Gandhiji chided the lawyers ____________.
- Afor not supporting the sharecroppers
- Bfor misguiding the sharecroppers
- Cfor not counselling the sharecroppers
- ✓for collecting big fee from the sharecroppers
Answer: D.
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View full solution →Andrews was willing if Gandhi agreed. But Gandhi was vehemently opposed. He said, “You think that in this unequal fight it would be helpful if we have an Englishman on our side. This shows the weakness of your heart. The cause is just and you must rely upon yourselves to win the battle. You should not seek a prop in Mr Andrews because he happens to be an Englishman”. “He had read our minds correctly,” Rajendra Prasad comments, “and we had no reply… Gandhi in this way taught us a lesson in self-reliance”. Self-reliance, Indian independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound together.
Questions:
Q.1. In his efforts to make India free, Gandhiji tried to …………………… .
A. do everything. B. shape a new free Indian.
C. make each individual independent. D. None of these three
Q.2. Gandhiji’s lawyer friends wanted Andrews ………………………. .
A. to stay in Champaran and help them. B. to bid Gandhi farewell.
C. to go to the Fiji Islands. D. oppose Gandhiji.
Q.3. Gandhiji did not want Andrews to stay back and help them because ……………….. .
A. he was an Englishman.
B. Gandhiji believed that they should not seek support from other than Indian.
C. Mr Andrews was not a reliable. man.
D. Both A’ and ‘B’
Gandhi noticed the filthy state of women’s clothes. He asked Kasturbai to talk to them about it. One woman took Kasturbai into her hut and said, “Look, there is no box or cupboard here for clothes. The sari I am wearing is the only one I have.” During his long stay in Champaran, Gandhi kept a long-distance watch on the ashram. He sent regular instructions by mail and asked for financial accounts. Once he wrote to the residents that it was time to fill in the old latrine trenches and dig new ones otherwise the old ones would begin to smell bad.
Questions :
Q.1. Castor oil was given to the patient who …
A. was suffering from Malaria.
B. had some gastric problem.
C. had some skin problem.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
Q.2. The clothes of the women in Champaran kept filthy because ……………………. .
A. they were illiterate.
B. they did not have the sense of cleanliness.
C. they had only one sari to wear.
D. they had no time to wash the clothes.
Q.3. One of the following sentences is not true: During his long stay in Champaran, Gandhiji ………………….. .
A. lived in the Ashram.
B. kept on travelling all through region.
C. sent regular instructions to Ashram by mail.
D. kept on demanding financial accounts.
He disregarded the order to leave, “not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience”. He asked the penalty due. The magistrate announced that he would pronounce sentence after a two-hour recess and asked Gandhi to furnish bail for those 120 minutes. Gandhi refused. The judge released him without bail. When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgment for several days. Meanwhile, he allowed Gandhi to remain at liberty.
Questions :
Q.1. What was Gandhiji involved in?
A. Lawbreaking with the indigo farmers.
B. Rendering humanitarian and national service.
C. Ignoring his duties.
D. Not setting a bad example as a lawbreaker.
Q.2. One of these sentences is false :
A. Gandhiji protested against the delay.
B. He set a bad example as a lawbreaker.
C. He did not want to follow the voice of conscience.
D. He did not obey the order to leave.
Q.3. What do the words ‘the higher law of our being’ mean?
A. Law of his superior. B. What his conscience dictates.
C. Law of court. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B
| Gandhi chided the lawyers for collecting big free from the sharecroppers. He said, “I have come to the counclusion that we should stop going to law courts. Taking such cases to the courts does little good. Where the peasants are so crushed and fear-stricken, law courts are useless. The real relief for them is to be free from fear.” Questions Q.1. Why was Gandhi unhappy with the attorneys? | |||
| A. They were not competent enough. B. They didn't win the cases for the sharecroppers. C. They charged big fees from the sharecroppers. D. They didn't listen to him. | |||
| Q.2. Why were law courts useless for the farmers? i. Going to court was a financial burden for the farmers. ii. They were not able to get proper lawyers. iii. It didn't help them taking their cases to court. iv. It increased their fears. | |||
| A. i, ii, iii and iv | B. i, iii and iv | C. i, ii and iii | D. ii, iii and iv |
| Q.3. Who has penned the passage? | |||
| A. J Z Hodge | B. Charles Andrews | C. Louis Fischer | D. Edward Gait |
| Morning found the town of Motihari black with peasants. They did not know Gandhi's record in South Africa. 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. | |||
| Questions | |||
| Q.1. The peasants flocked to the courthouse of Motihari because they................ A. heard that a Mahatma who wanted to help them was in trouble B. wanted to meet the Mahatma who had fought for common people in South Africa C. were unsure what the authorities would do to their leader D. didn't trust the British officials with the Mahatma | |||
| Q.2. What favour did Gandhi do for the British? A. He gave them concrete proofs of injustice. B. He challenged them. C. He helped them to regulate the crowds. D. He told them that the Indian were dreaded and unquestioned. | |||
| Q.3. Which word from the passage means 'unplanned'? | |||
| A. dreaded | B. spontaneous | C. powerless | D. challenged |
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| This settlement adopted unanimously by the commission. | ||
| Gandhi explained if the amount of the refund was less | ||
| important then the fact that |
| Error | Correction | |
| The officials felt powerless with Gandhi’s cooperation. | ||
| He helped them .regulating the crowd. | ||
| He was polite and friendly. He was given them concrete proof that their might, hitherto |
| Error | Correction | |
| Q.1. This settlement adopted unanimously by the commission. | ||
| Q.2. Gandhi explained if the amount of the refund was less | ||
| Q.3. important then the fact that |
| Error | Correction | |
| Q.1. The officials felt powerless with Gandhi’s cooperation. | ||
| Q.2. He helped them .regulating the crowd. | ||
| Q.3. He was polite and friendly. He was given them concrete proof that their might, hitherto |
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