Updated on 21/07/2023
Ch.5 Indigo
1. Who is the writer of 'Indigo'?
(A) Anees Jung
(B) William Douglas
(C) Louis Fischer
(D) Selma Lagerlof
Answer
(C) Louis Fischer
2. Which country had developed synthetic Indigo ?
(A) France
(B) India
(C) Germany
(D) Bhutan
Answer
(C) Germany
3. For how long did Gandhi remain in Champaran?
(A) five months
(B) six months
(C) seven months
(D) eight months
Answer
(C) seven months
4. When has the annual convention of the Congress party held?
(A) in 1912
(B) in 1914
(C) in 1916
(D) in 1918
Answer
(C) in 1916
5. Who was Rajkumar Shukla?
(A) a peasant
(B) a doctor
(C) a teacher
(D) a lawyer
Answer
(A) a peasant
6. Where was the ashram of Gandhiji situated?
(A) Devagram
(B) Sevagram
(C) Mevagram
(D) Rajasthan
Answer
(B) Sevagram
7. Who was the president of Congress party and of India?
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Rajkumar Shukla
Answer
(C) Rajendra Prasad
8. Where did Gandhiji and Shukla board a train for?
(A) for Rewari
(B) for Goa
(C) for Mumbai
(D) for Patna
Answer
(D) for Patna
9. Whom did Gandhiji informed telegraphically?
(A) Prof. J.B. Kriplani
(B) Prof. N.K. Sharma
(C) Prof. Jayant Narlikar
(D) Prof. S.N. Sinha
Answer
(A) Prof. J.B. Kriplani
10. Where did Gandhiji decide to go first?
(A) Muzzafarpur
(B) Delhi
(C) Goa
(D) Mumbai
Answer
(A) Muzzafarpur
11. Who were waiting at the station with Kriplani ji?
(A) school students
(B) college students
(C) bank employees
(D) Lawyers
Answer
(B) college students
12. What was the commercial crop in Champaran?
(A) Wheat
(B) Indigo
(C) Coffee
(D) Sugarcane
Answer
(B) Indigo
13. What was the capital of Champaran?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Motihari
(D) Champaran
Answer
(C) Motihari
14. Who was Louis Fischer?
(A) a British writer
(B) an American writer
(C) an Indian writer
(D) an African writer
Answer
(B) an American writer
15. Where did Gandhiji stay in Muzzafarpur?
(A) Prof. Malkani's house
(B) Prof. Malkani's clinic
(C) Prof. Malkani's garden
(D) Prof. Malkani's farm
Answer
(A) Prof. Malkani's house
16. How much refund did Gandhiji British landlords agree to give indigo farmers?
(A) Twenty five percent
(B) Thirty five percent
(C) Forty five percent
(D) Fifty five percent
Answer
(A) Twenty five percent
17. What did Gandhiji want Indians to be?
(A) Self reliant
(B) Fearless
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None
Answer
(C) Both (a) and (b)
18. What kind of change did Gandhiji want to bring?
(A) Economic change
(B) Political change
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) Social change
Answer
(D) Social change
19. Did Gandhiji obey the government order to leave Champaran?
(A) yes
(B) no
(C) both
(D) none
Answer
(B) no
20. Where did Mahatama Gandhi go to attend the annual convention of the Indian National Congress?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Motihari
(D) Lucknow