Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Part I. His First Flight

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type

Question 1.
For how long had the seagull been alone?
Answer:
The seagull had been alone for twenty-four hours.

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Question 2.
Why did the seagull not go with the rest of his family?
Answer:
The seagull did not go with the rest of his family because he was afraid to fly.

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Question 3.
(i) What were the ways the seagull had thought of to join his family?
(ii) Did he try any one of them?
Answer:
(i) The seagull thought of joining his family without having to fly. He ran from one end of the ledge to the other. The ledge ended in a steep fall in precipice. He thought of walking upto them but there was a deep chasm between him and them.
(ii) No, he didn’t try anyone of them.

Question 4.
Did the seagull think the sea was like a land? Pick out the words from the text that suggest this.
Answer:
Yes, the seagull thought the sea was like a land. He landed on the sea. When his legs sank into it, he screamed with fear and tried to rise again flapping his wings. This clearly indicates that he thought the sea was like a land.

Question 5.
(i) When did the seagull’s flight begin?
(ii) Where did it end?
Answer:
(i)His flight began when he was falling outwards and downwards into space. His wings spread outwards. Now, he was not falling headlong. He was moving gradually downwards and outwards.
(ii) His flight ended floating on the sea.

Question 6.
When did the seagull get over his fear of the water?
Answer:
The seagull thought the sea was like a land. When he landed on the sea, his feet sank into it. He was seized with fear. He was too tired to rise again. His belly touched the water and he sank no further. Now, he was floating on the sea. He had got over his fear of the water.

Question 7.
Do you sympathise with the seagull? Give reasons.
Answer:
Flying is a natural instinct of birds. But the young seagull develops a fright of flight. We sympathise with him because he has to suffer a lot before he gets over his fear of flying. He has to bear the taunts of his family. He has to go without food for twenty-four hours.

Question 8.
How did the seagull express his excitement when he saw his mother bringing food for him?
Answer:
The seagull was very hungry. When he saw his mother bringing food for him, he was greatly excited. He expressed his excitement by uttering a joyful scream. He leaned out eagerly. He tapped the rock with his feet. He tried to get nearer to her as she flew across.

Question 9.
How did the young seagull’s parents teach him the art of flying?
Answer:
Birds have a natural instinct to fly. However, some birds, like the young seagull in the story are afraid to fly. Then their parents teach them how to fly. The seagull’s parents fly about with their children curveting and banking and soaring and diving and thus, perfecting them in the art of flying.

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
Why did the seagull’s father and mother threaten him and persuade him to fly? How did they do it? Do you think it is a good parenting? Should the parents threaten their wards for learning?
Answer:
The young seagull was scared to fly. He was afraid of the vast exposure of the sea beneath him. His siblings were courageous and had learnt to fly. His parents constantly encouraged him to fly but he ‘ was too scared to fly. He was left alone without food. He was desperate with hunger. He expected his parents to feed him. But it was a threatening from them. He would die of hunger if he did not fly. The mother tempted him with a fish within his reach but not closer to him.

He ultimately fell to temptation and dived into the sea and finally succeeded. Yes, it was a good parenting. Parents should not pamper their kids by spoon feeding. They should make them independent. They should learn to do their work. Parents’ strictness in making a child learn a skill should not be taken as a threat. It is necessary and in favour of the child. In my opinion, without threat, the seagull would not have learnt to fly. He would have starved to death.

Question 2.
‘Spare the rod and spoil the child.’ Do you think the young seagull was not ready to fly due to lenient treatment by his family in the beginning? What made him fly later on? What is the role of motivation in learning?
Answer:
‘Spare the rod and spoil the child’. No, I don’t agree with this statement.No learning can take place under fear. It is the motivation that makes learning easy. The seagull was too scared to fly. It was a new thing for him. When he saw the vast sea, he could not take courage and fly. He was too young and was being taken care of by his parents. It was natural that his parents were feeding him. It can’t be called a lenient treatment.

He was, no doubt, threatened by his parents, but it was just to make him realise how important it was to fly. It was a question of his survival. The mother seagull tempted him with a piece of fish. He fell to temptation and dived into the vast sea. He was encouraged by his family and he learnt the art of flying. Motivation, encouragement and family support help in learning. The rod must be spared.

Question 3.
Fear and lack of confidence stop one from learning new things. Do you agree? How did these two traits of the young seagull make him coward? How did he overcome these shortcomings?
Answer:
Yes, it is true that fear and lack of confidence stop us from learning new things.
The young seagull lacked the value of courage and confidence in his character. He was the last member, in his family, to learn the art of flight. He was too scared to fly. His parents and other siblings encouraged him constantly. When it did not work, they scolded him for his cowardice. The mother seagull tricked him and tempted him with a piece of fish. He was kept hungry. His hunger and need for food forced him to dive into the sea.

Though he was not willing to learn the art of flying yet he was tricked by his family. Once he dived, his fear disappeared and he enjoyed his first flight.It is a fact that unless we try for something and overcome our fear we can’t learn anything. Confidence and motivation are two important traits that make any learning possible.

Question 4.
Does the situation of the young seagull arouse sympathy for him? Does sympathy always help? Do you think providing food to the young seagull out of sympathy would have helped him?
Answer:
The young seagull was afraid of flying. He thought that his wings could not support him. He pretended to be falling asleep and called his mother for food. He was hungry but could not muster the courage to jump down and fly. He was scared. All his family members had left him and taunted him for his cowardice. In fact, they wanted him to take his first flight. He should have overcome his fear of flight by now.

Yes, I sympathise with the seagull. It is not an easy task to take the first leap. One has to be confident and bold. All are not equally brave. The young seagull was ready to jump but he needed some time. Ultimately, he mustered the courage and overcame his fear of flight.

No, sympathy does not always help. It makes a person dependent. We should not give a fish to a hungry man out of sympathy, we should teach him how to catch a fish for food. If the young seagull had been provided food, he would never have learnt the art of flying. He would have become a crippled parasite on his family.

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Reference-to-Context

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
The young seagull was alone on his ledge. His two brothers and his sister had already flown away the day before. He had been afraid to fly with them. Somehow when he had taken a little run forward to the brink of the ledge and attempted to flap his wings he became afraid. The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down — miles down.

(a) The young seagull was alone on his …..
Answer:
ledge

(b) The young seagull was frightened to fly with his brothers and sisters because he was ………… of the sea.
Answer:
afraid

(c) The young seagull was on the ledge because his mother had asked him to remain there. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of ‘edge’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Brink’.

Question 2.
He felt certain that his wings would never support him; so he bent his head and ran away back to the little hole under the ledge where he slept at night. Even when each of his brothers and his little sister, whose wings were far shorter than his own, ran to the brink, flapped their wings, and flew away, he failed to muster up courage to take that plunge which appeared to him so desperate. His father and mother had come around calling to him shrilly, upbraiding him, threatening to let him starve on his ledge unless he flew away. But for the life of him he could not move.

(a) The young seagull ran away back to the little hole under the ………. where he slept at night.
Answer:
ledge

(b) His parents had come around calling to him shrilly, threatening him ……… on his ledge unless he flew away.
Answer:
starve

(c) For the life of him, the young seagull could not move as he was afraid of the sea. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the synonym of ‘gather’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Muster up’.

Question 3.
That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive for fish. He had, in fact, seen his older brother catch his first herring and devour it, standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff taunting him with his cowardice.

(a) Twenty-four hours ago, seagull’s father and mother from him.
Answer:
had flown away

(b) The young seagull’s parents were flying with his brothers and sister, perfecting them in the
Answer:
art of flight

(c) The whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the opposite cliff praising the young seagull’s courage. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the meaning of the words ‘the loud noise that a bird makes’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘cackle’.

Question 4.
The sun was now ascending the sky, blazing on his ledge that faced the south. He felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous nightfall. He stepped slowly out to the brink of the ledge, and standing on one leg with the other leg hidden under his wing, he closed one eye, then the other, and pretended to be falling asleep. Still they took no notice of him. He saw his two brothers and his sister lying on the plateau dozing with their heads sunk into their necks. His father was preening the feathers on his white back.

(а) The young seagull felt the heat because he had not eaten since the previous
Answer:
Nightfall

(b) The young seagull saw his two brothers and sister lying on the ……….. dozing with their heads sunk into their necks.
Answer:
Plateau

(c) The young seagull stepped slowly out to the midway of the ledge and stood there constantly. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of ‘supposed’ from the extract.
Answer:
Pretended.

Question 5.
Only his mother was looking at him. She was standing on a little high hump on the plateau, her white breast thrust forward. Now and again, she tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet and then scrapped each side of her beak on the rock. The sight of the food maddened him. How he loved to tear food that way, scrapping his beak now and again to whet it.

(a) The young seagull’s mother was standing on a little high on the plateau.
Answer:
Hump

(b) The sight of the food him.
Answer:
Maddened

(c) Now and again, the young seagull’s mother tore at a piece of fish that lay at her feet. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give a synonym of ‘sharpen’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Whet’

Question 6.
“Ga, ga, ga,” he cried begging her to bring him some food. “Gaw-col-ah,” she screamed back derisively. But he kept calling plaintively, and after a minute or so he uttered a joyful scream. His mother had picked up a piece of the fish and was flying across to him with it. He leaned out eagerly, tapping the rock with his feet, trying to get nearer to her as she flew across. But when she was just opposite to him, she halted, her wings motionless, the piece of fish in her beak almost within the reach of his beak. He waited a moment in surprise, wondering why she did not come nearer, and then, maddened by hunger, he dived at the fish.

(a) The seagull’s mother did not pay attention to his begging for food because she wanted him to ………. on his own.
Answer:
Fly

(b) The mother of the young seagull picked up a piece of the fish and with it.
Answer:
Flew

(c) Seeing his mother coming towards him with a fish, the young seagull tried to get nearer to her as she flew across. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the meaning of the word “sorrowfully” from the extract.
Answer:
‘Plaintively’.

Question 7.
With a loud scream he fell outwards and downwards into space. Then a monstrous terror seized him and his heart stood still. He could hear nothing. But it only lasted a minute. The next moment he felt his wings spread outwards. The wind rushed against his breast feathers, then under his stomach, and against his wings. He could feel the tips of his wings cutting through the air. He was not falling headlong now. He was soaring gradually downwards and outwards. He was no longer afraid. He just felt a bit dizzy.

(a) Maddened by the food brought by his mother, the young seagull ………… into the sea.
Answer:
Dived

(b) When the young seagull dived into the sea for the first time, his parents to motivate him.
Answer:
Screamed

(c) The young seagull was falling headlong now as he had overcome his fear of flight. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the meaning of the word “shocking” from the extract.
Answer:
‘monstrous’.

Question 8.
Then he flapped his wings once and he soared upwards. “Ga, ga, ga, Ga, ga, ga, Gaw-col-ah,” his mother swooped past him, her wings making a loud noise. He answered her with another scream. Then his father flew over him screaming. He saw his two brothers and his sister flying around him curveting and banking and soaring and diving. Then he completely forgot that he had not always been able to fly, and commended himself to dive and soar and curve, shrieking shrilly.

(a) The young seagull’s two brothers and his sister were flying around him, soaring and
Answer:
Diving

(b) The young seagull completely forgot that he had not always been
Answer:
able to fly

(c) The young seagull commended himself to dive and soar and shrieking shrilly. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the antonym of ‘falling/dropping’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘soaring’

Question 9.
He was near the sea now, flying straight over it, facing straight out over the ocean. He saw a vast green sea beneath him, with little ridges moving over it and he turned his beak sideways and cawed amusedly.

(a) The young seagull was near the sea now, flying over it.
Answer:
Straight

(b) The seagull saw a vast beneath him.
Answer:
Green sea

(c) When the young seagull saw a vast sea beneath him, he screamed shrilly. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the antonym of ‘limited’ from the extract.
Answer:
Vast

Question 10.
His parents and his brothers and sister had landed on this green flooring ahead of him. They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly. He dropped his legs to stand on the green sea. His legs sank into it. He screamed with fright and attempted to rise again flapping his wings. But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise, exhausted by the strange exercise. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no farther. He was floating on it, and around him his family was screaming, praising him and their beaks were offering him scraps of dog-fish. He had made his first flight.

(a) The young seagull’s brothers and sister had landed on the ahead of him.
Answer:
Green flooring

(b)At the time of landing on the sea, the young seagull was tired, weak with and unable to rise.
Answer:
Hunger

(c) As a reward, the young seagull’s parents offered him scraps of dog-fish. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the synonym of ‘tired out’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Exhausted’

Part II. The Black Aeroplane

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type

Question 1.
Why was the pilot happy? Give two reasons.
Answer:
The pilot was happy for the following two reasons:
(i) He was alone high up above the sleeping countryside.
(ii) He was dreaming of his holiday and looking forward to being with his family.

Question 2.
(i) Why did the pilot call the Paris Control the first time?
(ii) What was the advice of the Paris Control?
Answer:
(i) The first time, the pilot called the Paris Control Room to enquire about the location of the plane and the route to be followed.
(ii) The Paris Control advised him to turn twelve degrees west towards England.

Question 3.
How many fuel tanks were there in the plane? How much fuel was left?
Answer:
There were two fuel tanks in the plane. The pilot had already switched over to second and the last tank so there was enough fuel only to fly back to England.

Question 4.
What did the pilot encounter while 150 km away from Paris?
Answer:
The pilot encounterd black stormy clouds, 150 kilometres away from Paris.

Question 5.
Why did the pilot fly straight into the storm instead of returning to Paris?
Answer:
The pilot had a strong desire to get back home and have breakfast with his family. That is why, pilot took the risk and flew straight into the storm instead of going back to Paris.

Question 6.
Did the Paris Control hear the pilot, the second time he called? Why?
Answer:
No, because when the pilot tried to contact the Paris Control Room, he failed to do so as his radio was dead.

Question 7.
Describe the black clouds from the point of view of the pilot.
Answer:
When Paris was about 150 kilometres behind me, I saw the black clouds in front of me. They were huge clouds looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky. They were stormy and I could not fly up and over them.

Question 8.
How did the black aeroplane rescue the first pilot?
Answer:
The pilot of the black aeroplane guided the first pilot and helped him arrive safely at the airport.

Question 9.
Was the pilot of the Dakota able to meet the pilot of the black aeroplane?
Answer:
No, the pilot of the Dakota could not meet the pilot of the black aeroplane. TheTirst pilot even went to the Control Room to find who the other pilot was, but he could not find him. The black aeroplane disappeared without being seen by anyone even on the ‘radar’.

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
Do you think the story ‘The Black Aeroplane’ is a mystery? Do you see some elements of supernatural power in the story? Do you believe in supernatural powers?
Answer:
The Black Aeroplane’ by Frederick Forsyth is undoubtedly a mystery. The pilot of the old Dakota plane is trapped in black stormy clouds. Nothing is visible. All the instruments of his plane also stop functioning. Suddenly from nowhere a black aeroplane appears in the cloud. The pilot of the black aeroplane guides him.

The plane has no lights on its wings but its pilot is still flying at ease. The first pilot arrives safely at the airport but when he goes to thank the pilot of the black plane, the woman in the control room even denies having seen any other aeroplane on the ‘radar’. This statement leaves the mystery of the pilot of the black aeroplane unfolded. However, there is no element of supernatural power in the story. There is no ghost or spirit in the plot. I don’t believe in supernatural elements like ghosts or spirits.

Question 2.
Was it the imagination of the pilot of Dakota aeroplane or a supreme power which helped the first pilot in landing safely? Do you think that there is always a supreme power that helps us in adversity?
Answer:
The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was caught in the black stormy clouds. Suddenly, a black aeroplane comes to his rescue. In the modern age of science and technology some people may reject the idea of a supreme power helping a person in crisis. It may be the imagination of the Dakota pilot. When in distress, he lost all hope. Maybe his own imagination guided him to go ahead and land safely.

I support this because the statement of the woman in the control room further confirms the non-existence of any black aeroplane on the radar. So there was neither any black aeroplane nor any pilot, it was purely the imagination of the Dakota pilot.

I personally feel the presence of supreme power in our own acts. At the time of adversity our own power helps us. We may call it supreme power or something else except supernatural power.

Question 3.
The pilot wanted to thank another pilot after his safe landing. Why? What characteristics are reflected from his action?
Answer:
The pilot of the old Dakota was caught in the storm. He lost his contact with the control room. His fuel tank was also empty. The instrument also stopped working. He had lost all hopes when a black strange plane appeared from nowhere. The pilot of the black plane asked him to follow him. He landed safely. After his landing safely, he wanted to thank the pilot. When asked the lady in the control room about the pilot, he came to know that there was no pilot or plane with him. It was only his imagination. He wanted to thank the pilot to show his gratitude. He was thankful to him for saving his life.

Question 4.
Have you ever been alone, or away from home during a thunderstorm or something like that? Narrate your experience in the form of a paragraph. What helped you in that situation?
Answer:
Yes, once I was alone and away from home during a thunderstorm. In fact, I was on an educational excursion in Himachal Pradesh. We were a group of ten students. On that particular day, I was having fever and stayed locked in my tent in the base camp. All of my friends had gone to the city for shopping. Suddenly, I noticed a huge black cloud in one corner of the valley. It grew dark and started raining. It was followed by thunderstorm. I was all alone. It was really scary. I got into my tent but soon it was blown over by the wind. I was in the open. I ran towards a guest house. One of the persons in the guest house had already seen me. He ran towards me and rescued me.

Two Stories about Flying Extra Questions and Answers Reference-to-Context

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
The moon was coming up in the east, behind me, and stars were shining in the clear sky above me. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was happy to be alone high up above the sleeping countryside. I was flying my old Dakota aeroplane over France back to England. I was dreaming of my holiday and looking forward to being with my family. I looked at my watch: one thirty in the morning.

(a) The narrator was going to
Answer:
England

(b) The narrator was dreaming of spending his holidays with .’
Answer:
his family

(c) The narrator was flying his old Dakota aeroplane over Germany to Russia. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Give a synonym of ‘gleaming’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘shining’

Question 2.
‘I should call Paris Control soon,’ I thought. As I looked down past the nose of the aeroplane, I saw the lights of a big city in front of me. I switched on the radio and said, “Paris Control, Dakota DS 088 here. Can you hear me? I’m on my way to England. Over.”

The voice from the radio answered me immediately: “DS 088, I can hear you. You ought to turn twelve degrees west now, DS 088. Over.” I checked the map and the compass, switched over to my second and last fuel tank, and turned the Dakota twelve degrees west towards England. ‘I’ll be in time for breakfast,’ I thought. A good big English breakfast! Everything was going well — it was an easy flight.

(a) The narrator called the ………………. to inform about his position and seek direction.
Answer:
Paris Control Room

(b) The control room directed the narrator to turn towards England.
Answer:
Twelve degrees west

(c) After receiving the directions from the control room, the narrator did not check the map, but followed the directions of the control room. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of ‘abruptly’ from the extract.
Answer:
Immediately.

Question 3.
Paris was about 150 kilometres behind me when I saw the clouds. Storm clouds. They were huge. They looked like black mountains standing in front of me across the sky. I knew I could not fly up and over them, and I did not have enough fuel to fly around them to the north or south.
“I ought to go back to Paris,” I thought, but I
wanted to get home. I wanted that breakfast.
‘I’ll take the risk,’ I thought, and flew that old
Dakota straight into the storm.

(a) While flying, the narrator suddenly faced storm clouds …………. him.
Answer:
In front of

(b) The dilemma of the narrator was to go to London or go back to
Answer:
Paris

(c) There were huge storm clouds that looked like black mountains across the sky. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give a synonymous word for ‘extremely large in size’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘huge’

Question 4.
Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. I looked at the compass. I couldn’t believe my eyes: the compass was turning round and round and round. It was dead. It would not work! The other instruments were suddenly dead, too. I tried the radio.“Paris Control? Paris Control? Can you hear me?” There was no answer. The radio was dead too. I had no radio, no compass, and I could not see where I was. I was lost in the storm.

(a) Inside the clouds, everything was suddenly
Answer:
Black

(b) The narrator looked at the compass and found it
Answer:
Dead

(c) The old Dakota and the pilot were lost in the storm. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find a synonym of the word ‘bent’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Twisted’

Question 5.
Then, in the black clouds quite near me, I saw another aeroplane. It had no lights on its wings, but I could see it flying next to me through the storm. I could see the pilot’s face — turned towards me. I was very glad to see another person.
He lifted one hand and waved. “Follow me,” he was saying. “Follow me.”
‘He knows that I am lost,’ I thought. ‘He’s trying to help me.’
He turned his aeroplane slowly to the north, in front of my Dakota, so that it would be easier for me to follow him. I was very happy to go behind the strange aeroplane like an obedient child.

(a) When the black clouds were quite near the narrator, he saw another
Answer:
Aeroplane

(b) The strange thing about another plane was that it did not have on its wings.
Answer:
lights

(c) The pilot of Dakota was unhappy to see another pilot and plane in the dark clouds. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Give the synonym of ‘abnormal’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Strange’

Question 6.
After half an hour the strange black aeroplane was still there in front of me in the clouds. Now there was only enough fuel in the old Dakota’s last tank to fly for five or ten minules more. I was starting to feel frightened again. But then he started to go down and I followed through the storm. Suddenly I came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines of lights in front of me. It was a runway! An airport! I was safe! I turned to look for my friend in the black aeroplane, but the sky was empty. There was nothing there. The black aeroplane was gone. I could not see it anywhere.

(a) The pilot of the old Dakota lost the way in the stormy clouds and so followed to land safely.
Answer:
Black plane

(b) The pilot of the old Dakota was frightened again because there was insufficient to fly for a few minutes.
Answer:
Fuel

(c) The narrator came out of the clouds and saw two long straight lines of lights in front of him. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give a synonym of ‘afraid’ from the extract.
Answer:
Frightened.

Question 7.
I landed and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower. I went and asked a woman in the control centre where I was and who the other pilot was. I wanted to say ‘Thank you’.
She looked at me very strangely, and then laughed.
“Another aeroplane? Up there in this storm? No other aeroplanes were flying tonight. Yours was the only one I could see on the radar.”
So who helped me to arrive there safely without a compass or a radio, and without any more fuel in my tanks? Who was the pilot on the strange black aeroplane, flying in the storm, without lights?

(a) The narrator and was not sorry to walk away from the old Dakota near the control tower.
Answer:
landed

(b) The woman looked at the narrator very strangely, and then
Answer:
laughed

(c) According to the woman, there was only one aeroplane in the air and it was the Dakota.
(True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find a synonym of ‘descended’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘landed’

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Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type

Question 1.
When did Nelson Mandela become the President?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela became the President of South Africa on 10 May 1994.

Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers

Question 2.
Where did the inauguration ceremony take place?
Answer:
The inauguration ceremony took place at Union Buildings amphitheatre in Pretoria.

Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom

Question 3.
What was the pledge taken by Nelson Mandela?
Answer:
To liberate all the black people from the continuing bondages of poverty, deprivation, suffering and racial discrimination.

Question 4.
Which colours were used in the new flag of South Africa?
Answer:
Black, red, green, blue and gold.

Question 5.
What were the two anthems sung on ‘that day’?
Answer:
‘Nikosi Sikelel Africa’ and ‘Die stem’.

Question 6.
Which party did Nelson Mandela join?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela joined African National Congress.

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Question 1.
Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress as a young man. It transformed his life. What made him join it? What does it show about his character?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress because even the basic freedom was not available to blacks. They could not live as human beings. They were punished and isolated from the society. He brought a transformation by achieving freedom for his people to live their lives with dignity and self-respect.

Nelson Mandela was a simple law abiding person but his people were not happy in a slave society. They were not given the basic rights of a citizen. They had to endure much pain and endure racial discrimination. They were not free on their own land. All these sufferings ignited the fire in Mandela. He left his home and began living like a monk. He taught boldly and fearlessly. Adherence to patriotism, self-respect and dignity transformed him completely. It shows that Mandela had a strong character. He was determined in his action. He had sympathy and compassion for his people.

Question 2.
Man is a social animal. He has some obligations to society. What twin obligations does Mandela mention? How can one fulfil these obligations?
Answer:
Man is a social animal and has some social obligations to society. Nelson Mandela understood the importance of being social. Mandela talks about twin obligations obligation to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children. This is the first and the most important obligation that every man has to fulfil in his life. Another obligation is to his people, to his community and to his nation.

He emphasises that in a civil society, each one of us should fulfil these obligations. It is the responsibility of the government to provide an atmosphere where a person can fulfil these obligations. But in a country like South Africa, it was not possible to fulfil these obligations because of discrimination. It was an era of oppression and torture for the black Africans in their own country. They were not allowed even the basic freedom of living a dignified life.

Question 3.
Nelson Mandela points out some human qualities in his speech. Which of these qualities impresses you the most? Do you think these qualities have become rare nowadays?
Answer:
In the truest sense, nowadays human qualities that Nelson Mandela points out in his speech are hardly found. Today, people almost lack qualities like love, compassion and truthfulness. According to Nelson Mandela, love, compassion and truthfulness are essential human qualities. He fought against the discrimination meted out to his people in South Africa and realised that those who are oppressors lack the qualities of a human being. Those who deny basic freedoms to all are not real human beings. The real human being is one who has love, kindness and respect for all.

Question 4.
How did Nelson Mandela pay a tribute to the black people who sacrificed their lives for attaining freedom for their country? How can we do it for our country?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela had to fight against the inhumane government in South Africa. He fought against the policy of aparthied. He was not the first leader to initiate this movement. He joined them and succeeded. But he did not take entire credit for his success. He recognised their contribution and paid them a befitting tribute. He called himself simply the sum of all those Africans patriots who had laid the path towards the achievement of success. He continued the movement started by them. On the day of installation of the government, he missed all of them and expressed his gratitude towards them.

Question 5.
Do you think there is colour or caste prejudice in our own country? How can we uproot it? What is your stand on it? Should we discriminate on the basis of caste or colour?
Answer:
We can also do such work for our country. Though we have got independence, all our people have not yet achieved the freedom of education. We should do whatever we can, to make education available to the poor and backward people. Also in many places, girls are not given all the basic rights. Our government should take initiatives to give all the rights to every citizen.

It is true that there is no colour or caste prejudice in our own country. Nevertheless, discrimination on the basis of caste and religion has not been rooted out from the minds of the people. So it is a burning question to uproot this discrimination.

Education, basically value education, is the most important tool to do away with such discrimination. Once people are properly educated, they can be conscious and aware of their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Constitution of India, and can face boldly such racial discrimination.

As a true citizen of India, we have to be conscious and aware of our fundamental rights. Accordingly, we will fight against any kind of discrimination like colour, religion or caste prejudices. No, we should not discriminate our people on the basis of caste or colour. We should give respect to all irrespective of caste, colour or religion and allow every one to live with dignity and self-respect.

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Extra Questions and Answers Reference-to-Context

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
Tenth May dawned bright and clear. For the past few days I had been pleasantly besieged by dignitaries and world leaders who were coming to pay their respects before the inauguration. The inauguration would be the largest gathering ever of international leaders on South African soil.

(a) The tenth May was significant on the South African soil because it was the day by international leaders.
Answer:
Inauguration

(b) The world leaders were coming to South Africa to pay their ……………. before the inauguration.
Answer:
Respects

(c) It was the inauguration of South Africa’s first democratic, racial government. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of ‘launching a military operation’ from the extract.
Answer:
Besieged.

Question 2.
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this had been the seat of white supremacy, and now it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial government.

(a) The ceremony took place in the lovely sandstone formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Answer:
Amphitheater

(b) It was the site of a gathering of different colours and different nations.
Answer:
Rainbow

(c) For decades, the African soil had been the seat of White supremacy. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the synonym of ‘convention’ from the extract.
Answer:
Gathering.

Question 3.
On that lovely autumn day I was accompanied by my daughter Zenani. On the podium, Mr de Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president. ThenThabo Mbeki was sworn in as first deputy president. When it was my turn, I pledged to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote myself to the well- being of the Republic and its people.

(a) Zenani was the daughter of
Answer:
Nelson Mandela

(b) …….. was sworn in as the first Deputy President.
Answer:
Thabo Mbeki

(c) Mandela pledged to obey and uphold the constitution. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give a synonym of ‘oath’ from the extract.
Answer:
pledge.

Question 4.
To the assembled guests and the watching world, I said:
Today, all of us do, by our presence here… confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud. We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity.

(a) The extraordinary human disaster that Mandela has mentioned in the extract is the policy of
Answer:
Apartheid

(b) The speaker wished to refer to the victory as a common victory for ………… for peace, for human dignity.
Answer:
justice

(c) The speaker called the victory as a common victory because the entire world was against the policy of Apartheid. (iVue/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give an antonym of ‘common’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Distinguished’.

Question 5.
We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination. Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement.
Let freedom reign. God bless Africa!

(a) The African people have at least achieved their political
Answer:
Emancipation

(b) Mandela wished that let reign on this beautiful land.
Answer:
Freedom

(c) The people of South Africa have got freedom from the policy of apartheid. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the synonym of the word ‘subjugation’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Emancipation’.

Question 6.
A few moments later we all lifted our eyes in awe as a spectacular array of South African jets, helicopters and troop carriers roared in perfect formation over the Union Buildings. It was not only a display of pinpoint precision and military force, but a demonstration of the military’s loyalty to democracy, to a new government that had been freely and fairly elected.

(a) There was a huge of South African jets, helicopters and troop carriers over the Union Buildings.
Answer:
Demonstration

(b) It was a demonstration of the military’s to democracy.
Answer:
loyalty

(c) According to the speaker, it was the demonstration of the military’s bravery. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Give synonym of ‘glorious’ from the extract.
Answer:
Spectacular.

Question 7.
Only moments before, the highest generals of the South African defence force and police, their chests bedecked with ribbons and medals from days gone by, saluted me and pledged their loyalty. I was not unmindful of the fact that not so many years before they would not have saluted but arrested me. Finally a chevron of Impala jets left a smoke trail of the black, red, green, blue and gold of the new South African flag.

(a) The salute of the Generals signified loyalty to democracy and of the new government.
Answer:
Recognition

(b) Finally, a ……….. of Impala jets left a smoke trail of the black, red, green, blue and gold of the new South African flag.
Answer:
Trail

(c) The Generals saluted Nelson Mandela and displayed their loyalty to the newly installed democratic government. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the meaning of the words ‘a line or pattern in the shape of a V’.
Answer:
‘Chevron’.

Question 8.
The day was symbolised for me by the playing of our two national anthems, and the vision of whites singing ‘Nkosi Sikelel -iAfrika’ and blacks singing ‘Die Stem’, the old anthem of the Republic. Although that day neither group knew the lyrics of the anthem they once despised, they would soon know the words by heart.

(a) The day was symbolized for me by the playing of the anthems.
Answer:
National

(b) The groups did not know the of the old anthem.
Answer:
lyrics

(c) The inauguration was special because a long era of suppression had come to an end. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give a synonym of ‘perception’ from the extract.
Answer:
Vision

Question 9.
On the day of the inauguration, I was overwhelmed with a sense of history. In the first decade of the twentieth century, a few years after the bitter Anglo-Boer war and before my own birth, the white-skinned people of South Africa patched up their differences and erected a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned people of their own land.

(a) The new government was based on a
Answer:
Democratic set-up

(b) The previous government of the Whites had racial over the Blacks of South Africa.
Answer:
Domination

(c) On the day of the inauguration, Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of history. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the meaning of the words “a period of 10 years” from the extract.
Answer:
‘Decade’.

Question 10.
The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever known. Now, in the last decade of the twentieth century, and my own eighth decade as a man, that system had been overturned forever and replaced by one that recognised the rights and freedoms of all people, regardless of the colour of their skin.

(a) The Whites had created such structure that formed the ……… of most harsh and inhumane societies.
Answer:
Basis

(b) In the last decade of the 20th century, the policy of was uprooted.
Answer:
Apartheid

(c) In the last decade of the 20th century, a new non-racial government was installed as a recognition of the rights and freedom of all people whether Blacks or the Whites. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the synonym of‘cruel’from the extract.
Answer:
‘Inhumane’.

Question 11.
That day had come about through the unimaginable sacrifices of thousands of my people, people whose suffering and courage can never be counted or repaid. I felt that day, as I have on so many other days, that I was simply the sum of all those African patriots who had gone before me. That long and noble line ended and now began again with me. I was pained that I was not able to thank them and that they were not able to see what their sacrifices had wrought.

(a) The day of installation of the democratic government in South Africa can never be counted
Answer:
Repaid

(b) The long and noble line referred to the African who sacrificed their lives for freedom before him.
Answer:
Patriots

(c) Mandela felt that he was simply the sum of all those African patriots who had gone before him.(True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the meaning of the words “caused to happen” from the extract.
Answer:
‘Wrought’.

Question 12.
The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in my country and my people. Ail of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. But the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended, effect, and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time — men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again. Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character. My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds.

(a) The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting in the country and its people.
Answer:
Wound

(b) Mandela’s country is rich in minerals and that lie beneath its soil.
Answer:
gems

(c) According to Mandela, the greatest wealth of a country is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the antonym of “gentleness” from the extract.
Answer:
‘Brutality’.

Question 13.
It is from these comrades in the struggle that I learned the meaning of courage. Time and again, I have seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea. I have seen men stand up to attacks and torture without breaking, showing a strength and resilience that defies the imagination. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

(a) Mandela learnt the meaning of courage from his ……………. like Oliver Tambos.
Answer:
comrades

(b) The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who …………… that fear.
Answer:
Conquers

(c) As a young man Mandela has never seen men and women risk and give their lives for an idea. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the antonym of‘rigid’from the extract.
Answer:
Resilience.

Question 14.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Even in the grimmest times in prison, when my comrades and I were pushed to our limits, I would see a glimmer of humanity in one of the guards, perhaps just for a second, but it was enough to reassure me and keep me going. Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

(a) Love comes more naturally to the …….. than its opposite.
Answer:
Human heart

(b) Man’s goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never
Answer:
Extinguished

(c) According to Mandela, one must learn to kill because he can be taught to save. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of ‘twinkle’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Glimmer’.

Question 15.
In life, every man has twin obligations — obligations to his family, to his parents, to his wife and children; and he has an obligation to his people, his community, his country. In a civil and humane society, each man is able to fulfil those obligations according to his own inclinations and abilities. But in a country like South Africa, it was almost impossible for a man of my birth and colour to fulfil both of those obligations. In South Africa, a man of colour who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated. In South Africa, a man who tried to fulfil his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and his home and was forced to live a life apart, a twilight existence of secrecy and rebellion. I did not in the beginning choose to place my people above my family, but in attempting to serve my people, I found that I was prevented from fulfilling my obligations as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.

(a) In life, every man has twin obligations—obligation to his family first, and secondly, obligation to his
Answer:
People

(b) In South Africa, a man of colour who attempted to live as a was punished and isolated.
Answer:
Human being

(c) In South Africa, it was impossible to fulfil the twin obligations because of an undemocratic
government. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give the synonym of ‘destined’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘Inevitable’.

Question 16.
It was only when I began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion, when I discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that I began to hunger for it. At first, as a student, I wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what I pleased and go where I chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, I yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms of achieving my potential, of earning my keep, of marrying and having a family — the freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life.

(a) What did the speaker realize about his childhood freedom?
Answer:
The speaker realized that his childhood freedom was only an illusion.

(b) When did the speaker begin his hunger for freedom? ,
Answer:
When the speaker,as a young man, discovered that his freedom had already been taken from him, he began to hunger for freedom.

(c) What did the speaker want as a student?
Answer:
As a student, he wanted freedom only for himself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what he pleased and go where he chose.

(d) What did the speaker want as a young man?
Answer:
As a young man in Johannesburg, he yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms of achieving his potential, of earning his keep, of marrying and having a family. He wanted the freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life.

Question 17.
But then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free. I saw that it was not just my freedom that was curtailed, but the freedom of everyone who looked like I did. That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people.

(a) With time what did the speaker see in his country?
Answer:
With time the speaker saw that no one was free in his country. Freedom of everybody was curtailed.

(b) When did his hunger become the greater hunger for freedom?
Answer:
When he joined the African National Congress, his hunger for his own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom.

(c) Who is the speaker? What was his desire?
Answer:
Nelson Mandela is the speaker. He wanted freedom for his people who were leading an inhuman life under the undemocratic government in South Africa.

(d) What did he do to achieve his mission?
Answer:
Mandela joined the struggle for freedom by joining African National Congress.

Question 18.
It was this desire for the freedom of my people to live their lives with dignity and self- respect that animated my life, that transformed a frightened young man into a bold one, that drove a law-abiding attorney to become a criminal, that turned a family-loving husband into a man without a home, that forced a life-loving man to live like a monk. I am no more virtuous or self-sacrificing than the next man, but I found that I could not even enjoy the poor and limited freedoms I was allowed when I knew my people were not free. Freedom is indivisible; the chains on anyone of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.

(a) How was the life of the speaker animated?
Answer:
His desire for the freedom of his people to live their lives with dignity and self-respect animated his life.

(b) How did his desire transform him?
Answer:
His desire for freedom transformed him from a frightened young man to bold one, from a law abiding attorney to a criminal.

(c) How did it affect his family?
Answer:
His struggle for freedom turned a family loving husband into a man without a home.

(d) Why could the speaker not enjoy the limited freedom?
Answer:
The speaker could not enjoy the limited freedom for himself because his own people were chained. He wanted equality and freedom for all.

Question 19.
I knew that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed. A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he is looked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.

(a) Who are the oppressor and oppressed here?
Answer:
The white government of South Africa is the oppressor and the coloured people of the country are the oppressed.

(b) According to the speaker what should an oppressor be liberated from?
Answer:
According to the speaker, an oppressor should be liberated from hatred, prejudice and narrow-mindedness.

(c) According to the speaker when is a person truly free?
Answer:
According to the speaker a person is truly free if he does not take away someone else’s freedom.

(d) What is the common loss of both the oppressor and the oppressed?
Answer:
According to the speaker, the oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humility away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred; he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. I am not truly free if I am taking away someone else’s freedom, just as surely as I am not free when my freedom is taken away from me. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity.

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A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Short Answer Type

Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words each:

A Letter To God Extra Questions And Answers PDF Question 1.
(i) Where was ‘the house’ located?
(ii) Why do you think it is called ‘the’ house and not ‘a’ house?
Answer:
(i) The house was located on the top of a low hill.
(ii) It is called ‘the house’ because it is the only house on the top of the hill.

A Letter To God Extra Questions Question 2.
Why did Lencho keep gazing at the sky?
Answer:
Lencho knew that his fields needed water immediately. He was eagerly waiting for the rain, therefore he gazed at the sky.

Letter To God Extra Questions Question 3.
“Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.” Is Lencho sure that it is going to rain? Give a reason for your answer.
Answer:
Lencho was sure that it was going to rain because he kept watching the sky throughout the day. Through his experience, he knew that the clouds would certainly bring rain.

A Letter To God Extra Question Answer Question 4.
(i) How did Lencho feel when it started raining?
(ii) What was the effect of the rain on the crops?
Answer:
(i) Lencho was excited when he came out of his house to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body. He compared the raindrops with coins, as he knew that a good rain would mean a good crop and a good crop would mean a lot of money.
(ii) The rain brought with it destruction. There was hailstorm for about an hour and it covered the field. The corn was totally destroyed.

A Letter To God Extra Questions And Answers Question 5.
What are the raindrops compared to and why?
Answer:
Raindrops are compared to coins. He compares big raindrops to ten-cent coins and smaller ones to five-cent coins. He knew that the raindrops would certainly be helpful in giving him rich harvest. Naturally, it would make him get more money.

Extra Questions Of A Letter To God Question 6.
Lencho had only ‘one hope’. What was it?
Answer:
Lencho was a God-fearing man and had a firm faith in the benevolence of God, who he thought would certainly help him. God was his only hope.

A Letter To God Short Questions And Answers Question 7.
Did the letter reach God? Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho?
Answer:
The letter did not reach God but it certainly reached the postmaster who was a God-fearing and kind-hearted man. He decided to send a reply to Lencho as he was moved by the firm faith of a farmer in God, and he did not want to disappoint him.

A Letter To God Long Questions And Answers Question 8.
Lencho describes the post office employees as ‘a bunch of crooks’.
(i) Were they ‘a bunch of crooks’?
(ii) How would you describe them?
Answer:
(i) The post office employees were really very good people who tried to help a poor farmer. They were not a bunch of crooks.
(ii) They can be described as kind-hearted, generous, helpful and God-fearing men.

A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type

Extra Question Of A Letter To God Question 1.
Describe the character of Lencho in the light of his faith and attitude towards God and man.
Answer:
Lencho was a hardworking farmer who had immense faith in God. He had such an immense faith in the existence and helpfulness of God that he started communicating with him. He wrote a letter to God requesting him to send him one hundred pesos. When he received seventy pesos, he was not surprised at all. He even doubted the integrity of the post office employees who, he thought, had stolen his thirty pesos. He was a poor judge of human nature. His attitude towards man was negative. He could not think of a help from man.

A Letter To God Class 10 Extra Questions Question 2.
Lencho called the post office employees ‘a bunch of crooks’. What does it show about his attitude towards men? Was he not A person of humility, appreciation and gratefulness? Elaborate.
Answer:
Lencho called the post office employees a bunch of crooks as he thought that they had stolen his money sent by God. He was not correct in his assessment of the employees. It shows that he had a negative attitude towards mankind. He was not a fair judge of man’s nature.

It seems he was too naive to have the sense of humility, appreciation and gratefulness. He hurt the feelings of the post office employees unintentionally. He was a simple man who had immense faith in God but could not think of any help from men. His anger and attitude towards them shows that he did not have any faith in men. He did not credit the post office employees for their help out of ignorance but he should not have called them a bunch of crooks.

Extra Questions On A Letter To God Question 3.
What kind of people were the post office employees? What do you like about the gesture of the postmaster?
Answer:
The post office employees were very generous, kind and helpful people. When they received the letter for God from Lencho, they were impressed with his faith in God althought initially they made fun of it. They did not want to hurt his feelings and shake his faith in god. They decided to help him by sending him money.

It was a noble gesture on their part. All of them contributed by giving a share of their salaries. It shows their kindness and generosity. They could have told Lencho the truth about God but their sensitivity stopped them from doing so. They did not want to hurt his feelings. They had sympathy and compassion for Lencho. The postmaster’s generosity, his sensitivity, initiative and his noble gesture make him a good human being in the eyes of the readers.

A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Reference-to-Context

Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1.
The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho — who knew his fields intimately — had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east.

(а) The house was located on the
Answer:
crest of a low hill

(b) The only thing the earth needed was
Answer:
a downpour

(c) One could see huts and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers from the height of the hill. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the word from the passage which means ‘top of a hill’.
Answer:
crest

Question 2.
“Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.” The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing”. The older boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones were playing near the house until the woman called to them all, “Come for dinner”. It was during the meal that, just as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. In the north-east huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten-cent pieces and the little ones are fives.”

(a) Lencho compared the raindrops with the
Answer:
silver coins

(b) The family was happy as the rain was much needed for a good
Answer:
harvest

(c) The woman heard from Lencho that it was going to rain. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Find the word from the passage which means ‘symbol of prosperity’.
Answer:
new coins.

Question 3.
With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. The boys, exposing themselves to the rain, ran out to collect the frozen pearls.

(a) Lencho was satisfied as the rain outside was much for a good harvest.
Answer:
needed

(b) Suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large began to fall.
Answer:
hailstones

(c) Very large stones that came along with the rain resembled golden pearls. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the words from the passage which means ‘hailstones’.
Answer:
‘Frozen pearls’.

Question 4.
“It’s really getting bad now,” exclaimed the man. “I hope it passes quickly.” It did not pass quickly. For an hour the hail rained on the house, the garden, the hillside, the cornfield, on the whole valley. The field was white, as if covered with salt. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness. When the storm had passed, he stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons, “A plague of locusts would have left more than this. The hail has left nothing. This year we will have no corn.”

(a) Lencho exclaimed with sadness that the ………….. was getting bad as it was raining with hailstones.
Answer:
weather

(b) Lencho was worried about how his family would …………… as the hailstones had completely destroyed the cornfield.
Answer:
survive

(c) The hailstorm not only destroyed Lencho’s cornfield but also damaged the whole valley. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) ‘A plague of locusts’ means
Answer:
a large number of insects that can cause great damage to the crops.

Question 5.
That night was a sorrowful one. “All our work, for nothing.”
“There’s no one who can help us.” “We’ll all go hungry this year”. But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, there was a single hope: help from God.
“Don’t be so upset, even though this seems like a total loss. Remember, no one dies of hunger.”
“That’s what they say: no one dies of hunger.” All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himself would carry to town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a letter to God.

(a) The single hope for the family was
Answer:
help from God.

(b) Lencho at last decided to write to God.
Answer:
a letter

(c) Lencho believed that God does not let anyone die of hunger. (TFue/Faise)
Answer:
True

(d) Give the meaning of the word ‘conscience’ with reference to the extract.
Answer:
a person’s moral sense of right and wrong.

Question 6.
“God,” he wrote, “if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes, because the hailstorm….”
He wrote ‘To God’ on the envelope, put the letter inside and, still troubled, went to town. At the post office, he placed a stamp on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox.

(a) Lencho requested God to send him
Answer:
a hundred pesos

(b) At the post office Lencho placed a on the letter and dropped it into the mailbox.
Answer:
stamp

(c) Lencho wrote the letter to God because God will sow his field again. (iVue/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Find the synonym of the word ‘anxious’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘troubled’

Question 7.
One of the employees, who was a postman and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter to God. Never in his career as a postman had he known that address. The postmaster — a fat, amiable fellow — also broke out laughing, but almost immediately he turned serious and, tapping the letter on his desk, commented, “What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. Starting up a correspondence with God!”

(a) The postman laughed heartily because he saw the letter to God.
Answer:
addressed

(b) The postmaster became serious suddenly and was impressed to see Lencho’s in God.
Answer:
faith

(c) The postmaster was an amiable man and praised Lencho’s faith in God. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give the synonym of ‘letter writing’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘correspondence’.

Question 8.
So, in order not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea: answer, the letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it he needed something more than goodwill, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution: he asked for money from his employees, he himself gave part of his salary, and several friends of his were obliged to give something ‘for an act of charity’.

It was impossible for him to gather together the hundred pesos, so he was able to send the farmer only a little more than half. He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single word as a signature: God.

(a) It was impossible for the postmaster together together the
Answer:
hundred pesos

(b) When the postmaster opened the letter, he needed something more than, ink and paper.
Answer:
goodwill

(c) The postmaster managed a hundred pesos from his friends. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Give the synonym of ‘grateful’ from the extract.
Answer:
‘obliged’.

Question 9.
The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office.
Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence — but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested.

(a) Lencho became angry because he did not get the that he requested God.
Answer:
amount

(b) Lencho came to the post office the following to ask if there was any letter for him.
Answer:
Sunday

(c) The postmaster had performed a good deed by helping Lencho. (True/False)
Answer:
True

(d) Give the meaning of the word ‘a conscious action’ from the extract. ”
Answer:
deed

Question 10.
Immediately, Lencho went up to the window to ask for paper and ink. On the public writing-table, he started to write, with much wrinkling of his brow, caused by the effort he had to make to express his ideas. When he finished, he went to the window to buy a stamp which he licked and then affixed to the envelope with a blow of his fist. The moment the letter fell into the mailbox the postmaster went to open it. It said: “God: Of the money that I asked …. for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks. Lencho.”

(a) Lencho called the post office employees ………. because he thought that they had cheated him.
Answer:
a bunch of crooks

(b) There were wrinkles on his brow because he was ………….
Answer:
angry

(c) Lencho wrote in his second letter that he received seventy pesos only. (True/False)
Answer:
False

(d) Give the meaning of the word’ “creased” from the extract.
Answer:
‘wrinkling’.

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MCQ Questions for Class 6 Sanskrit with Answers Ruchira Bhag 1

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Question 1.
What qualities did Richard possess?
(a) inquisitive
(b) intelligent
(c) will to win
(d) all of them

Answer

Answer: (d) all of them


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Question 2.
Where did Ebright study?
(a) Oxford
(b) Cambridge
(c) Harvard
(d) Stanford

Answer

Answer: (c) Harvard


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Question 3.
What was the purpose of the gold spots on the monarch pupa?
(a) ornamental
(b) secreted hormones
(c) they were the breathing points
(d) none of these

Answer

Answer: (b) secreted hormones


Question 4.
Which butterfiles copied monarchs to prevent being eaten by birds?
(a) vice president
(b) viceroy
(c) viceprincipal
(d) vices

Answer

Answer: (b) viceroy


Question 5.
Where did Richard grew up?
(a) Pennsylvania
(b) Chicago
(c) New York
(d) London

Answer

Answer: (a) Pennsylvania


Question 6.
____ is the blueprint of life
(a) Oxygen
(b) DNA
(c) Cell
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) DNA


Question 7.
Which book did his mother give him?
(a) Travels of Monarch X
(b) Travels of Viceroy X
(c) Travels of Viceroy Y
(d) Travels of Monarch X

Answer

Answer: (a) Travels of Monarch X


Question 8.
Where did he graduate from?
(a) Oxford
(b) Yale
(c) Harvard
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Harvard


Question 9.
What did he realise was necessary for winning a prize at the fair?
(a) display
(b) experiment
(c) all of the above
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) experiment


Question 10.
Where did he come from?
(a) Reading
(b) Oxford
(c) London
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (a) Reading


Question 11.
“_____is the blueprint for life”
(a) cells
(b) DNA
(c) both of these
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) DNA


Question 12.
When did he get a hint of real science?
(a) in the 7th grade
(b) when he entered a county science fair
(c) when he lost
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (d) all of the above


Question 13.
How did his mother help him?
(a) took him on trips
(b) bought him telescopes and microscopes
(c) encouraged him to learn
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (d) all of the above


Question 14.
At what age did he invent the theory on how cells work?
(a) twenty
(b) twenty one
(c) twenty two
(d) twenty four

Answer

Answer: (c) twenty two


Question 15.
Who is the writer of the story “The Making of a Scientist”?
(a) HG Wells
(b) Robert W. Peterson
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Guy De Maupassant

Answer

Answer: (b) Robert W. Peterson


Question 16.
Who did Richard write for an idea of a real science experiment?
(a) his mother
(b) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) Dr Frederick A. Urquhart


Question 17.
Ebright graduated from:
(a) Harvard
(b) London
(c) Toronto
(d) Oxford

Answer

Answer: (a) Harvard


Question 18.
Ebright took part in county…………… fair.
(a) handicraft
(b) science
(c) cattle
(d) insects

Answer

Answer: (b) science


Question 19.
Which butterflies were not eaten by birds?
(a) viceroy
(b) monarch
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) monarch


Question 20.
According to Ebright what was required for winning a prize in the science fair?
(a) real experiment
(b) mere display of things
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of the above

Answer

Answer: (a) real experiment


Question 21.
Which was Ebright’s home town?
(a) London
(b) Liverpool
(c) Reading
(d) Oxford

Answer

Answer: (c) Reading


Question 22.
What did Ebright start collecting in childhood?
(a) butterflies
(b) rocks
(c) coins
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (d) all of the above


Question 23.
Which theory is discovered by Ebright?
(a) how cells work
(b) how motion works
(c) how the digestion system works
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (a) how cells work


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Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10

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Light Reflection and Refraction Extra Questions Very Short Answer Type

Question 1.
What is light?
Answer:
Light is a form of energy which gives us the sensation of sight or vision.

Light Reflection and Refraction Questions with Answers

Question 2.
What is a ray of light?
Answer:
The path along which light travels is called a ray of light.

Light Reflection and Refraction

Question 3.
What is a beam of light?
Answer:
A group of light rays originating from a source and travelling in some definite direction is known as a beam of light.

Question 4.
Define the term principal axis of a spherical mirror.
Answer:
The principal axis of a spherical mirror is the line joining the pole and the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror.

Question 5.
Name a communication device which uses light for its working.
Answer:
Optical fibres, which transmit many telephonic messages at the same time.

Question 6.
What is the angle of reflection when a ray of light falls normally on a plane mirror?
Answer:
The angle of reflection is 0°.

Question 7.
What kind of image can be obtained on the screen?
Answer:
Real image.

Question 8.
What type of image is formed:
(i) in a plane mirror, and
(ii) on a cinema screen?
Answer:
(i) Virtual image, and
(ii) real image.

Question 9.
Write two different uses of concave mirrors.
Answer:
Concave mirror are used in

  • Torches
  • Searchlights
  • headlights of vehicles, etc.

Question 10.
Name the type of mirror which always forms a virtual and diminished image.
Answer:
Convex mirror.

Question 11.
Which mirror-convex or concave has a larger field of view?
Answer:
Convex mirror.

Question 12.
Why is convex mirror used as a rearview mirror in vehicles? State any one reason.
Answer:
As convex mirror gives a wider field view of the approaching traffic it is used as a rearview mirror in vehicles.

Question 13.
If an object is placed at the focus of a concave mirror, where is the image formed?
Answer:
At infinity

Question 14.
What should be the position of the object when a concave mirror is to be used:
(i) as a shaving mirror? and
(ii) as a doctor’s mirror?
Answer:
(i) Between pole P and focus F, and
(ii) At focus F.

Question 15.
What sign (+ve or-ve) is given to the focal length of:
(a) a concave mirror?
(b) a convex mirror?
Answer:
(a) Focal length of a concave mirror is -ve, and
(b) Focal length of a convex mirror is + ve.

Question 16.
what is the significance of +ve sign of magnification?
Answer:
+ve sign of magnification shows that the image is virtual and erect.

Question 17.
Can a plane mirror be called spherical mirror?
Answer:
Yes, a plane mirror can be called a spherical mirror Normal of infinite radius of curvature.

Question 18.
A man standing in front of a spherical mirror, finds his image having a very small head, a fat body and legs of normal size. What type of mirrors are used in these three parts?
Answer:
Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10 1
A very small head: Convex mirror
A fat body: Concave mirror, and
Legs of normal size: Plane mirror.

Question 19.
Differentiate between virtual image formed by a concave mirror and of a convex mirror.
Plane mirror
Answer:
The virtual image formed by a concave mirror is always magnified whereas the virtual image formed by a convex mirror is diminished.

Question 20.
The angle between an incident ray and the mirror is 40°.

  1. What is the angle of incidence?
  2. what is the angle of reflection?
  3. what is the total angle through which the ray of light turns?

Answer:

  1. 50°
  2. 50°
  3. 100°

Question 21.
Why does a convex mirror is said to have a virtual principal focus?
Answer:
In a convex mirror, a parallel beam after reflection do not actually pass through the focus (F) but it appears to come from the back side of the mirror from focus. So, a convex mirror has a virtual principal focus, which is situated behind the mirror.

Question 22.
What is the value of 0 in the following ray diagram?
Answer:
Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10 2
Here, ∠MON = ∠MOL + ∠LON = θ
∠LON = ∠FOC = 25° (vetically oppsite angles)
∠LON = ∠MOL = 25° [Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection]
∠MON = 25 + 25 = 50°

Question 23.
Explain why a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected along the same path after reflection.
Answer:
This is because the angle of incidence is 0°. That is the ray passing through the centre of curvature is incident normally to the mirror. The angle of reflection should also be 0°.
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Question 24.
What is the nature of the image formed by a concave mirror if the magnification produced by the mirror is + 3?
Answer:
Virtual and erect.

Question 25.
Between which two points of a concave mirror should an object be placed to obtain a magnification of -3?
Answer:
Between F and C.

Question 26.
Draw a ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray corresponding to an incident ray of light parallel to the principal axis of a convex mirror and show the angle of incidence and angle of reflection on it.
Answer:
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Question 27.
The outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50 cm is to be used as a mirror. What will be the focal length of this mirror? Which type of spherical mirror will it provide?
Answer:
Focal length, f = \(\frac {R}{2}\) = \(\frac {50}{2}\) = 25 cm
It will provide a convex mirror.

Question 28.
Which property of concave mirror is utilised for using them as shaving mirrors?
Answer:
When an object is placed between the pole and focus of concave mirror a magnified, erect and virtual image is obtained.

Question 29.
What is an optically rarer medium?
Answer:
A medium in which light travels comparatively faster than the other medium is called an optically rarer medium.

Question 30.
What is an optically denser medium?
Answer:
A medium in which light travels comparatively slower than the other medium is called an optically denser medium.

Question 31.
Define the term refraction of light.
Answer:
The bending of a ray of light falling obliquely on a surface when it passes from one transparent medium to another is called refraction.

Question 32.
Define the term angle of incidence.
Answer:
The angle between the incident ray and the normal at the point of incidence is called angle of incidence.

Question 33.
Define the term angle of refraction.
Answer:
The angle between the refracted ray and the normal at the point of incidence is called angle of refraction.

Question 34.
Define the term refractive index of a medium in terms of speed of light.
Answer:
Refractive index of a medium is defined as the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium. i.e.,
Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10 5

Question 35.
What is absolute refractive index?
Answer:
Refractive index of a medium with respect to vacuum is called absolute refractive index.

Question 36.
Write down the Snell’s law of refraction.
Answer:
The ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle of refraction is a
Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10 6
The is Snell’s law of refraction.

Question 37.
Refractive index of two material medium X and Y are 1.3 and 1.5 respectively, In which of the two, the light would travel faster?
Answer:
In medium ‘X’ because of lower value of refractive index.

Question 38.
What is the cause of refraction of light?
Answer:
Refraction of light takes place when it travels from one medium to another because the speed of light is different in the two media.

Question 39.
What is the relationship between the refractive index of two media?
Answer:
The refractive index for the light going from medium ‘1’ to medium ‘2’ is equal to the reciprocal of the refractive index for light going from medium ‘2’ to medium ‘1’.
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Question 40.
In which direction a ray of light bends when it goes from water to glass?
Answer:
We know that glass is a denser medium than water. Therefore, a ray of light will bend towards the normal when it goes from water to glass.

Question 41.
If refractive indices of water and alcohol are 1.33 and 1.36 respectively, which of the two is optically denser medium?
Answer:
The refractive index of alcohol is more than water, therefore, alcohol is optically denser medium.

Question 42.
If a light ray IM is incident on the surface AB as shown, identify the correct emergent ray.
Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Extra Questions with Answers Science Chapter 10 8
Answer:
Here, NQ is parallel to OS. Therefore, NQ is the correct emergent ray.

Question 43.
Why does a ray of light bend when it travels from one medium into another?
Answer:
When a ray of light travels from one medium to another, its speed changes and this change in speed of light causes the bending of light (refraction of light).

Question 44.
What is a lens?
Answer:
A lens is a piece of transparent medium bounded by two surfaces of which at least one surface is curved.

Question 45.
Name the point inside a lens such that a ray of light passing through it goes undeviated.
Answer:
Optical centre.

Question 46.
Name the phenomena on which the working of a lens is based. Answer: The working of a lens is based on the penomenon of refraction of light.

Question 47.
State two examples of phenomenon of refraction of light in everyday life
Answer:

  1. A stick partly immesed in water appears to be bent at the water surface.
  2. A pool of water appears less deep than it actually is.

Question 48.
What is meant by power of a lens?
Answer:
Power of a lens is the degree of convergence or divergence of light rays achieved by a lens, P = \(\frac{1}{f}\) (where f = focal length).

Question 49.
Give the SI unit of power of lens. State whether the power of a converging lens is positive or negative.
Answer:
The SI unit of power of a lens is dioptre.
The power of a converging lens is positive as f is +ve.

Question 50.
With the help of convex lens how will you obtain:
(i) Parallel rays,
(ii) Convergent rays and
(iii) Divergent rays from a light source?
Answer:
Parallel rays. If light source is at first focus of convex lens then after refraction rays become parallel.
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Convergent Rays. If light source is at infinity then after refraction through the lens they would converge at the focus
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Divergent Rays. If light source is between first focus and lens, then after refraction divergent rays are formed.
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Question 51.
A spherical mirror and a lens have same focal length of – 20 cm. What type of mirror and lens are these?
Answer:
A concave mirror and concave lens have negative focal length. Hence, both mirror and lens are concave.

Question 52.
An object is placed 80 cm from a converging lens of focal length 25 cm. What is the natrue of the image?
Answer:
The image is real, inverted and diminished as the object is placed beyond 2F.

Question 53.
What is the power of a combination of lenses?
Answer:
If a number of lenses are placed in close contact, then the power of the combination of lenses is equal to algebraic sum of the powers of the individual lenses.
P = P + P + P + …….

Question 54.
State one advantage of using combination of lenses in optical instruments instead of a single lens.
Answer:
The use of a combination of lenses increases the magnification and sharpness of the image.

Question 55.
The magnification of image of an object is positive for a convex lens. What is the nature of the image?
Answer:
Virtual.

Question 56.
Name the component of white light that has the greatest wavelength.
Answer:
Red.

Question 57.
How does phenomenon of lateral inversion occurs?
Answer:
The phenomenon of lateral inversion occurs due to the reflection of light by plane mirror.

Question 58.
Under what condition a lens becomes invisible when placed in a transparent liquid?
Answer:
This happens when the refractive index of the lens becomes equal to that of the liquid.

Question 59.
Define the term magnification.
Answer:
The ratio of the height of image to the height of object is called magnification.

Light Reflection and Refraction Extra Questions Short Answer Type

Question 1.
What possible phenomenon can happen when light falls on a surface?
Answer:
Any of the following phenomenon may happen:

  1. A portion of incident light is reflected back into the first medium.
  2. Some portion travels through the second medium along a changed path, known as refraction.
  3. The remaining part of the light may be absorbed by the second medium.

Question 2.
List four characteristics of the images formed by plane mirrors?
Answer:

  1. Image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual and erect.
  2. The size of the image is equal to that of the object.
  3. The image formed is an far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
  4. The image is laterally inverted.

Question 3.
List four specific characteristics of the images of the objects formed by convex mirrors.
Answer:

  • Virtual
  • Erect
  • Diminished
  • Object distance more than image distance.

Question 4.
An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Write four characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.
Answer:
Virtual, erect, diminished, laterally inverted.

Question 5.
An object is placed at a distance of 40 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm. List four characteristics of the image formed by the mirror…
Answer:
Virtual, erect, diminished, laterally inverted.

Question 6.
An object is placed at a distance of 12 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. List four characteristics of the image formed by the mirror.
Answer:
Virtual, erect, diminished, laterally inverted.

Question 7.
Explain the term lateral inversion.
Answer:
If an object is placed in front of a plane mirror, then the right side of the object appears to be the left side of the image, and the left side of the object appears to be the right side of its image. This change of sides of an object and its mirror image is called lateral inversion.

Question 8.
In what way is the word AMBULANCE printed in front of the hospital vans? Why is it printed this way?.
Answer:
The word AMBULANCE on the hospital vans is written in the form of its mirror image as ZONAJUAMA alphabets correctly from his rear-view mirror and make way for it to pass throuh and enable it to reach the hospital quickly.

Question 9.
Why is colour of clear sky blue?
Answer:
During the day time, sky appear blue. This is because the si∠e of the particles in the atmosphere is smaller than the wavelength of light, so they scatter the light of shorter wave length.

Question 10.
State the laws of refraction of light. If the speed of light in vacuum is 3 108 m’s, find the absolute refractive
index of a medium in which light travels with a speed of 1.4 × 108 m/s.
Answer:
Laws of refraction of light:
First Law: The incident ray, the refracted ray, and the normal at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.
Second Law (Snell’s law): The ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the sine of angle retraction is a constant for a given pair of media.
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= Constant Speed of light in vacuum, c = 3 × 108 m/s
Speed of ight in medium, v = 1.4 × 108 m/s
Speed of light in vacuum 3 × 108 m/s
Absolute refractive index =
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Question 11.
State two positions in which a concave mirror produces a magnified image of a given object. List two differences between the two images.
Answer:
A concave mirror produces a magnified image when the object is placed in front of the mirror:

  1. between its pole and focus.
  2. betweer. the focus and centre of curvature In case
  3. the image is virtual and erect, whereas in case
  4. the image is real and inverted.

Question 12.
An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. List four characteristics (nature, position, etc.) of the image formed by the lens.
Answer:

  • Virtual
  • Erect
  • Diminished
  • On the same side as the object.

Question 13.
The linear magnification produced by a spherical mirror is + 3. Analyse this value and state the
(i) type of mirror and
(ii) position of the object with respect to the pole of the mirror. Draw ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case.
Answer:

  • Concave mirror
  • Between the pole and focus

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Question 14.
Redraw the following diagram on your answer-sheet and show the path of the reflected ray. Also mark the angle of incidence (∠i) and the angle of reflection (∠r) on the diagram.
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Answer:
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Question 15.
What will happen to a ray of light when it falls normally on a surface? Show it diagrammatically.
Answer:
When a ray of light falls normally on the surface of a medium, then, no bending of light ray occurs. It means the light ray goes straight from one medium to another.

Question 16.
Identify the device used (a spherical mirror or lens) in following cases, when the image formed is virtual Glass and erect in each case.
(a) Object is placed between device and its focus, image formed is enlarged and behind it.
Air (b) Object is placed between the focus and device, image formed is enlarged and on the same side as that of the object.
(c) Object is placed between infinity and device, image formed is diminished and between focus and optical centre on the same side as that of the object.
(d) Object is placed between infinity and device, image formed is diminished and between pole and focus, behind it.
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Answer:
(a) Concave mirror
(b) Convex lens
(c) Concave lens
(d) Convex mirror

Question 17.
A convex lens of focal length 20 cm can produce a magnified virtual as well as real image. Is this a correct statement? If yes, where shall the object be placed in each case for obtaining these images?.
Answer:
Statement is correct if the object is placed within 20 cm from the lens in the first case and between 20 cm and 40 cm in the second case.

Question 18.
How are power and focal length of a lens related? You are provided with two lenses of focal length 20 cm and 40 cm respectively. Which lens will you use to obtain more convergent light?
Answer:
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Power of a lens is inversely proportional to its focal length therefore lens having focal length of 20 cm will provide more convergence.

Question 19.
Distinguish between real and virtual image.
Answer:
Real Image
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Question 20.
Which type of mirror you will use to view the vehicle approaching your car or bike from the rear side? Answer with reasons. Whether the image formed will be real or virtual?
Answer:
Convex mirrors are commonly used as rear view mirrors is vehicles because they

always give and erect image and have wider field of view as they are curved outward. Image will be virtual.

Question 21.
Explain with the help of a ray diagram, why a pencil partly immersed in water appears to be bent at the water surface.
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Answer:
A straight pencil ABC is immersed in water. The portion BC appears to be shorten and bent as BC’. It is due to refraction. Virtual image of C is formed at C”. Thus part BC appears to be BC”. Thus portion of stick under water appears to be P raised and bent at point B.

Question 22.
A pencil when dipped in water in a glass tumbler, appears to be bent at the interface of air and water. Will the pencil appear to be bent to the same extent, if instead of water we use liquids like, kerosene or turpentine. Support your answer with reason.
Answer:
No. Bending will be different in different liquids since speed of light in the medium depends on the relative refractive index of the medium. A substance having higher refractive index optically denser than another substance having lower refractive index. Thus higher the refractive index of a substance, more it will change the direction of a beam of light passing through it.

Question 23.
How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light? Obtain an expression for refractive index of a medium with respect to another in terms of speed of light in these two media?
Answer:
The refractive index of the medium nm is given by
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Let v1 be the speed of light in medium 1 and v, be the speed of light in medium 2. The refractive index of medium 2 with respect to medium 1 is given by the ratio of the speed of light in medium 1 and the speed of light in medium 2.This is usually represented by the symbol n21.
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Question 24.
The mirage is seen in deserts. Explain the causes.
Answer:
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The Mirage: On a hot summer day, a traveller in a desert region often sees a water lake with the trees and sky reflected in it, a short distance ahead of him. As he goes ahead, the lake disapp-ears and he finds only a tree in the hot sand. This optical illusion is called mirage.

Mirage can even be seen on a road. On a hot summer day the road at a distance appears to be covered with water, and we can see the reflection of sky and other objects from a distance. But as we approach the place where the water appeared to be, we find that there in no water at all, and that it was just an illusion.

The phenomenon of mirage is produced by the total internal reflection of light which takes place when light passes from optically denser cold air to optically rarer hot air in the atmosphere.

Question 25.
Sudha finds out that the sharp image of the window pane of her science laboratory is formed at a distance of 15 cm from the lens. She now tries to focus the building visible to her outside the window instead of the window pane without disturbing the lens. In which direction will she move the screen to obtain a sharp image of the building? What is the approximate focal length of this lens?
Answer:
Sudha should move the screen towards the lens so as to obtain a clear image of the building. The approximate focal length of this lens will be 15 cm. The rays of light coming from distant object such as a tree (or a distant building or electricity pole) can be considered to be parallel to each other. When parallel rays of light are incident on a convex lens, the rays, after refraction, converge at focus on the other side of the lens.

Light Reflection and Refraction Extra Questions Long Answer Type

Question 1.
What do you understand by power of a lens? What is the relation between power of lens and its focal length? Write unit of power.
Answer:
The power of a lens is defined as the reciprocal of its focal length in metre.
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The S.I. unit of the power of a lens is ‘diopter’, which is denoted by the letter D. One dioptre is the power of a lens whose focal length is one metre. Power of a convex lens is positive whereas that of a concave lens is negative.

Question 2.
Draw a ray diagram for the image formed by a convex lens when object is kept at: (i) 2f, (ii) F1, (iii) between F and optical centre, (iv) infinity and (v) beyond 2F
Answer:
(i) When the object is placed at 2F. In this case, the image is formed at 2F on the right hand side of the lens. The image is real, inverted and equal in size with the object.
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(ii) When the object is placed at the focus. In this case, the image is formed at infinity, the nature of image is real, inverted and very much enlarged in size.
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(iii) When the object is placed between the focus and optical centre of the lens. In this situation, the image is formed on the same side as object (i.e., on the left hand side of the lens). The image is virtual, erect and enlarged.
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(iv) When the object is placed at infinity. Light rays coming from infinity are always parallel to each other and thus, after refraction through the lens they would converge at the focus (prin-cipal focus). Therefore, the image of the object is obtained at the focus and it is real, inverted and highly diminished.
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(v) When the object is placed beyond 2F. In this case the image is formed between Fand 2F on the right hand side of the lens. The image is real, inverted and diminished.
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Question 3.
(a) Explain total internal reflection on light. Mention condi-tion for total internal reflection.
(b) Explain refraction of light through a prism.
Or
Define critical angle. Establish the relation between the critical angle and refractive index of the medium.
Answer:
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(a) Total Internal Reflection of Light. In the fig. PQ is the separating surface of a rarer and denser medium. A ray of light I10 enters from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it bends away from the normal in the direction OR1.

Therefore angle of refraction ∠R1ON’ is greater than angle of incidence ∠I1ON. As the angle of incidence is gradually increased the corresponding angle of refraction also increases. For a certain angle of incidence in the denser medi-um angle of refraction in the rarer medium becomes 90°. This particular angle of incidence in the denser medium is called critical angle.

Therefore ∠I3ON is critical angle (C).
If the angle of incidence is further increased beyond the critical angle then rayinstead of being
refracted gets totally internally reflected according to laws of reflection. This phenomenon is called total internal reflection. In the figure incident ray I4O gets internally reflected in the direction OR4.

Conditions for total internal reflection:

  1. The ray must pass from a denser to a rarer medium.
  2. The angle of incidence in the denser medium must be greater than the critical angle for that particular medium.

If refractive index of rarer medium with respect to denser medium, is jn, and for these medium critical angle is C then,
for i = C, r = 90°
∴ From Snell’s law,
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(b) Refraction of Light through a Prism. In the Fig., a ray of light PQ is incident on the refracting surface AB of the prism ABC. If medium around prism is rarer in comparison to the prism then ray of light after refraction bends towards the normal. Then again it gets refracted by the refracting surface AC and emerges out in the direction RS (now it bends away from the normal as it is coming from a denser to rarer medium). So, we see that prism deviates light from its path.

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Angle between incident ray and emergent ray p (produced backward) is called angle of deviation. It is B represented by letter g. The value of angle of deviation is dependent on the angle of incidence, the angle of the prism and the material of the prism. For a particular angle of incidence, angle of deviation is least. This is called angle of minimum deviation. If angle of prism is A and its angle of minimum deviation is Om, the refractive index of the prism is given by the formula,
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Light Reflection and Refraction Extra Questions Numerical Type

Question 1.
The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 30 cm from a mirror is formed on a screen placed in front of the mirror at a distance of 60 cm from its pole. What is the nature of the mirror? Find its focal length. If the height of the flame is 2.4 cm, find the height of its image. State whether the image formed is erect or inverted.
Answer:
The mirror is concave h1 = + 2.4 cm u = – 30 cm υ = -60 cm f = ?
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-ve sign of h, image size) indicates that the image is inverted

Question 2.
Find the size, nature and position of image formed when an object of size 1 cm is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm.
Answer:
Object distance, u = -15 cm
Focal length, f = – 10 cm
Object size, h = 1 cm
Image distance, υ = ?
Image size, h’ = ?

(i) Position of image
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The image is formed at a distance 30 cm on the side of the object. Negative sign indicates that object and image are on the same side.
(ii) Nature of image: The image is in front of the mirror, its nature is real and inverted.
(iii) Size of image: From the expression for magnifcation,
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Image size, h’ = -2 cm
The image formed has size 2 cm and negative sign means inverted and real.

Question 3.
An object 2 cm high is placed at a distance of 16 cm from a concave mirror which produces a real image 3 cm high.
(i) Find the position of the image
(ii) What is the focal length of mirror?
Answer:
Object height, h = + 2 cm
Image height, h = -3 cm (real image hence inverted)
Object distance, u = -16 cm
Image distance, υ = ?
Focal length, f = ?
(i) Position of image
From the expression for magnification
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Putting values, we get v = -(-16) × \(\frac{-3}{2}\)
v = -24 cm
The image is formed at distance of 24 cm in front of the mirror (negative sign means object and image are on the same side).

(ii) Focal length of mirror
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Question 4.
A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 32 cm from a concave mirror. The image is real, inverted and 3 cm in size. Find the focal length of the mirror and the position where the image is formed?
Answer:
Given: Object height, ho= 2 cm, Image height, he = -3 cm, Object distance, u = -32 cm
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∴ Focal length of concave mirror is 19.2 cm and image is formed 48 cm in front of it.

Question 5.
An object 4 cm in height, is placed at 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed to obtain a sharp image of the object. Calculate the height of the image.
Answer:
h1 3 + 4 cm f = -10 cm u = -15 cm v = ? h2 = ?
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Question 6.
A convex mirror with radius of curvature 5 metre is attached with a motor cycle to see the objects behind the motorcycle. Describe the position, nature and size of the image, formed by this mirror of another motorcycle coming from behind at a distance of 5 metre.
Answer:
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Image is virtual and has a size of one-third of object.

Question 7.
The image of an object is formed on the object itself placed at 36 cm from the pole on the principal axis of a concave mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror and linear magnification:
Answer:
Given: u = – 36 cm, v = -36 cm, f = ?, m = ?
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Question 8.
A truck uses a convex mirror as a viewfinder whose radius of curvature is 2.0 m.  A maruti car is coming behind the truck at a distance of 10 m. What will be the position of the image of the car and size of the image of the car when observed by the driver of the truck through the convex mirror?
Answer:
For convex mirror, we have given, u = -10 m, R = 2.0 m
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Thus, size of the image of the car will be a fraction of \(\frac {1}{11}\) the actual size of the car through the convex mirror.

Question 9.
If the angle of incidence
(i) for a light ray in air be 45° and the angle of refraction (r) in glass be 30°, find refractive index of glass with respect to air.
Answer:
Refractive index of glass,
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Question 10.
Refractive index of water with respect to air is 1.33. What is the value of refractive index of air with respect to water?
Answer:
Here,
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Question 11.
The absolute refractive indices of glass and water are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. If the speed of light in glass is 2 × 108 m/s, calculate the speed of light in (i) vacuum, (ii) water.
Answer:
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Speed of light in water Speed of light in water = 2.25 × 108 m/s

Question 12.
Refractive index of water with respect to air is 4/3 and glass is 3/2. What is the refractive index of glass with respect to water?
Answer:
When there are three media air, water and glass,
We have
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∴ Refractive index of glass with respect to water is 9/8.

Question 13.
Refractive indices of water and benzene with respect to air are 1.33 and 1.50 respectively. Calculate the refractive index of benzene with respect to water.
Answer:
For air, water and benzene,
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Question 14.
Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is 1.6 and absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5. Find out the absolute refractive index of diamond.
Answer:
For air, glass and diamond,
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Question 15.
The absolute refractive indices of two media ‘A’ and ‘B’ are 2.0 and 1.5 respectively. If the speed of light in medium ‘B’ is 2 × 108 m/s, calculate the speed of light in:
(i) Vacuum
(ii) medium ‘A’.
Answer:
nA = 2.0; nB = 1.5; speed of light in medium B, UB = 2 × 108 m/s
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Question 16.
An object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 12 cm. Find the position and nature of the image.
Answer:
u = -12 cm, f = + 8 cm, ν = ?
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The image is real and inverted.

Question 17.
Calculate the position of an image of an object placed 30 cm away from a concave lens of focal length 15 cm. Also calculate the magnifying power of the lens.
Answer:
Given: f = -15 cm, u = – 30 cm, ν = ?, m = ?
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Question 18.
An object 3 cm high is placed 20 cm from convex lens of focal length 12 cm. Find the nature, position and height of the image.
Answer:
Since lens is convex, thereforef is positive.
Given: u = – 20 cm, f = + 12 cm, h = 3 cm, ν =? h’ = ?
Using lens formula
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Since ‘ν’is positive, the image is located on the other side of the lens.
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Since m is negative and greater than 1, the image is real, inverted and larger than the object.
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Thus the image is 30 cm from the convex lens, located on the other side of the lens. It is real, inverted and 4.5 cm high.

Question 19.
A real image, size of the object is formed 18 cm from a lens. Calculate the focal length of the lens.
Answer:
Since the image is real and diminished, the lens must be convex and the object must be placed beyond 2F
Given: ν = + 18 cm
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Question 20.
An object kept at a distance of 60 cm from a lens gives a virtual image at a distance of 20 cm over the same side of the lens. What is the focal length of the lens? Is the lens converging or diverging?
Answer:
Here, u = -60 cm, ν = – 20 cm
From lens formula,
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The focal length of the lens is 30 cm. The -ve sign shows that the lens is diverging.

Question 21.
If focal length of a convex lens is 20 cm. Find the power of lens.
Answer:
f = 20 cm, P = ?
P = \(\frac{100}{f}\) = \(\frac{100}{20}\) = + 5D

Question 22.
A student uses a lens of focal length 50 cm and another of -50 cm. What is the nature of the lens and its power used by each of them?
Answer:
Case I: When f =50 cm = 0.5 m
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∴ Lens is concave.

Question 23.
Two thin lenses of focal lengths +10 cm and -5 cm are kept in contact. What is the focal length and power of the combination?
Answer:
Here, fi = + 10 cm, f = -5 cm,
∴ Focal length of the combiantion of lenses is given by
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Question 24.
An object 5 cm in length is held 25 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Draw the ray diagram and find the position, size and the nature of the image formed.
Answer:
O = 5 cm, u = -25 cm, f = + 10 cm, I = ?
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Image is for 16.66 cm (ray 16.7 cm) from the lens on other side, i.e., behind the lens. Image is real and inverted.
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Image is inverted and a height of 3.33 cm.

Question 25.
A concave lens of focal length 15 cm for an image 10 cm from the lens. How far is the object placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.
Answer:
f = – 15 cm, ν = -10 cm, u = ?
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Object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from concave lens.

Question 26.
An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the position and nature of the image.
Answer:
f = 15 cm, u = – 10 cm, ν = ?
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Image is formed 6 cm behind the mirror. Image is virtual and erect.

Question 27.
A 5.0 cm long object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from ‘a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. Object is placed normal to the principle axis of the lens. Find out nature, position and si∠e of the image.
Answer:
Given: u = – 20 cm, f = 10 cm, O = 5 cm, ν = ?, I = ?
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Question 28.
An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 18 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed, so that a sharp focused image can be obtained? Find the size and the nature of the image.
Answer:
O = 5.0 cm, u = -27 cm, f = -18 cm ν = ? I = ?
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Height of image is 14 cm, the image is real and inverted.

Question 29.
Find the focal length of a lens of power -2.0 D. What type of lens is this?
Answer:
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The lens is concave lens.

Question 30.
A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power + 1.5 D. Find the focal length of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?
Answer:
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Focal length of the lens is + 0.67 m. The prescribed lens is converging in nature.

Question 31.
Sunlight is incident on a concave mirror, parallel to its principal axis. The image is formed at a distance of 20 cm from the pole. Find the radius of curvature of the mirror.
Answer:
Rays from the sun incident parallel to the principal axis meet at the focus after reflection by the mirror. Thus, the focal length of the mirror f = 20 cm. . Therefore, radius of curvature R = 2f = 2 × 20 = 40 cm.

Question 32.
A concave lens has focal length 15 cm. If image is formed at a distance 10 cm from the lens, find the position of object. Calculate the magnification produced by the lens also.
Answer:
Given: f = -15 cm, v = –10 cm, u = ?, m = ?
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Question 33.
Find the position of the image of an object placed at a distance of 25 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 50 cm.
Answer:
Here
u= -25 cm
and f = -50 cm
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Since ν is positive, therefore image is formed behind the mirror at a distance of 50 cm from the mirror.

Question 34.
A 1.5 cm high object is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a concave mirror. A real image is formed at a distance of 75 cm from the mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror and the size of the image.
Answer:
Since the image is real, it is formed in the same side of the mirror. Therefore, u = – 25 cm, ν = – 75 cm, f = ?
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The image is inverted and 4.5 cm high.

Question 35.
A 2 cm high object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a concave mirror. The image is real, inverted and 3 cm in size. Find the focal length of the mirror and the position of the image.
Answer:
We know that,

 

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Thus, image is formed on the same side and 30 cm away from the mirror.
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Thus, focal length of concave mirror is 12 cm.

Question 36.
Refractive indices of water and glass with respect to air are \(\frac{4}{3}\) and \(\frac{3}{2}\) respectively. Find the refractive index of glass with respect to water.
Answer:
Given that:
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Question 37.
Speed of light in vacuum is 3.0 × 108 m/s. Calculate the speed of light in water. (Refractive index of water = 4/3).
Solution.
Given that: C = 3.0 × 108 m/s, n = \(\frac{4}{3}\), ν = ?
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Question 38.
Refractive index of water is \(\frac{4}{3}\). Find the critical angle of water. [sin 48° 36′ = 0.75].
Answer:
Given that:
n = \(\frac{4}{3}\), C = ?
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sin C = sin 48°36′
C = 48°36′

Question 39.
The distance of object from a lens is 15 cm. The virtual image formed four times of the size of object. Find the distance of image and focal length of lens.
Solution.
Given that: u = -15 cm, m = + 4, ν = ?, f = ?
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Hence, image will from 60 cm distance from lens in the object side.
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Question 40.
The image of an object formed by a convex lens is 3 times of object on screen. If the positions of object and screen are interchanged, then what will be its magnification in this condition?
Answer:
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On interchanging the positions of object and screen, ν and u are also changed.
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Question 41.
The focal length of a convex lens is 30 cm and an object is kept at 10 cm from lens. What will be the distance and nature of image?
Solution.
Given that: f = 30 cm, u = – 10 cm, ν = ?
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Question 42.
The power of a lens is + 2D. Calculate its focal length. Is this lens convergent or divergent?
Answer:
Given: P = + 2D, f = ?
f = \(\frac{100}{P}\) \(\frac{100}{2}\) = 50 cm (Convergent)

MCQ Questions for Class 11 History Chapter 1 From the Beginning of Time with Answers

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Multiple Choice Type Questions

Question 1.
Female Figurines were known as
(a) Altamira
(b) Sahana
(c) Venuses
(d) Vestonice.

Answer

Answer: (c) Venuses


From the Beginning of Time with Answers

Question 2.
The earliest fossils from Europe are attributed to
(a) Australopithecus
(b) Homo Heidelbergensis
(c) Homo Habilis
(d) Homo erectus

Answer

Answer: (b) Homo Heidelbergensis


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Question 3.
Period of Homo erectus, archaicHomosapiens, Neanderthals, homo sapiens sapiens is –
(a) 5mya to lmya
(b) 60,000 years ago
(c) lmya to 40,000 years ago
(d) 40,000 years ago.

Answer

Answer: (c) lmya to 40,000 years ago


Question 4.
Hominids immigrated from Africa to Asia during the period
(a) 5.6mya
(b) 0.8mya
(c) 2.0 – 1.5mya
(d) 2.2 – 2.0mya.

Answer

Answer: (c) 2.0 – 1.5mya


Question 5.
Anthropologist is a specialist who –
(a) Studies the social traits and behaviour.
(b) Studies human culture and societies as well as evolutionary aspects of human biology.
(c) Studies the general policies and ethics adopted by the society.
(d) Studies the ancient remains and antique.

Answer

Answer: (b) Studies human culture and societies as well as evolutionary aspects of human biology.


Question 6.
Hominid is a member of family
(a) Hominoid
(b) Australopithecus
(c) Homo erectus
(d) Hominidae

Answer

Answer: (d) Hominidae


Question 7.
Foraging means
(a) to adapt
(b) to search for food
(c) to migrate
(d) to shift

Answer

Answer: (b) to search for food


Question 8.
The name of a hunting-gathering society living in Kalahari’ Desert was-
(a) Chesowanja
(b) Pred mosti
(c) Kung-san
(d) Schoningen

Answer

Answer: (c) Kung-san


Question 9.
The primitive human species learned the use of fire
(a) 3.41akh years ago
(b) 1\(\frac {1}{4}\) lakh years ago
(c) 75,000 years ago
(d) 80,000 years ago

Answer

Answer: (b) 1\(\frac {1}{4}\) lakh years ago


Fill in the blanks

Hominids, Land-rover, species, Dusseldorf, mammals, Homo erectus, Sub-Saharan Africa, Glaciation, Hqmo habilis, Oldurai George, predators.
Question 1.
……………… was the first specie of Homo genus.

Answer

Answer: Homo habilis


Question 2.
Australopithecus, early Homo Genus and specie of Homo erectus dated to 5mya to lmya were discovered from ………………

Answer

Answer: Sub Saharan, Africa


Question 3.
……………… was the succeeding member of super family dated to 24mya.

Answer

Answer: Hominids


Question 4.
……………… is a species of Homo genus in which the primitive man could walk bipedal comfortably.

Answer

Answer: Homo erectus


Question 5.
……………… are the carnivorous organisms who kill other organisms.

Answer

Answer: Predators


Question 6.
……………… is a ravine in the Serengeti Plain in modem Tanzania.

Answer

Answer: Oldurai George


Question 7.
……………… is a jeep like vehicle.

Answer

Answer: Land- rover


Question 8.
……………… is a very large biological group of organisms.

Answer

Answer: mammals


Question 9.
Around 2.5mya the larger part of earth was covered with the ice and major changes took place in climate and vegetation. Owing to reduction in temperature during ……………… the grassland areas expanded at the expense of forests.

Answer

Answer: glaciations


Question 10.
……………… is a group of organisms that can inter-breed to produce fertile offspring.

Answer

Answer: species


Question 11.
……………… is a city in Germany.

Answer

Answer: Dusseldorf.


Match the Following

Column A Column B
(i) China (a) 45,000 – 35,000 ya
(ii) Ethiopia (b) 35,000ya
(iii) Borneo (c) 70,000 – 50,000 ya
(iv) Australia (d) 170,000 – 50,000 ya
(v) France (e) 195,000 – 160,000 ya
(vi) Israel (f) 1,00,000 – 80,000 ya
(vii) South Africa (g) 40,000 ya
(viii) Morocco (h) 20,000 – 15,000 ya
Answer

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) China (h) 20,000 – 15,000 ya
(ii) Ethiopia (e) 195,000 – 160,000 ya
(iii) Borneo (g) 40,000 ya
(iv) Australia (a) 45,000 – 35,000 ya
(v) France (b) 35,000ya
(vi) Israel (f) 1,00,000 – 80,000 ya
(vii) South Africa (d) 170,000 – 50,000 ya
(viii) Morocco (c) 70,000 – 50,000 ya

Column A Column B
(i) Kanapoi, Kenya (a) 3.9 mya
(ii) Bahrel Ghazal, Chad. (b) 3,0 – 3.4 mya
(iii) Allia Bay, Kenya (c) 4.1
(iv) Lothagam, Kenya (d) 3.2
(v) Hadar, Ethiopia (e) 5.6
(vi) Laetoli, Tanzania (f) 3.4
(vii) Omo, Ethiopia (g) 5.6
Answer

Answer:

Column A Column B
(i) Kanapoi, Kenya (c) 4.1
(ii) Bahrel Ghazal, Chad. (b) 3,0 – 3.4 mya
(iii) Allia Bay, Kenya (a) 3.9 mya
(iv) Lothagam, Kenya (g) 5.6
(v) Hadar, Ethiopia (d) 3.2
(vi) Laetoli, Tanzania (e) 5.6
(vii) Omo, Ethiopia (f) 3.4

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MCQ Questions for Class 11 Accountancy Chapter 8 Bills of Exchange with Answers

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Bills of Exchange Class 11 MCQs Questions with Answers

Choose the correct option.

Question 1.
On dishonor of a discounted bill whom does the bank look for payment
(a) Drawer
(b) Drawee
(c) Endorser
(d) Payee

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawer


Bills of Exchange with Answers

Question 2.
The act for signing by the drawer on the book of the instruments for the purpose of transfer
(a) Acceptance of bill
(b) Cheque
(c) Endorsement
(d) Bill

Answer

Answer: (c) Endorsement


Bills of Exchange Questions with Answers

Question 3.
Which balance is shown by a B/R Book
(a) Credit
(b) None
(c) Both
(d) Debit

Answer

Answer: (d) Debit


Question 4.
On whom the trade bill drawn
(a) Seller
(b) Creditor
(c) Debtor
(d) Owner

Answer

Answer: (c) Debtor


Question 5.
The party who is entitled to receive the cash of a bill receivable is called
(a) Drawer
(b) Drawee
(c) Capitalist
(d) Bank

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawer


Question 6.
Discounting Charges =
(a) Amount of Bill Discounted × Rate × Unexpired Period
(b) Amount of Bill Discounted × Rate / Unexpired Period
(c) Amount of Bill Discounted × Rate + Unexpired Period
(d) Amount of Bill Discounted + Rate × Unexpired Period

Answer

Answer: (d) Amount of Bill Discounted + Rate × Unexpired Period


Question 7.
According to Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, which of the following refers to “an instrument in writing (not being a bank note or a currency note) containing unconditional undertaking, signed by the maker to pay on demand or at a fixed or determinable future time a certain sum of money only to or to the order of a certain person, or to the bearer of the instrument”?
(a) Promissory note
(b) Bearer debentures
(c) Cheque
(d) Bill of exchange

Answer

Answer: (d) Bill of exchange


Question 8.
If the due date is public holiday what will be the due date of the bill
(a) Preceding day
(b) Following day
(c) The same day
(d) After two days

Answer

Answer: (a) Preceding day


Question 9.
Fee paid in cash to Notary Public is charged by
(a) Holder of bill of exchange
(b) Drawee
(c) Drawer
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (a) Holder of bill of exchange


Question 10.
Kamal draws a bill on Sahil for Rs.3000. Kamal endorsed it to Rohan. Rohan endorsed it to Rakesh. The payee of the bill will be
(a) Kamal
(b) Rakesh
(c) Sahil
(d) Rohan

Answer

Answer: (b) Rakesh


Question 11.
Noting charges are paid by the ___ but these are recordable from the ____
(a) Drawer, Drawer
(b) Drawer, Drawee
(c) Drawee, Drawer
(d) Drawee, Drawee

Answer

Answer: (c) Drawee, Drawer


Question 12.
Person to whom the bill is endorsed called ____
(a) Endorsement
(b) Endorser
(c) Endorsee
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (b) Endorser


Question 13.
What are the parties to a bill of exchange
(a) Drawee, Drawer, Payee
(b) Drawee, Drawer, Debtor
(c) Payer, Drawee, Drawer
(d) Drawee, Drawer, Creditor

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawee, Drawer, Payee


Question 14.
Which bill is not allowed 3 days of grace
(a) Bill at the time of due date
(b) Bill at sight
(c) Bill after due date
(d) Bill before due date

Answer

Answer: (b) Bill at sight


Question 15.
The purpose of accommodation bill is:
(a) To finance actual purchase
(b) When both parties are in need of funds
(c) To facilitate trade transmission
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (b) When both parties are in need of funds


Question 16.
It is a period of time after which a bill becomes payable?
(a) Grace days
(b) Maturity
(c) Usance
(d) Tenor

Answer

Answer: (d) Tenor


Question 17.
If the drawer is in need of money and cannot wait till due date and receive the money form bank is called?
(a) Endorsement of bill
(b) Discounting of bill
(c) Retirement of bill
(d) Dishonor of bill

Answer

Answer: (b) Discounting of bill


Question 18.
In case if endorsement of bill the endorser debits?
(a) Creditor account
(b) Cash account
(c) Bill receivable account
(d) Bill payable account

Answer

Answer: (a) Creditor account


Question 19.
Which of the following is not true?
(a) There is no difference in appearance between trade and accommodation bill
(b) A bill of exchange must be accepted
(c) Drawee is maker of a bill
(d) Accommodation bill is for an imaginary transaction

Answer

Answer: (c) Drawee is maker of a bill


Question 20.
When an acceptor refuses to pay the amount of bill to the holder of bill on its maturity is called?
(a) Honored bill
(b) Dishonored bill
(c) Retired bill
(d) Endorsed bill

Answer

Answer: (b) Dishonored bill


Question 21.
A bill of exchange is an?
(a) A promise
(b) Unconditional order
(c) A request
(d) A order

Answer

Answer: (b) Unconditional order


Question 22.
A person who writes out the order to pay is called?
(a) Drawer
(b) Acceptor
(c) Payee
(d) Drawee

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawer


Question 23.
When a drawer discounts the bill, he gets?
(a) More than face value
(b) Less than face value
(c) Equal to face value
(d) None of above

Answer

Answer: (b) Less than face value


Question 24.
In case of term bill extra three days are given to acceptor are called?
(a) Days of bill payable
(b) Days if bill receivable
(c) Days of grace
(d) Days of tenor

Answer

Answer: (c) Days of grace


Question 25.
How many parties are involved in case of discounting of bill?
(a) Two
(b) Three
(c) Four
(d) Unlimited

Answer

Answer: (a) Two


Question 26.
Bill of Exchange has parties :
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

Answer

Answer: (c) 3
Explanation:
A bill of exchange consist of three parties namely:
(i) Drawer
(ii) Drawee
(iii) Payee.


Question 27.
The party which is ordered to pay the amount of bill of exchange is called :
(a) Drawee
(b) Payee
(c) Drawer
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawee
Explanation:
The party upon whom the bill is drawn is called the drawee. He is the person to whom the bill is addressed and who is ordered to pay. He becomes an acceptor when he indicates his willingness to pay the bill.


Question 28.
The party which is entitled to receive the payment of bill of exchange is known as :
(a) Drawer
(b) Payee
(c) Drawee
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (b) Payee
Explanation:
A person to whom money is paid or is to be paid, especially the person to whom a cheque is made payable. A payee is a party in an exchange who receives payment. The payee is paid by cash, check, or another transfer medium by a payer.

The drawee is the party that pays the sum specified by the bill of exchange. The drawer is the party that obliges the drawee to pay the payee. The drawer and the payee are the same entity unless the drawer transfers the bill of exchange to a third-party payee.
So, payee is the correct option.


Question 29.
Due date of a bill of exchange drawn on 30th January, 2011 for one month will be :
(a) 5 Mar
(b) 3 Mar
(c) 29 Feb
(d) 4 Mar

Answer

Answer: (b) 3 Mar
Explanation:
Due date of a bill is only after the given period (in this case one month ) plus three days of grace . So the bill will be paid only after 1 month and 3 days i.e. on 3rd march.


Question 30.
The promissory note should be signed by
(a) Payee
(b) Drawee
(c) Drawer
(d) Promiser

Answer

Answer: (d) Promiser
Explanation:
Promissory Notes: A negotiable instrument is a document in writing. It is signed by a certain person who promises to pay another person a fixed sum of money on a fixed date.


Question 31.
On dishonor of a discounted bill who does the bank look for payment?
(a) Drawer
(b) Payee
(c) Endorser
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawer
Explanation:
Drawer (the person who had received B/R) because he had discounted the bill from the bank and now he’s liable for it’s dishonour. But later he can claim this amount from drawee.


Question 32.
While calculating the due date of the bill, how many days are added to the period of the bill :
(a) 4 days
(b) 3 days
(c) 5 days
(d) Neither of these

Answer

Answer: (b) 3 days
Explanation:
3 days of grace are added to the period of bill while calculating the due date of the bill.


Question 33.
Encashing the bill before the date of its maturity is called :
(a) Dishonour of Bill
(b) Retirement of Bill
(c) Discounting of Bill
(d) Endorsement of Bill

Answer

Answer: (c) Discounting of Bill
Explanation:
When we encash a bill before it’s maturity, it’s generally discounted with bank, bank charges some discounting charges and thus the process is known as discounting of bill.


Question 34.
A bill of exchange renewed generally at the request of
(a) Drawee
(b) Bank
(c) Drawer
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (a) Drawee
Explanation:
When drawer want their money and drawee is not in the position to pay his money, then he wants some time to pay his money and so he requests to make a new bill to drawer.


Question 35.
A bill of exchange can not be
(a) Endorsed
(b) Accepted
(c) Refused
(d) Crossed

Answer

Answer: (c) Refused
Explanation:
A bill of exchange is a document used in transactions that orders the payer to pay a certain amount of money to the payee. It is a guarantee of payment on demand or on a specified date, and it cannot be refused or cancelled, like a check.


Question 36.
Bills receivable account is a:
(a) Nominal account
(b) Personal account
(c) Real account

Answer

Answer: (c) Real account


Question 37.
At the time of retirement of a bill, the acceptor debits:
(a) Bills payable’account
(b) Discount account
(c) Neither of two

Answer

Answer: (a) Bills payable’account


Question 38.
At the time of endorsement of a bill, the drawee debits:
(a) Bills payable account
(b) Other party ’s account
(c) No entry

Answer

Answer: (c) No entry


Question 39.
When a bill is discharged, the acceptor debits:
(a) Creditor’s account
(b) Cash account
(c) Bills payable account

Answer

Answer: (c) Bills payable account


Question 40.
When noting charges are paid by the bank at the time of dishonour of the bill and the drawee credits:
(a) Bank account
(b) Noting charges account
(c) Neither of the two

Answer

Answer: (c) Neither of the two


Question 41.
The due date of bill dated 1st February, 2003 for a period of 2 months shall be:
(a) 4th April, 2003
(b) 5th April, 2003
(c) 4th May, 2003
(d) 2nd February, 1993

Answer

Answer: (a) 4th April, 2003


Question 42.
The due date of bill dated 31st January, 1992 for a period of 1 month will be: (year 1992 is a leap year)
(a) 1 st October, 1993
(b) 31 st January, 1992
(c) 31st January, 1993
(d) 3rd March, 1992

Answer

Answer: (d) 3rd March, 1992


Question 43.
Accommodation bills are also termed as …………. bills.
(a) Drawee bills
(b) Kite bills
(c) Payee bills
(d) Drawer bills

Answer

Answer: (b) Kite bills


Question 44.
What shall be the due date of bill dated 21st July, 1993 for a period of 60 days when 22nd September, 1993 is declared as emergency holiday?
(a) 21 st September, 1993
(b) 22nd September, 1993
(c) 23rd September, 1993
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (c) 23rd September, 1993


Question 45.
B/R stands for
(a) Bank Receivable Books
(b) Bank Receipt
(c) Bank Rebate
(d) All of them

Answer

Answer: (a) Bank Receivable Books


Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s)

Question 1.
The person to whom the amount mentioned in the promissory is payable is known as ………………….

Answer

Answer: Promisee


Question 2.
Transfer of a negotiable instrument to another person by signing on it, is known as ……………….

Answer

Answer: Endorsement


Question 3.
In a promissory note, the person who makes the promise to pay is called as ……………..

Answer

Answer: Promissor


Question 4.
A person who endorses the promissory note in favour of another is known as ………………

Answer

Answer: Endorser


Question 5.
A bill of exchange is a …………….. instrument.

Answer

Answer: negotiable


Question 6.
A bill of exchange is drawn by the …………….. upon his ………………

Answer

Answer: drawer, drawee


Question 7.
A promissory note is drawn by ………………. in favour of his …………………

Answer

Answer: debtor, creditor


Question 8.
There are ………………. parties to a bill of exchange.

Answer

Answer: three


Question 9.
There are ………………… parties to a promissory note.

Answer

Answer: two


Question 10.
Drawer and ………………… cannot be the same parties in case of a bill of exchange.

Answer

Answer: drawee


Question 11.
Bill of exchange in Indian language is called ……………..

Answer

Answer: Hundi


Question 12.
…………….. days of grace are added in terms of the bill to calculate the date of its ………………….

Answer

Answer: Three, maturity


Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each statement regarding a bill of exchange

Question 1.
A bill of exchange must be accepted by the payee.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 2.
A bill of exchange is drawn by the creditor.

Answer

Answer: True


Question 3.
A bill of exchange is drawn for all cash transaction.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 4.
A bill payable on demand is called Time bill.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 5.
A person to whom payment is to be made in a bill or exchange is called payee.

Answer

Answer: True


Question 6.
A negotiable instrument does not require the signature of its maker.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 7.
The hundi payable at sight is called Darshani hundi.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 8.
A negotiable instrument is not freely transferable.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 9.
Stamping of promissory note is not mandatory.

Answer

Answer: False


Question 10.
The time of payment of a-negotiable instrument need not be certain.

Answer

Answer: True


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