5. Indigo

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1. Who is the author of 'Indigo'?
   A) Louis Fischer  |  B) Anees Jung  |  C) William Douglas  |  D) Selma Lagerlof
2. Where is Champaran located?
   A) Bihar  |  B) Bengal  |  C) Punjab  |  D) Rajasthan
3. Who was Rajkumar Shukla?
   A) A sharecropper  |  B) A lawyer  |  C) A teacher  |  D) A freedom fighter
4. What was the main issue of the Champaran farmers?
   A) Indigo sharecropping  |  B) High taxes  |  C) Land loss  |  D) Lack of water
5. How much percentage of land were farmers forced to plant with indigo?
   A) 15 percent  |  B) 20 percent  |  C) 25 percent  |  D) 10 percent
6. Who did Gandhi meet in Lucknow?
   A) Rajkumar Shukla  |  B) J.B. Kripalani  |  C) Rajendra Prasad  |  D) Mazhar-ul-Haq
7. Why did Gandhi go to Muzaffarpur?
   A) To meet farmers  |  B) To get more information  |  C) To hold a meeting  |  D) To rest
8. Who was the British Commissioner of Tirhut Division?
   A) Sir Edward Gait  |  B) General Dyer  |  C) Lord Irwin  |  D) None of these
9. What did Gandhi do in Champaran?
   A) Lawsuit  |  B) Hunger strike  |  C) Non-violent protest  |  D) Armed revolt
10. What did the British ask the sharecroppers to pay instead of indigo?
    A) Compensation  |  B) Tax  |  C) Food  |  D) Fine
11. How much did Gandhi ask the landlords to refund?
    A) 50 percent  |  B) 25 percent  |  C) 100 percent  |  D) 75 percent
12. Who was the Lieutenant-Governor of Bihar at that time?
    A) Sir Edward Gait  |  B) Lord Chelmsford  |  C) Lord Curzon  |  D) None of these
13. What was the result of the inquiry?
    A) Landlords agreed to refund  |  B) Landlords refused  |  C) Case was closed  |  D) None of these
14. Why did Gandhi agree to a 25 percent refund?
    A) He was tired  |  B) It was a moral victory  |  C) He was scared  |  D) He had no choice
15. What did Gandhi teach the peasants?
    A) Self-reliance  |  B) Violence  |  C) Politics  |  D) Farming
16. Which school was set up by Gandhi?
    A) Primary school  |  B) High school  |  C) College  |  D) None of these
17. Who helped Gandhi in Champaran?
    A) Rajendra Prasad  |  B) J.B. Kripalani  |  C) Both 1 and 2  |  D) None of these
18. Where did Gandhi stay in Muzaffarpur?
    A) Hotel  |  B) Professor Malkani's house  |  C) Palace  |  D) None of these
19. What was the purpose of the Champaran campaign?
    A) Independence  |  B) Farmer's rights  |  C) Social reform  |  D) All of these
20. Did Gandhi win the case?
    A) Yes  |  B) No  |  C) Partially  |  D) None of these
21. Why did Gandhi refer to the Champaran episode as a turning point?
    A) It started his career  |  B) It established civil disobedience  |  C) It made him famous  |  D) It was easy
22. What was the landlord's reaction to Gandhi's presence?
    A) They welcomed him  |  B) They were threatened  |  C) They were indifferent  |  D) They wanted to help
23. Why did the lawyers charge high fees?
    A) Greed  |  B) Professional standards  |  C) Difficulty of cases  |  D) None of these
24. What did Gandhi tell the lawyers?
    A) To charge less  |  B) To quit cases  |  C) To stop protesting  |  D) To support farmers
25. How did Gandhi handle the court summons?
    A) He refused to go  |  B) He appeared peacefully  |  C) He ran away  |  D) He bribed
26. What does the 'indigo' symbolise?
    A) Economic injustice  |  B) A crop  |  C) British friendship  |  D) None of these
27. Why did Gandhi want to stay in Champaran for a long time?
    A) To investigate fully  |  B) To start politics  |  C) To write a book  |  D) None of these
28. What did Gandhi do for sanitation in Champaran?
    A) Cleaned streets  |  B) Built clinics  |  C) Education  |  D) All of these
29. How did the peasants feel after the win?
    A) Confident  |  B) Fearful  |  C) Angry  |  D) None of these
30. What did Gandhi believe about Indian freedom?
    A) It should be earned  |  B) It should be given  |  C) It is impossible  |  D) None of these
31. Why did Gandhi refuse the help of C.F. Andrews?
    A) He wanted Indians to lead  |  B) He disliked him  |  C) He was a spy  |  D) None of these
32. What does the lawyer's support signify?
    A) A shift in political awareness  |  B) Wealth  |  C) Fear  |  D) None of these
33. How did Gandhi describe the British?
    A) They cannot order him  |  B) They are powerful  |  C) They are friends  |  D) None of these
34. What was the effect of Gandhi's arrival in Motihari?
    A) Huge crowds  |  B) Police panic  |  C) Nothing  |  D) None of these
35. What was Gandhi's philosophy of action?
    A) Action through truth  |  B) Action through violence  |  C) Inaction  |  D) None of these
36. Why did Gandhi accept the 25 percent refund?
    A) To settle the issue  |  B) He was forced  |  C) He lost  |  D) None of these
37. How did Gandhi train the people?
    A) Self-reliance  |  B) By lecture  |  C) By force  |  D) None of these
38. What is the meaning of sharecropping?
    A) Splitting profits  |  B) Owning land  |  C) Trading  |  D) None of these
39. Why were the farmers afraid?
    A) British power  |  B) Poverty  |  C) Lack of law  |  D) None of these
40. What did the incident prove about Gandhi?
    A) His leadership skills  |  B) His luck  |  C) His money  |  D) None of these
41. What is the historical significance of the Champaran episode?
    A) First civil disobedience  |  B) First military act  |  C) First trade agreement  |  D) None of these
42. How does Louis Fischer portray Gandhi?
    A) As a human with deep insight  |  B) As a distant legend  |  C) As a weak person  |  D) None of these
43. Why does the author focus on the details of the negotiations?
    A) To show transparency  |  B) To show complexity  |  C) To pad the story  |  D) None of these
44. What does the 25 percent refund reveal about Gandhi's tactics?
    A) Pragmatic compromise  |  B) Surrender  |  C) Failure  |  D) None of these
45. How does the story comment on the colonial mindset?
    A) Critique of arrogance  |  B) Support  |  C) Neutral  |  D) None of these
46. What is the role of self-reliance in the freedom struggle?
    A) It is the base of autonomy  |  B) It is secondary  |  C) It is unimportant  |  D) None of these
47. Why was the participation of lawyers important?
    A) Legal legitimacy  |  B) Political pressure  |  C) To earn money  |  D) None of these
48. What does the crowd at Motihari signify?
    A) Mass awakening  |  B) Curiosity  |  C) Fear  |  D) None of these
49. How does the story illustrate the power of truth?
    A) As a tool against oppression  |  B) As a weakness  |  C) As a slogan  |  D) None of these
50. Why did Gandhi insist on a single investigation?
    A) To get results  |  B) To show off  |  C) To delay  |  D) None of these
51. What does the landlord system represent?
    A) Feudal exploitation  |  B) Economic model  |  C) Social harmony  |  D) None of these
52. How did Gandhi's approach differ from the local leaders?
    A) Direct and persistent  |  B) Lazy  |  C) Fearful  |  D) None of these
53. What is the author's tone throughout the narrative?
    A) Objective and descriptive  |  B) Highly emotional  |  C) Angry  |  D) None of these
54. How is Gandhi's humanity shown in the story?
    A) His care for the peasants  |  B) His focus on policy  |  C) His arrogance  |  D) None of these
55. Why is the Indigo issue a metaphor for freedom?
    A) Freedom from exploitation  |  B) Freedom from crop  |  C) Freedom from work  |  D) None of these
56. What was the impact of the outcome on the peasants?
    A) Restored dignity  |  B) More debt  |  C) Unchanged  |  D) None of these
57. What does Gandhi's refusal of Andrews show?
    A) Self-confidence in Indians  |  B) Anti-British sentiment  |  C) Hostility  |  D) None of these
58. Why does Fischer detail the timeline?
    A) To provide authenticity  |  B) To fill space  |  C) To confuse  |  D) None of these
59. How does the story relate to Gandhi's later movements?
    A) As a blueprint  |  B) As a failure  |  C) As a separate event  |  D) None of these
60. What does the ending suggest about the future?
    A) The beginning of a long struggle  |  B) The end of work  |  C) Total peace  |  D) None of these