WBCS.LIVE practice question

Who ridiculed Gandhi as ‘seditious fakir’?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Ramsay MacDonald
  3. Lord Irwin
  4. Cripps

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Winston Churchill

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: A. Winston Churchill 📚 Explanation: Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, famously ridiculed Mahatma Gandhi as a 'seditious Middle Temple lawyer' and a 'half-naked fakir'. He made these remarks during the 1930s when Gandhi was leading the civil disobedience movement. Churchill was a staunch imperialist who strongly opposed any moves toward Indian self-rule. His personal dislike for Gandhi was well-known in political circles of the time.