Question

(iv) What was the age of Mahatma Gandhi when his father left Porbander?
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(a) nine
(b) seven (c) eight (d) ten
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Answer 1

Mahatma Gandhi was 7 years old when his father left Porbander.

Explanation:

• The correct answer is Seven years. (option b)

• The statement is from the chapter 'Birth and Childhood,' which is an extract from the 'My life is my message.'

• 'My life is my message' is a summed up philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.

• Mahatma Gandhi was seven years old when his father Karamchand Gandhi left Porbander to become the Dewan of Rajkot.

• When his father left, he missed him, the blue sea, and the harbor.