Indigo MCQ Online Test | Must Read

Indigo MCQ

Indigo MCQ Online Test are written by experts. Go through and gain confidence. We at edumantra highly appreciate your feedback regarding Indigo Multiple Choice Questions and Answers.

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

Need our help or have some question