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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2022 — General Studies · Question 52 of 200

Q52
Indian National MovementLeaders & Personalities
Who ridiculed Gandhi as 'seditious fakir'?
  1. a.Winston Churchill
  2. b.Ramsay MacDonald
  3. c.Lord Irwin
  4. d.Cripps

Answer: (A) Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill famously disparaged Gandhi as a 'half-naked seditious fakir' (his exact phrase used was slightly longer and colourful). Churchill was vehemently opposed to Indian independence and made this remark in 1931 when Gandhi was invited to the Second Round Table Conference.

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