9th class-cbse english(NCERT BOOK-Beehive)(short answers) Chapter-4(A Truly Beautiful Mind ) (Albert Einstein)
Q) Answer following questions in about 40 words. Q1) Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt? Ans2) Einstein discovered the principle of nuclear energy. He was a visionary scientist. He knew that this power could be misused. He did not want to see the humanity disaster through atom bomb explosion. He was afraid that the Nazis could build and misuse an atomic bomb. So, He wrote to Franklin Roosevelt. Q2) How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ? Ans3) Einstein was deeply hurt, on seeing the destruction caused by bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima . He worked for nuclear disarmament. He wanted peace. He proposed for a world government to stop arm race. Q3) Why is Einstein remembered as a ‘world citizen’? Ans4) Einstein is remembered as a world citizen because he campaigned for peace and democracy. He was against the arms race. He was a great scientist as well as a great visionary. His concerns were not constraint by state boundari...