On whose advice Mahatma Gandhi traveled around British India to know the land and its people?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Gopal Krishna Gokhale
On Gokhale’s advice, Gandhiji spent a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its peoples; Gokhale was his acknowledged political mentor.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. A Leader Announces Himself … Among these Moderates was Gandhiji’s acknowledged political mentor, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, as well as Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who, like Gandhiji, was a lawyer of Gujarati extraction trained in London. On Gokhale’s advice, Gandhiji spent a year travelling around British India, getting to know the land and its peoples.…” |