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उत्तर
On 11 March 2011, the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred disabling the power supply and cooling of three Fukushima Daiichi reactors. The three cores largely melted in the first three days. This accident, which is rated 7 on the INES scale, led to the release of high radioactive substances, including contaminated water leaking from the three units. Although there were no immediate deaths, over 100000 residents were evacuated from their homes.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following in about 100 words:
Exploitation is a universal phenomenon. The poor indigo farmers were exploited by the British landlords to which Gandhiji objected. Even after our independence we find exploitation of unorganized labour. What values do we learn from Gandhiji’s campaign to counter the present day problems of exploitation?
How did the Champaran episode prove to be a turning point in India's freedom struggle ?
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.
1. urge the departure 3. harbor a man like me
2.conflict of duties 4. seek a prop
Strike out what is not true in the following.
Rajkumar Shukla was
Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?
List the places that Gandhi visited between his first meeting with Shukla and his arrival at Champaran.
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?
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?
How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?
Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
What was the attitude of the average Indian in smaller localities towards advocates of ‘home rule’?
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?
Discuss the following.
The qualities of a good leader.
Suggest a possible settlement.
Biographies include features of non-fiction texts - factual information and different text structures such as description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution. Examine Indigo in the light of this statement, in about 120-150 words.
Gandhi effectively managed to redress the problems of the indigo sharecroppers with the Lieutenant Governor. What did he achieve?
Gandhi not only alleviated the economic conditions of the Champaran people but also their social and cultural background. Justify.
What conflict of duty was Gandhi involved in?
Gandhi worked for the social backwardness in the Champaran village. Elaborate.
How did the Champaran incident bring about a change in the plight of the peasants?
Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers?
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Describe the role of Raj Kumar Shukla in Indigo.
