Unit – 7 Prose - THE WILL OF SACRIFICE - CLASS 09 - 2 MARKS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

Questions and answers related to the lesson - THE WILL OF SACRIFICE of class 09 - KSEEB.

I. Share your responses.

1. Who actively participated in the freedom struggle from Bhagat Singh’s family?

Ans: Bhagath singh’s grandfather Arjun singh, his father Kishan singh and uncle Ajith singh were participated in the freedom struggle.

 

2. Name the political leaders who were in contact with Bhagat Singh when he was in DAV school in Lahore.

 Ans: Lala Lajapat Rai and Ras Bihari Bose were contacted with him.

 

3. How did Bhagat Singh respond to Gandhiji’s call?

Ans: Bhagath singh left the D.A.V. school and joined National school at Lahore which was a centre of revolutionary activities. 

4. Where did Bhagat Singh come in contact with Bhagwati Charan and Sukhdev?

Ans: Bhagath singh came contact with them in National school at Lahore.

 

5. Why is Bhagat Singh remembered even today?

Ans: Bhagath Singh is remembered as a great revolutionary freedom fighter.

 

6. Who did Bhagat Singh want to take revenge on? Why?

Ans: Bhagath Singh wanted take revenge on Scott. Because he was responsible for the killing of Lala Lajapat Roy.

 

7. According to Bhagat Singh where does the value of man lie?

Ans: According to Bhagath Singh the value of a man lie not in what he is capable of receiving but in what he is capable of giving.

II.

1. What was the only prayer of the people who were with Bhagat Singh? 

Ans: The only prayer of the people was that somehow or other way they must escape the noose.

 

2. What do you mean by the phrase ‘transportation for life’?

Ans: It means that the act of sending criminals to place that is far away as a form of punishment.

 

3. What kind of punishment does Bhagat Singh talk about?

Ans: Bhagath Singh was talking about death punishment or of hanging.

 

4. What expectations did Bhagat Singh have from the people who escaped the fallows of death?

Ans: They should live and show to the world that they can not only embrace gallows for the ideal but also bear the worst type of torture in the dark prison cells.

C1. Read the following questions discuss and write.

 

1. How did Bhagat Singh participate in the freedom struggle?

Ans: In 1921 Gandhiji  called for non-coperation movement. Bhagath singh left his school and joined national school at Lahore which was the centre of revolutionary activities. There he came in contact with revolutionaries such as Sukhdev and others. He became the member of Hindustan Republic Association and actively participated in the activities.

 

2. What made the revolutionaries use guns and bombs against the British?

Ans: They believed that the British rule was unjust and oppressive. And they branded as terrorists. Therefore they used bombs and guns against the British.

3. What are the means of production according to Bhagat Singh?

Ans: According to Bhagath singh land, labour and capital are the means of production. 

 

4. How was Bhagat Singh able to keep the spark of freedom struggle alive?

Ans: Bhagath Singh kept the spark of freedom alive through his letters written from the jail.

 

5. Why is Bhagat Singh remembered even today?

Ans: Bhagath Singh is remembered today not only as a bold revolutionary figure but also as a great thinker.

1. What were the incidents that brought changes in Bhagat Singh’s life?

Ans: The British made a brutal attack on Lala Lajpat Rai at an anti-British procession. It resulted in death of Lajpat Rai. Bhagath Singh determined to avenge his death. And he killed Saunders instead of Scott.

He threw bombs in the central Assembly hall while the assembly was in session. The bombs did not hurt anyone, but the noise they made was the loud enough to wake up an enslaved nation from a deep slumber. These incidents changed the life of Bhagath Singh.

2. How would you have tried Bhagat Singh if you were the judge in the British court?

Ans: I would have asked him the reason for his activities. And I would have ordered the British Officials to change their policies towards Indians.

 

3. “The value of a man resides not in what is capable of receiving, but in what he is capable of giving.” Discuss with your classmates.

Ans: It is true. Though Bhagath Singh was awarded death sentence but he was not afraid of the death. He did not expect help from others for his life but he kept the spark of freedom alive through his letters.