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MCQ Questions Class 12 English Chapter 5 Indigo

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Question. What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of home rule?
(a) Very welcoming
(b) Very courageous
(c) pleasing
(d) Very fearful and indifferent

Question. What kind of change did Gandhi want to bring? *
(a) Political change
(b) Social change
(c) Economic change
(d) Military change

Question. Who is the author of Indigo?
(a) Louis Fischer
(b) Leo Tolstoy
(c) Mark Twain
(d) Charles Dickens

Question. Which University was the author a member of?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Princeton University
(c) University of Columbia
(d) Oxford University

Question. What was the condition of the Sharecroppers?
(a) Were forced to give 10% of land for Indigo plantation
(b) Were forced to give 20% of land for Indigo plantation
(c) Were forced to give 15% of land for Indigo plantation
(d) Were forced to give 5% of land for Indigo plantation

Question. Why did Gandhiji decide to go to Muzaffarpur?
(a) To have detailed information of the sharecroppers of Champaran
(b) To have information about lawyers
(c) To know different capacities of the people
(d) To have a personal bond with the people

Question. Why did Raj Kumar Shukla come to Lucknow at Annual Congress party session?
(a) To be rich
(b) To be famous
(c) To fight and get money
(d) To complain against injustice of landlord system in Bihar

Question. Why is Champaran famous?
(a) For fighting
(b) For Indigo
(c) Because Gandhiji visited
(d) For the first Satyagrah movement in 1917

Question. When did Gandhiji go to Lucknow?
(a) December 1917
(b) October 1916
(c) February 1917
(d) December 1916

Question. Why did Gandhi consider the Champaran episode a turning point?
(a) Its voice spread far and wide
(b) It became famous
(c) The British were scared
(d) To protest the courts’ order to postpone the trial

Question. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planter’s offer of 25% refund to the farmers?
(a) Because of money
(b) Because of fear of loss
(c) Because of fear of power
(d) Because more than money, prestige of farmers was important

Question. Who was Kasturba?
(a) Gandhi’s wife
(b) Gandhi’s daughter
(c) Gandhi’s sister
(d) None of the above

Question. How did Gandhiji sent instructions to ashram?
(a) Via mail
(b) Via twitter
(c) Via whats app
(d) Via facebook

Question. What was the statement that Gandhiji read pleading himself guilty?
(a) That he was a law breaker
(b) That he wanted to command respect
(c) He was not a law breaker and came to render humanitarian and national service
(d) None

Question. What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of home rule?
(a) Very welcoming
(b) Very courageous
(c) Pleasing
(d) Very fearful and indifferent

Question. Whom did Gandhiji send a telegram to ?
(a) Sir Edmund
(b) British Government
(c) Peasants
(d) Prof. J.B Kriplani

Question. Why was the government baffled?
(a) Because of lawyer’s power
(b) Because of farmers
(c) Because of sharecroppers
(d) Because of the success of Satyagrah movement by peasants

Question. For how long did Gandhi remain in Champaran?
(a) seven weeks
(b) three months
(c) one and a half year
(d) seven months

Question. How did Gandhi behave with the officials outside the court?
(a) demonstrated his power
(b) was firm and resolute
(c) he said that he would disobey the order
(d) cooperated with them

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. Who volunteered to work in Champaran?
(a) two disciples of Gandhi and their wives
(b) Kasturba and the eldest son of Gandhi
(c) Mahadev Desai and his wife
(d) Narhari Prasad and his wife

Question. Why did M.K. Gandhi fight in Champaran?
(a) To secure justice for the oppressed
(b) To get popularity
(c) To show power
(d) To boast of his intelligence

Question. What was Gandhiji’s demand from the British landlords?
(a) 30% refund as repayment
(b) 40% refund as repayment
(c) 50% refund as repayment
(d) 10% refund as repayment

Question. Why did Gandhi fight in Champaran?
(a) To secure justice for the oppressed
(b) To get popularity
(c) To show power
(d) To boast of his intelligence

Question. What was the chief/commercial crop of the Champaran? *
(a) Indigo
(b) Tea
(c) Cashew Nuts
(d) Almonds

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

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. Where did Gandhiji stay for two days?
(a) At a peasant’s house
(b) At a lawyer’s house
(c) At Prof. Malkani’s house
(d) In a guest house

Question. What would be your stand if you were one of the lawyers at Champaran?
(a) support lieutenant Governor
(b) support sharecropping
(c) charge no fee
(d) appeal in high court

Question. Who were the two young men who helped Gandhiji to open Primary schools?
(a) Louis Fischer and Charles Andrews
(b) Mahadev Desai and Narhari Parikh
(c) Rajendra Prasad and Kriplani
(d) Reverend J Z Hodge and Professor Malkani

Question. Who volunteered to work in Champaran?
(a) two disciples of Gandhi and their wives
(b) Kasturba and the eldest son of Gandhi
(c) Mahadev Desai and his wife
(d) Narhari Prasad and his wife

Question. Gandhi was summoned by ___ the Lt. Governor
(a) Sir Edward Gait
(b) Sir Henry Gait
(c) Sir Richard Andrews
(d) Sir Freer Andrews

Question. What were the places visited by Gandhi between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran?
(a) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Patna, Muzaffarpur
(b) Calcutta, Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarnagar
(c) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Gaya, Calcutta, Patna, Muzaffarpur
(d) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Patna and Muzaffarnagar

Question. Why did the British want the peasant to pay compensation?
(a) Because they freed them
(b) Because they got orders from the British headquarters
(c) Because they were leaving India
(d) They gave 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest

Question. Which University was the author a member of?
(a) Harvard University
(b) Princeton University
(c) University of Columbia
(d) Oxford University

Question. How many delegates attended the convention held in Lucknow?
(a) 2301
(b) 2500
(c) 2000
(d) 1500

Question. By what were the sharecroppers troubled?
(a) the peasants system
(b) the landlord system
(c) the crops system
(d) the irrigation system

Question. What did Gandhiji teach the lawyers and the sharecroppers?
(a) Self-reliance
(b) Selfishness
(c) Self-centeredness
(d) Self absorption

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. Rajkumar Shukla was…..
(a) Resolute
(b) coward
(c) weak
(d) literate

Question. How did Gandhiji help peasants of Champaran?
(a) By fighting and securing justice for them
(b) By hiring lawyers for them
(c) By educating them
(d) By teaching them cleanliness

Question. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planter’s offer of 25% refund to the farmers?
(a) Because of money
(b) Because of fear of loss
(c) Because of fear of power
(d) Because more than money prestige of farmers was important

Question. Who called Gandhiji as outsider?
(a) Secretary of the British Landlords Association
(b) Chairman of the British Landlords Association
(c) Director of the British Landlords Association
(d) Manager of the British Landlords Association

Question. Who was Reverend J.Z. Hodge?
(a) British missionary in Champaran
(b) British missionary in Calcutta
(c) British missionary in Chennai
(d) British missionary in Patna

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. When did Gandhiji go to Lucknow?
(a) December 1917
(b) October 1916
(c) February 1917
(d) December 1916

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. How did Gandhi behave with the officials outside the court?
(a) demonstrated his power
(b) was firm and resolute
(c) he said that he would disobey the order
(d) cooperated with them

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion: After Gandhiji scolded lawyers, they realized that it will be good not to do anything for the farmers.
Reason: The lawyers decided to accompany Gandhiji to jail if he was arrested.
(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: Champaran episode was another stepping stone to the beginning of India’s freedom movement.
Reason: Gandhiji proved that British authority could be challenged by Indians.
(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: Gandhiji refused to quit Champaran and accepted the meagre 25% refund to the farmers.
Reason: Gandhiji was working on the principle of Non-violence.
(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: Gandhiji was unwilling to help officials regulate the crowd during the spontaneous demonstration.
Reason: Gandhiji was working on the principle of Satyagraha.
(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: Gandhiji decided to go to Muzaffarpur before going to Champaran.
Reason: Gandhiji wanted to meet and get the details from the lawyers representing landlords.
(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 chided the lawyers as they charged heavy fees to the peasants.
Reason: He felt sorry at the sorrowful conditions of the peasants.
(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: The magistrate released Gandhi without any bail.
Reason: He knew the support behind Gandhi as well as that Gandhi was correct in his reasons.
(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 agreed to help the poor peasants.
Reason: He wanted to impress the Indian National Congress of his calibre for mass agitation.
(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: Rajkumar Shukla was a man of strong determination & perseverance
Reason: He followed Gandhi everywhere for months till he visited 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: The Britishers did not require the Indian indigo anymore.
Reason: Germany had developed synthetic indigo and hence the price and demand of Indian indigo in the international market fell.
(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: The servants at Rajendra Prasad’s house took Gandhi to be a low class.
Reason: They did not allow him to have water from the well.
(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.

Source Based Question

A Read the passage given below and answer the following questions……..
When I first visited Gandhi in 1942 at his ashram in Sevagram, in central India, he said, “I will tell you how it happened that I decided to urge the departure of the British. It was in 1917.” He had gone to the December 1916 annual convention of the Indian National Congress party in Lucknow. There were 2,301 delegates and many visitors. During the proceedings, Gandhi recounted, “a peasant came up to me looking like any other peasant in India, poor and emaciated, and said, ‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’Gandhi had never heard of the place. It was in the foothills of the towering Himalayas, near the kingdom of Nepal.

Question. Who is ‘I’ in the very first sentence?
A) the narrator
B) Gandhi himself.
C) Louis Fischer.
D)  The poor peasant.

Question. What does ‘it’ mean in “I will tell you how it happened”?
A) the British injustice.
B) the farmer’s obstinacy.
C) Gandhi’s advent in the Indian politics.
D) the Champaran episode.

Question. Why did Gandhi tell the author about Rajkumar Shukla?
A) He was skeptical of the man.
B) He found his personality weird.
C) He was impressed by the tenacity of the man
D) He was a bit ashamed as he could not provide time to his entreaties

Question. How was the appearance of Rajkumar Shukla?
A) He looked like any untouchable of the country
B) He was physically very weak
C)iHe has a deep look of determination in his eyes
D) All of the above.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions……..
They thought he would demand repayment in full of the money which they had illegally and deceitfully extorted from the sharecroppers. He asked only 50 per cent. “There he seemed adamant,” writes Reverend J. Z. Hodge, a British missionary in Champaran who observed the entire episode at close range. “Thinking probably that he would not give way, the representative of the planters offered to refund to the extent of 25 per cent, and to his amazement Mr. Gandhi took him at his word, thus breaking the deadlock.”

Question. “There he seemed adamant,” Who was adamant and over what?
A) Gandhi was adamant over not leaving Champaran
B) Gandhi was adamant over the amount of the repayment by the British planters
C) The representative of the planters seemed adamant over the amount of refund
D) JZ Hodge seemed adamant on making sure everyone had a say over the matter in the committee

Question. How did Gandhi break the deadlock?
A) By accepting the 25 per cent of the repayment.
B) by leaving Champaran.
C) By withdrawing the case.
D) None of these.

Question. Who are ‘they’ in the first sentence?
A) The British planters.
B) The British officials
C) The sharecroppers.
D) Both A and B.

Question. Find a synonym of ‘Firm’ from the above passage.
A) adamant
B) relaxed
C) reverend
D) deceitful

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