Question

A. Gandhi protested against the delay. He read a statement pleading guilty: He was in
he told the court, in a "conflict of duties" -- on the one hand, not to set a bad example
as a lawbreakers on the other hand, to render the "humanitarian and national service"
for which he had come. 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 ball for those 120 minutes. Gandhi refused. The judge released
him without bail.
(1) The phrase "conflict of duties' refers to:
(a) Gandhi's coming to Champaran
(b) protest by the lawers in front of the court
(c) Gandhi's refusal to obey the order of the court to quit the movement
(d) Superintendent's order to Gandhi to quit the movement
(IT) In the extract, the voice of conscience has been referred to as:
(a) lawful authority
(b) a court
(c) the higher authority
(d) the higher law
(iii) Identify the figure of speech used in the expression - "... but in obedience to the higher
law of our being."
(a) Irony
(b) Metaphor
(c) Simile
(d) Hyperbole
(iv) What does 'pleading guilty' mean?
(a) Gandhiji claimed to be innocent
(b) Gandhiji asured the court that he would not make any mistake.
(c) Gandhiji accepted his fault in a very humble manner.
(d) Ganhdii accepted to quit Champaran

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