Chapter-5: Indigo Leave a Comment / By Kartik Mahato / October 11, 2023 1. Who is the author of Indigo? Louis Fischer Leo Tolstoy Mark Twains Charles Dicken None 2. Health conditions in Champaran – miserable under control tolerable fairly good None 3. How did Gandhiji help peasants of Champaran? By fighting and securing justice for them By hiring lawyers for them By educating them By teaching them cleanliness None 4. What does Gandhi’s fight in Champaran signify? The power of effective leadership The power of lawyers The power of farmers The power of money None 5. Who briefed Gandhiji at Muzaffarpur? Government officers Politicians Farmers Lawyers None 6. What was Gandhiji’s demand from the British landlords? 30% refund as repayment 40% refund as repayment 50% refund as repayment 10% refund as repayment None 7. Who volunteered to work in Champaran? two disciples of Gandhi and their wives Kasturba and the eldest son of Gandhi Mahadev Desai and his wife Narhari Prasad and his wife None 8. Which University was the author a member of? Harvard University Princeton University University of Columbia Oxford University None 9. For how long did Gandhi remain in Champaran? seven weeks three months one and a half year seven months None 10. Indigo is an excerpt from which book of the author? Men and Politics Life of Lenin The Life of Mahatma Gandhi None None 11. What was the purpose of the advocates of home rule? To get money To be popular To instigate the people To encourage people to participate in the freedom movement None 12. Why did Gandhiji protest at Motihari court house? To be famous To show his power To humiliate the British To protest the court’s order to postpone the trial None 13. How did Kasturba help Gandhiji? By speaking to the people By walking with him By moving here and there By teaching Ashram rules and cleanliness None 14. Whom did Gandhiji send a telegram to ? Sir Edmund British Government Peasants Prof. J.B Kriplani None 15. Why was the government baffled? Because of lawyer’s power Because of farmers Because of sharecroppers Because of the success of Satyagrah movement by peasants None 16. When did the author serve in the British army? 1909 – 1910 1912-1913 1900-1902 1918 – 1920 None 17. Why did M.K. Gandhi fight in Champaran? To secure justice for the oppressed To get popularity To show power To boast of his intelligence None 18. Why was Motihari back with peasants? Because of people’s rights Because of the oppression of the British Because their champion was in trouble None None 19. How much did Indigo planters offer to pay? 30% 10% 25% 40% None 20. How did Gandhiji help peasants of Champaran? By fighting and securing justice for them By hiring lawyers for them By educating them By teaching them cleanliness None 1 out of 2 Time's up
