Noted
by P.B.
Very short type questions: 1 Mark each
Very short type questions: 1 Mark each
1.
Who
is the author of the lesson, ‘Indigo’?
Answer:
Louis Fischer is the author of the lesson, ‘Indigo’.
2.
Which
book by Louis Fisher has been reviewed as one of the best books ever written on
Gandhi by times Educational Supplement?
Answer: The Book named, “The
Life of Mahatma Gandhi” by Louis Fisher has been reviewed as one of the
best books ever written on Gandhi by times Educational Supplement.
3.
When
did Gandhi decide ‘to urge the departure of the British?
Answer:
Gandhi decided ‘to urge the departure of
the British in 1917.
4.
Who
was Rajkumar Shukla?
Answer:
Rajkumar Shukla was a peasant from Champaran.
5.
Where
was Rajkumar Shukla from?
Answer:
Rajkumar Shukla was a peasant from Champaran.
6.
What
did Shukla want Gandhi to do?
Answer:
Shukla wanted Gandhi to go to his district.
7.
Where
was Champaran?
Answer: Champaran was in the
foothills of the towering Himalayas, near the kingdom of Nepal.
8.
Where
did Gandhi and Shukla board a train to?
Answer: Gandhi and Shukla boarded
a train to the city of Patna in Bihar.
9.
Whom
did Gandhi and Shukla want to meet at Patna?
Answer: Gandhi and Shukla wanted
to meet a lawyer at Patna named Rajendra Prasad who later became the President
of the Congress party and of India.
10.
Where
did Gandhi decide to go first from Patna? And why? (2 Marks)
Answer: Gandhi decided to go first
from Patna to Muzzafarpur, which was en route to Champaran. Gandhi wanted to go there to obtain more
complete information about the conditions than Shukla was capable of imparting.
11.
Which
country had developed synthetic indigo?
Answer: Germany
had developed synthetic indigo.
12.
What was the capital of Champaran?
Answer:
The capital of Champaran was Motihari.
13.
What
happened when Gandhi refused to furnish bail at the Muzzafarpur Court?
Answer: When
Gandhi refused to furnish bail at the Muzzafarpur Court then the judge released
him without bail.
14.
Where
did Gandhi go to in December, 1916?
Answer: Gandhi
had gone to the annual convention of the Indian National Congress party in
Lucknow in December 1916.
15.
Did
Gandhi know about Champaran before he met Shukla?
Answer: No, Gandhi had never
heard about Champaran before he met Shukla.
16.
What
is sharecropper?
Answer:
Sharecropper is a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
17.
Why
did Shukla come to the congress season of 1916.
Answer:
Shukla came to the congress season of 1916 to meet Gandhi and wanted Gandhi to
go to his district.
18.
Did
Gandhi give an immediate audience to Shukla?
Answer: Gandhi did not give an
immediate audience to Shukla. Because, Gandhi had an appointment in
Cawnpore and was also committed
to go to the other parts of India.
19.
For
how long did Shukla have to wait before he was able to speak to Gandhi?
Answer:
Shukla had to wait for weeks before he
was able to speak to Gandhi.
20.
Who
did the servants of Rajendra Prasad take Gandhi to be?
Answer:
The servants of Rajendra Prasad took Gandhi to be another peasant
like Shukla, a poor yeoman.
21.
Where
did Gandhi stay in Muzzafarpur?
Answer: Gandhi
stayed in Muzzafarpur for two days in the home of Professor Malkani, a teacher
in a government school.
22.
When
did Gandhi reach Muzzafarpur? How was he grated at the station? (2 Marks)
Answer: Gandhi
reached at Muzzafarpur on 15 April 1917. Kripalani grated him at the station
with a large body of students.
23.
What
according to Gandhi was the real relief for the peasants?
Answer: According to Gandhi, the
real relief for the peasants is to be free from fear.
24.
What
did Gandhi do when he received an official notice to ‘quit’ Champaran?
Answer: When he received an
official notice to ‘quit’ Champaran then Gandhi signed a receipt for the notice
and wrote on that he would disobey the order.
25.
Name
the person who came from Bihar to Motihari to help Gandhi?
Answer:
Rajendra Prasad, the person who came from Bihar to Motihari to help Gandhi.
26.
What
was the gist of the conversation between Gandhi and the lawyers he wished to
return home at the event of Gandhi’s imprisonment?
Answer: When Gandhi asked what
the lawyers would do if he was sentenced to prison. Then, the senior lawyer replied that they had
come to advice and help him; if he went to jail there would be nobody to advice
and they would go home.
27.
Why
did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers?
Answer: Gandhi agreed to a
settlement of 25 percent refund to the farmers as / because 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.
28.
What
were the three medicines with which Gandhi tried to improve the health
conditions of Champaran?
Answer: The
three medicines with which Gandhi tried to improve the health conditions of
Champaran were castor oil, quinine and sulphur ointment.
29.
What
was Gandhi’s politics intertwined with?
Answer: Gandhi’s politics were
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.
Short
Answer Questions: (2 marks each )
1.
What was the incident that prompted Gandhi to
raise his voice of protest against the British?
Answer:
The incident of Champaran or the episode of Champaran that prompted Gandhi to
raise his voice of protest against the British. Gandhi protested against the
British sharecroppers for the poor farmers. (31 words)
2.
Where and when was the annual convention of
the Indian National congress party held?
Answer: The annual convention of the Indian
National congress party was held in Lucknow on December 1916. (16 words)
3.
What did Gandhi tell Rajkumar Shukla?
Answer:
Gandhi told Rajkumar Shukla that he had an appointment in Cawnpore and was also
committed to go to other parts of India. (22 words)
4.
Why was Gandhi impressed with Shukla?
Answer: Gandhi was impressed by Shukla’s
tenacity and story of Champaran. Gandhi was mostly impressed for his resolute
that he never left Gandhi’s side for weeks and went with him all the places
until the fix date. (36 words)
5.
What did the servants at Rajendra Prasad’s
house mistake Gandhi to be?
Answer: The servants at Rajendra Prasad’s house
mistook Gandhi to be a poor yeoman or another peasant like Shukla. They let
Gandhi stay on the grounds with his companion, Shukla. (29 words)
6.
Why was Gandhi not allowed to draw water from
the well?
Answer:
Gandhi was not allowed to draw water from the well because the servants thought
or suspected that Gandhi was an untouchable person. Also, they thought that
some drops from his bucket pollute the entire source. (35 words)
7.
Why did he choose to go to Muzzafarpur first
before going on to Champaran?
Answer:
He chose to go to Muzzafarpur first to obtain more complete information about
the conditions than Shukla, before going on to Champaran. Gandhi wanted to know
the entire matters clearly that Shukla had already informed. (35 words)
8.
Whom did Gandhi send a telegram to in
Muzzafarpur?
Answer:
Gandhi sent a telegram to Professor J.B. Kripalani, of the Arts College in
Muzzafarpur, whom he had seen at Tagore’s Shantiniketan school. (22 words)
9.
Where did Gandhi stay in Muzzafarpur and how
long?
Answer:
Gandhi stayed in Muzzafarpur in the home of Professor Malkani, a teacher in a
government school for two days. (19 words)
10. Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers?
Answer:
Gandhi chided the lawyers for collecting big fees from the sharecroppers. He
also said that the peasants should stop going to law courts where the peasants
are so crushed and fear-stricken.(31 words)
11. What did the British Commissioner of the Tirhut division
in Champaran district ask Gandhi to do?
Answer:
The British Commissioner of the Tirhut division in Champaran district asked
Gandhi to ‘proceeded to bully him and advised him forthwith to leave Tirhut.
(24 words)
12. Why was professor Malkani’s action of offering shelter to
Gandhi ‘extraordinary’?
Answer:
Professor Malkani’s action of offering shelter to Gandhi was ‘extraordinary’
because in smaller localities, the Indians were afraid to show sympathy for
advocates of home-rule in those days. So, it was extraordinary in those days
for a government professor to harbour a man like Gandhi. (45 words)
13. What do you know of Rajkumar Shukla?
Answer: Rajkumar Shukla is a poor yeoman or a
poor peasant of Champaran. He is simple and resolute person. Only for his
impression, Gandhi went to Champaran on regarding the problem of sharecroppers.
For his request, Gandhi raised his voice to protest against the British. (44 words)
14. What did Shukla do while he waited for Gandhi to speak to
him?
Answer:
While Shukla waited for Gandhi to speak to him then Shukla accompanied him
everywhere. Also, Shukla followed him to the ashram and for weeks he never left
Gandhi’s side until the fix date. (33 words)
15. Why did Rajendra Prasad’s servants allow Shukla to stay
on the grounds with his companion?
Answer:
Rajendra Prasad’s servants knew Shukla as a poor yeoman who pestered their
master to help the indigo sharecroppers. So they let him stay on the grounds with
his companion, Gandhi. As they knew Shukla that he was an untouchable. (39
words)
16. Why did Gandhi write to J.B. Kripalani?
Answer:
Gandhi decided to go first to Muzzafarpur to obtain more complete information
about conditions than Shukla had informed. So, Gandhi wrote to J.B. Kripalani
for supporting and getting other facilities like house, foods etc. from
Kripalani.(36 words)
17. Why did Gandhi think that ‘it was an extra-ordinary thing
in those days to harbour a man like me (him)’?
Answer: Gandhi thought that ‘it was an extra-ordinary
thing in those days to harbour a man like him because in smaller localities,
the Indians were afraid to show sympathy for advocates of home-rule in those
days. So, it was extraordinary in those days for a government professor to
harbour a man like Gandhi. (35
words)
18. What had spread
through Muzzafarpur and to Champaran?
Answer:
The news of Gandhi’s advent and of the nature of his mission spread quickly
through Muzzafarpur and to Champaran. Sharecroppers from Champaran began
arriving on foot and by conveyance to see their champion. (37 words)
19. Who was the ‘Champion’ of the share croppers?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi was the ‘Champion’ of
the share croppers.
20. What did the Muzzafarpur lawyers do?
Answer:
Muzzafarpur lawyers called on Gandhi to brief him about their frequently
represented of peasant groups in court. They told him about their cases and reported
the size of their fee. (30 words)
21. Why did Gandhi decide to stop going to law court?
Answer:
Gandhi decided to stop going to law court because taking such cases to the courts
little good. Also, Gandhi said that the peasants were so crushed and fear-stricken
by the lawyers and the law courts. (35 words)
22. What do you know about the arable lands in the Champaran
district?
Answer:
Most of the arable lands in the Champaran district were divided into large
estates owned by Englishmen and worked by Indian tenants. The chief commercial
crop was indigo. The landlords compelled all tenants to plant three twentieths
or 15 per cent of their holdings with indigo. (46 words)
23. Whom did Gandhi first meet after reaching Champaran? What
did he say to Gandhi?
Answer:
Gandhi first met the secretary of the British landlord’s association. The
secretary told him that they could give no information to an outsider. Gandhi
answered that he was no outsider.(30 words)
24. Whom did Gandhi meet in the Tirhut division of the
Champaran district? What did he say to Gandhi?
Answer:
Gandhi met the British official commissioner in the Tirhut division of the
Champaran district. He advised Gandhi to leave Tirhut.(20 words)
25. What did the British official commissioner of the Tirhut
division of the Champaran district say to Gandhi?
Answer: The British official commissioner of
the Tirhut division of the Champaran district bullied Gandhi and advised him
forthwith to leave Tirhut. (21 words)
26. Where did Gandhi proceed to from Tirhut?
Answer:
Gandhi proceeded from Tirhut to Motihari, the capital of Champaran. (10 words)
27. How did Gandhi prepare himself after receiving summons to
appear in court?
Answer:
After receiving summons to appear in court, all night Gandhi remained awake. He
telegraphed Rajendra Prasad to come from Bihar with influential friends. He
sent instructions to the ashram. He wired full report to the Viceroy. (36
words)
28. What proved to be the beginning of the liberation of the
peasant of Motihari, from fear of the British ?
Answer:
When Gandhi received a summons to appear in court the next day. Then next
morning, it was found that the town of Motihari was black with peasants. Their
spontaneous demonstration, in thousands, around the courthouse was the
beginning of their liberation from fear of the British. (46 words)
29. What is the ‘concrete proof’ that Gandhi gave to the
British to show that they might could be challenged by Indians?
Answer:
On the summons day of Gandhi, the officials felt powerless without Gandhi’s
cooperation for controlling the peasants. He was giving British a concrete
proof that their might, hitherto dreaded and unquestioned, could be challenged
by Indians.(36 words)
30.Why did Gandhi oppose the
suggestion of his lawyer friends to let Andrews stay them ?
Answer: Gandhi opposed the suggestion of his lawyer
friends to let Andrews stay them because in that unequal fight if they had an Englishman
on their side then this shows the weakness of their heart. Gandhi told them that they
must rely upon themselves to win the battle. Also, he suggested not seeking a
prop in Mr. Andrews because he happened to be an Englishman. (64 words)
31.why and when did Gandhi
declare: “The battle of Champaran is won.”
Answer: When Gandhi asked the
lawyers what they would do if he was sentenced to prison. Then, they replied
negatively that they would go home. But, after their consultations, they went
back to Gandhi and said that they were ready to follow him into jail. Then
Gandhi exclaimed that ‘‘the battle of Champaran is won’’. (54 words)
32.Why do you think that Gandhi
thought the Champaran episode to be a turning
point in his life?
(5 Marks)
Answer: The
Champaran episode was a turning-point in Gandhi’s life. Because, after the
episode, he learned courage and could declare that the British could not order
him about in his own country. His politics were intertwined with the practical,
with a new free Indian who could stand on his own feet and thus make India
free.
Also, he decided to urge the departure
of the British and their liberation from fear of the British dreaded and
unquestioned that could be challenged by Indians. Civil disobedience had triumphed,
the first time in modern India by the Champaran episode. (96 words)
5 Marks of Indigo
5 Marks of Indigo