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He wasn't the first, nor would he be the last, but the wiry, bespectacled man from Gujarat is certainly the most famous of the world's peaceful political dissidents. Mohandas Gandhi – also affectionately known as Mahatma – led India's independence movement in the 1930s and 40s by speaking softly without carrying much of a big stick, facing down the British colonialists with stirring speeches and non-violent protest. More than anything else, historians say, Gandhi proved that one man has the power to take on an empire, using both ethics and intelligence.

 

Urges Britain to quit India

It is hard to imagine the thin, robed Gandhi working in the rough and tumble world of law, but Gandhi did get his start in politics as a lawyer in South Africa, where he supported the local Indian community's struggle for civil rights. Returning to India in 1915, he carried over his desire to improve the situation of the lower classes.

 

Gandhi quickly became a leader within the Indian National Congress, a growing political party supporting independence, and traveled widely with the party to learn about the local struggles of various Indian communities.

 

It was during those travels that his legend grew among the Indian people, historians say.

 

Gandhi was known as much for his wit and intelligence as for his piety. When he was arrested several more times over the years for his actions during the movement,  Gandhi calmly fasted in prison, believing that his death would embarrass the British enough to spur independence, which had become the focus of his politics by 1920.

 

Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, kicked off in the early 1920s, called for Indians to boycott British goods and traditions and become self-reliant. His most famous protest came in 1930, when Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 250-mile march to a coastal town to produce salt, on which the British had a monopoly.

 

Which of the following can help one to "take on" an empire?

A) By acting ethically and intelligently. B) By getting violent as and when required.
C) By being a good orator. D) By speaking softly.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) By acting ethically and intelligently.

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If k is the largest possible real number such that p4+q4=(p2+kpq+q2)(p2-kpq+q2), then the value of k is

A) 1 B) -2
C) 2 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2

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In October 2017, India sent its first shipment of wheat to Afghanistan as a j part of commitment made by the Government of India to supply 1.1 million tonnes of wheat to that country on grant basis. The shipment was sent through

A) Iran B) Pakistan
C) Tajikistan D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iran

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October 2017: A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted that the consignment would be the first to use the new route via Chabahar (Iran) to access Afghanistan, even as India plans similar transfers in the coming months.The shipment of wheat is a landmark moment as it will pave the way for operationalisation of the Chabahar port as an alternative, reliable and robust connectivity for Afghanistan. It will open up new opportunities for trade and transit from and to Afghanistan and enhance trade and commerce between the three countries (India, Iran and Afghanistan) and the wider region.

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Arrange the given words in the sequence in which they occur in the dictionary.1. Yangtze2. Yakking3. Yakuzas4. Yobbery5. Yobbish

A) 24531 B) 23145
C) 54231 D) 54321
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23145

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Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?

A) Kailash Satyarthi B) Venkat Raman
C) Ram Krishnan D) Mother Teresa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kailash Satyarthi

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Alps mountain range is located in which continent?

A) Europe B) North America
C) South America D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Europe

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Suez Canal connects

A) Red Sea and Arabian Sea B) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
C) Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea D) North Sea and Baltic Sea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

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Which gland secretes bile, a digestive fluid?

A) pancreas B) liver
C) thyroid D) testes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) liver

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