Question

Mahatma Gandhi was born in
1. Raj Kot
2. Ahmedabad 
3. Porbandar
4. Gandhi Nagar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Porbandar

The correct answer is Porbandar.

• M.K. Gandhi
  • He was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar in what is today India’s western state of Gujarat. Hene, Option 3 is correct.
  • Upon return to British-controlled India in January 1915, Gandhi had acquired the skills both of an accomplished lawyer and a community organizer dedicated to peaceful protest.
  • In South Africa (1893-1915), he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation, which he called satyagraha.
  • The idea of satyagraha emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth.
  • The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Gandhi's Peace Prize is given for social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
  • He returned to India from South Africa on 9th January 1915.
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of the Overseas Indian community to the development of India.
• Rajkot
  • It is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
  • In central Jubilee Garden are the Lang Library, with Gujarati literature, and the Watson Museum, with paintings and artifacts documenting British colonial rule.
  • Kaba Gandhi No Delo, the house where Mahatma Gandhi spent part of his childhood, displays photos of the Indian leader and his belongings.
  • The Rotary Dolls Museum exhibits dolls from around the world.
• Porbandar
  • It is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama.
  • It is the administrative center of the Porbandar District and it was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. 
• Ahmedabad
  • In western India, is the largest city in the state of Gujarat.
  • The Sabarmati River runs through its center.
  • On the western bank is the Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati, which displays the spiritual leader’s living quarters and artifacts.
  • Across the river, the Calico Museum of Textiles, once a cloth merchant's mansion, has a significant collection of antique and modern fabrics.
• Gandhinagar
  • It is a planned city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
  • The Akshardham is a massive Hindu temple with ornate carvings and sculpted pillars, plus a water show in its sprawling gardens.
  • Dandi Kutir museum traces the life of leader Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in Gujarat.
  • South, along the Sabarmati River, the Indroda Nature Park has a zoo and botanical gardens, plus an adjacent dinosaur and fossil park.