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FLAMINGO: INDIGO

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The author of Indigo is-

a)

LUIS FISCHER

b)

LOI FISHER

c)

LOUIS FISHER

d)

LOUIS FISCHER

2.

Indigo is about how Mahatma Gandhi

a)

fought for racial discrimination

b)

struggled for the underprivileged peasants of Champaran.

c)

his days of struggle at South Africa

d)

all the above

3.

Indigo is a

a)

plant

b)

medicine

c)

potion

d)

all the above

4.

The peasants use to live a wretched life because

a)

they were under an agreement to grow Indigo.

b)

they were not allowed to grow crop according to their wish

c)

They were the sharecroppers with the British planters

d)

all the above

5.

This story is set in

a)

1916

b)

1947

c)

1920

d)

none of the above

6.

the landlords compel all the tenants

a)

to stay under a long-term agreement

b)

submit the whole harvest in the form of rent

c)

to plant 15% of their Indigo

d)

all the above

7.

As Germany started developing synthetic Indigo, from their agreement of

a)

the British dId not require the Indigo crop any more

b)

and they demanded to release the poor peasant from 15% of land agreement

c)

the peasants were being compelled to pay compensation to the British

d)

all the above

8.

it was this hard time when...................... decided to meet Gandhiji

a)

Rajendra Prasad Shukla

b)

Raj Kumar Shukla

c)

Rajnath Shukla

d)

None of the above

9.

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

a)

Kanpore

b)

Calcutta

c)

Sambarmati Ashram

d)

None of the above

10.

Before going to Champaran, Gandhiji visited

a)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b)

Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

c)

Kasturba

d)

None of the above

11.

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

a)

to draw water from well thinking that he would pollute water

b)

to sleep on their bed.

c)

to stay at Dr. Rajendra Prasad's home

d)

all the above

12.

‘‘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

a)

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

b)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c)

Professor Malkani, a teacher in a government school

d)

None of the above

13.

The impact of the news of Gandhi’s advent and of the nature of his mission was

a)

Sharecroppers from Champaran began arriving on foot and by conveyance

b)

British started visiting him

c)

Lawyers refused to meet Gandhiji

d)

all the above

14.

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

a)

threatened him openly.

b)

gave his court arrest

c)

proceeded to Motihari, the capital of Champaran instead.

d)

All the above

15.

When Gandhiji was served with an official notice to quit Champaran, he received the notice but

a)

wrote back on it to disobey it.

b)

Gandhiji shifted to Prof. Kriplani's home

c)

He returned to Motihari

d)

None of the above

16.

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

a)

Gandhiji would win the case

b)

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

c)

it would cause communal riots

d)

all the above

17.

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

a)

give a court arrest

b)

fight for the peasants for free

c)

plan out a strategy to support Gandhiji

d)

all the above

18.

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

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Non cooperation Movement

c)

Dandi March

d)

None of the above

19.

How many protracted interviews did Gandhiji have with the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Edward Gait?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

8

d)

4

20.

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

a)

he did not want Farmers to be benefitted

b)

for him freedom from fear was more important than money

c)

farmers were not greedy

d)

all the above