Q. On the death of Gandhiji, who said that ‘The light has gone out of our lives …’?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. S. Radhakrishna
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Ans: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: The statement “The light has gone out of our lives …” was made by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, upon the death of Mahatma Gandhi. Nehru delivered this statement in a radio broadcast on 30 January 1948, expressing the immense loss and grief felt by the nation upon the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The quote has since become synonymous with the deep impact of Gandhi’s death on the Indian people.