Class 10 (WBBSE) The Passing Away of Bapu Question Answer: Insights and Analysis

The Passing Away of Bapu Question Answer

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Unit I

1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) Gandhiji had been shot on his way to
(i) the Birla House
(ii) the author’s house
(iii) a prayer meeting
(iv) a family gathering

Ans: (iii) a prayer meeting

(b) The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by
(i) a letter
(ii) a telephone call
(iii) a telegram
(iv) a public broadcast

Ans: (ii) a telephone call

(c) When one is faced with the shock of a loved one’s death, one
(i) whimpers
(ii) laughs
(iii) claps
(iv) shouts

Ans: (i) whimpers

2. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

Information	Answer
(a) Date on which Gandhiji was shot dead	30th January 1948
(b) Place where Gandhiji breathed his last	Birla House
(c) Information given by the broadcast	Gandhiji (Bapu) was no more

3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:

(a) The author received an urgent telephone call in the morning. [False]
Supporting statement: I was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January, 1948, when I was called to Birla House by an urgent telephone.

(b) People attempted to break into the Birla House. [True]
Supporting statement: They jostled one another in a stampede to break into the house.

(c) The news of Gandhiji’s death did not shock the people. [False]
Supporting statement: The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning.

Unit II

4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place
(i) on the day of his death
(ii) two days after his death
(iii) one day after his death
(iv) a week after his death

Ans: (iii) one day after his death

(b) Padmasi was Mrs. Naidu’s
(i) niece
(ii) sister
(iii) friend
(iv) daughter

Ans: (iv) daughter

(c) While walking, Bapu used to carry in his hand a/an
(i) flag
(ii) staff
(iii) umbrella
(iv) cane

Ans: (ii) staff

5. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) Thousands of people wept, trying, to touch Bapu’s feet.

(b) The author was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning.

6. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

Statement	Reason
(a) It was impossible to move.	The thick crowd made it impossible to move.
(b) Padmasi declared that they would walk with Gandhiji in the funeral procession.	It was the last time they would walk with Bapu.
(c) To walk was often the only way open to the average Indian.	It required no vehicle except his own body and cost him nothing but his energy.

Unit III

7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to
(i) Ahmedabad
(ii) Allahabad
(iii) Delhi
(iv) Benaras

Ans: (ii) Allahabad

(b) A huge crowd had gathered by the
(i) Ganges
(ii) Yamuna
(iii) Brahmaputra
(iv) Narmada

Ans: (i) Ganges

(c) Gandhiji awakened people to one another’s
(i) indifference
(ii) jealousy
(iii) suffering
(iv) greed

Ans: (iii) suffering

8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) People on the special train sang bhajans.

(b) The author felt she had grown up within a magic circle.

9. Fill in the chart with information from the text:

Cause	Effect
(a) They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and the songs.	People did not weep anymore.
(b) The magic circle vanished.	The author felt at sea, feeling unprotected.
(c) Her values were not so weak, and she felt strong enough to bear Bapu’s banner.	The author felt that she wouldn’t lose courage so easily.

Grammar in use

10. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:

(a) I saw a snake. I ran away. (use participle)

Ans: Seeing a snake, I ran away.

(b) He learns music. He listens to the chords. (use preposition with gerund)

Ans: He learns music by listening to the chords.

(c) Gold is a precious metal. It is used to make ornaments. (use noun in apposition)

Ans: Gold, a precious metal, is used to make ornaments.

(d) Ramu has some money. He can buy books. (use infinitive)

Ans: Ramu has some money to buy books.

(e) The sky was cloudy. We postponed our journey. (use nominative absolute)

Ans: The sky being cloudy, we postponed our journey.

(f) The boy wrote the answer. The answer was incorrect. (use adverbial phrase)

Ans: The boy wrote the answer incorrectly.

11. Join the following pairs of sentences into single compound sentences as directed:

(a) The old man is unwell. He cannot go out. (use Illative conjunction)

Ans: The old man is unwell, therefore he cannot go out.

(b) He is honest. He is humble. (use cumulative conjunction)

Ans: He is both honest and humble.

(c) Sonali cannot write poetry. She keeps on trying. (use adversative conjunction)

Ans: Sonali cannot write poetry, but she keeps on trying.

(d) Study hard. You will not pass the examination. (use alternative conjunction)

Ans: Study hard, or you will not pass the examination.

12. Join the following pairs of sentences into single complex sentences as directed:

(a) Rabindranath Tagore is a famous poet. He won the Nobel Prize. (use adjective clause)

Ans: Rabindranath Tagore, who won the Nobel Prize, is a famous poet.

(b) He returned home. Everyone in the family had fallen asleep. (use adverb clause)

Ans: He returned home after everyone in the family had fallen asleep.

(c) The sun rises in the east. Everyone knows it. (use noun clause)

Ans: Everyone knows that the sun rises in the east.

13. Join the following pairs of sentences into single sentences as directed:

(a) It rained hard. The roads were not flooded. (compound sentence)

Ans: It rained hard, yet the roads were not flooded.

(b) He completed his work. He took rest. (simple sentence)

Ans: Completing his work, he took rest.

(c) Rahul is a great singer. He can sing different kinds of songs. (complex sentence)

Ans: Rahul is a great singer who can sing different kinds of songs.

(d) The time of departure of the train has changed. Alia knew it. (complex sentence)

Ans: Alia knew that the time of departure of the train had changed.

(e) I do not watch television. I do not listen to the radio. (compound sentence)

Ans: I neither watch television nor listen to the radio.

(f) The child was short. The child could not pick the guava from the tree. (simple sentence)

Ans: Being short, the child could not pick the guava from the tree.

14. Split the following into two sentences:

(a) It rained and I could not leave my room.

Ans: It rained. I could not leave my room.

(b) He thought that he could win the race.

Ans: He thought. He could win the race.

(c) Having been informed of the trouble, the Principal left for home.
Ans: The Principal was informed of the trouble. The Principal left for home.

(d) Nasir, who was the captain of the team, scored a century.

Ans: Nasir was the captain of the team. Nasir scored a century.

Writing Activities

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

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 was born on 11 November 1888. He was an influential figure in India’s independence movement. He composed poetry in Urdu and worked as a journalist to protest against British rule. He was an enthusiastic supporter of Gandhiji’s ideas and wrote many books, including “India Wins Freedom” and “Ghubar-e-Khatir.” Azad was appointed as the first Education Minister of independent India, and his birthday is celebrated as National Education Day in India. He passed away on 22 February 1958, leaving behind a legacy of education and reform.

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

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

Ans: The process of constructing a building begins with an architect drawing up a plan. This plan must be sanctioned by the local corporation or municipal authorities. Once approved, masons and laborers are engaged to start the construction using bricks, cement, and sand. Doors and windows are fitted, and the walls are plastered. Wiring is installed, and electric and water connections are made. Finally, the building is painted. Once all these steps are completed, the building is fit for living.

Madhyamik [2018]

Q. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :

It is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu. It was an agonizing walk. Thousands silently watched the procession. Bapu lay on an open truck covered with flowers. Thousands of people wept, trying to touch Bapu’s feet. It was impossible to move in the thick crowd.
As I moved forward slowly 1 understood I was not merely in the midst of grieving people.This was even more than the funeral procession of India’s beloved leader. I was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning. We had walked with Bapu over the rough and smooth of India’s recent history. We could not now accept the fact that the man who had led us over many difficult paths, was never going to walk with us again. Bapu’s slight figure had walked, staff in hand, over a large part of India. To walk is to make slow progress. It is to think with clarity and closely look at all that is around you, from small insects to the horizon in the distance. Moreover, to walk was often the only way open to the average Indian. It required no vehicle except his own body and cost him nothing but his energy.

1. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

(a) The last walk with Bapu was. (i) pleasant (ii) painful (iii) strange (iv) delightful
(b) According to the narrator, walking with Bapu was (i) quite boring (ii) a usual affair (iii) not a commonplace affair (iv) meaningless
(c) While walking, Bapu used to carry a (i) staff (ii) flag (iii) book (iv) bag
(d) The narrator comments that to walk is to make (i) a tiresome journey (ii) no progress (iii) rapid progress (iv) slow progress to Thailand
(e) According to the narrator, walk required (i) a lot of money (ii) vehicle (iii) one’s own body and energy (iv) a walking stick

2. Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 1×3=3

(a) Bapu was being carried…..
(b) Thousands of people were eager to…….
(c) Indian’s recent history was both

3. Fill in the chart with information from the text : 2×2=4

Statement	Reason
______	The crowd was thick
(b) Walking is making slow progress	Because_______

Match Your Answer

1. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) The last walk with Bapu was
(ii) painful

(b) According to the narrator, walking with Bapu was
(iii) not a commonplace affair

(d) The narrator comments that to walk is to make
(iv) slow progress

(e) According to the narrator, walk required
(iii) one’s own body and energy

2. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(a) Bapu was being carried on an open truck covered with flowers.

(b) Thousands of people were eager to touch Bapu’s feet.

3. Fill in the chart with information from the text : 2×2=4

Statement	Reason
It was impossible to move	The crowd was thick
(b) Walking is making slow progress	Because it is to think with clarity and closely look at all.

Madhyamik [2023]

Q. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment was decked with flowers. People on the train sang “bhajans”. People did not weep anymore for they could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and the songs. At every station sorrowful crowds filled the platform. Amid song and prayer the train reached Allahabad. The ashes were immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank. Afterwards we all went back to Delhi.

Back in Delhi, I felt at sea. I had not directly walked with Gandhiji, gone to prison at his call or made any sacrifice for my country. My sisters and I, and other young people like me, had been merely onlookers. But still I felt at sea. I felt I had grown up within a magic circle. With Bapu’s passing away. I felt the magic circle had vanished, leaving me unprotected.

With an effort I roused myself, I asked myself had Bapu lived and died for nothing? How could I so easily lose courage when he was no longer there? My values were not so weak. Millions of people would have been ordinary folk but for Bapu. He brought them out of indifference and awakened them to one another’s suffering. What if now Bapu is gone? We were still there, young, strong and proud to bear his banner before us.

1. Write the correct alternative in the given space to complete the following sentences: 1×5=5

(a) After the funeral Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to (1) Delhi (ii) Allahabad (iii) Kolkata (iv) Patna
(b) People who were on the train with the ashes did not weep but (i) offered prayer (ii) sang songs (iii) expressed sorrow (iv) sang “bhajans”
(c) “Back in Delhi, I felt at sea” In this sentence ‘felt at sea’ means. (i) felt at a loss (ii) visited the sea (iii) felt very sad (iv) felt very generous
(d) Like many other young Indians, the narrator and her sister had been… (i) Gandhiji’s companions in prison (ii) co-workers of Gandhiji (iii) mere observers of Gandhiji’s work (iv) making sacrifices for Gandhiji
(e) After Gandhiji’s death, the narrator wanted to (i) lose motivation (ii) remain courageous (iii) turn indifferent (iv) weaken values

2. Complete the following sentences with Information from the text: 1×3=3

(i) At the time of immersion of Gandhiji’s ashes ________________
(ii) When Gandhiji passed away, the magic _________________
(iii) Even if Bapu was gone __________________

3. Fill in the chart with information from the text: 2×2 = 4

Statement	Reason
(i) People stopped weeping for Gandhiji.
(ii)	Gandhiji brought ordinary folk out of indifference.

Match Your Answer

1. Write the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:

(a) After the funeral, Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to
(ii) Allahabad

(b) People who were on the train with the ashes did not weep but
(iv) sang “bhajans”

(d) Like many other young Indians, the narrator and her sister had been
(iii) mere observers of Gandhiji’s work

(e) After Gandhiji’s death, the narrator wanted to
(ii) remain courageous

2. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

(i) At the time of immersion of Gandhiji’s ashes, a huge crowd had gathered at the bank of the Ganges.

(ii) When Gandhiji passed away, the magic circle vanished, leaving the narrator feeling unprotected.

(iii) Even if Bapu was gone, the narrator believed they were still young, strong, and proud to carry forward his banner.

3. Fill in the chart with information from the text: 2×2 = 4

Statement	Reason
(i) People stopped weeping for Gandhiji.	They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and the songs.
(ii) He awakened them to one another’s suffering and they are proud to bear his banner before us.	Gandhiji brought ordinary folk out of indifference.