CBSE Class 12 English Indigo MCQs Set E

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

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
Answer: a

Question: What was the condition of the peasants in Champaran?
a) very happy
b) independent
c) very rich
d) terror stricken and oppressed
Answer: d

Question: Who was Sir Edmund in Indigo?
a) An Administrator in Indian Civil Services
b) A British Businessman
c) a British Politician
d) a British lawyer
Answer: a

Question: Why did Gandhi protest at Motihari court house?
a) to be famous
b) to show his power
c) to humiliate the British
d) to protest the courts’ order to postpone the trial
Answer: d

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

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

Question: Why was Satyagraha Movement launched in Champaran?
a) for Gandhiji’s upliftment
b) for the upliftment of the farmers
c) for getting business
d) for raising funds
Answer: b

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 Satyagraha movement by peasants
Answer: d

Question: Where was Champaran?
a) In Lucknow
b) In Delhi
c) a district of Bihar in British India
d) In Uttar Pradesh
Answer: c

Question: Who briefed Gandhiji at Muzaffarpur?
a) Government officers
b) politicians
c) farmers
d) lawyers
Answer: d

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

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) 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
d) because of 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
Answer: c

Question: Where was Sir Edmund posted?
a) In East India
b) In Purvanchal
c) In Uttar Pradesh
d) at Bihar & Orissa Province in Bengal Presidency of British India
Answer: d

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

Question: What was the purpose of the advocates of home rule?
a) to encourage people to participate in the freedom movement
b) to be popular
c) to instigate the people
d) to get money
Answer: a

Question: When did the author serve in the British army?
a) 1918 – 1920
b) 1909 – 1910
c) 1912 – 1913
d) 1900 – 1902
Answer: a

Question: Why is Champaran famous?
a) for fighting
b) for Indigo
c) because Gandhi ji visited
d) for the first Satyagraha movement in 1917
Answer: d

Question: Where did Gandhiji stay for two days?
a) At a peasant’s house
b) at Prof. Malkani’s house
c) in a guest house
d) at a lawyer’s house
Answer: b

Question: How did Kasturba help Gandhiji?
a) by speaking to the people
b) by teaching Ashram Rules and cleanliness
c) by moving here and there
d) by walking with him
Answer: b

Source Based Question

This settlement was adopted unanimously by the commission. Gandhi explained that the amount of the refund was less important than the fact that the landlords had been obliged to surrender part of the money and, with it, part of their prestige. Therefore, as far as the peasants were concerned, the planters had behaved as lords above the law. Now the peasant saw that he had rights and defenders. He learned courage.

Question: The big planters agreed to pay the refund to small farmers. This might not have happened if-
A) their illegal extortion was not exposed.
B) they did not have fear of official punishment.
C) they did not have fear of peasants’ revolt.
D) they did not have fear of Gandhiji.
Answer: a

Question: Gandhiji accepted only part of the total money. Choose the option that is NOT the motive of Gandhiji behind this deed.
A) To get out of bargaining impasse.
B) To keep good relations between the farmers and planters.
C) To him the dispelling of fear was more important.
D) To him only money was not that much important.
Answer: b

Question: The phrase ‘lords above the law’ mentioned in the extract means
A) Someone who always obeys the law.
B) Someone who does not have to be against the law.
C) Someone who does not have to criticise the law.
D) Someone who does not have to obey the law.
Answer: d

Question: The word ‘unanimously’ has been used in the extract. Choose the option that DOES NOT show the correct usage of the word.
A) The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to hostilities.
B) The judges unanimously disagreed with each other that Mr. Mehta was fit to compete.
C) At its conference, the Socialist League unanimously passed the decision to dissolve itself.
D) The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional
Answer: b

They had merely heard that a Mahatma who wanted to help them was in trouble with the authorities. Their spontaneous demonstration, in thousands, around the courthouse was the beginning of their liberation from fear of the British. The officials felt powerless without Gandhi’s cooperation. 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. The government was baffled. The prosecutor requested the judge to postpone the trial. Apparently, the authorities wished to consult their superiors.

Question: The officials felt powerless because
A) of Gandhi’s refusal to cooperate with them.
B) of Gandhi’s polite and friendly behaviour.
C) the crowd was listening only to Gandhi.
D) the crowd was getting violent.
Answer: c

Question: The demonstration proved that the
A) policies of the British had failed.
B) dread instilled in the hearts of Indians had begun to lessen.
C) dealings with the Indian citizens had been unsuccessful.
D) might of the British had not been understood by Indians.
Answer: b

Question: Which style, from those given below, is being used by the author, when he says,
“Apparently, the authorities wished to consult their superiors.”?
A) humourous
B) dramatic
C) sarcastic
D) persuasive
Answer: c

Question: Gandhiji’s behaviour towards the British prior to the proposal of postponement of the trial was that of
A) indifference.
B) calm acceptance.
C) gnorance of consequences.
D) polite helpfulness.
Answer: b

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

Question. Where was the author born?
(a) in Philadelphia
(b) In Yugoslavia
(c) In Scotland
(d) None
Answer: A

Question. When did the author serve in the British army?
(a) 1918 - 1920
(b) 1909 - 1910
(c) 1912-1913
(d) 1900-1902
Answer: A

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

Question. Indigo is an excerpt from which book of the author?
(a) Men and Politics
(b) Life of Lenin
(c) The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) None
Answer: C

Question. What is the message conveyed in the lesson Indigo?
(a) Efficient lawyers
(b) Speak aloud
(c) Wise and courageous leadership can resolve any problem
(d) None
Answer: C

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
Answer: A

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. Why was Motihari back with peasants?
(a) Because of people's rights
(b) Because of the oppression of the British
(c) Because their champion was in trouble
(d) None
Answer: C

Question. How did Gandhi address the actions of the people of Motihari?
(a) As liberation from the fear of the British
(b) By calling them courageous
(c) By chiding the lawyers
(d) None
Answer: A

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
Answer: C

Question. How much did Gandhi ji ask the Indigo planters to pay to the farmers?
(a) 20%
(b) 40%
(c) 30%
(d) 50%
Answer: D

Question. How much did Indigo planters offer to pay?
(a) 30%
(b) 10%
(c) 25%
(d) 40%
Answer: C

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
Answer: C

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
Answer: A

Question. What problems were faced by the Champaran Indigo sharecroppers?
(a) Poverty
(b) Were forced to grow Indigo
(c) Unable to raise voice
(d) Illiteracy
Answer: B

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
Answer: A

Question. Who briefed Gandhiji at Muzaffarpur?
(a) Government officers
(b) Politicians
(c) Farmers
(d) Lawyers
Answer: D

Question. Who was Raj Kumar Shukla?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A government official
(c) A politician
(d) A poor peasant
Answer: D

Question. Where was the annual congress party session held?
(a) At Varanasi
(b) At Mumbai
(c) At Bangalore
(d) At Lucknow
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

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

Question. Why was Satyagrah Movement launched in Champaran?
(a) For Gandhiji's upliftment
(b) For raising funds
(c) For getting business
(d) For the upliftment of the farmers
Answer: D

Question. Where was Champaran?
(a) In Lucknow
(b) In Delhi
(c) In Uttar Pradesh
(d) A district of Bihar in British India
Answer: D

Question. What did the peasants pay the British landlords?
(a) 10% of landholding and 15% of harvest
(b) 20% of landholding and 15% of harvest
(c) 10% of landholding and 25% of harvest
(d) 15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

Question. Who was Sir Edmund in the lesson Indigo?
(a) A British lawyer
(b) A british Businessman
(c) A British Politician
(d) An Administrator in Indian Civil Services
Answer: D

Question. Where was Sir Edmund posted?
(a) In East India
(b) In Purvanchal
(c) In Uttarpradesh
(d) At Bihar & Orissa Province in Bengal Presidency of British India
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

Question. Why did Gandhiji protest at Motihari court house?
(a) To be famous
(b) To show his power
(c) To humiliate the British
(d) To protest the court's order to postpone the trial
Answer: C

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
Answer: D

Question. How did Kasturba help Gandhiji?
(a) By speaking to the people
(b) By walking with him
(c) By moving here and there
(d) By teaching Ashram rules and cleanliness
Answer: A

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
Answer: D

Question. What was the purpose of the advocates of home rule?
(a) To get money
(b) To be popular
(c) To instigate the people
(d) To encourage people to participate in the freedom movement
Answer: D

Question. What was the condition of the peasants in Champaran?
(a) Very happy
(b) Independent
(c) Very rich
(d) Terror stricken and oppressed
Answer: D

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

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

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
Answer: D

Question. Health conditions in Champaran
(a) miserable
(b) tolerable
(c) under control
(d) fairly good
Answer: A

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
Answer: A

Question. The representative of the planters offered to refund—— percent to the peasants
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 25
Answer: D

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

Question. What amount of repayment did the big planters think Gandhi would demand?
(a) repayment in full
(b) double the amount
(c) fifty percent of the amount
(d) no payment, just an apology
Answer: A

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

Question. Who were ready to follow Gandhi into jail?
(a) peasants
(b) lawyers
(c) Shukla
(d) J.B. Kriplani
Answer: B

Question. The magistrate asked Gandhi to furnish bail for __ minutes
(a) 30
(b) 60
(c) 90
(d) 120
Answer: D

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
Answer: D

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