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Q1.Why was Gandhi not permitted to draw water from Rajendra Prasad’s well?
(i) the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant
(ii) as Rajendra Prasad was not at home
(iii) Gandhi looked like a vagabond
(iv) Gandhi was a Harijan
Answer
(i) the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant
Q2.Why did the British want the peasant to pay compensation?
(i) because they freed them
(ii) because they got orders from the British headquarters
(iii) because of15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
(iv) 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
Answer
(iv) 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
Q3.Why did Gandhi start out on the back of an elephant?
(i) a peasant had been maltreated in a village nearby
(ii) he set out to meet the secretary of British Landlords Association
(iii) he set out to meet British official commissioner
(iv) he was summoned by Sir Edward Gait, the Lt. Governor
Answer
(i) a peasant had been maltreated in a village nearby
Q4.Who were ready to follow Gandhi into jail?
(i) peasants
(ii) lawyers
(iii) Shukla
(iv) J.B. Kriplani
Answer
(ii) lawyers
Q5.Who volunteered to work in Champaran?
(i) two disciples of Gandhi and their wives
(ii) Kasturba and the eldest son of Gandhi
(iii) Mahadev Desai and his wife
(iv) Narhari Prasad and his wife
Answer
(i) two disciples of Gandhi and their wives
Q6.Who received Gandhi at the Muzaffarpur station?
(i) Shukla
(ii) J.B Kriplani
(iii) Rajendra Prasad
(iv) Nehru
Answer
(ii) J.B Kriplani
Q7.Which University was the author a member of?
(i) Harvard University
(ii) Princeton University
(iii) University of Columbia
(iv) Oxford University
Answer
(ii) Princeton University
Q8.Where was Sir Edmund posted?
(i) In East India
(ii) In Purvanchal
(iii) In Uttarpradesh
(iv) at Bihar & Orissa Province in Bengal Presidency of British India
Answer
(iv) at Bihar & Orissa Province in Bengal Presidency of British India
Q9.Where is Champaran district situated?
(i) in the south-west of Orissa
(ii) in the foothills of the Himalayas in Bihar
(iii) in the northeast of Orissa
(iv) in the south of Bihar
Answer
(ii) in the foothills of the Himalayas in Bihar
Q10.Where did Gandhiji stay for two days?
(i) At a peasant’s house
(ii) At a lawyer’s house
(iii) In a guest house
(iv) At Prof. Malkani’s house
Answer
(iv) At Prof. Malkani’s house
Q11.When did the author serve in the British army?
(i) 1918 – 1920
(ii) 1909 – 1910
(iii) 1912-1913
(iv) 1900-1902
Answer
(i) 1918 – 1920
Q12.When did Gandhiji go to Lucknow?
(i) December 1917
(ii) October 1916
(iii) February 1917
(iv) December 1916
Answer
(iv) December 1916
Q13.What were the places visited by Gandhi between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran?
(i) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Patna, Muzaffarpur
(ii) Calcutta, Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarnagar
(iii) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Gaya, Calcutta, Patna, Muzaffarpur
(iv) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Patna and Muzaffarnagar
Answer
(i) Cawnpore, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Patna, Muzaffarpur
Q14.What was the condition of the Sharecroppers?
(i)were forced to give 10% of land for Indigo plantation
(ii) were forced to give 20% of land for Indigo plantation
(iii) were forced to give 15% of land for Indigo plantation
(iv) were forced to give 5% of land for Indigo plantation
Answer
(iii) were forced to give 15% of land for Indigo plantation
Q15.What was the condition of the peasants in Champaran?
(i) Very happy
(ii) Independent
(iii) Very rich
(iv) Terror stricken and oppressed
Answer
(iv) Terror stricken and oppressed
Q16.What problems were faced by the Champaran Indigo sharecroppers?
(i) poverty
(ii) were forced to grow Indigo
(iii) unable to raise voice
(iv) illiteracy
Answer
(ii) were forced to grow Indigo
Q17.What does Gandhi’s fight in Champaran signify?
(i) The power of effective leadership
(ii) The power of lawyers
(iii) The power of farmers
(iv) The power of money
Answer
(i) The power of effective leadership
Q18.What amount of repayment did the big planters think Gandhi would demand?
(i) repayment in full
(ii) double the amount
(iii) fifty percent of the amount
(iv) no payment, just an apology
Answer
(i) repayment in full
Q19.The representative of the planters offered to refund____ percent to the peasants
(i) 5
(ii) 10
(iii) 20
(iv) 25
Answer
(iv) 25
Q20.Shukla led Gandhi to the house of a lawyer who later became the President of India. He was
(i) J.B Kriplani
(ii) Rajendra Prasad
(iii) Zakir Hussain
(iv) Mahadev Desai
Answer
(ii) Rajendra Prasad
Q21.Indigo is an excerpt from which book of the author?
(i)Men and Politics
(ii) life of Lenin
(iii) The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.
(iv) None
Answer
(iii) The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.
Q22.hy did Mr. Shukla meet Gandhiji?
(i) to seek his guidance for his own upliftment
(ii) to get ideas to be famous
(iii) to learn the art of speaking
(iv) to seek his help for the poor sharecroppers
Answer
(iv) to seek his help for the poor sharecroppers
Q23.How did Gandhi behave with the officials outside the court?
(i) demonstrated his power
(ii) was firm and resolute
(iii) he said that he would disobey the order
(iv) cooperated with them
Answer
(iv) cooperated with them
Q24.Health conditions in Champaran
(i) miserable
(ii) tolerable
(iii) under control
(iv) fairly good
Answer
(i) miserable
Q25.Gandhi was summoned by _ the Lt. Governor
(i) Sir Edward Gait
(ii) Sir Henry Gait
(iii) Sir Richard Andrews
(iv) Sir Freer Andrews
Answer
(i) Sir Edward Gait
Q26.For how long did Gandhi remain in Champaran?
(i) seven weeks
(ii) three months
(iii) one and a half year
(iv) seven months
Answer
(iv) seven months
Q27.After Tirhut where did Gandhi go?
(i) Lucknow
(ii) Motihari
(iii) Cawnpore
(iv) Ahmedabad
Answer
(ii) Motihari
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