Q & A FROM THE PASSING AWAY OF BAPU

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                                                             The Passing Away of Bapu
                                                                       Nayantara Sehgal

                  Q & A FROM UNIT 1
1. When was the author called to Birla House ?
= When the author was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January in 1948, she was called to Birla House .
2. How was the author called to Birla House?
= The author was called to Birla House by telephone.
3. When was Gandhiji shot ?
= Gandhiji was shot when he was on his way to a prayer meeting.
4. Whom did the author find on reaching Birla House?
= On reaching Birla House the author found that Gandhiji's relatives and followers had gathered round his body.
5. What was there in the  room as Gandhiji breathed his last?
= There was an unnatural silence in the room where Gandhiji had breathed his last.
6. How did the words of Gandhiji's death spread through Delhi ?
= The words of Gandhiji's death spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.
7.What could one see out of every window?
= One could see out of every window a brown blur of faces.
8.Why couldn't the people speak in the beginning?
= The people who had gathered around the Birla House were too stunned to speak in the beginning.
9.When did the people calm down a little ?
= People calmed down a little when they would be allowed to see Gandhiji before his funeral.
10.When does a person begin to whimper ?
= When a person receives a shock at the death of a near and dear one , he or she begins to whimper.
11. What question is uppermost in the mind of the mourning people?
= The question that is uppermost in the mind of the mourning people is what will happen to them now that their guardian has left them.
12. How did the people look like?
= The people looked like lost children.
13. What was the broadcast telling the people?
= The broadcast was telling the people of India that their Bapu was no more.




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                      Q & A FROM UNIT 2

 1. When was Gandhiji's funeral decided to take place ?
=Gandhiji's funeral was decided to take place on the day after his death.
2. What did Padmasi tell the followers of Gandhiji?
= Padmasi told the followers of Gandhiji that they would walk with Gandhiji's procession .
3. Who was Padmasi ?
= Padmasi was Mrs. Naidu's daughter.
4. Who watched the procession and how?
= Thousands of people watched the procession silently.
5. How was  average Gandhiji taken to the cremation ground ?
= Gandhiji’s body was taken on an open truck covered with flowers.
6. Where and how did Gandhiji walk?
= Gandhiji walked with a staff in hand over a large part of India.
7. What was open to average Indian?
= Walking was the only open way to average Indian.
8. What does walk normally require?
= Walk normally required no vehicle except one's body that cost one nothing but one's energy.
9. Why was the walk agonizing to the author?
= Gandhiji's death sent a shock wave through his followers. The author was deeply pained by it. So it was a agonizing walk for her.
10. What could not the author accept?
= The author could not accept the fact that this man was never again going to walk with them.

                   Q & A FROM UNIT 3

 1. How did the people do on the train?
= On the train people did not weep anymore but instead continued to sing bhajans.
2. How were Gandhiji's ashes taken to Allahabad?
= Gandhiji's ashes were taken to Allahabad  in a special train some days after the funeral.
3.What was the feeling of the author once she was back in Delhi?
= The author felt at sea as the magic circle she had grown up in had vanished.
4. What did Bapu do for the ordinary folk?
= Bapu brought the ordinary folk out of their ignorance and indifference.
5. What would happen to India after Bapu had passed away?
= Even after Bapu had passed away his India would continue to live in his children.
6. Why didn't people weep anymore?
= People didn't weep anymore because they could feel Gandhi's presence among the flowers and the songs. 
7. Why did the author feel unprotected?
= The author felt unprotected because at the death of  Bapu the magic circle vanished.

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Comments

  1. Unknown24 June 2018 at 08:19

    where are unit 3 questions and answers

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  2. Unknown13 March 2019 at 05:53

    Sir can you write some broat questions

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  3. Unknown20 April 2019 at 22:38

    Sir can you give me summary on this topic (The Passing away of Bapu)

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    1. Unknown30 September 2020 at 07:23

      Yes sir, it will be helpful for us to solve passage

      Delete
  4. Unknown17 October 2019 at 23:37

    In the answer of question no. 9 from unit 2, there is a mistake in the last line where indefinite article "an" should have been put in place of "a" before the word "agonizing" as a vowel sound is uttered first when the word "agonizing" is pronounced.
    Thanks for the rest of your work.

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  5. Unknown18 February 2020 at 07:00

    Sir tell me that actually what is magic circle in this story??

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  6. Saurav Das-English Teacher24 February 2020 at 00:23

    The magic circle was Gandhiji's blessing to people and his thought which he had given Indian People in his whole life.

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  7. Unknown16 March 2020 at 22:07

    sir please tell me this answer of question . How did Gandhiji
    treat and utilise the commonplace

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  8. Unknown17 March 2020 at 20:03

    How has the author describe the time when she had gone to the birla house?.......plz sir answer this question

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  9. Unknown12 April 2020 at 03:22

    Why was walking with bapu special?

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  10. Unknown18 April 2020 at 08:49

    Thank you sir

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  11. Susanta Das21 April 2020 at 19:54

    According to the writer how would rebuild what Gandhiji dreamt? Plz solve this question

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  12. Unknown26 April 2020 at 03:37

    What was the message to the narrator through urgent telephone call?

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  13. Unknown29 June 2020 at 20:23

    How did nayantara sahgal had been through sadness to optism

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  14. Unknown31 July 2020 at 02:18

    Sir please tell me how did the magic circle vanish?

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  15. Unknown9 September 2020 at 21:41

    What does one observe while walking? Please answer this question sir🙏

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