MCQ Question for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 Indigo (Louis Fischer)

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Question. Gandhi’s protest is most appropriately a great model of
(a) power
(b) leadership
(c) charity
(d) sponsorship

Question. What does Gandhi’s fight in Champaran signify?
(a) The power of effective leadership
(b) The power of lawyers
(c) The power of farmers
(d) The power of money

Question. Gandhi knew that he would not get an agreement on the demand for 50% repayment.
Choose the option that offers the correct justification for the assumption made above.
(a) He had anticipated the negotiating tactics of the planter’s representative.
(b) He had been informed about the depleting funds of the planters.
(c) He had taken the advice of the Reverend on boar(d)
(d) He had evaluated the commission’s attitude towards Indians.

Question. Why did Gandhi start out on the back of an elephant?
(a) a peasant had been maltreated in a village nearby
(b) he set out to meet the secretary of British Landlords Association
(c) he set out to meet British official commissioner
(d) he was summoned by Sir Edward Gait, the Lt. Governor

Question. Why was Gandhi not permitted to draw water from Rajendra Prasad’s well?
(a) the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant
(b) as Rajendra Prasad was not at home
(c) Gandhi looked like a vagabond
(d) Gandhi was a Harijan

Question. Why did the British want the peasant to pay compensation?
(a) because they freed them from contract
(b) because they got orders from the British headquarters
(c) because they were at a loss
(d) because the peasants were at a loss

Question. Why did Mr. Shukla meet Gandhiji?
(a) to seek his guidance for his own upliftment
(b) to get ideas to be famous
(c) to learn the art of speaking
(d) to seek his help for the poor sharecroppers

Question. In whose house did Gandhi stay at Muzaffarpur?
(a) Professor J B Kriplani
(b) Professor Malkani
(c) Rajkumar Shukla
(d) Rajendra Prasad

Question. Why did Gandhi feel that Rajkumar Shukla looked like any other peasant in India?
(a) Because he was from Champaran
(b) Because he sought help from Gandhi like many other peasants
(c) Because he looked poverty-stricken and miserable
(d) All of the above

Question. What was the first sign of the peasants’ liberation from fear of the British?
(a) Their revolting against sharecropping.
(b) Their act of seeking help from the Mahatm(a)
(c) Their spontaneous demonstration around the courthouse of Motihari to support their saviour (Gandhi)
(d) Their disagreement to sign the papers for compensation from indigo sharecropping.

Question. Which of the following sentences would concur with the meaning of “baffled” as found in ‘Indigo’?
(a) The situation baffled the experienced detective and he took long to solve the case.
(b) The sound of gunshot was baffled by the noisy drumbeats coming from the party in the neighbouring clu(b)
(c) The solid object baffled the flow of the liqui(d)
(d) She baffled me with her humorous speech.

Question. Which of the following sentences has a near meaning of the word “irksome” as used in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(a) Nandini found the process of joining online classes irksome; offline classes in school were much better.
(b) The behaviour of this boy is irksome and impertinent.
(c) This web series is irksome and not at par with the one I watched last month.
(d) I found this exercise tiring and irksome; I shall never do it again.

Question. Why did the British landlords want compensation from the sharecroppers?
(a) They were afraid the price of indigo could fall.
(b) They could not compete with synthetic indigo manufactured by Germany.
(c) They knew the sharecroppers were illiterate and so the Britishers could deceive them.
(d) All of the above

Question. What would be a “shameful desertion” according to Gandhi?
(a) His leaving the peasants at their fate’s en(d)
(b) His abandoning the peasants after the battle of Champaran was won.
(c) The lawyers’ disagreeing to guide the peasants if Gandhi was arreste(d)
(d) His incompliance with the Governor of Champaran.

Question. Why did Gandhi not want Andrews’ help in the fight against the Britishers?
(a) Gandhi believed in self-reliance.
(b) Gandhi did not want the Indians to be weak.
(c)Andrews could be a spy.
Choose the correct options:
(a) A and B
(b) B and C
(c) C and A
(d) A,B and C

Question. To break the DEADLOCK Gandhiji accepted 25% refund from the representatives of planters. Given below are four real life situations. Choose the option that perfectly describes a DEADLOCK.

(a) Situation 1
(b) Situation 2
(c) Situation 3
(d) Situation 4

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Gandhi told Shukla he had an appointment in Cawnpore and was also committed to go to other parts of India. Shukla accompanied him everywhere. Then Gandhi returned to his ashram near Ahmedabad. Shukla followed him to the ashram. For weeks he never left Gandhi`s side. “Fix a date,” he begged.

Question. Why was Gandhiji going to Cawnpore?
(a) To attend his relatives
(b) To attend some family functions.
(c) Due to some appointment.
(d) To his ancestral house.

Question. What does Shukla`s following Gandhiji everywhere reflect about his nature?
(a) Sheer determination
(b) Obstinate nature
(c) Obsequiousness
(d) Shamelessness

Question. Where was Gandhiji`s ashram?
(a) Near Cawnpore
(b) In Lucknow
(c) In Champaran
(d) Near Ahmedabad

Question. For how long did Shukla remain with Gandhiji?
(a) For several weeks
(b) For few months
(c) For a year
(d) For few days.

True False Questions:

Question. Gandhiji wanted to eradicate the social and cultural backwardness of Champaran. T/F

Question. The typical Gandhian politics was intertwined with practical day-to-day problems. T/F

Question. Gandhi had one interview with the lieutenant governor regarding Champaran protest. T/F

Question. Gandhiji offered primary health care service for the villagers of Champaran. T/F

Question. Gandhiji made Rajkumar Shukla wait for months because he thought he could avoid him this way. T/F

Question. Gandhi agreed to 25% compensation to be paid by the British landlords because he wanted to minimize their loss. T/F

Question. Gandhi focused on health conditions of Champaran because a sick race can never fight its own battle against the powerful British authorities. T/F

Question. The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhi’s life because it created fear in the mind of the British. T/F

Question. At Muzzafarpur, Gandhi stayed at the house of Professor J. B. Kripalani. T/F

Question. Gandhi had met J. B. Kripalani at Tagore’s Santiniketan. T/F

Question. The peasant led Gandhiji to the house of a lawyer named Rajendra Prasad who later became the Vice-President of India.

Question. Gandhiji noticed the filthy state of women’s clothes. He asked Kasurba to talk to them about it at Champaran.

Question. If you were a follower of Gandhiji, you would listen to your voice of conscience.

Question. As a volunteer at Gandhiji’s ashram, you would have three medicines i.e. castor oil, quinine and multi Vitamin.

Question. Gandhiji praised the lawyers for collecting big fee from the sharecroppers.

Question. The secretary of the British landlords’ Association told Gandhiji that they would give full information because he was a great politician.

Question. Gandhi was summoned to sir Edward Gait, the Lieutenant – Governor. True/False

Question. Champaran was in the foothills of the towering Himalaya , near the kingdom of Pakistan True/False

Question. An illiterate but resolute peasant from Champaran who came to meet Gandhiji was Rajkumar Shukla.

Question. To see their Champion, sharecroppers began to arrive on foot and by conveyance.

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion A): The British landlords learned about artificial indigo developed by Germany.
Reason (R): They demanded compensation from the sharecroppers.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion: Gandhi was summoned to Sir Edward Gait.
Reason: Sir Edward did not want Gandhi to leave Champaran.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true , reason is false
D) Assertion is false, reason is true

Question. A. The landlords’ learnt that Germany had developed synthetic indigo
R. They demanded compensation from the sharecroppers
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Question. Assertion A): Gandhiji’s loyalty was not to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living.
Reason (R): Gandhi was a humanitarian at heart.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion: Gandhi agreed to accompany Rajkumar Shukla to Champaran.
Reason: He realized the tenacity of the poor peasant and was impressed by him.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Gandhi refused to leave Champaran.
Reason: He believed that being an Indian he had a right to move freely in the country.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion A): The servants didn’t allow Gandhiji to use the water of the well at Rajendra Prasad’s house.
Reason (R): The servants thought Gandhiji might be an untouchable.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. A. Gandhi remarked that “The battle of Champaran is won.”
R. The Indian lawyers decided to follow him to prison in pairs as a mark of respect.
a. A is true and R is false.
b. A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
c. Both A and R are false.
d. A is true and R is the reason behind A.

Question. A. Gandhi’s lawyer friends wanted C F Andrews to stay in Champaran
R. C F Andrews also wanted to stay if Gandhi agreed
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Question. A. Health related conditions were miserable in Champaran
R. Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for 1 year
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Question. A. The English landlords thought Gandhi would not agree to the 25% refund and the case would continue.
R. The landlords wanted the case to not end and no solution would be arrived at.
A) A is true and R is false.
B) A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
C) Both A and R are false.
D) A is true and R is the reason behind A.

Question. Assertion: The servants of Rajendra Prasad let Gandhi stay on the ground.
Reason: They took him to be another peasant.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true , reason is false
D) Assertion is false, reason is true

Question. Assertion: It was an extraordinary thing for a government professor to harbour a man like GandhA)
Reason: Gandhi was advocate of home-rule.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true , reason is false
D) Assertion is false, reason is true

Question. A. Gandhi chided the lawyers
R. The lawyers were collecting moderate fee from the sharecroppers
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Question. Assertion A): When Gandhi arrived at Champaran, the news of his arrival encouraged and motivated the farmers of the district.
Reason (R): The lawyers fought the case of the farmers tooth and nail for free even before Gandhi arrived at Champaran.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion A): Gandhi agreed to the planters’ offer of a 25% refund to the farmers.
Reason (R): The Champaran episode was the turning point in Gandhi’s life.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. A. Gandhi asserted that the Champaran movement was “an ordinary thing”.
R. He said he wanted to establish clearly that the British could not be masters of Indians in India.
A) R is the reason behind A
B) A is true and R is false.
C) A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
D) Both A and R are false.

Question. A. Gandhi intertwined politics with the ordinary and daily life.
R. Gandhi’s loyalty was towards human beings and not abstract ideals.
A) A is true and R is the reason for it.
B) A is true and R is false.
c. A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
d. Both A and R are false.

Question. Assertion: Champaran episode was a turning-point in Gandhi’s life.
Reason: Gandhi started his movement from Champaran.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true , reason is false
D) Assertion is false, reason is true

Question. Assertion A): The condition of schools at Champaran was miserable.
Reason (R): Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for 1 year.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Source Based Question

Read the extract given below
Under an ancient arrangement, the Champaran peasants were sharecroppers. Rajkumar Shukla was one of them. He was illiterate and resolute. He had come to Congress session to complain about the injustice of landlord system in Bihar, and somebody had probably said,” Speak to Gandhi”. 

Question. Who was illiterate and resolute?
A) Rajkumar Shukla
B) Gandhiji
C) Indian peasant
D) the servant

Question. Who are sharecroppers?
A) The peasants
B) The businessman
C) lawyers
D) the villagers

Question. Why did Rajkumar Shukla come to Congress session
A) to meet Gandhi
B) to attend the session
C) complain against the injustice of the landlord system
D) visit Lucknow

Question. What do you mean by injustice in landlord system
A) The landlords were fighting with each other
B) Every Brithisher wanted to become the lord
C) The Britishers compelled Indian peasants to plant Indigo in 15percent of their holding
D) None of these

Read the extract given below.
Gandhi did not leave. Instead he proceeded to Motihari, the capital of Champaran. Several lawyers accompanied him. At the railway station, a vast multitude greeted Gandhi . He went to a house and, using it as headquarters, continued his investigations. A report came in that a peasant had been maltreated in the nearby village

Question. Where did Gandhi proceed?
A) Motihari
B) Railway station
C) House
D) None of these

Question. What was the report that came in?
A) That a vast multitude greeted Gandhi
B) That a peasant had been maltreated
C) Both (i) and (ii)
D) None of these

Question. Which word from the following is the antonym of ‘cherished’?
A) Proceed
B) Maltreat
C) Accompanied
D) Greeted

Question. He used a house as headquarters because
A) He had no office
B) He wanted to look into the matter of injustice in sharecropping.
C) Both (i) and (ii)
D) None of these

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

Question. Why is Raj Kumar Shukla described as being resolute?
Answer. Raj Kumar Shukla was a poor, illiterate peasant from Champaran. When he came to know that Gandhi was in Lucknow, he decided to meet him to help the poor sharecroppers of Champaran. He requested Gandhi to come to Champaran but Gandhi was not free. He had appointments in Cawnpore and in other parts of India. Shukla followed him everywhere and even to his ashram at Ahmedabad and urged him to fix a date. Finally, Gandhi had to agree to visit Champaran. This clearly shows that Shukla was resolute.

Question. Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers?
Answer. Gandhiji came to know about the plight of poor peasants of Champaran. He was told that Muzzaffarpur lawyers frequently represented peasant groups in court. Gandhiji chided them for collecting big fee from the sharecroppers. After his chiding the lawyers realised that it was shameful for them not to help peasants as Gandhi being a stranger was ready even to go to jail for the peasants.

Question. Instead of going to Champaran, Gandhi went to Muzzafarpur. Give a valid reason.
Answer. Shukla had already poured information about the troubles of the poor peasants. But Gandhi wanted to obtain more information about conditions than Shukla was capable of imparting. So, he sent a telegram to Prof. J.B. Kripalani. He came at the station with his students. Gandhi stayed for two days at the house of Prof. Malkani. Muzzafarpur lawyers too called on Gandhi to brief him.

Question. The battle of Champaran is won’ Whwn and why did Gandhiji exclaim this?
Answer. Gandhiji said that the battle of Champaran is won when the prominent people agreed to go to jail for the course of Champaran. Gandhiji knew that now he would be able to pressurize the government.

Question. How did Gandhiji show that he cared for the cultural and social backwardness of Champaran villages?
Answer. The peasants of Champaran`s villages were culturally and socially backward, besides being crushed and fear-stricken by the British due to the sharecropper agreement. Gandhiji freed them from exploitation by teaching them that they have rights and also supporters of their cause. The backwardness was tackled by opening primary schools, improving the healthcare facilities and teaching the villagers personal cleanliness and community sanitation.

Question. Why did Raj Kumar Shukla invite Gandhiji to Champaran? How did Gandhiji solve the problem of the indigo farmers?
Answer. Raj Kumar Shukla invited Gandhiji to Champaran to fight against the injustice meted out to the peasants in Champaran. Gandhiji scolded the lawyers for collecting big fees from the sharecroppers. He telegraphed Dr. Rajendra Prasad to come from Bihar with his friends who conferred with Gandhiji who asked them what they would do if he was sentenced to prison. The senior lawyers replied that they had come to advise and help him. Being a stranger Gandhiji was prepared to go to prison for the sake of the peasants. They also agreed to follow Gandhiji to jail.
Gandhiji and the lawyers had written down dispositions by about ten thousand peasants and notes made on other evidences. He was served summons but remained firm. Then he received a written communication from the magistrate that the Lt. Governor of the province had ordered the case to be dropped. Gandhiji agreed to a settlement of 25% refund to the farmers.

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