Question

They had merely heard that a Mahatma who wanted to help them was in trouble with the
authorities. Their spontaneous demonstration, in thousands, around the courthouse was th
beginning of their liberation from fear of the British. The officials felt powerless without Gandhi
cooperation. He helped them regulate the crowd. He was polite and friendly. He was giving the
concrete proof that their might, hitherto dreaded and unquestioned, could be challenged by Indian
The government was baffled. The prosecutor requested the judge to postpone the trial. Apparentl
the authorities wished to consult their superiors.
i. The officials felt powerless because:
a. of Gandhi's refusal to cooperate with them.
b. of Gandhi's polite and friendly behaviour.
c. the crowd was listening only to Gandhi.
d. the crowd was getting violent.​

Answer 1

The officials felt powerless because the crowd was only listening to Gandhi.

Thus, option C is the correct to the given question. The explanation for option C is the correct answer is provided below in detail:-

• In the passage, it is stated that thousands of crowd got gathered around the courthouse for Gandhi.
• The gathered crowd was only listening to Gandhi and this made the British Officials feel powerless as, without the cooperation of Gandhi in regulating the crowd, they were not able to manage them.
• Thus, it made them feel powerless as they needed the cooperation of Gandhi in regulating the crowd.
• Therefore, option C is the correct answer to the given question.

Hence, the correct option for the given question is option C.

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