CBSE Class 12 English Indigo Worksheet Set D

Extract Based Questions:

1. Gandhiji chided the lawyers for collecting big fee from the sharecroppers. He said, 'I have come to the conclusion that we should stop going to law courts. Taking such cases to the courts does little good. Where the peasants are so crushed and fear stricken, law courts are useless. The real relief for them is to be free from fear."

Question. 'The real relief for them is to be free from fear implies that…………….
(a) Taking cases to courts will help them
(b) Taking cases to courts will create problems to maintain their livelihood
(c) Freedom from fear actually helps the peasants much more than taking cases to courts
(d) Peasants should be bold enough to fight cases

Answer: D

Question. The peasants paid the British landlords rent because………….
(a) land was confiscated by the local landlords
(b) estates were occupied by the Britishers
(c) rent would prove their identity as a Peasant
(d) cultivable land was divided into estates owned by the British land lords.

Answer: D

Question. Why did Gandhiji scold the lawyers?
(a) They were collecting big fee from the share croppers
(b) They were misguiding the peasants
(c) They were taking bribes from the poor peasants
(d) They were deceiving the farmers

Answer: A

Question. "we should stop going to the law courts' indicates that…………….
(a) Peasants are so much fear-stricken, law courts are useless to them.
(b) Going to law courts does little good to Champaran peasants.
(c) Poor peasants cannot afford to go to courts
(d) Peasants do not like disputes

Answer: A

2. The officials felt powerless without Gandhiji's co-operation. He helped them regulate the crowd. He was polite and friendly. He was giving them concrete proof that their might, hitherto dreaded and unquestioned, could be challenged by Indians.

Question. The Indigo Movement proved the fact that……….
(a) The dreaded and powerful Britishers were unwelcome in India
(b) Indians could challenge the might of the British
(c) might is right
(d) Peasants if united could muster courage to overthrow the British officials.

Answer: D

Question. Why were the officials powerless?
(a) Gandhiji courted arrest.
(b) It was at the behest of Gandhiji that peasants had come for demonstration.
(c) Thousands had come to Motihari on a spontaneous demonstration to render their support
(d) The officials were scared if the crowd would turn violent

Answer: C

Question. Pick out the words that state Gandhi was an able leader?
(a) powerless, might, dreaded, unquestioned
(b) co-operate, regulate, polite, friendly
(c) challenged, might, unquestioned,

Answer: B

3. The news of Gandhi's advent and of the nature of his mission spread quickly through Muzzafarpur and to Champaran. Sharecropper's from Champaran began arriving in large numbers on foot and by conveyance to see their champion. Muzzafarpur lawyers called on Gandhi to brief him. They frequently represented peasant groups in court, they told him about
their cases and reported the size of their fee.

Question. What does ' their cases' refer to in the context?
(a) Their professional history
(b) cases against British authorities
(c) cases against tyrannical landlords
(d)Their work for the upliftment of peasants

Answer: C

Question. What was the nature of Gandhi's mission as mentioned in the passage?
(a) To teach self-dependence
(b) To start a movement
(c) To help the poor peasants
(d) To chide the lawyers

Answer: C

Question. Of the four meanings of 'Champion', select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract;
(a) Vigorous advocator
(b) Hero
(c) Popular Leader
(d) Number one title holder

Answer: A

Select the terms that can be associated with the following phrases:

Question. Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes of the sharecroppers towards Gandhi?
1.Hope
2.courage
3.Accountability
4.Leadership
5.Fear
(a) 1&2
(b) 2&4
(c) 3&5
(d) 1&4

Answer: D

Question. Spread quickly through Muzzafarpur
(a) Gandhiji's popularity
(b) The extent of exploitation
(c) Belief in Gandhi
(d) seriousness of the issue

Answer: A

Question. Reported the size of their fee
(a) Pride in their capability
(b) Arrogance and selfishness
(c) Self-belief
(d) Lawyers Greed

Answer: D

4. But Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance. It grew out out of an attempt to alleviate the distress of large number of peasants. This was the typical Gandhi pattern-his politics was intertwined with the practical day-to-day problems of the millions. His was not a loyalty to abstractions. It was a loyalty to living human beings. In everything Gandhi did, he tried to mould a new free Indian who could stand on his own feet and thus make India Free.

Question. Gandhiji wanted to mould a new Free Indian who could stand on his own feet.
This means that the new free Indian is
(a) courageous
(b) self-reliant
(c) strong-willed
(d) empowered
(e) All of these

Answer: E

Question. The meaning for the word 'alleviate' is
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) reduce
(d) Prevent

Answer: C

Question. An act of defiance... choose the option listing the sentence that is the most appropriate
(a) she picked up the telephone terrified, of what was about to come.
(b) At the same time there was a thud at the door and that scared her.
(c) she was curious and wanted to open it as soon as possible.
(d) Her mother tried to stop her several times but she went ahead nevertheless

Answer: D

Question. Select the suitable option for the given statements based on the extract
a. His was not a loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living Human beings
b. Gandhi was Humanitarian at heart
Options:
(a) a is the cause of b
(b) b is the effect of a
(c) b can be inferred from a
(d) a and b are independent of each other

Answer: C

Question. The extract does not talk about
(a) details of the daily problems faced by human beings
(b) efforts to relieve suffering of the common people
(c)The reason for the occurrence of Champaran
(d) Gandhi's principles in the field of politics.

Answer: B

Short Answer Type Questions:

Question. Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25% refund to the farmers?
Answer: According to Gandhi the amount of refund was less important than the fact that the English landlords had been obliged to surrender part of their money and with it part of their prestige.

Question. What was the average Indian's attitude in smaller localities towards advocates of home rule?
Answer: The average Indian was afraid to show sympathy for advocates of home rule. He feared the consequences.

Question. Why did Gandhiji not take the help of C.F. Andrews during the Champaran campaign?
Answer: Gandhiji wanted the lawyers to be self-reliant. He believed that if the cause is just, one must rely on oneself to win the battle. One must not seek a prop as that shows weakness of heart and diffidence.

Question. Why do you think that the Champaran episode was a turning point in Indian struggle for Independence.?
Answer: It was the first successful Civil Disobedience Movement. It began as an ordinary attempt to free the poor peasants from injustice and exploitation. It wiped out fear of the Britishers.
Gandhiji declared to the British that they cannot order him about in his own country and they were outsiders.

Question. Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being resolute?
Answer: Rajkumar Shukla followed Gandhiji everywhere until Gandhiji agreed to accompany him to Champaran. This was because Gandhiji was impressed by his tenacity.

Question. Why did Gandhiji tell the court that he was involved in a 'conflict of duties'.
Answer: He meant that he must not set a bad example by breaking the law, by refusing to comply with the eviction order, at the same time he must also render humanitarian and National service for which he had come to Champaran.

Long Answer Type Questions:

Question. How did Civil Disobedience Movement triumph at Motihari?
Answer: On the behest of Rajkumar Shukla, a peasant from Champaran, Gandhiji accompanied him to Champaran to understand the plight of the sharecroppers. He found that most of the arable land in Champaran was under the Britishers. Although many peasants had given their share willingly, many were there who wanted to retain their land. Gandhiji decided to address this problem, as the terms of share were erroneous. He had problems with the English officials while trying to uplift the conditions of the peasant group.
Gandhiji succeeded in influencing the lawyers and won the support of the lawyers and sharecroppers. The British officers had to accede to his request finally. This became the first triumph of the Civil Disobedience.

               Very Short Questions

Q.1)        Why did Raj Kumar Shukla approach Gandhiji?

Q.2)        What were the terms of contract between British landlords and peasants?

Q.3)        Why did Gandhiji not agree to proceed to Champaran with Raj Kumar Shukla immediately?

Q.4)        What happened when Gandhiji and Raj Kumar Shukla wanted to meet Rajendra Prasad?

Q.5)        Why did Gandhiji plan to go to Muzzafarpur?

               Short Questions

Q.6)        How did Gandhiji help the peasants in Champaran?

Q.7)        Explain in your own words, how Raj Kumar Shukla convinced Gandhiji to proceed to Champaran?

Q.8)        Why did Gandhiji decided to consult Prof. Malkani and Dr. Rajendra Prasad?

Q.9)        What were the old terms and conditions of the contract between British landlord and peasants?

Q.10)      What were the impact of the Champaran episode on the peasants and the British government?

               Long Questions

Q.11)      Why did Gandhiji consider freedom from fear more important than legal justice for the poor peasants of Champaran?

Q.12)      Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25% refund to the farmers? How did it influence the peasant landlord relationship in Champaran?

Q.13)      Civil disobedience had triumphed the first time in modern India. Relate the events during Gandhi’s stay in Champaran that led to the triumph.

Q.14)      Why is the Champaran episode considered to be the beginning of the Indian struggle for independence?

Q.15)      What idea do you get about Gandhiji from the lesson ‘Indigo’?

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