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1) Gandhiji agreed to the planters' offer of a 25% refund to the farmers in order to achieve an immediate solution and relieve their suffering, while pursuing further negotiations for higher compensation. 2) Gandhiji's investigation into the plight of the indigo farmers in Champaran brought attention to their exploitation and helped secure some compensation, though he felt more could still be done to achieve justice. 3) The episode demonstrated Gandhiji's commitment to non-violence and satyagraha in addressing injustice, as well as his devotion to improving the lives of ordinary Indians.

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1) Gandhiji agreed to the planters' offer of a 25% refund to the farmers in order to achieve an immediate solution and relieve their suffering, while pursuing further negotiations for higher compensation. 2) Gandhiji's investigation into the plight of the indigo farmers in Champaran brought attention to their exploitation and helped secure some compensation, though he felt more could still be done to achieve justice. 3) The episode demonstrated Gandhiji's commitment to non-violence and satyagraha in addressing injustice, as well as his devotion to improving the lives of ordinary Indians.

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LPS GLOBAL SCHOOL, NOIDA

CBSE Question Bank


CLASS: XII SUBJECT: ENGLISH (301)
FLAMINGO (PROSE)
5. INDIGO
1. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters’ offer of a 25% refund to the farmers? 2
(2011)
2. How were Shukla and Gandhiji received in Rajendra Prasad’s house? (2012, 2
2015)
3. Why did Gandhiji accept 25 percent compensation? (2012, 2015, 2016) 2
4. While at Champaran how did Gandhiji keep a long distance watch on his ashram? 2
(2012)
5. “The battle of Champaran is won.” When and why did Gandhiji exclaim this? 2
(2012)
6. Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court was useless? 2
(2014)
7. What made the Lieutenant Governor drop the case against Gandhiji? (2014) 2
8. How did the Champaran peasants react when they heard that a Mahatma had 2
come to help them? (2014)
9. How did Rajkumar Shukla establish that he was resolute? (2015) 2
10. What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British landlords and the 2
Indian peasants? (2015)
11. Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in Champaran? (2016) 2
12. Though the sharecroppers of Champaran received only one-fourth of the
compensation, how can the Champaran struggle still be termed a huge success 2
and victory? (2018)
13. Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning 2
point in his life? (2019)
14. Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to be a turning - 5
point in his life? (2011, 2012)
15. How did Gandhiji use satyagraha and non-violence at Champaran to achieve his 5
goal? (2011)
16. Give an account of Gandhiji’s efforts to secure justice for the poor Indigo 5
sharecroppers of Champaran. (2012)
17. Why did Rajkumar Shukla invite Gandhiji to Champaran? How did Gandhiji solve 5
the problem of the indigo farmers? (2012)
18. Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers? How 5
did it influence the peasant-landlord relationship in Champaran? (2013)
19. Exploitation is a universal phenomenon. The poor indigo farmers were exploited 5
by the British landlords to which Gandhiji objected. Even after our independence,
we find the exploitation of unorganized labour: What values do we learn from
Gandhiji’s campaign to counter the present-day problems of exploitation? (2013)
20. Why is the Champaran episode considered to be the beginning of the Indian 5
struggle for Independence? (2014)
21. Gandhiji’s was not a loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living human beings. 5
Why did Gandhiji continue his stay in Champaran even after indigo sharecropping
disappeared? (2014)
22. Describe how, according to Louis Fischer, Gandhiji succeeded in his Champaran 5
campaign? (2014)
23. How did a visit to Champaran become a turning point in Gandhi’s life? How does 5
this show Gandhi’s love and concern for the common people of India? (2015)
24. What did Gandhiji do to remove the cultural and social backwardness in the 5
Champaran villages? (2015)
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to Champaran become a turning point in Gandhi’s life? How does 5
this show Gandhi’s love and concern for the com¬mon people of India? (2015)
26. Gandhiji had great love for the poor. What did he do for the indigo farmers of 5
Champaran? (2016)
27. Gandhiji, Father of our nation, is a great leader whose values have been admired 5
by one and all. Describe at least three characteristics of Gandhiji you get to know

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