HistoryModern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Where, according to the same report, was Gandhiji stood on a high car…

A teacher in Uttar Pradesh shows her class a report printed in a local Hindi newspaper at the time of the Non-cooperation movement. The report follows Gandhiji's train as it moved from one small station of the district to the next. It describes the people who gathered on the platforms, the gifts they tried to press on him, and the scene at the end of the journey. The class is asked to trace each place the report names and say what happened there.

Where, according to the same report, was Gandhiji stood on a high carriage so that people could have a good darshan of him for a couple of minutes?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Outside the Gorakhpur station

At the end of the journey, <strong>outside the Gorakhpur station</strong>, Gandhiji was stood on a high carriage so the crowd could see him.

NCERT (2026-27): “2.2 A people’s leader …
At Bhatni Gandhiji addressed the local public and then the train started for Gorakhpur. There were not less than 15,000 to 20,000 people at Nunkhar, Deoria, Gauri Bazar, Chauri Chaura and Kusmhi (stations) … Mahatmaji was very pleased to witness the scene at Kusmhi, as despite the fact that the station is in the middle of a jungle there were not less than 10,000 people here. Some, overcome with their love, were seen to be crying. At Deoria people wanted to give bhent (donations) to Gandhiji, but he asked them to give these at Gorakhpur. But at Chauri Chaura one Marwari gentleman managed to hand over something to him. Then there was no stopping. A sheet was spread and currency notes and coins started raining. It was a sight … Outside the Gorakhpur station the Mahatma was stood on a high carriage and people had a good darshan of him for a couple of minutes.”

Where, according to the same report, was Gandhiji stood on a high carriage so that people could have a good darshan of him for a couple of minutes?

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → Outside the Gorakhpur station

At the end of the journey, <strong>outside the Gorakhpur station</strong>, Gandhiji was stood on a high carriage so the crowd could see him.