The officials felt powerless without Gandhi’s cooperation. He helped them regulate the crowd. He was polite and friendly. He was giving them concrete proof that their might, hitherto dreaded and unquestioned, could be challenged by Indians.
The government was baffled. The prosecutor requested the judge to postpone the trial. Apparently, the authorities wished to consult their superiors. 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 for the penalty due.
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Gandhi’s method of engaging with the officials, as depicted in the passage, primarily demonstrated :
Gandhi’s method of engaging with the officials, as depicted in the passage, primarily demonstrated :
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- The power of non-violent resistance and moral authority.
- His willingness to compromise on key principles for cooperation.
- A tactical retreat to gain future advantages.
- A strategy of negotiation and reconciliation.
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
In the extract Gandhi is polite and friendly, helps the officials manage the crowd, pleads guilty and still refuses to obey the order to leave. He never uses force or anger.
Step 2: Match with the options:
Option 1 fits because he resists the unjust order peacefully and acts on the 'voice of conscience'. Option 2 is wrong because he does not give up his principle and refuses to leave. Option 3 is wrong because he does not retreat. Option 4 is wrong because he does not negotiate or seek a settlement; he accepts the penalty.
Final Answer:
Option 1: The power of non-violent resistance and moral authority.
Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blanks.
The reaction of the officials when Gandhi regulated the crowd was of ________. (bafflement/indifference)
Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blanks.
The reaction of the officials when Gandhi regulated the crowd was of ________. (bafflement/indifference)
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Solution and Explanation
The extract says the officials 'felt powerless' and that 'the government was baffled'.
Step 2: Choose between the two words:
Indifference means not caring, but the officials clearly cared and did not know how to deal with Gandhi's friendly help. So bafflement is correct.
Final Answer:
bafflement
Complete the following sentence suitably :
The government’s decision to postpone the trial to consult higher authorities implies that they _______.
Complete the following sentence suitably :
The government’s decision to postpone the trial to consult higher authorities implies that they _______.
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Solution and Explanation
The prosecutor asked for the trial to be postponed because the authorities wished to consult their superiors.
Step 2: Draw the inference:
Officials who need to ask higher officers do not know what to do on their own. They had never faced such a calm and lawful challenge.
Final Answer:
felt powerless / were unsure how to handle the situation.
What is reflected through the phrase ‘voice of conscience’ in the given excerpt ?
What is reflected through the phrase ‘voice of conscience’ in the given excerpt ?
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Solution and Explanation
Gandhi says he disobeyed the order to leave 'in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience'.
Step 2: Explain its meaning:
The phrase shows that he follows his inner sense of right and wrong, which tells him it is his moral duty to serve the suffering farmers even if the order is against it.
Final Answer:
His moral duty / inner voice that makes him fight injustice and render humanitarian service.
Choose the correct option :
“On the one hand not to set a bad example as a lawbreaker; on the other hand, to render humanitarian and national service”
The above line from the extract expresses _______.
Choose the correct option :
“On the one hand not to set a bad example as a lawbreaker; on the other hand, to render humanitarian and national service”
The above line from the extract expresses _______.
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- conflict
- humiliation
- admiration
- suppression
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
The line sets two duties against each other: obeying the law and serving the people. Gandhi himself calls it a 'conflict of duties'.
Step 2: Check the options:
Humiliation means loss of dignity, which the line does not show. Admiration is praise, which is not expressed. Suppression is being forced down, but Gandhi is acting by choice. Conflict matches the two opposing duties.
Final Answer:
Option 1: conflict
Complete the following with a suitable reason :
Gandhi asked for the penalty due because _______.
Complete the following with a suitable reason :
Gandhi asked for the penalty due because _______.
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Solution and Explanation
Gandhi protested against the delay and read a statement pleading guilty.
Step 2: Give the reason:
He had openly disobeyed the order to leave and he accepted this. He did not want the trial to be delayed and asked for the punishment the law provided.
Final Answer:
he accepted that he had disobeyed the order / he did not want any delay / he pleaded guilty.
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