Experiments With Truth

Remembering Mahatma Gandhi

QM: Shauryasikt Jena

 ● Round I: Pounce/Bounce round
○ 8 questions
○ Bounce: +10/0 for correct/incorrect
○ Pounce: +10/-5 for correct/incorrect
○ No retractable pounces
○ Chimping is allowed on bounce
● Round II: Written round

Rules ○
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8 questions
List all your answers and submit them all at the
end
● Round III: “Experiments With Truth”
○ 8 questions
○ Pounce/Bounce format as Round I
○ 3 statements given, with 2 truths and 1 lie
○ Answer format: Point out the lie and give reason
why is it so
Round I Pounce/Bounce
Q1.

Since his days of studying in England, Gandhiji was well acquainted with football.
As a result he founded 3 football clubs called X in another country, who
propagated a rather unique style of playing the game - If the opposing team was
displaying excessive aggression, the team would simply stand down and let
them goal.

Give X, as you would have heard this term in electrical engineering.

A. Passive Resisters (resistors)
Q2.

Churchill's bitterness against Gandhi grew in the 1930s. He called Gandhi as the
one who was "seditious in aim", whose evil genius and multiform menace was
attacking the British empire. Churchill called him a dictator, a X, fomenting a race
war, trying to replace the Raj with Brahmin cronies, playing on the ignorance of
Indian masses, all for selfish gain. Churchill attempted to isolate Gandhi, and his
criticism of Gandhi was widely covered by European and American press.

Give X.
A. Mussolini
Q3.

The title of the book X originates from Luke 17:21. In the book, Y speaks of the
principle of nonviolent resistance when confronted by violence, as taught by
Jesus Christ. When Christ says "to ---- --- ----- -----", Y asserts that Christ means to
abolish violence, even the defensive kind, and to give up revenge.

FITB and give Y.

A. To turn the other cheek, Y=Leo Tolstoy
Q4.

When Lala Lajpat Rai and Mahatma Gandhi were staying at the house of one of
their friends, is a perfect anecdote of one of Gandhiji’s defining traits. Due to his
busy schedule, Lala was not able to properly have his clothes laundried.
However, during this stay all of his clothes were washed, dried and neatly
arranged by whom Lala assumed were his host’s servants. It was Gandhiji, after
all, who had done this. This quality of Gandhiji was fruitful in which branding
decision almost 6 years ago (give or take a few days)?
A. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Q5.

The following statements are from the events in one particular country. A
phenomenon in the recent months stemmed from Gandhi’s principles in
non-violence, and gained worldwide recognition. This struggle has been going on
since as early as the 18th century, with the first notable dissident of the
oppression was active in the early 20th century. Even the most notable leader of
this struggle, a Nobel Laureate, acknowledged that the philosophy of
non-violence was the only logical approach to this problem. Which # was
popularized now with respect to this struggle?
A. #BLM
Q6.

Gandhiji had adopted a vegan lifestyle in his early youth, i.e, he did not consume
any animal products. This worked well during his stay in Natal, Africa but he fell
ill due to this in India. The doctor advised him to take milk else he would not
survive for long then. Gandhi was adamant and firmly maintained his stance that
he shall accept milk from neither cows nor buffaloes and asked the doctor to
prescribe treatment based on this. However, Kasturba Gandhi smartly advised
the doctor to prescribe an alternative which the Mahatma could not refuse. WHat
alternative?
A. Goat milk
Q7.

Gandhi’s life had important three important landmarks on this specific day of the
week. The second was the Indian Independence from the British on 15th August
1947, and the third was his demise on 30th January 1948.

Which event was the first, and what day of the week is it?
A. Friday
Q8. Complete the list

Pune, 1934

Panchgani, 1944

Sevagram, 1944

Near Pune, railroads, 1946

Delhi, X

How are these events related?

A. Assassination attempts on Gandhi
Round II Written
Q1.
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Q8.
Q1. Google
Q2. Apple
Q3. Swisscom
Q4. Mont Blanc
Q5. DineOut
Q6. Dresdner Kleinwort
Q7. Nescafe
Q8. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
 Experiments
Round III With
Truth
Q1.

#1) In 1930, Gandhiji was the Time Magazine Man of the Year. He was a great
writer and the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi have 50,000 pages.

#2) He was a mediocre student in school, yet he had calligraphic handwriting

later reflected in his fondness of writing.

#3) He did not have much success in practicing law on his own, yet he had one
of the high-salaried jobs at Abdullah&Co., South Africa.
A. #2
Q2.

#1) Gandhi was the runner-up for Times’ “Person-of-the-Century”, losing out to
Sir Winston Churchill.

#2) Gandhi used to walk over 11 miles every day for over 40 years, equivalent to
walking along the equator twice.

#3) Mahatma Gandhi was a strict advocate against child marriage, himself
having been wedded at the age of 13.
A. #1
Q3.

#1) The world-famous title of 'Mahatma' was conferred (or at least popularized)
to Gandhiji by Rabindranath Tagore. This happened after Gandhiji called him
‘Thakur’ in a conversation.

#2) Mahatma Gandhi supported the British cause in World War I, expecting a
worthy gesture from the colonizers at its end.

#3) There are more roads named after Mahatma Gandhi in Netherlands, than
there are in India itself as per Wikipedia.
A. #1
Q4.

#1) As of 2020, Gandhiji is the only Indian to have been Time’s Person of the Year
on the magazine cover.

#2) Gandhiji did not celebrate in Indian Independence, and did not even hoist the
new flag at his then residence.

#3) Gandhiji used to keep a set of false teeth that enabled him to speak properly
in his later years, that he used to remove at other times.
A. #3
Q5.

#1) Gandhiji forbade doctors from giving Penicillin to his wife Kasturba, due to
his distrust in foreign medicine.

#2) He once tried chicken in his youth. He soon had a nightmare of the hen
cooing in his stomach and decided to renounce meat.

#3) Gandhiji took his quinine, as by prescribed by doctors, when he contracted

malaria over homeopathic treatment.
A. #2
Q6.

#1) American Civil Rights activist Henry David Thoreau was inspired by Gandhi’s
Civil Disobedience movement and penned a vocal essay titled “Civil
Disobedience” for Americans to follow in his footsteps.

#2) All Indian Bank notes, except those of Rs.1 an Rs.2 have a silhouette of
Mahatma Gandhi.

#3) “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” was not an original quote by
Gandhiji, and was written for his portrayal by Ben Kingsley being closely inspired
by one of his original quotes.
A. #1
Q7.

#1) The Gandhi Memorial Museum in Madurai houses the blood-stained garment
worn by him when he was assassinated by Godse.

#2) Mahatma Gandhi was critical of his wife hiding gifts and donations
presented to his Ahmedabad Ashram.

#3) The funeral procession of Gandhiji, being 8 km in length, is the largest

recorded attendance at any funeral.
A. #3
Q8.

#1) British actor Sir Ben Kingsley is of Indian heritage, Gujarati to be precise, and
his birth name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji.

#2) Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Oscar for Best Production
Design for Gandhi(1982).

#3) Sir Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin were mentioned in this
Gandhi(1982). Sir Richard Attenborough directed biopics of each of these men:
Young Winston (1972) and Chaplin (1992), respectively.
A. #2
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