The Passing Away of Bapu

Short questions and answers

Answer the following questions within fifteen words.

1. Name the author of the text of The Passing way of Bapu.

#The text, 'The Passing Away of Bapu' was penned by famous Indian female writer, Nayantara Sehgal.

2. What is the source of the text 'The Passing Away of Bapu'?

#The Passing Away of Bapu' is an excerpt from Nayantara Sehgal's memoir, Prison and Chocolate Cake

3. What was the narrator doing when she received the news of Bapu's death?

# When the narrator received the news of Bapu's death, she was enjoying tea at home.

4. When was Bapu shot to death?

# Bapu was shot to death on 30th January, D 1948.

5. How was the narrator informed of Bapu's death?

# The narrator was informed of Bapu's death by an emergency telephone.

6. Where was Bapu going when he was shot to death?

# Bapu was going to attend a prayer meeting when he was shot to death.

7. When did Gandhiji's funeral take place?

# Gandhiji's funeral took place the next day after his death.

8. Name Mrs Naidu's daughter.

# Mrs Naidu's daughter was Padmasi.

10. Who declared the decision of all that all of them would walk with Bapu's funeral procession?

# Mrs Naidu's daughter, Padmasi, declared the decision of all that all of them would walk with Bapu's funeral procession.

11. How was the walk with the funeral procession?

# It was an agonizing walk with the funeral procession.

12. How many people watched the procession?

# Thousands watched the procession.

13. Where was Bapu's corpse kept at the time of procession ?

# At the time of procession, Bapu's corpse was kept on an open truck.

14. What was the truck covered with?

# The truck was covered with flowers.

15. Why could not the funeral procession move easily?

# Thousands of Gandhiji's supporters wanted to touch the feet of Bapu to draw blessing and they cried bitterly. So, the funeral procession faced several impediments to move.

16. What could not the narrator and Bapu's supporters accept?

# The narrator and Bapu's supporters could not accept their beloved leader's sudden death.

17. How was Bapu's physique?

# Bapu possessed a slight figure.

18. What did Bapu walk over a large part of India with?

# With a walking stick Bapu walked over a large part of India.

19. Why did the people wait on the road ?

# The people with dejected heart waited the road to witness Bapu's funeral procession

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WRITING ACT

1.Write a biography of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (within 100 words) based on the hints given below

HINTS :

born on 11 November 1888-composed poetry in Urdu-worked as a journalist, protested against British Raj-enthusiastic supporter of Gandhiji's ideas-wrote many books-like India wins Freedom, Ghubar- e-Khatir etc.-first Education Minister of Independent India-birthday celebrated as National Education Day-died on 22 February 1958.

Ans: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was one of the foremost leaders of Indian freedom movement. He was born on 11 November, 1888. He composed poetry in Urdu. He worked as a journalist. As he had a deep-rooted hatred of British regime, he protested against them. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhiji's ideas. Gandhiji's ideas immensely influenced him. He penned many books such as India Wins Freedom, Ghubar-e-Khatir etc. He became the first Education Minister of independent India. his birthday 11th November is celebrated as National Education Day across India to commemorate his birth anniversary. He breathed his last on 22nd February, 1958

2. Use the following flow-chart to write a paragraph (within 100 words) on how a building is constructed .

HINTS:

drawing of a plan of the building by the architect-getting the plan sanctioned by the corporation or municipal authorities- engaging masons and labourers-starting the construction with bricks, cement and sand-fitting doors and windows- plastering of walls-wiring-electric and water connections-painting- building completed-fit for living

Building Construction

Building is an imperative thing in human life for living. A building is constructed following some simple steps. At first, a plan of the building is drawn by the architect. Then the plan gets sanctioned by the corporation or municipal authorities. Next, masons and labourers are engaged in the project to carry out the plan. After that the construction is started with bricks, cement and sand. Then doors and windows are fitted. Next, the walls of the building are plastered. After that the works of wiring are done. Then electric and water connections are installed. At last, the entire building is painted. Now the building is complete and fit for living.