In turn, they inspired countless other Indians to join the Congress and work for it. For, Gandhiji was as much a social reformer as he was a politician. Indians of one faith had also to cultivate a genuine tolerance for Indians of another – hence his emphasis on Hindu-Muslim harmony. Meanwhile, on the economic front Indians had to learn to become self-reliant – hence his stress on the significance of wearing khadi rather than mill-made cloth imported from overseas.
In 1921, peasants of a village in Gorakhpur resolved to give up drinking liquor. A rumour spread about the one person who did not keep his promise. What did the rumour say happened to him?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Brickbats rained in his path until he called out the Mahatma's name.
Option (1) His goat was bitten by four of his own dogs the next day. — Incorrect. This misfortune belongs to a different rumour, about a man who refused to stop gambling and abused Gandhiji.
Option (2) Brickbats rained in his path until he called out the Mahatma's name. — Correct. The rumour said <strong>brickbats rained in his path</strong> as he set out for the liquor shop, and stopped when he spoke the Mahatma's name.
Option (3) He fell ill on the way and could not reach the liquor shop. — Incorrect. No such illness appears in the rumours. The misfortune in this story came as brickbats on the road.
Option (4) His house caught fire on the night he broke his promise. — Incorrect. A house fire belongs to the rumour about a Gorakhpur city gentleman who questioned the need to ply the charkha.
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