad
   4. DRowlatt Satyagraha
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

   Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India?

   1. AAhmedabad
   2. BBardoli
   3. CChamparan
   4. DIndividual
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

   Who invited Gandhiji to come to Champaran?

   1. ARajkumar Shukla
   2. BRajendra Prasad
   3. CJayaprakash Narayan
   4. DKrishna Sahai
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   Who drew Gandhiji's attention to the plight of indigo peasants in Champaran?

   1. ARajendra Prasad
   2. BAnugrah Narayan Sinha
   3. CAcharya Kripalani
   4. DRaj Kumar Shukla
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   Who drew Mahatma Gandhi's attention towards the exploitation of the peasants by the European indigo planters?

   1. ABaba Ram Chandra
   2. BRaj Kumar Shukla
   3. CSwami Sahajananda Saraswati
   4. DSri Krishna Sinha
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. BPSC TRE-1 (Aug 2023)

    Who had especially requested Gandhiji to come to Champaran and see the miserable condition of the farmers there?

    1. ABraj Kishore Prasad
    2. BRajkumar Shukla
    3. CSukhram Ganesh
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    Who decided to persuade Gandhiji to come to Champaran?

    1. AS. N. Sinha
    2. BRaj Kumar Shukla
    3. CSurendranath Banerjee
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    Which leader did Rajkumar Shukla persuade to come to Bihar and lead his movement?

    1. AJawaharlal Nehru
    2. BJ.B. Kripalani
    3. CRajendra Prasad
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

    Mahatma Gandhi gained prominence upon his return from South Africa due to which of the following events?

    1. AChamparan Satyagraha
    2. BDandi March
    3. CBeing called a Naked Fakir
    4. DBardoli Satyagraha
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

    At which place of Bihar, Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement for the first time in India:

    1. APatna
    2. BGaya
    3. CMadhubani
    4. DChamparan
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    At which place in Bihar Gandhiji had his first Satyagraha?

    1. AChamparan
    2. BChhapra
    3. CBettiah
    4. DPatna
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

    Who was the National Leader of Champaran Indigo movement?

    1. AMahatma Gandhi
    2. BBirsa Munda
    3. CBaba Ramchandra
    4. DRam Singh
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

    Champaran Satyagraha was related to:

    1. AEzaredari
    2. BTinkathia
    3. CJenmis
    4. DNone
    Answer and explanation →

18. 18. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    How much part of the land was kept in trust for the cultivation of indigo in Bihar under Tinkathiya system?

    1. A01/10
    2. B01/03
    3. C03/20
    4. D03/25
    5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

    Gandhi Ji entered Indian politics through -

    1. AChamparan Movement
    2. BKheda Movement
    3. CFrom the Non-Cooperation Movement
    4. DFrom the Rowlatt Act Movement
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

    In which peasant movement did Mahatma Gandhi participate for the first time?

    1. AKheda
    2. BChamparan
    3. CBardoli
    4. DBaroda
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. 70th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2024

    Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917?

    1. AJawaharlal Nehru
    2. BSubhas Chandra Bose
    3. CSardar Patel
    4. DMahatma Gandhi
    Answer and explanation →

22. 22. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

    Champaran Agrarian Committee was appointed in agreement between:

    1. AIndian Government and Raj Kumar Shukla
    2. BIndian Government and Gandhiji
    3. CIndian Government and Rajendra Prasad
    4. DIndian Government and Anugraha Narayan Singh
    Answer and explanation →

23. 23. 69th BPSC Prelims 2023

    In response to the mass agitation of the Champaran Movement, the British Government took which step to address the issue?

    1. AAppointed Mahatma Gandhi as the Governor of Champaran
    2. BEnforced strict curfew and imposed Martial Law in the region
    3. CInstituted the Champaran Agrarian Committee
    4. DDeclared Champaran as an independent State
    Answer and explanation →

24. 24. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

    When was Mahatma Gandhi prosecuted for the Champaran Satyagraha?

    1. A1916
    2. B1917
    3. C1918
    4. D1919
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

25. 25. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

    The person not connected with Champaran movement was-

    1. ARajendra Prasad
    2. BAnugrah Narayan Sinha
    3. CJ.B. Kripalani
    4. DJai Prakash Narayan
    Answer and explanation →

26. 26. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

    Who is not related to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917?

    1. AJ. B. Kripalani
    2. BRajkumar Shukla
    3. CRajendra Prasad
    4. DRam Manohar Lohia
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

27. 27. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

    Which compensation tax the indigo farmers were required to pay, if they desired exemption from indigo cultivation?

    1. ABatta
    2. BJaziya
    3. CTawan
    4. DNazrana
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

28. 28. 39th BPSC Prelims 1994

    Who participated in ‘Satyagraha’ started by Gandhiji at Ahmedabad in 1917-18?

    1. ACultivators class
    2. BIndustrial workers
    3. CPublic
    4. DMiddle Class
    Answer and explanation →

29. 29. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

    Who intervened in the dispute between the mill owners and labourers of Ahmedabad in 1918?

    1. AMahatma Gandhi
    2. BVallabhbhai Patel
    3. CJamsetji Tata
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

30. 30. 69th BPSC Prelims 2023

    In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of the hunger strike as a weapon?

    1. ANon-Cooperation Movement
    2. BBardoli Satyagraha
    3. CAhmedabad Strike
    4. DRowlatt Satyagraha
    Answer and explanation →

31. 31. 41st BPSC Prelims 1996

    In which of the following Satyagraha movements, did Gandhiji not participate directly?

    1. ARajkot Satyagraha
    2. BKheda Satyagraha
    3. CVaikom Satyagraha
    4. DNon-cooperation movement
    Answer and explanation →

32. 32. 46th BPSC Prelims 2004

    Gandhi’s close English compatriot during the freedom movement was:

    1. AThomas Moore
    2. BA. O. Hume
    3. CCharles Andrews
    4. DWilliam Wavell
    Answer and explanation →

33. 33. 68th BPSC Prelims 2023

    Who was the founder of All India Harijan Sangh in 1932?

    1. ADr. B. R. Ambedkar
    2. BJagjivan Ram
    3. CMahatma Gandhi
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

34. 34. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

    Who earned the title of 'Recruiting Sergeant of the British' for his support to the government during the First World War?

    1. AMotilal Nehru
    2. BMahatma Gandhi
    3. CGopal Krishna Gokhale
    4. DMadan Mohan Malaviya
    5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →