NCERT Solutions For Class 12 English Flamingo Indigo Chapter 5

NCERT Books Solutions For Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 5 Indigo

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NCERT Solution For Class 12 English Indigo provides us with all-inclusive information on all concepts. As students would have to learn the basics about the subject in class 12, this curriculum for class 12 is a comprehensive study material, which explains the concepts in a great way.

Questions Covered In Indigo NCERT Solutions Class 12 English : 

Question 1:

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.

Answer:

• urge the departure – insist on the going away of the British from India
• conflict of duties – clash of obligation or responsibility
• harbor a man like me – give shelter to an advocate of home-rule
• seek a prop – try to find support or assistance

 

Page No 47:

Question 1(a):

1. Strike out what is not true in the following.
2. Rajkumar Shukla was

(i) a sharecropper.

(ii) a politician.

(iii) a delegate.

(iv) a landlord.

Answer:

(i) a sharecropper.

(ii) a politician.

(iii) a delegate.

(iv) a landlord.

Question 1(b):

1. Strike out what is not true in the following.
2. Rajkumar Shukla was 

(i) poor.

(ii) physically strong.

(iii) illiterate.

Answer:

(i)  poor.

(ii) physically strong.

(iii)  illiterate.

Question 2:

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?

Answer:

Rajkumar Shukla is described as ‘econstitutionalist’ because even after being told about Gandhi’s predecessor Convor and other parts of the county, he left no stone unturned. He continued to support Gandhi everywhere. In addition, he asked Gandhi to set a date for his visit to his native district Champaran. His resolve and resolve ultimately impresses Gandhi and the latter complies with his request.

Question 3:

Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?

Answer:

Gandhi was a simple and modest man who wore a plain ‘dhoti’ (loincloth). To the servants, he looked like just a poor farmer in this country. Also, he was accompanied by Rajkumar Shukla whom he knew as a poor Indigo sharecropper. Thus, when the servants saw the two of them together, they mistook Gandhi to be another farmer.

 

Page No 49:

Question 1:

List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.

Answer:

After his first meeting with Shukla, Gandhi visited Cawnpore, his ashram near Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Patna and Muzzafarpur before he reached Champaran.

Question 2:

What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?

Answer:

According to the long-term contract, farmers were forced to hold fifteen percent holdings with indigo and pay the entire crop on rent.Now, with the development of synthetic indigo in Germany, British landowners did not want indigo from these plantations. Therefore, the clever landlords decided to release the farmers of Champaran from the fifteen percent arrangement on payment of compensation.The development of synthetic indigo will increase the price of natural indigo.

 

Page No 51:

Question 1:

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?

Answer:

There are many examples in the narrative that may be associated with Gandhi’s idea of ​​non-cooperation and satyagraha. One such example was Gandhi’s refusal to obey the court order, prompting him to leave Champaran immediately. Furthermore, Gandhi’s protest against the delay in court proceedings is also an example of his belief in civil disobedience.Furthermore, Gandhi does not miss pleading guilty before the court. He confesses his guilt, but presents a rational case as to who disobeyed the law. For him, truth is above everything and thus, he decides to follow the conscience and follow the “higher law of our being”.

 

Page No 53:

Question 1:

Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers?

Answer:

For Gandhi, it was not wealth, but rather principles that were highly valued. He believed that the British zamindars valued the fact of surrender more than the percentage of refund. He wanted the poor peasants to feel that they too had rights and that they did not have to live in fear of British landlords. Therefore, although he initially cited 50 percent refund, he later agreed to dispose of 25 percent refund to farmers. Furthermore, Gandhi was interested in a long-term solution rather than an immediate benefit. His decision was proved true when, years later, the British landlords decided to relinquish their share, ending the sharing arrangement.

Question 2:

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Answer:

The Champaran episode brought more than one change in the plight of the farmers of that district. These farmers gained confidence which was evident in their spontaneous performance on the morning of Gandhi’s trial. After the successful withdrawal of compensation, the peasants first realized their own rights and were relieved of the fear that plagued them.The case ended the fifteen percent arrangement of sharing. However, the most radical change that this episode brought was in their social and cultural standards. Gandhi opened schools in six villages. His wife took pains to make farmers aware of the importance of general hygiene and personal hygiene. He even appointed a doctor.

 

Page No 54:

Question 1:

Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?

Answer:

Gandhi considered the Champaran episode a turning point in his life because he felt that civil disobedience, which he had conquered for the first time, could go a long way in the freedom struggle. In addition, he was successful in making the farmers aware of and convinced of their rights. Thus, this success proved the effectiveness of Gandhi’s method of non-violence and non-cooperation.

Question 2:

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.

Answer:

Gandhi was able to impress the lawyers through his faith, honesty and relevant question. Gandhi reprimanded the lawyers of Muzaffarpur for recovering large sums of money from farmers. Later, the Bihar lawyers said they would return to their respective places in the event of their imprisonment. But, Gandhi made him realize that as a neighbor’s advocate, it would be impossible for him when a stranger agreed to imprison himself for peasants. Therefore, they agreed to let him go to jail. Gandhi also persuaded lawyers not to seek support from an Englishman and to be self-sufficient.

Question 3:

What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?

Answer:

During that time, average Indians lived in fear of the British in small areas. They were afraid of the terrible consequences of helping advocates of “home-rule”. So, although he was a supporter of people like Gandhi, he was afraid to show it clearly and few could really dare to come out openly. In the story, we find such people as Professor Malkani, who dared to give shelter to Gandhi on his subsequent visit to Muzaffarpur.

Question 4:

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

Answer:

In the chapter Louis Fischer of ‘Indigo’ writes how Prince Shukla, a small farmer, helped bring about a very important change from a small district, Champaran. Similarly, many other farmers of the villages fought courageously and contributed to the movement in their own way. His cumulative effort eventually resulted in him winning the Battle of Champaran and finally freeing himself from sharecropping arrangements.

 

Page No 55:

Question 1:

Notice the sentences in the text which are in ‘direct speech’.

Why does the author use quotations in his narration?

Answer:

Below are some sentences in the text which are in ‘direct speech’:

“I will tell you how it happened that I decided to urge the departure of the British. It was in 1917.”

‘I am Rajkumar Shukla. I am from Champaran, and I want you to come to my district’!’’

“Speak to Gandhi.”

“Fix a date,”

‘‘I have to be in Calcutta on such-and-such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there.”

‘‘It was an extraordinary thing … for a government professor to harbour a man like me”.

­­‘‘The commissioner … to bully me and advised me forthwith to leave Tirhut.’’

“conflict of duties”

“humanitarian and national service”

“not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience”

“But how much must we pay?”

‘‘Look, there is no box or cupboard here for clothes. The sari I am wearing is the only one I have.”

‘‘What I did,” he explained, “was a very ordinary thing. I declared that the British could not order me about in my own country.”

‘‘He had read our minds correctly,’’ Rajendra Prasad comments, “and we had no reply… Gandhi in this way taught us a lesson in self-reliance’’.

The author uses quotations to indicate the actual words of a speaker. Usually a quotation is used when a particular passage or sentence is well-written or memorable or is especially relevant in the context under discussion. In ‘Indigo,’ the author uses quotations when he mentions important commentary or observation, or any pertinent utterance by Gandhi, or for that matter, by any other character.

Question 2:

Notice the use or non-use of the comma in the following sentences.

1. When I first visited Gandhi in 1942 at his ashram in Sevagram, he told me what happened in Champaran.
2. He had not proceeded far when the police superintendent’s messenger overtook him.
3. When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgment for several days.

Answer:

a. In this sentence, the comma is used after a long introductory phrase.B. Required clauses do not require a comma. In this sentence, the clause ‘when the superintendent of police overthrows him’ is a necessary clause because it provides the necessary information. Therefore, a comma is not required in this sentence.C. Again in this sentence we have an introductory clause which provides additional information. The second part of the sentence can stand alone and is, therefore, separated by an introductory clause with a comma.

Page No 55:

Question 1:

Discuss the following.

1. “Freedom from fear is more important than legal justice for the poor.”

Do you think that the poor of India are free from fear after Independence?

2. The qualities of a good leader.

Answer:

1. In the story, Gandhi made it possible for Champaran’s partners to overcome the fear of the British landlords. According to Gandhi, freedom from fear is the first step towards self-sufficiency. However, it is unfortunate that the poor of the country are not free from fear even after decades of independence. Their work, tasks etc. are still under pressure; They are under the mercy of the bureaucratic system. In addition, the poor live in constant fear of the police, who often misbehave instead of caring for them. Already poor farmers are becoming poor due to globalization and craze towards foreign products. This leaves them in fear of further destruction. 2. A leader is one who leads the minds of others and convinces them to follow their thoughts and beliefs. As such, the personality of the leader has certain qualities that differentiate him from the rest. One of these qualities involves devotion to one’s work. His enthusiasm is evident in his work and life, and it inspires others to follow him. A good leader is courageous in the face of adversity and is never deranged. He inspires and encourages others, and brings out the best in them. He appreciates the efforts of others and is not biased or impartial.

Page No 55:

Question 1:

• List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures.

For example: deposition

• List other words that you know that fall into this category.

Answer:

Deposition	Notice	Summon	Lawyer
Court	Cases	Fee	Agreement
Compensation	Order	Courthouse	Judge
Prosecutor	Statement	Guilty	Trial
Penalty	Law	Magistrate	Sentence
Bail	Judgement	Inquiry	Evidence
Documents	Imprison	Appeal	Rights
Investigation	Reconvene	Appear	Pleading

 

Witness	Accused	Proceedings	Adjourn
Verdict	Decree	Accusation	Defense
Impeachment	Charge	Affidavit	Indictment
Opposition	Prosecution	Offence	Crime

 

Page No 55:

Question 1:

Choose an issue that has provoked a controversy like the Bhopal Gas Tragedy or the Narmada Dam Project in which the lives of the poor have been affected.

Answer:

Fukushima I nuclear accidents in Japan are regarded as one of the largest nuclear disasters in the recent years.

Question 2:

Find out the facts of the case.

Answer:

On 11 March 2011, the Tuhoku earthquake and tsunami became incapable of power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors. The three cores largely melted in the first three days. The accident, rated 7 on the IES scale, caused the release of high radioactive materials, including contaminated water, from three radio units. Although there were no immediate deaths, over 100,000 residents were evacuated from their homes.

Question 3:

Present your arguments.

Answer:

Seawater contaminated by such disasters is a potential threat across borders. The design of the reactors has proved to have some flaws in the investigation of the Fukushima disaster. The plant poses high risks due to lack of adequate safety measures and response functions.

Question 4:

Suggest a possible settlement.

Answer:

One possible way to prevent such disasters is to build such plants away from residential areas. It is imperative to improve safety measures and take other possible steps to eliminate the release of harmful materials.