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They thought he would demand repayment in full of the money which they had illegally and deceitfully extorted from the sharecroppers. He asked only 50 per cent. “There he seemed adamant,” writes Reverend J. Z. Hodge, a British missionary in Champaran who observed the entire episode at close range. “Thinking probably that he would not give way, the representative of the planters offered to refund to the extent of 25 per cent, and to his amazement Mr. Gandhi took him at his word, thus breaking the deadlock.” This settlement was adopted unanimously by the commission. i. Gandhi knew that he would not get an agreement on the demand for 50% repayment. Choose the option that offers the correct justification for the assumption made above. a) He had anticipated the negotiating tactics of the planter’s representative. b) He had been informed about the depleting funds of the planters. c) He had taken the advice of the Reverend on board. d) He had evaluated the commission’s attitude towards Indians. ii. Given below are four real-life situations. Choose the option that perfectly describes a deadlock.Situation 1Situation 2Situation 3Situation 4Tariq is unable to manage the front-end and the backend forums at his company without any supportSunita cannot get a job because she has no experience and she can’t have any experience because she has no job.The bank employees started protesting against their receding annual salary and other incentives.Harpreet was stuck between deciding whether to go to the USA or the UK for higher studies.a) Situation 1 b) Situation 2 c) Situation 3 d) Situation 4iii. Based on the given context, choose the option that exemplifies a deceitful extortion, out of the examples given below.1. The artisans demonstrated for their rights, peacefully, on the streets.2. The head of the artisan union pretended to address all the problems faced by them.3. The head of the artisan union came with goons and took all the assets of the poor artisans.4. The artisans in Hafrgunj decided to sell their wares directly to the government outlets.a) Option 1 b) Option 2 c) Option 3 d) Option 4iv. The deadlock broke because a) Gandhi’s settlement offer was worth considering. b) All commission members agreed to adopt the representative’s offer. c) Reverend J. Z. Hodge’s intervention brought both parties together. d) The sharecroppers refused to be convinced by the commission.

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