Organizer: HAMIDIA GIRLS’ DEGREE COLLEGE (A Constituent College of University of Allahabad) DEPARTMENT OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY.
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- One Week International Online Quiz Competition 2026 Programme “GANDHI’S IDEAS ABOUT WOMEN’S EDUCATION” on 02.10.2026 to 09.10.2026.
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- QUIZ STARTS FROM: 2nd to 9th OCTOBER, 2026One Week International Online Quiz Competition 2026 Programme “GANDHI’S IDEAS ABOUT WOMEN’S EDUCATION” on 02.10.2026 to 09.10.2026.
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PATRON
Prof. NASEHA USMANI
PRINCIPAL
HGDC, PRAYAGRAJ
EVENT CONVENOR & ORGANIZER
Dr. NUZHAT FATIMA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY
HGDC, PRAYAGRAJ
CO-CONVENOR
Dr. TABASSUM NIGAR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY
HGDC, PRAYAGRAJ
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- What did Gandhi believe was the primary purpose of women’s education?
5 points
a. To prepare them for industrial jobs
b. To make them politically active
c. To empower them as moral and social leaders
d. To train them in military service - Gandhi considered women to be :
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a. Inferior to men in intellect
b. Equal partners in nation-building
c. Unfit for formal education
d. Only suitable for domestic roles
3.Which of the following did Gandhi oppose in women’s education?
5 points
a. Teaching of science
b. Use of vernacular languages
c. English-medium instruction
d. Moral training
- Which companion of Gandhi founded the All India Women’s Conference and worked for women’s education?
5 points
a. Kasturba Gandhi
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
d. Annie Besant - Who among Gandhi’s companion was a British-born follower who promoted education and lived in his ashram?
5 points
a. Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn)
b. Margaret Cousins
c. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
d. Indira Gandhi - Kasturba Gandhi contributed to women’s education by :
5 points
a. Writing text books
b. Leading literacy campaigns in Gandhi’s ashrams
c. Founding a university
d. Teaching English in rural schools - Gandhi advocated for education in :
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a. English
b. Persian
c. Vernacular languages
d. French - What did Gandhi mean by ‘Nai Talim’ or Basic Education?
5 points
a. Education through religious texts
b. Education through productive work and self-reliance
c. Education for elite classes only
d. Education focused on foreign languages - Which Gandhian female companion was known for her spiritual devotion and nature-based educational ideals?
5 points
a. Kasturba Gandhi
b. Miraben
c. Sarojini Naidu
d. Amrit Kaur - Which of the following journals did Gandhi use to promote ideas about education, including female education?
5 points
a. Harijan
b. Indian Express
c. Young India
d. Both A and C - Sarojini Naidu’s role in Gandhi’s movement included :
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a. Leading armed resistance
b. Promoting women’s suffrage and education
c. Organizing rural schools
d. Writing textbooks for girls - Which Gandhian follower helped establish the All India Women’s Conference in 1927 to promote female education?
5 points
a. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
b. Kasturba Gandhi
c. Sushila Nayar
d. Abhaben - Which woman doctor and Gandhian associate later became India’s Health Minister and promoted women’s education and health?
5 points
a. Sushila Nayar
b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Usha Mehta
d. Abhaben - Which of the following was a key feature of schools founded by Muslim women reformers inspired by Gandhi’s ideals?
5 points
a. English-only instruction
b. Religious exclusivity
c. Emphasis on female literacy and empowerment
d. Focus on elite education - Which Gandhian campaign helped mobilize Muslim women toward education and social reform?
5 points
a. Dandi March
b. Quit India Movement
c. Non-Cooperation Movement
d. Swadeshi Movement - Mahatma Gandhi’s emphasis on women’s empowerment inspired which Muslim reformer to start a girls’ school in Prayagraj (Allahabad)?
5 points
a. Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
b. Begum Khurshid Khwaja
c. Sarojini Naidu
d. Fatima Sheikh - Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of self-reliance and social reform led Begum Khurshid Khwaja to establish which institution on May,4th1932A.D.
5 points
a. Jamia Millia Islamia
b. Hamidia Girls School
c. Lady Irwin College
Aligarh Muslim University - Where was the Hamidia Girls’ School first located?
5 points
a. A government building
b. A mosque compound
c. The home of Dr. Syed Ali Zaidi in Shahganj, Pathar Gali, Prayagraj
d. Aligarh Muslim University Campus - Mahatma Gandhi’s advocacy for vernacular education influenced Begum Khurshid Khwaja to focus on :
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a. English-medium elite schools
b. Religious seminaries
c. Accessible education for Muslim girls
d. Political training centers - Begum Khurshid Khwaja’s school eventually evolved into :
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a. A university for Islamic studies
b. A center for Gandhian philosophy
c. Hamidia Girls’ Degree College, Constituent Minority P.G.College University of Allahabad, Prayagraj
d. A branch of Jamia Millia Islamia