Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

When did Mahatma Gandhi shave his head and begin wearing a loincloth in order to identify with the poor?

Options:

1923

1921

1922

1919

Correct Answer:

1921

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → 1921

"In 1921, during a tour of South India, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing a loincloth in order to identify with the poor. His new appearance also came to symbolise asceticism and abstinence – qualities he celebrated in opposition to the consumerist culture of the modern world".