CBSE Class 12 English Indigo MCQs Set 02

Question. Gandhi’s protest is most appropriately a great model of
(a) power
(b) leadership
(c) charity
(d) sponsorship

Answer : B

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

Answer : A

Question. Gandhi knew that he would not get an agreement on the demand for 50% repayment.
Choose the option that offers the correct justification for the assumption made above.
(a) He had anticipated the negotiating tactics of the planter’s representative.
(b) He had been informed about the depleting funds of the planters.
(c) He had taken the advice of the Reverend on boar(d)
(d) He had evaluated the commission’s attitude towards Indians.

Answer : A

Question. Why did the British landlords want compensation from the sharecroppers?
(a) They were afraid the price of indigo could fall.
(b) They could not compete with synthetic indigo manufactured by Germany.
(c) They knew the sharecroppers were illiterate and so the Britishers could deceive them.
(d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. What would be a “shameful desertion” according to Gandhi?
(a) His leaving the peasants at their fate’s en(d)
(b) His abandoning the peasants after the battle of Champaran was won.
(c) The lawyers’ disagreeing to guide the peasants if Gandhi was arreste(d)
(d) His incompliance with the Governor of Champaran.

Answer : C

Question. Why did Gandhi not want Andrews’ help in the fight against the Britishers?
(a) Gandhi believed in self-reliance.
(b) Gandhi did not want the Indians to be weak.
(c) Andrews could be a spy.
Choose the correct options:
(a) A and B
(b) B and C
(c) C and A
(d) A,B and C

Answer : A

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

Answer : A

Question. Why did the British want the peasant to pay compensation?
(a) because they freed them from contract
(b) because they got orders from the British headquarters
(c) because they were at a loss
(d) because the peasants were at a loss

Answer : A

Question. Why did Gandhi start out on the back of an elephant?
(a) a peasant had been maltreated in a village nearby
(b) he set out to meet the secretary of British Landlords Association
(c) he set out to meet British official commissioner
(d) he was summoned by Sir Edward Gait, the Lt. Governor

Answer : A

Question. To break the DEADLOCK Gandhiji accepted 25% refund from the representatives of planters. Given below are four real life situations. Choose the option that perfectly describes a DEADLOCK.

(a) Situation 1
(b) Situation 2
(c) Situation 3
(d) Situation 4

Answer : B

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion A): The British landlords learned about artificial indigo developed by Germany.
Reason (R): They demanded compensation from the sharecroppers.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Gandhi was summoned to Sir Edward Gait.
Reason: Sir Edward did not want Gandhi to leave 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

Answer : C

Question. Assertion A): Gandhiji’s loyalty was not to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living.
Reason (R): Gandhi was a humanitarian at heart.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Answer : B

Question. A. Gandhi remarked that “The battle of Champaran is won.”
R. The Indian lawyers decided to follow him to prison in pairs as a mark of respect.
a. A is true and R is false.
b. A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
c. Both A and R are false.
d. A is true and R is the reason behind A.

Answer : B

Question. A. Gandhi’s lawyer friends wanted C F Andrews to stay in Champaran
R. C F Andrews also wanted to stay if Gandhi agreed
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Answer : B

Question. A. Health related conditions were miserable in Champaran
R. Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for 1 year
A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false , but R is true

Answer : C

Question. A. Gandhi intertwined politics with the ordinary and daily life.
R. Gandhi’s loyalty was towards human beings and not abstract ideals.
A) A is true and R is the reason for it.
B) A is true and R is false.
c. A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
d. Both A and R are false.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Champaran episode was a turning-point in Gandhi’s life.
Reason: Gandhi started his movement from 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

Answer : A

Question. Assertion A): The condition of schools at Champaran was miserable.
Reason (R): Gandhi got a doctor to volunteer his services for 1 year.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.

Answer : C

Question. A. Gandhi asserted that the Champaran movement was “an ordinary thing”.
R. He said he wanted to establish clearly that the British could not be masters of Indians in India.
A) R is the reason behind A
B) A is true and R is false.
C) A is true but R is not the correct reason for it.
D) Both A and R are false.

Answer : C

Source Based Question

Read the extract given below
Under an ancient arrangement, the Champaran peasants were sharecroppers. Rajkumar Shukla was one of them. He was illiterate and resolute. He had come to Congress session to complain about the injustice of landlord system in Bihar, and somebody had probably said,” Speak to Gandhi”.

Question. Who was illiterate and resolute?
A) Rajkumar Shukla
B) Gandhiji
C) Indian peasant
D) the servant

Answer : A

Question. Who are sharecroppers?
A) The peasants
B) The businessman
C) lawyers
D) the villagers

Answer : A

Question. Why did Rajkumar Shukla come to Congress session
A) to meet Gandhi
B) to attend the session
C) complain against the injustice of the landlord system
D) visit Lucknow

Answer : C

Question. What do you mean by injustice in landlord system
A) The landlords were fighting with each other
B) Every Brithisher wanted to become the lord
C) The Britishers compelled Indian peasants to plant Indigo in 15percent of their holding
D) None of these

Answer : C

True False Questions:

Question. Gandhiji wanted to eradicate the social and cultural backwardness of Champaran. T/F
Answer : True

Question. The typical Gandhian politics was intertwined with practical day-to-day problems. T/F
Answer : True

Question. Gandhi had one interview with the lieutenant governor regarding Champaran protest. T/F
Answer : False

Question. Gandhi focused on health conditions of Champaran because a sick race can never fight its own battle against the powerful British authorities. T/F
Answer : True

Question. The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhi’s life because it created fear in the mind of the British. T/F
Answer : False

Question. At Muzzafarpur, Gandhi stayed at the house of Professor J. B. Kripalani. T/F
Answer : False

Question. Gandhi had met J. B. Kripalani at Tagore’s Santiniketan. T/F
Answer : True

Question. The peasant led Gandhiji to the house of a lawyer named Rajendra Prasad who later became the Vice-President of India.
Answer : False

Question. Gandhiji noticed the filthy state of women’s clothes. He asked Kasurba to talk to them about it at Champaran.
Answer : True

Question. An illiterate but resolute peasant from Champaran who came to meet Gandhiji was Rajkumar Shukla.
Answer : True