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Indigo MCQ Online Test
By- Louis Fischer
1.In the chapter ‘Indigo’, the poor peasants belonged to which place?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Champaran
(C) Chennai
(D) Calicut
2. In the chapter ‘Indigo’, who was Rajkumar shukla?
(A) Investigating officer
(B) Poor, emaciated peasant from Champaran
(C) Assistant to Mahatma Gandhi
(D) None of the above
3. When & where did Shukla approach Mahatma Gandhi, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) In 1916 in Lucknow
(B) In 1969 in Varanasi
(C)In 1961 in Bihar
(D) In 1966 in UP
4. What happened in the year 1971, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Germans started developing synthetic Indigo
(B) British planters started selling indigo for free
(C) Germans took over the peasants
(D) None of the above
5. What happened after the Germans developed synthetic indigo, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) It mitigated the requirement of Indigo for British planters
(B) It overtook the market
(C) Peasants took large advantages
(D) None of the above
6. How long did it take for Mahatma Gandhi to get justice for the peasants, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Two years
(B) One year
(C) Three years
(D) Four years
7. What social issues did Gandhi ji work on in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) arrangements for education
(B) health and hygiene for the families of the poor peasants
(C) Political & economic stuggles
(D) All of the above
8. Which lessons did Gandhi ji teach the peasants in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) He taught them lessons of self-reliance and self-dependence
(B)He taught them lessons of being politically correct
(C) He taught them to fight for their rights
(D) None of the above
9. What did Rajkumar Shukla want from Gandhiji in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) He wanted Gandhi ji to visit Champaran
(B) He wanted Gandhi ji to do something for the peasants of Champaran
(C) He wanted to Gandhiji to sue the British planters
(D) Both (A) & (B)
10. Did Gandhi ji immediately leave for Champaran with Shukla, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) No
(B) Yes
(C) May be
(D) May be not
11.What did the British landlords and from the peasants after synthetic indigo was developed?
(a) indigo as rent (b) 15% of produce
(c) money as compensation (d) a new settlement
12. What would be the impact of synthetic indigo?
(a) prices of natural indigo would go down
(b) sharecroppers would lose their land
(c) british landlords would trouble them further
(d) demand for natural indigo would increase
13. Where is Champaran district situated?
(a) in the south-west of Orissa
(b) in the foothills of the Himalayas in Bihar
(c) in the northeast of Orissa (d) in the south of Bihar
14. What did the peasants of Champaran grow?
(a) Wheat (b) Rice
(c) Cotton (d) Indigo
15. Why was Gandhi not permitted to draw water from Rajendra Prasad’s well?
(a) the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant
(b) as Rajendra Prasad was not at home
(c) Gandhi looked like a vagabond
(d) Gandhi was a Harijan
16. How did Gandhi begin his mission in Champaran?
(a) he chided the lawyers (b) he tried to get the facts
(c) he met the peasants (d) he met the commissioner
17. What happened when Gandhi visited the secretary of British landlord’s association?
(a) the secretary proceeded to bully him
(b) the secretary advised him forthwith to leave Tirhut
(c) the secretary said that they could not give any information to an outsider
(d) the secretary was very helpful
18. What did the British Official commissioner advise Gandhi?
(a) to leave Tirhut (b) to proceed to Motihari
(c) to go to the Secretary of British Landlords Association
(d) to consult lawyers
19. After Tirhut, where did Gandhi go?
(a) Lucknow (b) Motihari
(c) Cawnpore (d) Ahmedabad
20. Who accompanied Gandhi to the Capital of Champaran9
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Shukla
(c) several lawyers                                                    (d) crowd of peasants
21.What did all the prominent lawyers decide to do if Gandhi ji was sent to jail, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) They decided to go to jail with Gandhi ji
(B) They decided to do satyagraha
(C) They decided to quit their professions
(D) none of the above
22. What written communication did Gandhiji receive in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) the Lieutenant Governor had dropped the case
(B) the Lieutenant Governor had filed the case
(C) the Lieutenant Governor had decided to fight the case
(D) none of the above
23. What was the beginning of the triumph of civil disobedience in India, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) The Lieutenant Governor’s step of dropping the case again Gandhi ji
(B) The coming together of all prominent lawyers
(C) Gandhiji’s fight against injustice
(D) all of the above
24. How many times did Gandhiji meet the Lieutenant Governor along with his team in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) 40 times
(B) 4 times
(C) 3 times
(D)6 times
25. How was much was accepted by Gandhiji as refund amount to the farmers in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) 15%
(B) 25%
(C) 35%
(D)45%
26. Were the farmers of Champaran able to witness the victory of justice over injustice & exploitation in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) May be
(D) May be not
27. Who helped Gandhi ji in opening schools and hospital in Champaran in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Desai & his wife
(B)Narhari Parikh & his wife
(C) Gandhiji’s wife & his son
(D) all of the above
28. In the chapter ‘Indigo’, Gandhi taught a lesson of self-reliance to his followers by ____.
(A) refusing the idea of keeping Charles Freer Andrews in India to help him
(B) doing their works on their own
(C) not depending on others
(D) all of the above
29. Did justice prevail for the farmers of Champaran in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) No
(B) Yes
(C) May be
(D) May be not
30. Which prominent lawyer of the chapter ‘Indigo’ later became the president of India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Brij Kishor Babu
(D) Maulana Mazharul Huq
31.Where did Shukla go to meet Gandhi ji, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Calcutta
(B) Calicut
(C) Chandigarh
(D) West Bengal
32. Who did Gandhi ji decide to meet in Patna on his way to Champaran, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Rajkumar Shukla
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Rajkumar Rao
(D) Rajkumar
33. Why did Gandhi ji decide to meet Rajendra Prasad in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) He was Gandhi ji’s senior
(B) He wanted to understand the problems of the sharecroppers
(C) He wanted to convince Rajendra to accompany him
(D) none of the above
34. Who did Gandhi ji meet in Muzaffarpur on his way to Champaran, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Professor J.B. Kirplani
(B) Rajkumar Shukla
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D)Rajkumar Rao
35. What did Gandhi ji learn on reaching Champaran, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) arable areas were divided into large estates
(B) They were owned by the Englishmen
(C) They were worked by the peasants
(D) All of the above
36. What was the main commercial crop of Champaran, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Indigo
(B) Wheat
(C) Rice
(D) Barley
37. Did the British welcome Gandhiji wholeheartedly into Champaran, as in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) May be
(D) May be not
38. What happened when Gandhi ji was going to Motihari, in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Gandhi was ordered to return midway
(B) He was served summons to report to the court the following morning
(C) He was attacked by Britishers
(D) both (A) & (B)
39. In the chapter ‘Indigo’, The peasants came in huge numbers outside the court _____.
(A) to support Gandhi
(B) to support Rajkumar
(C) to support Rajendra
(D) to support Kriplani
40. Which prominent lawyers came in support of Gandhi ji in the chapter ‘Indigo’?
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Brij Kishor Babu
(C) Maulana Mazharul Huq
(D) All of the above
Answers:-
1.(B) Champaran |
2. (B) Poor, emaciated peasant from Champaran |
3. (A) In 1961 in Lucknow |
4. (A) Germans started developing synthetic Indigo |
5. (A) It mitigated the requirement of Indigo for British planters |
6. (B) One year |
7. (D) All of the above |
8. (A) He taught them lessons of self-reliance and self-dependence |
9. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
10. (A) No |
11. (c) money as compensation |
12.(a) prices of natural indigo would go down |
13. (b) in the foothills of the Himalayas in Bihar |
14.(d) indigo |
15. (a) The servant thought Gandhi was another peasant |
16.(b) he tried to get the facts |
17.(c) the secretary said that they could not give any information to an outsider |
18.(a) to leave Tirhut |
19. (b) Motihari |
20. (c) several lawyers |
21.(A) They decided to go to jail with Gandhi ji |
22. (A) the Lieutenant Governor had dropped the case |
23. (A) The Lieutenant Governor’s step of dropping the case again Gandhi ji |
24. (B) 4 times |
25. (B) 25% |
26. (A) Yes |
27. (D) All of the above |
28. (A) refusing the idea of keeping Charles Freer Andrews in India to help him |
29. (B) Yes |
30.(B) Rajendra Prasad |
31.(A) Calcutta |
32. (B) Rajendra Prasad |
33. (B) He wanted to understand the problems of the sharecroppers |
34. (A) Professor J.B. Kirplani |
35. (D) All of the above |
36. (A) Indigo |
37. (B) No |
38. (D) Both (A) & (B) |
39. (A) to support Gandhi |
40. (D) All of the above |