Q. 14. Answer the following question in about 80 words: 6
Which twin obligations does Mandela mention? Why was he not able to fulfi l those obligations?
Or
Rodrigues describes his childhood and the bakers of Goa. What does he remember so fondly about those bakers?
Ans. See Q.12, 2005 (III Delhi). [Page 143
Mandela was unable to fulfi l these obligations because in attempting to serve his people he found that he was prevented from fulfi lling his obligations as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.
Or
During Rodrigues’ childhood in Goa, the baker used to be their friend, companion and guide. He used to come at least twice a day. Once, when he set out in the morning on his selling round, and then again, when he returned after emptying his huge basket. The jingling thud of the baker’s bamboo woke the children up from their sleep and they ran to meet and greet him, longing for those bread bangles which they chose carefully and ate without caring to brush their teeth or wash their mouths properly.
Q. 15. Answer any two of the following questions in 30—40 words each: 4
(a) What does Chubukov suspect Lomov of when he comes to his house? Why?
(b) What did the pilot of the Dakota experience inside the black clouds?
(c) Where in the classroom did Wanda sit and why?
Ans. (a) Chubukov, is in fact surprised to see Lomov in his house, especially because he (Lomov) comes in formally dressed with evening dress and gloves. He suspects that Lomov might have come to borrow money from him.
(b) Inside the clouds, everything was black. It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane. The old aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air. The compass, radio and other instruments were dead and the pilot was lost in the storm.
(c) See Q. 15 (b), 2009 (I Outside Delhi).
Q. 16. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. Remember to number the answers correctly. 4
The pirate gaped at Belinda’s dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket fl agon,
He fi red two bullets, but they didn’t hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.
(a) How did the pirate react when he saw the dragon? 1
(b) How did he prepare himself for the fi ght? 1
(c) How did he attack the dragon? 1
(d) What did the dragon do to him? 1
Ans. (a) The pirate gaped at the dragon when he saw him.
(b) He gulped some grog (mixed liquor) from his pocket flagon (bottle) to prepare himself for the fight.
(c) He attacked the dragon by fi ring two bullets at him.
(d) Custard, the dragon gobbled every bit of him.
