INDIGO

INDIGO

Louis Fischer

THEME

The leadership shown by Gandhiji to secure justice for oppressed people through convincing argumentation and negotiation.

Multiple Choice

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.

(a) Why was Gandhiji going to Cawnpore?

• to attend his relatives

• to attend some family function

• due to some appointment

• to his ancestral house

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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.

What does Shukla’s following Gandhiji everywhere reflect about his nature?

• sheer determination

• obstinate nature

• obsequiousness

• shamelessness

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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.

Where was Gandhiji’s ashram?

• near Cawnpore

• in Lucknow

• in Champaran

• near Ahmedabad

Multiple Choice

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.

For how long did Shukla remain with Gandhiji?

• for several weeks

• for few months

• for a year

• for few days

Multiple Choice

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

Rajkumar Shukla's efforts resulted in Gandhiji's fight for the farmer's cause. This showscases that he was ..........

• meticulous and kind

• sincere and curious

• enterprising and persistent

• respectful and congenial

Multiple Choice

Gandhiji agreed to receive only 25% of farmers; money because-

• he did not want Farmers to be benefitted

• for him freedom from fear was more important than money

• farmers were not greedy

• all the above

Multiple Choice

The Champaran episode compelled British to bow down to Gandhiji and let him go scot free. This episode got registered in Indian history as

• Civil Disobedience

• Non cooperation Movement

• Dandi March

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Looking at Gandhiji's support to the peasants, the lawyers of Champaran decided to

• give a court arrest

• fight for the peasants for free

• plan out a strategy to support Gandhiji

• all the above

Multiple Choice

Consequently, an FIR was registered against Gandhiji and he was court arrested, Despite of Gandhiji's pleading guilty, he was not arrested because it was feared

• Gandhiji would win the case

• A strong protest by peasants , lawyers and the locals would begin

• it would cause communal riots

• all the above

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Gandhi called on the British official commissioner of the Tirhut division in which the Champaran district lay and advised him to leave Tirhut immediately. But, GandhiJI

• threatened him openly.

• gave his court arrest

• proceeded to Motihari, the capital of Champaran instead.

• All the above

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‘‘It was an extraordinary thing ‘in those days,’’ Gandhi commented, “for a government professor to harbour a man like me”. Who is Gandhiji referring to in his statement

• Professor J.B. Kripalani, of the Arts College in Muzzafarpur

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

• Professor Malkani, a teacher in a government school

• None of the above

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In the absence of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, his servant mistook Gndhiji to be another Peasant and didn't permit him

• to draw water from well thinking that he would pollute water

• to sleep on their bed.

• to stay at Dr. Rajendra Prasad's home

• all the above

Multiple Choice

After a long chase to meet Gandhiji, Raj Kumar Shukla got a chance to meet Gandhiji at

• Kanpore

• Calcutta

• Sambarmati Ashram

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

the landlords compel all the tenants

• to stay under a long-term agreement

• submit the whole harvest in the form of rent

• to plant 15% of their Indigo

• all the above

Multiple Choice

This story is set in

• 1916

• 1947

• 1920

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Indigo is about how Mahatma Gandhi

• fought for racial discrimination

• struggled for the underprivileged peasants of Champaran.

• his days of struggle at South Africa

• all the above

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What was the statement that Gandhiji read pleading himself guilty?

• hat he was a law breaker

• that he wanted to command respect

• He was not a law braker and came to render humanitarian and national service

• None

Multiple Choice

Who were ready to follow Gandhi in jail?

• Rajendra Prasad & Maulana Mazhurl Huq

• all sharecroppers

• lawyers

• lawyers and sharecroppers of Motihari

Multiple Choice

After Tirhut, where did Gandhi go?

• Cawnpore

• Ahemdabad

• lucknow

• Motihari

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Where is Champaran situated?

• in the north of Bihar

• in the south-east of Bihar

• in the foothills of the Himalyas in Bihar

• in the upper hills of the Himalayas

Multiple Choice

How many times did Gandhi meet LT. Governor?

• four times

• six times

• eight times

• many times

Multiple Choice

How many peasants deposed?

• about a hundred

• about a thousand

• about ten thousand

• about fifteen thousand

Multiple Choice

Gandhi was summoned by ----------- the Lt. Governor

• Alter Gait

• Sir Edward Gait

• Sir Henry Gait

• Sir Roderick Gait

Multiple Choice

What was the first incident of untouchability that Gandhi experienced in Champaran

• he was not allowed to enter J.B Kriplani's house

• he was not allowed to draw water from the well

• he was not allowed to touch a Britisher Officer

• He was not allowed to enter the houses of Britishers

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a solution offered by Gandhi as an answer to the woes of peasants

• he ensured that the poor peasants had an adequate supply of clothes

• he opened primary schools

• he arranged for the visits of the doctors

• he had people teaching about the community sanitation and cleanliness

Multiple Choice

Champaran movement was a turning point in Gandhi's life because

• it taught him that Champaran was culturally and socially backward

• it proved to him the unfairness and inadequacy of the British laws

• It allowed him to solve problems of Champaran peasants

• It helped him register his first victory against the might of the Britishers

Multiple Choice

The Champaran movement began

• as an act of self defiance

• as an attempt to start a political movement

• an attempt to alleviate the distress of the peasants

• a movement to gain independence

Multiple Choice

Gandhi taught fellow leaders a lesson in self reliance by

• refusing help of Charles Andrew Freer

• refusing to accept that the peasants vs Britishers was an unequal fight

• believing that his cause was just

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Charles Andrew Freer was a

• Pacifist

• Englishman

• Devoted follower of Gandhi

• All of the Above

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Demonstrations in front of the court in Motihari was the triumph of

• The Civil Disobedience movement

• Court victory against the Britishers

• Freedom against Britishers

• Non Violence

Multiple Choice

Whose house did Gandhi stay in while visiting Champaran

• Rajendra Prasad

• J.B Kriplani

• Maulana Mazharul Haq

• Brij Kishore Babu

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Gandhi agreed to come to Champaran because

• he was impressed by Rajkumar Shukla's tenacity

• he had a lot of information about the atrocities inflicted by the Britishers

• He had decided to start a freedom movement from Chamaparan

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Annual Convention of Indian National Congress party in Lucknow was held in

• 1942

• 1924

• 1950

• 1916

Multiple Choice

'INDIGO' is an excerpt from

• My Experiments with Truth

• The Life of Mahatma Gandhi

• Indian Home Rule

• The Essential Gandhi

Multiple Choice

For how many months was Gandhi occupied with the Champaran issue?

• 4

• 5

• 7

• 6

Multiple Choice

What plan of action did Gandhi chart out for the lawyers?

• arrest

• satyagraha

• civil disobedience

• court arrest

Multiple Choice

What plan of action did Gandhi chart out for the lawyers?

• arrest

• satyagraha

• civil disobedience

• court arrest