MCQ Chapter 5 Indigo (Louis Fischer) Class 12 English

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Indigo (Louis Fischer) MCQ Questions Class 12 English

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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

Question. Who was Raj Kumar Shukla?
A) a lawyer
B) a government official
C) a politician
D) a poor peasant

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

Question. Which University was the author a member of?
A) Harvard University
B) Princeton University
C) University of Columbia
D) Oxford University

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

Question. Where was the annual congress party session held?
A) at Varanasi
B) at Lucknow
C) at Bangalore
D) at Mumbai

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

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

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

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

Question. How much did Gandhi ji ask the Indigo planters to pay to the farmers?
A)20%
B) 40%
C) 30%
D) 50%

Question. How much did Indigo planters offer to pay?
A) 30%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 40%

Question. Where was the author born?
A) in Philadelphia.
B) In Yugoslavia
C) In Scotland
D) None

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

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

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

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

Question. Whom did Gandhiji send a telegram to ?
A) Sir Edmund
B) British Government
C) Prof. J.B Kriplani 
D) peasants

Question. Why did Gandhiji decided 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

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

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

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 of15% of landholding and entire Indigo harvest

Question. Who briefed Gandhiji at Muzaffarpur?
A) Government officers
B) politicians
C) farmers
D) lawyers

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

Question. Why is Champaran famous?
A) for fighting
B) for Indigo
C) because Gandhi ji visited
D) for the first Satyagrah movement in 1917

Question. Who is the author of Indigo?
A) Louis Fischer
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Mark Twain
D) Charles Dickens

Question. Where was Champaran?
A) In Lucknow
B) In Delhi
C) a district of Bihar in British India
D) In Uttarpradesh

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

Question. When did the author serve in the British army?
A) 1918 – 1920
B) 1909 – 1910
C) 1912 – 1913
D) 1900 – 1902

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

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

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

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 braker and came to render humanitarian and national service
D) None

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

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

Question. What was the condition of the peasants in Champaran?
A) very happy
B) independent
C) very rich
D) terror stricken and opressed

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

Question. Why was Satyagrah Movement launched in Champaran?
A) for Gandhiji’s upliftment
B) for the upliftment of the farmers
C) for getting business
D) for raising funds

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

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

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion: Gandhiji decide to go to Muzaffarpur.
Reason: To have detailed information of the sharecroppers of Champaran (Evaluation)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D) None

Question. Assertion: Raj Kumar Shukla came to Lucknow at Annual Congress party session.
Reason: To complain against injustice of landlord system in Bihar (Understanding)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D) None

Question. Assertion: British want the peasant to pay compensation
Reason: Because they got orders from the British headquarters (Analysis)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D). None

Question. Assertion: Gandhiji protest at Motihari court house.
Reason: He was not a law breaker and came to render humanitarian and national service (Application)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D) None

Question. Assertion : Gandhi consider the Champaran episode a turning point
Reason: Its voice spread far and wide (evaluation)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D) None

Question. Assertion:During Gandhi’s long stay in Champaran, he was able to keep a distance watch on his Ashram.
Reason: His Faith in Ashram and it’s system had broken.
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.

Question. Assertion:Champaran was considered backward.
Reason: It had problems not only in Economic matters but also in cultural and social issue.
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.

Question. Assertion: Rajendra Prasad’s servants allowed Gandhi to take water from well.
Reason: He was not untouchable.
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.

Question. Assertion: Gandhi ji wired a full report to the Viceroy.
Reason: He believed that Viceroy must know what there was going on in 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.

Question. Assertion: Gandhi was not permitted to draw water from Rajendra Prasad’s well
Reason: the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant (analysis)
A) A is correct and R is the reason
B) Both are incorrect
C) A is correct but R in not the reason
D) A Is incorrect and R cannot be inferred

Question. Assertion: The sharecropping arrangement was irksome to the peasants
Reason: The illiterate peasants who had signed, they wanted their money back
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

Question. Assertion: Gandhi sent a telegram to professor KriplanA)
Reason: Gandhi had seen Professor J B Kriplani at Tagore’ Shantiniketan.
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

Question. Assertion: Gandhi kept a long distance watch on the ashram.
Reason: He sent regular instructions by mail and asked for financial accounts
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

Question. Assertion: Gandhi Ji didn’t agree to the idea ‘Andrews to stay in Champaran and help there’
Reason: Andrews was a Britisher.
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.

Question. Assertion: Gandhiji agreed to a settlement of a mere 25 per cent.
Reason: Gandhiji wanted landlords to part not only from money but also from their prestige.
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.

Question. Assertion: Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life.
Reason: It was his second successful civil disobedience movement for GandhijA)
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.

Question. Assertion A): Rajkumar Shukla never left Gandhi’s side till he agreed to go with him to Champaran.
Reason (R): Gandhi was irritated by Shukla’s persistence and gave in.
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.

Question. Assertion: The Champaran episode was a turning-point in Gandhi’s life.
Reason: Gandhi ji had fought against Britishers in South Africa.
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.

Question. Assertion: “I have to be in Calcutta on such and such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there.”
Reason: Gandhi was impressed by Rajkumar Shukla and his story.
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.

Question. Assertion: We can believe on Louis Fischer and what is said about Gandhi ji in lesson Indigo.
Reason: Louis Fisher met Gandhi jA)
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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.