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Chapter-5, , Indigo, , SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS, , 1, Why did Rajkumar Shukla want to meet Gandhiji?, , Ans. Raj Kumar Shukla was a sharecropper from Champaran. He was illiterate but, resolute. He had come to the congress session to complain about the injustice of the, landlord system in Bihar. He was sure that Gandhiji could help them. He wanted Gandhiji, to come to Champaran district. So he wanted to meet Gandhiji., , 2. What was the main problem of Sharecroppers in Champaran?, , Ans. The land was divided into large estates that were owned by Englishmen. The Chief, commercial crop was indigo. The landlord forced all the tenants to plant 15 percent of, their holdings with indigo and surrender the entire indigo harvest as rent. This was done, by a long term contract., , 3. How did Gandhiji react after receiving summon to appear in court the next day?, Ans. Gandhiji received a summon to appear in the court but disobeyed the order. He, remained awake all the night. He telegraphed Rajendra Prasad to come from Bihar with, influential friends. He sent instructions to the ashram. He wired a full report to the, Viceroy., , 4. How did Civil Disobedience triumph for the first time in modern India?, , Ans. Gandhiji did not obey the British authorities, order to leave Chamapran. The, summons were also served but he remained firm. Then he received a written, communication from the magistrate that the Lieutenant Governor of the Province had, ordered the case to be dropped., , LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS, , 1. Why did Gandhiji consider the Chamapran episode to be a turning point in his life?, Ans. Key Points, ° Gandhiji felt perturbed to see the plight of Indian peasants., o Share croppers in Champaran were morally and economically shattered., e Gandhiji fought successfully to get justice for the Champaran peasants., , e Gandhiji explained that what he did was an ordinary thing, e But Champaran did not begin an act of defiance, © It grew out an attempt to alleviate the distress of large number of poor peasants.