Question

Gandhi went to South Africa as a __________.
A. Satyagrahi to free Indian from racial discrimination
B. Legal Adviser
C. To attend the Round Table Conference
D. All

Answer 1

Hint: Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in 1893 under a one year contract, at the age of 23 and that time he was practicing law and he had no interest in politics.

Complete answer: At the age of 23, Mahatma Gandhi in April 1893 went to South Africa. Gandhi spent 21 years in South Africa where he evolved his political views, politics, and ethics.
He went to South Africa to be the Legal Adviser for Abdullah' a cousin. When he reached the country, because of his skin colour, Gandhi faced racial discrimination. Any prejudice against any individual on the basis of the skin colour, racial or ethnic origin is known as Racial Discrimination.
Gandhi was not allowed to travel freely, he was not allowed to sit with white passengers and he was also beaten up. Once he was thrown out of a train at Pietermaritzburg.
While talking about the other options,
A. In May 1894, the Abdullah case was concluded but Gandhi extended his stay because of the new Natal government discriminatory proposal. He encouraged the Indians to launch a campaign against the Natal government who denied Indians the right to vote. Gandhi organized his first satyagraha or mass civil disobedience.
C. Gandhi refused to attend the first round table conference, a series of peace conferences, but he attended the second Round Table Conference that was held in London, 1931.

Thus the correct option is B.

Note: When Gandhi came to South Africa, his major concern was for the fellow Indians. Initially, his interest in politics was negligible. But after the prejudice, he faced and saw, changed his mind and by forming the Natal Indian Congress, he entered politics.