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Ancient Education System of India (I) Q1) Why were travellers attracted towards India? Ans) In the ancient time India was famous for its culture, wealth, religion, art, architect and educational practices. Our education system was known for the openness, humanity, all-round-development of students and higher standards of teachers. Many travellers were attracted towards India because of this fame. Q2) What were the sources of the ancient education system? Ans) There was wide range of sources in ancient education system of India. Prominent among them were (i) Vedas, Upanishads, Brahmanas and Dharamsutras. (ii) Writings of Aryabhatt, Panini, Katyayana and Patanjali. (iii)Medical treatises of the Charak and Sushruta. (iv) Various Shastras and Kavyas. Q3) What were the features of education system in Ancient India?

Chaper 10 ( Comet-II ) (I) Q1) “ For a moment James wonders if he had done his sums right” Why was James doubtful about his sums and calculations? Ans) From the window of his room in hotel in London, James was looking at the peaceful star-studded sky. In such atmosphere it was hard to believe that a calamity was so near. He wondered, for a moment, if he had done his sums right. Q2) What did the scientists at the conference say about James’s ‘sums’? Ans) Scientists at the conference checked and rechecked the calculations of James’ paper and concluded that calculations were correct and his prediction was right. Collision with the comet Dutta was inevitable. Only slight possibility was that it missed the head on collision and just grazed the atmosphere of the earth. In that case total loss of life would not happen but harm would be big. Q3) Immediate action was needed, scientists decided. Give one example each of ‘defensive’ and ‘offensive’ action mentioned in the t...

Chapter 9 ( Comet-I )                                                             (I)                                                                                 Q1) Why does Indrani Devi dislike Duttada’s ‘hobnobbing’ with Dibya? Ans) Dibya was the telescope of Duttada. He bought it after h...

(Translated from urdu by Sufiya Pathan) Part (I) Q1) Why didn’t he pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school? Ans) He could not pay the fees on the day he bought money to school because the teacher who collected the fees, Master Gulam Mohammad, was on leave. Fees and funds were to be collected the next day.So, he brought money back. Q2) (i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him? Ans) Coins were persuading him to spent the money and purchase the crispy, syrupy jalebis. They told him to look at the hot jalebis that are coming out from the kadhao in the shop to be eaten by someone who had money. And you had the money. Q2) (ii) Do you think they were misguiding him?

Answer the following questions in short ( 30 to 40 words) Q1) Why had Framton Nuttle come to the “rural retreat”?                          Ans)   Framton Nuttle had a problem of nerve. Doctors had advised him to stay away from excitement and any short of violence. He was expecting that calm atmosphere of rural area might help him to overcome his problem of nervousness. He decided to meet people there and discuss his problem with them. This might help.

Answer following questions in short. Q1) In what way is the forest pool different from the one which Ranji knew in the Rajputana desert? Ans1) In the Rajputana desert, Ranji had seen only sticky and muddy pools. But the forest pool had a gentle clean water. He could see the smooth round pebbles at its bottom. Q2) Between Ranji and the other boy, who is trying to start a quarrel.  Give a reason for your answer? Ans2) Ranji tries to be friendly. The other boy is trying to start a quarrel. He claims sole hold on the pool. He wants to swim alone in the pool. He is ready to beat Ranji. Q3) What is it that Rajni finds difficult to explain at home? Ans3) In the violent fight Ranji got cuts and bruises that showed on his face, legs and arms. He finds it difficult to explain at home. Q4) Rajni is not at all eager for a second fight. Why does he go back to the pool, then? Ans4) Rajni was not eager for a second fight because he felt weak and lazy. Even then he goes ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) How many daughters did the royal couple has? Ans1) The royal couple had nine daughters. Q2) Why were they named after the months of the year? Ans2) The queen had expressed her inability to remember so many names. Therefore girls were named after the months of the year. Q3) The king had a peculiar habit. What was it? Why is it called peculiar? Ans3) The king had a strange habit of giving gifts to the people who came on his birthday to congratulate him. This habit is called peculiar because usually people bring gifts on birthdays. Q4) What was Princess September’s reaction to the loss of her parrot? Ans4 ) Princess September was deeply shocked to find her parrot lying dead. She did not touch anything to eat. Q5) What pulled the princess out of her gloom? Ans5) She found a little bird flying about in her room and singing. On hearing its song her sadness disappeared. The little sweet bird pulled the Princess out of ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What did HC have nightmares about ? Ans1) HC had nightmares about appearing for a maths examination. Q2) What did the principal say to HC which influenced him deeply? Ans2) The principal said to HC he been seeing him from day one. HC was a good student but he never studied. He only focuses on playing. His mother, a widow, worked hard to pay off his fees etc. Principal advised him now rise to the occasion and study. These words of the principal influenced HC deeply. Q3) HC wanted to join the police force. Why didn’t he? Ans3) HC wanted to join force but his mother advised him to do his graduation. Q4) In the architect’s office, HC was advised to drop everything and join architecture. Why? Ans4) In the architecture’s office he found that the architect’s drawing of window detail was wrong. The architect accepted it.  His cousin’s husband asked him to draw a few specific things. He did that immediately and satisfacto...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Why is the Giant called selfish? Ans1) The giant is called selfish because he had built a wall around his garden so that no one could enter or play in his beautiful garden. Q2) When Spring came; it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here? Ans2) It indicates that there were neither flowers nor birds could be seen in the garden. Q3) Was the Giant happy or sad over the state of the garden? Ans3) The Giant was sad over the state of the garden. Neither birds flew nor did flowers grow there. Q4) The Giant saw a most wonderful sight. What did he see? Ans4) The Giant saw that the children had made a hole in the wall and entered his garden. They were sitting on the tree branches. There was a little child in every tree. These were covered with flowers. The birds were also flying and chirping. This was a most wonderful sight. Q5) What did  he realize on seeing it ? Ans5) The Giant rea...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Velu stood on the platform but he felt as if he was still on a moving train. why ? Ans1) Velu’s legs were feeling wobbly. Therefore, he felt as if he was still on a moving train. Q2) What made him feel miserable? Ans2) Velu had run away from his village. He was extremely tired because he had walked for the whole day. He had eaten only some peanuts and a piece of jaggery. He had no money. He had traveled without any ticket. He knew no one at Chennai. These made him feel miserable. Q3) Velu traveled without a ticket. Why? Ans3) Velu traveled without a ticket because he had no money. Q4) How did he escape the ticket collector’s notice? Ans4) The ticket collector had not come to unreserved compartment. Velu was lying on the floor near the door in that compartment. Therefore, he escaped the ticket collector’s notice. Q5) Why had velu run away from home? Ans5) Velu had run away from home because his father had snatched...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox? Ans1) The dog was assigned the work of carrying sticks and the ox ploughed the fields. Q2) Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert? Ans2) The camel lived in the middle of the desert so that the man could not find him and assign some work to him. He was too lazy to work. Q3) The camel said ‘Humph’ repeatedly. How did it affect him? Ans3) It affected him badly as it imparted a bad impression of camel in other’s mind. Q4) What, according to the Djinn , was the use of the ‘hump’? Ans4) According to the Djinn, the hump was useful for storing his food and using it during continuous work for many days. Q5) What did the camel eat when he lived in the middle of the Desert? Ans5) The camel ate sticks and thorns and prickles when he lived in the middle of the noisy deserts. Q6) What is the cure for the state of laziness? Ans6) The cure for our l...