Q593
In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
A.
Cape town
B.
Durban
AnswerC.
Johannesburg
D.
Pretoria
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Gandhi arrived in Durban, Natal in 1893 to serve as legal council to a merchant Dada Abdullah, he asked him to under take a rail trip, where Gandhi was seated in first-Class compartment. A white person who entered the compartment hastened to summon the white railway officials and ordered Gandhi to remove himself, but he refused to comply with the order then a white police officer pushed him out of the train.