Question of The Day02-10-2021

Consider the following statements about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

1. He was born in the princely state of Kathiawar in Gujarat in 1869.

2. He founded Natal Indian Congress in 1905.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Answer

Correct Answer : a ) 1 only

Explanation :

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the princely state of Kathiawar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He went to South Africa in 1893 in relation to a case of his client “Dada Abdullah”. His birth anniversary is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti across India. This year will mark 152^nd birth anniversary of Father of Nation. The United Nations observe Gandhi Jayanti as 'International Day of Non-Violence' every year.

To fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa, he founded Natal Indian Congress in 1894. He also started a paper “Indian Opinion”.

So, statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.

Hence, option A is correct.

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Tanya Chaudhary
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