Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?
Gandhi agree to 25 per cent refund to the farmers because at that time amount of refund was very important then the fact that the Britishers reverend and was refunding money. So it was a prestige for them and a happy moment that they won their first fight and this reverend fear of Britishers from the sharecroppers.
How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
The events in this part of the text illustrate Gandhi’s method of working. Can you identify some instances of this method and link them to his ideas of satyagraha and non-violence?
Strike out what is not true in the following.
a. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) a sharecropper.
(ii) a politician.
(iii) delegate.
(iv) a landlord.
b. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) poor.
(ii) physically strong.
(iii) illiterate.
What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?
List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.
Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?
Why was he amused by this idea?
Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?
What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?
Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?