Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi make his first public appearance in India on coming back from South Africa after two decades?
- (a)Champaran in 1917
- (b)Lucknow in 1916
- (c)Banaras Hindu University in 1916
- (d)Ahmedabad in 1918
Correct — C, Banaras Hindu University in 1916. Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915 after about two decades abroad. His first prominent public appearance came at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University on 6 February 1916, where he delivered a bold, controversial speech before an audience of princes and leaders — his debut on the Indian public stage.
- (a)Champaran in 1917 — Champaran (1917) was Gandhi's first satyagraha in India, but it came a year after the BHU appearance, so it is not his first public appearance.
- (b)Lucknow in 1916 — The Lucknow Congress session was in December 1916 — later in the same year than the February BHU speech, which was his first public appearance.
- (d)Ahmedabad in 1918 — The Ahmedabad mill-workers' satyagraha was in 1918, well after his 1916 public debut.
Gandhi spent 1893–1914 in South Africa, developing satyagraha against racial discrimination. He returned to India in January 1915 and, on Gokhale's advice, spent his first year touring the country before entering politics. His BHU speech of February 1916 marked his first major public appearance in India.
The question hinges on ordering the early milestones: BHU speech (Feb 1916) came before the Champaran (1917) and Ahmedabad (1918) satyagrahas and before the Lucknow session (Dec 1916). 'First public appearance' points to the BHU event.
- Gandhi was in South Africa from 1893 to 1914 and returned to India in January 1915.
- His first prominent public appearance was at the BHU inauguration on 6 February 1916.
- Champaran (1917) was his first satyagraha on Indian soil.
- Gokhale was his political mentor who advised him to first understand India.
- Confusing his first public appearance (BHU, 1916) with his first satyagraha (Champaran, 1917).
- Assuming his return year (1915) is the same as his first public appearance (1916).
Asked by ordering Gandhi's early-career milestones or by pairing an event with its place and year.
After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
- (a) Chauri-Chaura
- (b) Dandi
- (c) Champaran
- (d) Bardoli
Answer(c) Champaran
Same period — Gandhi's return from South Africa and the sequence of his early actions in India (BHU 1916, then Champaran 1917).
Where did Gandhiji initially forge the techniques of Satyagraha?
- (a) England
- (b) South Africa
- (c) North Africa
- (d) India
Answer(b) South Africa
Same story — Gandhi's South Africa years (1893–1914), the 'two decades' he spent before returning and appearing at BHU in 1916.
- practice — not a real PYQ
In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
- (a)1909
- (b)1915
- (c)1917
- (d)1920
Answer(b) 1915 — he arrived in January 1915.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Gandhi's first satyagraha in India (1917) was launched at
- (a)Kheda
- (b)Champaran
- (c)Bardoli
- (d)Ahmedabad
Answer(b) Champaran — against indigo planters in Bihar.