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Flamingo Prose CH 5 Indigo — ENGLISH STD 12 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceENGLISHFlamingo Prose CH 5 Indigo4 Marks
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Gandhi protested against the delay. He read a statement pleading guilty. He was involved, he told the court, in a “conflict of duties” – on the one hand, not to set a bad example as a lawbreaker; on the other hand, to render the “humanitarian and national service” for which he had come.

He disregarded the order to leave, “not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience”. He asked the penalty due. The magistrate announced that he would pronounce sentence after a two-hour recess and asked Gandhi to furnish bail for those 120 minutes. Gandhi refused. The judge released him without bail. When the court reconvened, the judge said he would not deliver the judgment for several days. Meanwhile, he allowed Gandhi to remain at liberty.
Questions :
Q.1. What was Gandhiji involved in?
A. Lawbreaking with the indigo farmers.
B. Rendering humanitarian and national service.
C. Ignoring his duties.
D. Not setting a bad example as a lawbreaker.

Q.2. One of these sentences is false :
A. Gandhiji protested against the delay.
B. He set a bad example as a lawbreaker.
C. He did not want to follow the voice of conscience.
D. He did not obey the order to leave.

Q.3. What do the words ‘the higher law of our being’ mean?
A. Law of his superior. B. What his conscience dictates.
C. Law of court. D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.4. Gandhiji was free from the sentence ………………. .
A. for those 120 minutes. B. till the judgment comes for several days.
C. till he gets bail. D. till the court reconvened.


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Answer

1. A. Lawbreaking with the indigo farmers.

2. C. He did not want to follow the voice of conscience.

3. B. What his conscience dictates

4. B. till the judgment comes for several days.

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