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Textual Questions, Q 1. Strike out what is not true in the following :, a. Rajkumar Shukla was :, i. a sharecropper ii. a politician iii. delegate iv. a landlord., b. Rajkumar Shukla was :, i. poor ii. physically strong iii. illiterate., Ans. (a)a politician (x) a landlord (x) a delegate (x), (b) physically strong (x), Q. 2. Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’ ?, Ans. Rajkumar Shukla wanted Gandhiji to accompany him to his district named Champaran. Gandhiji, was busy at that time and had several engagements. But Shukla never left Gandhiji’s side. He, followed him wherever he went. At last, Gandhiji had to find time to go with him. It shows, how resolute Shukla was. . hs ., Q 3. Why do you think the servants thought Gandhiji to be another peasant ?, Ans. Gandhiji was very simple in his dress and manners. He never made himself our as a great leader., That was why the servants thought him to be another peasant., , (Paae 47)
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QO:, , Ans., , Q. 2., , Ans., , , , Textual Questions, List the places that Gandhiji visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival, at Champaran., Gandhiji visited the following places :, , Patna, Rajendra Prasad’s house, Muzzafarpur, Professor Malkani’s home and lastly Champaran., , What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent ? What did the British now, want instead and why ? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of, ly ip syn s P, , natural indigo ?, , he peasants had to grow indigo on fifteen per cent of the land. All the produce had to be, The p 8 . P, , red as rent. Synthetic indigo had been developed by Germany. Natural indigo was 10, , surrende! ry! ped by Y- ig, more profitable now. So the landlords no. longer wanted to raise indigo on their land. They, wanted compensation from the peasants for releasing them from the indigo-raising agreement., , , , , , (Paze 2a)
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Textual Question, , Q. The events in this part of the text illustrate Gandhi’s method of working. Can you identify, , Ans., , some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of satyagraha and non-violence ?, Gandhiji always followed the voice of his conscience. He did nothing that he thought was, morally wrong. He followed this principle all through his fight against the British injustice. He, never paid evil for evil. He always followed the principle of non-violence even though the, - His path was the path of satyagraha — non-violent protest for
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Textual Questions, Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers ?, , The British planters wanted some excuse to prolong the dispute with the peasants. But Gandhiji, , proved too wise for them. He at once ended the deadlock by accepting what the planters wanted., Even so, the British had to compromise with their pride., , . How did the episode change the plight of the peasants ?, , The peasants now gained courage. They saw that they had rights and they had also defenders, of their rights. By and by, the British planters left their estates. These estates now came back, to the peasants. Indigo sharecropping now disappeared for ever.
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SICA TETAS, SUM oe, , , , Textual Questions, , Ure Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning poin, , Ans., , (Q..2),, Ans., , Q.3., , Ans., , Q. 4., Ans., , in his life ?, , Through this episode, Gandhiji declared to the British that they could ‘hot order him about, in his own country. He was ordered to leave Champaran but Gandhiji refused. At last, the, government had to relent., , How was Gandhiji able to influence lawyers ? Give instances., , The lawyers wanted Andrews to stay in Champaran and help them. But Gandhiji opposed them., He said that it would be their weakness to take the help of an Englishman. They should learn, to win the battle by their own strength. They should learn to be self-reliant., , What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of, ;, home rule’ ?, , The average Indian in smaller localities was afraid to show sympathy for advocates of home rule., , How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement ?, The ordinary people stood with Gandhiji at every juncture. At Motihari, they flocked in, thousands when they came to know that the Mahatma had some trouble with the authorities, , They were ready to do anything at his bidding. Thus the ordinary man’s contribution the, freedom movement was no less in any way., , —
