Flamingo (Prose): Indigo · Class 12 · CBSE · Science English
What was the deeper significance of the landlords agreeing to refund only 25 percent of the money they had illegally exacted from the Champaran peasa…
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What was the deeper significance of the landlords agreeing to refund only 25 percent of the money they had illegally exacted from the Champaran peasants?
- A.The refund completely compensated the peasants for every past loss.
- B.The amount proved that the landlords had become generous rulers.
- C.The agreement broke the landlords' prestige and the peasants' fear of them.Correct answer
- D.The settlement required the peasants to continue growing indigo indefinitely.
Solution
Gandhi valued the symbolic victory more than the size of the refund. The landlords were forced to surrender their prestige, while the peasants gained courage and a sense of self-respect.
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