Question

But Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance. It grew out of attempt to alleviate the

distress of large numbers of poor peasants. This was the typical Gandhi pattern- his

politics were intertwined with the practical day- to – day problems of the millions. His was

not a loyalty to abstractions: it was a loyalty to living, human beings.

In everything Gandhi did, moreover, he tried to mould a new free India who could stand

on his own feet and thus make India free.

i. Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance because

a. Gandhi wanted to prove that he was a good lawyer.

b. Gandhi wished to help the poor become aware of their strengths and rights.

c. The British had to be shown that they could not rule over the Indians and

deprive them of their basic rights.

d. The poor Indian peasants had heard a lot about the Mahatma and depended

on him for their liberation.

ii. “His was not a loyalty of abstractions,” implies that

a. Gandhi believed in lofty ideals.

b. Gandhi was loyal to his principles and wanted to achieve justice through

adherence to these ideals.

c. his was a simple ideology which catered to reformation at the grass root level

through actions and not ideas.

d. Gandhi wanted to prove that the peasants were not loyal to India.

iii. Which word in the passage means the same as “remove”?

a. defiance

b. alleviate

c. intertwined

d. distress

iv. The phrase, ‘stand on his feet’ means

a. to be able walk without falling

b. to avoid using crutches

c. to become self- reliant

d. to move about with an arrogant attitude​

Answer 1

Answer:

i. b) Gandhi wished to help the poor become aware of their strengths and rights.

ii. c) his was a simple ideology which catered to reformation at the grass root level through actions and not ideas.

iii. b) alleviate

iv. c) to become self-reliant

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