INDIGO
H.S. EXAM. QUESTIONS
A. Very short type questions: Mark: 1
1. Who is Sir Edward Gait? [HS ’12, ’15]
2. Who was Rajkumar Shukla? [HS ‘12,16]
3. Whom did Gandhi and Shukla propose to meet at Patna? [HS ’13,’17]
4. Why was Gandhi visiting Lucknow in 1916? [HS ’13]
5. Where is Champaran situated? [HS ’14,’18]
6. What did Shukla want Gandhi to do? [HS ’15]
7.What was Gandhi’s politics intertwined with? [HS ’16]
B. Short type questions: Marks: 2/3
1. Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life? [HS ’12]
2. What was the incident that prompted’ Gandhi to raise his voice of protest against the Brit- ish? [HS ’13,’17]
3. Why was the Champaran episode so significant in Gandhi’s life? [HS ’16]
4. Why did Gandhi choose to go to Muzzafarpur first before going on to Champaran? [HS ’18]
c. Essay Type Questions: Marks: 5
1. Describe the exploitation of the indigo share croppers by the English landlords. Did Gandhi help them to get an honourable settlement? [HS ’13’17]
2. Describe the efforts made by R. K. Shukla to persuade Gandhi to go to Champaran. [HS, ’14]
3. ‘The battle of Champaran is won’, Gandhi exclaimed. Explain the context in which this was said. [HS ’15, ’16]
Type: Himashree Bora.