Test: Indigo- Extract Based Type Questions- 2
10 Questions MCQ Test English Class 12 | Test: Indigo- Extract Based Type Questions- 2
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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 co-operation. 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.
Q. The officials felt powerless because
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 co-operation. 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.
Q. Which style, from those given below, is being used by the author, when he says, “Apparently, the authorities wished to consult their superiors.“?
In the passage, the author described that how the Indians were dependent on Gandhi for representation.
They saw a true leader in him and didn't know how to deal a situation without him.
Also, the officials couldn't control the people without the help of Gandhi. It was Gandhi who could calm a crowd.
The writer expresses a sarcastic tone to represent that the prosecutor requested to postpone the hearing because Gandhi was not present there.
‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’
Q. Whom was he speaking to?
‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’
Q. Where does the district ‘Champaran’ lie?
‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’
Q. Who was Rajkumar Shukla?
‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’
Q. Why did he request the addressee to come to his district?
The given statement is attributed to Rajkumar Shukla, who is known for inviting Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran in Bihar in 1917 to help resolve the problems faced by indigo sharecroppers. The sharecroppers in Champaran were forced to cultivate indigo by the British landlords, who demanded high rents and forced them to sell indigo at low prices. This exploitative system had led to widespread poverty and suffering among the farmers.
Rajkumar Shukla was a local farmer and indigo cultivator who had heard about Mahatma Gandhi's efforts in South Africa and believed that he could help solve the problems of the sharecroppers in Champaran. He met Gandhi in Lucknow and convinced him to come to Champaran and see the situation for himself. Gandhi agreed, and his visit to Champaran eventually led to a successful satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) campaign that forced the British authorities to end the exploitative indigo system and improve the conditions of the sharecroppers.
He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the Congress Session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
Q. Why is ‘he’ described as being ‘resolute’?
He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the Congress Session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
Q. Why had ‘he’ come to the Congress Session?
He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the Congress Session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
Q. Who is ‘he’ in the above extract?
He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the Congress Session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
Q. Which city had ‘he’ come to where the Congress Session was going on?
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