Which of the following is untrue about rumours related to Gandhiji during the national movement?

1. A gentleman from Gorakhpur city questioned the need to ply the charkha. His house caught fire.

2. In April 1921 some people were gambling in a village of Uttar Pradesh. Someone told them to stop. Only one from amongst the group refused to stop and abused Gandhiji. The next day his goat was bitten by four of his own dogs.

3. In a village in Gorakhpur, the peasants resolved to give up drinking liquor. One person did not keep his promise. As soon as he started for the liquor shop brickbats started to rain in his path. When he spoke the name of Gandhiji the brickbats stopped flying.

4. The new Enfield rifle had cartridges which were greased with the fats of cows and pigs.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

4

The correct answer is Option 4 - 4

Rumour 4. "The new Enfield rifle had cartridges which were greased with the fats of cows and pigs" is related to the revolt of 1857 not to Mahatma Gandhi.

There were rumours that those who opposed Mahatma Gandhi invariably met with some tragedy.

1. A gentleman from Gorakhpur city questioned the need to ply the charkha. His house caught fire.

2. In April 1921 some people were gambling in a village of Uttar Pradesh. Someone told them to stop. Only one from amongst the group refused to stop and abused Gandhiji. The next day his goat was bitten by four of his own dogs.

3. In a village in Gorakhpur, the peasants resolved to give up drinking liquor. One person did not keep his promise. As soon as he started for the liquor shop brickbats started to rain in his path. When he spoke the name of Gandhiji the brickbats stopped flying.

FROM SHAHID AMIN, “GANDHI AS MAHATMA”, SUBALTERN STUDIES III, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, DELHI.