AHSEC| CLASS 12| ENGLISH| CHAPTER - 4| INDIGO| SOLVED QUESTIONS FOR 1 MARK EACH| H.S. 2ND YEAR
INDIGO
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1. Who is the
author of the lesson, 'Indigo'?
Ans: The
author of the book 'Indigo' is Louis Fischer.
2. Which book
by Louis Fischer has been reviewed as one of the best books ever written on
Gandhi by Times Educational Supplement?
Ans: Lewis
Fischer's book, "The Life of Mahatma Gandhi" has been reviewed by the
Times Educational Supplement as one of the best books on Gandhi.
3. When did
Gandhi decide 'to urge the departure of the British?
Ans: Mahatma
Gandhi decided to urge the British to leave India in 1917.
4. Who was
Rajkumar Shukla? [Exam paper - 2012, 16]
Ans: Rajkumar
Shukla was one of the poor farmers of Champaran.
5. Where was
Rajkumar Shukla from?
Ans: Rajkumar
Shukla was a resident of Champaran, Bihar.
6. What did Shukla want Gandhi to do? [Exam paper - 2015]
Ans: Rajkumar
Shukla wanted Gandhiji to visit his district Champaran.
7. Where was Champaran? [Exam paper - 2018]
Ans: Champaran
was in the foothills of the Himalayas in Bihar and close to the state of Nepal.
8. Why was
Rajkumar Shukla 'resolute'?
Ans: Rajkumar
Shukla had come to the Lucknow Congress session to request Gandhiji to visit
Champaran, where the unjust Zamindari system was prevalent. Whenever he
followed Gandhiji, he agreed to come to Champaran. That is why he was described
as 'determined'.
9. Where did
Gandhi and Shukla board a train to?
Ans: Gandhi
and Shukla boarded a train from Calcutta to the Bihar city of Patna.
10. Whom did
they meet there?
Ans: There
they (Gandhi and Shukla) met Rajendra Prasad.
11. Where did
Gandhi decide to go first?
Ans: Gandhiji
first decided to go to Muzaffarpur.
12. Which
country had developed synthetic indigo?
Ans: Germany
had developed artificial indigo.
13. What was
the capital of Champaran?
Ans: Motihari
was the capital of Champaran.
14. What happened when Gandhi refused bail? [Exam paper - 2019]
Ans: When
Gandhi refused to post bail, the judge released him without bail.
15. Where did
Gandhi go to in December, 1916.
Ans: In
December 1916, Gandhi went to Lucknow to attend the annual meeting of the
Indian National Congress.
16. Did
Gandhi know about Champaran before he met Shukla?
Ans: Before
meeting Shukla, Gandhiji did not know about Champaran.
17. What is a
Sharecropper?
Ans: A
sharecropper is a farmer who produces crops for the owner of a piece of land
and is paid an agreed amount by the owner.
18. Why did
Shukla come to the Congress Session of 1916.
Ans: Shukla
came to the Congress session of 1916 to meet Gandhiji and take him to
Champaran.
19. Did
Gandhi give an immediate audience to Shukla?
Ans: No,
Gandhiji did not give Shukla a chance to have his views heard immediately.
20. For how
long did Shukla have to wait before he was able to speak to Gandhi?
Ans: Shukla
had to wait for several weeks to talk to Gandhi.
21. Who did
the servants of Rajendra Prasad take Gandhi to be?
Ans: Rajendra
Prasad Sevak had mistaken Gandhiji for a farmer.
22. Where did Gandhi stay in Muzaffarpur? [Exam paper - 2019]
Ans: In
Muzaffarpur, Gandhiji stayed at the house of Professor Malkani, a teacher in a
government school.
23. When did
Gandhi reach Muzaffarpur? How was he greeted at the station?
Ans: Gandhiji
reached Muzaffarpur at midnight on 15 April 1917. There Arts College Professor
J.B. Kripalani welcomed him along with a large number of students.
24. What
according to Gandhi was the real relief for the peasants?
Ans: According
to Gandhiji, the real relief for the farmers is to be free from fear.
25. What did
Gandhi do when he received an official notice to 'quit' Champaran?
Ans: When
Gandhiji received the official notice to leave Champaran, he signed the receipt
of the notice and wrote on it that he would disobey the order.
26. Name the
persons who came from Bihar to Motihari to help Gandhi.
Ans: The
name of the person who came to Motihari from Bihar to help Gandhiji was
Rajendra Prasad. Brij Kishore Babu, Maulana Mazharul Haq and some other
prominent lawyers.
27. What was
the gist of the conversation between Gandhi and the lawyers who wished to
return home at the event of Gandhi's imprisonment?
Ans: The
gist of the conversation between Gandhiji and the lawyers was that the lawyers
were ready to support Gandhiji in jail.
28. Why did
Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers?
Ans: Gandhiji
agreed to a compromise of 25 per cent return to the farmers because according
to Gandhiji the amount of the fund was less important than the fact that the
landlords had surrendered a part of their property and with-it part of their
prestige. Farmers had also learned courage.
29. What were
the tree medicines with which Gandhi tried 1 improve the health conditions of
Champaran?
Ans: The
three medicines with which Gandhiji tried to improve the health conditions of
Champaran were castor oil, quinine, and sulfur ointment.
30. What was
Gandhi's politics intertwined with?
Ans: Gandhiji's
politics was concerned with the practical, everyday problems of millions of
people.
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