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Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was called as ‘Mahatma' by -

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer» D. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Explanation: The honorific Mahatma ("Great Soul"), was given to him in 1915 by his friend Rabindranath Tagore. He never accepted the title because he considered himself unworthy of it. There are several accounts to this story but generally it is believed that the poet Rabin dranath Tagore called him Mahatma.
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