This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 5 Indigo – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 5 Indigo Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gandhi stayed for two days in the house of: A) Prof. Malkani, a Govt teacher, in Muzzafarpur. B) Narahari Parikh. C) Prof. Malkani, a Lawyer, in Muzzafurpur. D) Prof. J B Kripalani's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prof. Malkani, a Govt teacher, in Muzzafarpur. 2. Who arranged for a meeting between Gandhi and the peasants in Champaran? A) British officials. B) Raj Kumar Shukla. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raj Kumar Shukla. 3. In the ryoti system the farmers were forced to grow indigo on 25% of their best lands. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What was the message conveyed in this lesson? A) Wise and courageous leaders can help resolve any problem. B) Speak aloud about your problems. C) Efficient lawyers can fix any problem. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wise and courageous leaders can help resolve any problem. 5. Which medicine was given to anyone who showed a coated tongue? A) Quinine. B) Castor oil. C) Quinine and castor oil. D) Quinine and sulphur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Castor oil. 6. Who were ready to follow Gandhi into jail? A) Lawyers. B) Sharecroppers. C) English pacifist. D) Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lawyers. 7. Flocab Indigo:Sentence Structure-Which sentence uses 'indigo' in a compound sentence? A) The sky was indigo, and the stars were bright. B) Indigo is a color; it is deep. C) She loves indigo because it is calming. D) Indigo, a color, is often used in art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky was indigo, and the stars were bright. 8. Gandhiji did not leave instead he proceeded to the capital of Champaran that is A) Cawnpore. B) Tirthut. C) Muzaffarpur. D) Motihari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Motihari. 9. What was something Martha's mother did sometimes? A) Swim. B) Watch old movies with her. C) Bake cakes. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dance. 10. What is the primary function of vocabulary in language learning? A) To enhance communication. B) To learn history. C) To practice math. D) To improve spelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enhance communication. 11. On a very small scale A) Wilderness. B) Negative. C) Miniature. D) Perish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miniature. 12. Which is the correct spelling of a word or words from your spelling list? A) Wellcome. B) Welcome. C) Wealcome. D) Welcum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Welcome. 13. What is the function of adjectives in a sentence? A) To express actions. B) To connect clauses. C) To describe nouns. D) To replace nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe nouns. 14. Why was indigo such a valuable product? A) Bright color dyes were hard to find in nature, so indigo was in high demand, and sold for high prices. B) It was an antidote for the Copperhead and Cottonmouth snake bites that they were important to cure slaves . C) Indigo was a cheap food source that filled the slaves up quickly, so planters bought large quantities. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bright color dyes were hard to find in nature, so indigo was in high demand, and sold for high prices. 15. What is the boarding time for the flight from Bengaluru to Pune? A) 1050 Hrs. B) 1135 Hrs. C) 1450 Hrs. D) 1405 Hrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1405 Hrs. 16. Where is Champaran situated? A) In the upper hills of the Himalayas. B) In the north of Bihar. C) In the foothills of the Himalyas in Bihar. D) In the south-east of Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the foothills of the Himalyas in Bihar. 17. Before going to Champaran, Gandhiji visited A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. B) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. C) Kasturba. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 18. Who is the author of the chapter Indigo? A) Louis Fischer. B) Charles Dickens. C) Mark Twain. D) Leo Tolstoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Louis Fischer. 19. Flocab Indigo:Reading Comprehension-What is the purpose of using 'indigo' in the narrative? A) To create a vivid setting. B) To highlight a character's personality. C) To introduce a conflict. D) To resolve the plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To create a vivid setting. 20. How many peasants deposed? A) About a hundred. B) About a thousand. C) About ten thousand. D) About fifteen thousand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About ten thousand. 21. Flocab Indigo:Vocabulary-What is the antonym of 'indigo'? A) Black. B) Yellow. C) White. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 22. What did Gandhi's youngest son, Devadas, do in the Champaran villages? A) Volunteered for work. B) Appealed for teachers. C) Taught ashram rules. D) Opened schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opened schools. 23. Where did Gandhi go to obtain more information about the conditions of the sharecroppers? A) Delhi. B) Muzzafarpur. C) Visakhapatnam. D) Kochi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muzzafarpur. 24. What is Martha's main challenge in the story? A) Overcoming her fear of water. B) Making new friends. C) Standing up to bullies. D) Finding a new home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overcoming her fear of water. 25. To bring to an end; to do away with A) Perish. B) Immense. C) Concept. D) Abolish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abolish. 26. What was the chief commercial crop on the arable land in Champaran? A) Wheat. B) Cotton. C) Rice. D) Indigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indigo. 27. How many primary schools were opened in the Champaran villages? A) Two. B) Eight. C) Four. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Six. 28. The Indigo Commission supported the indigo farmers and asked them not to cultivate it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Why did the prosecutor request the judge to postpone the trial? A) Because he had to consult his superiors. B) Seeing the protest of thousands of people. C) Seeing that Gandhi had a lot of influence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seeing the protest of thousands of people. 30. I don't know about you, but the ..... of Parmesan cheese reminds me of smelly feet. A) Industry. B) Saunter. C) Edible. D) Aroma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aroma. 31. How does dialogue help the plot in Chapter 2? A) By revealing a secret. B) By explaining a rule. C) By showing a new friendship. D) By describing a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By revealing a secret. 32. What is the main idea of a story titled 'The Indigo Adventure'? A) A journey to find a rare color. B) A historical event. C) A musical concert. D) A cooking competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A journey to find a rare color. 33. Who arrived from the ashram to work in the Champaran villages? A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Kasturbai. C) Devadas. D) Mahadev Desai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devadas. 34. What is the main idea of a reading passage? A) A minor detail. B) The last sentence. C) The first sentence. D) The central point or message. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The central point or message. 35. What is the meaning of 'yeoman' A) The art of being able to stich clothes. B) A person holding cultivable land. C) A poor person who cannot afford food. D) A student who has not studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person holding cultivable land. 36. Yearbooks are still ..... for purchase in the office for $ 16. Cash or check. A) Gigantic. B) Industrious. C) Assume. D) Available. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Available. 37. Why do the people of Oak Grove fear water? A) There was a creature from the ocean that almost destroyed them. B) The town once endured a terrible flood. C) Too many people were not able to swim. D) They were in a really bad storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The town once endured a terrible flood. 38. Which event is a key part of Chapter 4? A) The characters win a competition. B) The characters have a big argument. C) The characters find a hidden treasure. D) The characters discover a secret about their town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The characters discover a secret about their town. 39. What happened to Trevor and Elis' mom? A) She died because she was gouged by a propeller on a boat. B) She swam away and was never to be seen again. C) She married Prince Eric. D) She died in a car accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She died because she was gouged by a propeller on a boat. 40. Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct grammar? A) Indigo is a color that I like. B) A color indigo is that I like. C) Indigo a color is that I like. D) Is indigo a color that I like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indigo is a color that I like. 41. What is the root word of 'vocabulary'? A) Voc. B) Vocation. C) Vocab. D) Voca. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voc. 42. Where did rice need to be grown to grow successfully? A) In sandy soil. B) In flooded fields. C) In soil that has a lot of fertilizer. D) In the soil along the Piedmont because it is red clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In flooded fields. 43. Why did Gandhiji protest at Motihari courthouse? A) To be famous. B) To humiliate the British. C) To protest against the delay. D) To show his power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To protest against the delay. 44. What is the adjective form of 'vocabulary'? A) Vocabularious. B) Vocabular. C) Vocabularic. D) Vocabularical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vocabular. 45. Which is the correct spelling of a word or words from your spelling list?c A) Coldfront. B) Cold front. C) Coldfrunt. D) Cold-frunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold front. 46. Flocab Indigo:Literary Analysis-What is the effect of 'indigo' on the reader's imagination? A) It enhances visualization. B) It distracts from the plot. C) It limits creativity. D) It confuses the narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It enhances visualization. 47. Which of the following is a literary device used to compare two unlike things? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 48. Which of these countries made synthetic Indigo? A) America. B) Germany. C) Australia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 49. What is the main idea of Chapter 5 in "Indigo" by Alice Hoffman? A) The characters go on a vacation. B) The characters face a significant challenge. C) The characters learn a new skill. D) The characters celebrate a holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The characters face a significant challenge. 50. Flocab Indigo:Grammar-Identify the sentence with correct tense usage. A) She will paint the room indigo yesterday. B) She paints the room indigo today. C) She painted the room indigo last week. D) She painted the room indigo tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She painted the room indigo last week. 51. Which of the following best describes the tone of a narrative with the title 'Indigo Nights'? A) Angry. B) Boring. C) Joyful. D) Mysterious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mysterious. 52. Great in size or extent A) Miniature. B) Wilderness. C) Immense. D) Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immense. 53. What was the first incident of untouchability that Gandhi experienced in Champaran A) He was not allowed to enter J.B Kriplani's house. B) He was not allowed to draw water from the well. C) He was not allowed to touch a Britisher Officer. D) He was not allowed to enter the houses of Britishers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was not allowed to draw water from the well. 54. What lesson do the characters learn in Chapter 5? A) The value of money. B) How to cook a new recipe. C) How to play a musical instrument. D) The importance of teamwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The importance of teamwork. 55. What was the overall impact of Gandhi's actions in Champaran? A) British planters took over the land. B) Peasants became more fearful. C) Peasants became aware of their rights and gained courage. D) No impact at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peasants became aware of their rights and gained courage. 56. Why did the peasants want their money back? A) Because the peasants knew synthetic indigo was available. B) Because the 15% sharecropper agreement was draconian. C) The peasants were afraid of the planters. D) Because the British planters had forcefully extorted money from peasants as compensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the British planters had forcefully extorted money from peasants as compensation. 57. Why did Gandhiji protest at Motihari court house? A) To protest the court's order to postpone the trial. B) To be famous. C) To show his power. D) To humiliate the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protest the court's order to postpone the trial. 58. Como se llama el primer gatito del colegio A) Makaria. B) Makario. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makaria. 59. Who is the main character in the book "Indigo" by Alice Hoffman? A) Mr. McGill. B) Trevor McGill. C) Martha Glimmer. D) Eli McGill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Martha Glimmer. 60. What was the main problem of Champaran? A) Famine. B) Payment of compensation to British government. C) Poor cultivation. D) High rent of Indigo farming. 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