Class 12, Book = Flamingo (ENGLISH), Chapter = INDIGO
Question.1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the Congress session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
(a) Who is ‘he’ in this extract?
(b) in what was he ‘resolute’?
(c) What complaint did ‘he’ want to make and to whom?
(d) What ‘landlord system’ in Bihar is mentioned in the extract?
Dear Student,
a. Rajkumar Shukla is the poor peasant who is being talked about in the extract.
b. Rajkumar was resolute because even though Gandhiji was busy with his arrangements, Rajkumar went wherever Gandhiji went and finally convinced Gandhiji to accompany him to Champaran.
c. Rajkumar Shukla wanted to complain to the Congress-men especially Gandhiji about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
d. The Draconian Zamindari System is being talked about in the extract.
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a. Rajkumar Shukla is the poor peasant who is being talked about in the extract.
b. Rajkumar was resolute because even though Gandhiji was busy with his arrangements, Rajkumar went wherever Gandhiji went and finally convinced Gandhiji to accompany him to Champaran.
c. Rajkumar Shukla wanted to complain to the Congress-men especially Gandhiji about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar.
d. The Draconian Zamindari System is being talked about in the extract.
Regards