The Passing Away of Bapu Additional Questions and Answers

Content Structure

Additional questions and answers
- A. Multiple choice questions & answers (MCQs)
  - Unit – 1
  - Unit – 2
  - Unit – 3
- B. Fill in the blanks
- C. True or false
- D. Fill in the chart
- E. Questions and Answers
  - Unit- 1
  - Unit- 2
  - Unit – 3
- Grammar
  - Narration Change
  - Voice Change

Additional questions and answers

A. Multiple choice answer questions & answers (MCQs) [1 mark each]

Unit – 1

1. Where did Gandhiji take his last breath?
(a) In the Birla House
(b) In the author’s house
(c) In a prayer meeting
(d) In a family gathering

Ans: (a) In the Birla House

2. When was the author having tea at home?
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1949
(d) 1950

Ans: (b) 1948

3. As Gandhiji breathed his last, there was silence in the
(a) Temple
(b) Room
(c) Church
(d) Bedroom

Ans: (b) Room

4. Which city first heard the news of Bapuji’s death?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai

Ans: (b) Delhi

5. Where had Gandhiji’s relatives and followers gathered around his body?
(a) Bikash Bhavan
(b) Botanical Garden
(c) Birla House
(d) Mousumi Centre

Ans: (c) Birla House

6. Sad groups of men and women had collected around
(a) Bikash Bhavan
(b) Birla House
(c) Tara House
(d) Writers Building

Ans: (a) Birla House

7. At the Birla House, there was an unnatural
(a) Violence
(b) Silence
(c) Joyful
(d) Jostle

Ans: (b) Silence

8. To break into the house, the people jostled one another in a
(a) Stampede
(b) Crowd
(c) Bus
(d) Train

Ans: (a) Stampede

9. One could see a brown blur of faces out of every
(a) Door
(b) Keyhole
(c) Pane
(d) Window

Ans: (d) Window

10. The people looked like they were lost ______________
(a) Burden
(b) Children
(c) Women
(d) Golden ornament

Ans: (b) Children

Unit – 2

1. What were the author’s values?
(a) Week
(b) Weak
(c) wicked
(d) Weeds

Ans: (b) Weak

2. Who was Padmasi?
(a) Mrs Naidu’s daughter
(b) Mr. Nandu’s daughter
(c) Mr. Nehru’s daughter
(d) Mr. Nehra’s daughter

Ans: (a) Mrs Naidu’s daughter

3. Who said walking with Bapu had special meaning?
(a) Nayantara Sehgal
(b) The people
(c) Padmasi
(d) Mrs. Naidu

Ans: (a) Nayantara Sehgal

4. Who said it was the last walk with Bapu?
(a) Nayantara Sehgal
(b) The author
(c) Padmasi
(d) Mrs. Naidu

Ans: (c) Padmasi

5. What was agonizing for the people?
(a) Run
(b) Walk
(c) Speech

Ans: (b) Walk

6. Thousands of people wept trying to touch Bapu’s
(a) Toe
(b) Finger
(c) Body
(d) Feet

Ans: (d) Feet

Unit – 3

1. Where were the ashes immersed?
(a) Ganges
(b) Yamuna
(c) Brahmaputra
(d) Narmada

Ans: (a) Ganges

2. What did people sing on the train?
(a) Rabindra Sangee
(b) Prayer song
(c) Bhakti geet
(d) Bhajans

Ans: (d) Bhajans

3. Every station is filled with _________
(a) sorrowful
(b) sorrowful people
(c) sorrow crow
(d) sorrowful crowd

Ans: (d) sorrowful crowd

4. Where did the train reach with songs and prayers?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Delhi
(c) Allahabad
(d) Assam

Ans: (c) Allahabad

5. Where did the people return after the funeral?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Mumbai
(c) Delhi
(d) Chennai

Ans: (c) Delhi

6. When were the ashes taken to Allahabad?
(a) the day after his death.
(b) on the day of death.
(c) two days after his death.
(d) Someday after the funeral

Ans: (d) Someday after the funeral

7. The author felt that she had grown up within a magic
(a) Radius
(b) Circle
(c) Hole
(d) Shop

Ans: (b) Circle

B. Fill in the blanks [1 mark each]

1. The author was called to Birla House by an urgent ________________ (Tala/telephone/telemessage)
Ans: The author was called to Birla House by an urgent telephone.

2. Thousands _______________ (loudly/silently/playfully) watch the _______________ (dimension/procession/examination).
Ans: Thousands silently watch the procession.

3. Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a_______________________ (general/prayer/public) meeting.
Ans: Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting.

4. At the Birla ________________________ (apartment/ flat// house)
Ans: At the Birla house.

5. Gandhiji’s ________________ (feast/ funeral/video) was to take place the day after his ___________________ (dead/died/death).
Ans: Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place the day after his death.

6. There was silence in the _____________(room/hall/stadium) as Gandhiji breathed his ___________ (first/last/least)
Ans: There was a silence in the room as Gandhiji breathed his last.

7. People did not make a ______________ (noise/play/sound).
Ans: People did not make a sound.

8. I _____________ (am/is/was) among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special _____________ (impression/meaning/feeling)
Ans: I was among people for whom walking with Bapu had a special meaning.

9. Later people clamoured wildly shouting and ______________________ (laughing/creeping crying)
Ans: Later people clamored wildly, shouting and crying.

10. It was an agonizing ______________________ (work/ walk/word).
Ans: It was an agonizing walk.

11. This was even more than the funeral procession of India’s beloved _________________ (prime minister/president/leader).
Ans: This was even more than the funeral procession of India’s beloved leader.

12. The people were too _______________ (amazed/speechless/stunned) to speak in the _____________ (ending/beginning/complaining)
Ans: The people were too stunned to speak in the beginning.

C. True or false [1 mark each]

1. The author was giving coffee at home on the evening of 31st January 1948. (False)
S/S: I was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January 1948.

2. There was silence on the ground as Gandhiji breathed his last. (False)
S/S: There was silence in the room as Gandhiji breathed his last.

3. Gandhiji had been shot on his way to the office.(False)
S/S: Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting.

4. The author was speechless with shock.(True)
S/S: I was numb with shock as I got into the car.

5. Words of Bapuji’s death had spread very quickly.(True)
S/S: Words of Bapuji’s death had spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by wind.

6. A large number of people had gathered around Birla House.(True)
S/S: Sad groups of men and women had collected around Birla House.

7. There was a supernatural silence. (False)
S/S: There was an unnatural silence.

8. The mourning people looked like lost children. (True)
S/S: They looked like lost children.

9. The people of India came to know from the television that Bapu was no more. (False)
S/S: We listened to the broadcast telling the people of India that their Bapu was no more.

10. Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place on the same day as his death. (False)
S/S: Gandhiji’s funeral was to take place the day after his death.

11. Out of every door, one could see a brown blur of faces. (False)
S/S: Out of every window, one could see a brown blur of faces.

12. Bapu lay on an open truck covered with the national flag.(False)
S/S: Bapu lay on an open truck covered with flowers.

D. Fill in the chart [1 mark each]

Statement	Reason
(a) People clamored wildly.	(a) It was announced that people would be allowed to see Gandhiji before the funeral.
(b) People did not keep any more.	(b) They could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid flowers and songs.
(c) A special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad.	(c) The train was decorated with flowers.

E. Questions and Answers [2 marks each]

Unit – 1

1. Who gathered around Bapuji’s body?
Ans: Bapuji’s relatives and followers gathered around his body at the Birla House.

2. What award did Nayantara Sehgal win and for what?
Ans: Nayantara Sehgal won the Sahitya Academy Award in 1986 for her novel, “Rich Like Us.”

3. Where had Gandhiji been shot?
Ans: Gandhiji had been shot on his way to attend a prayer meeting.

4. How did the news of Bapuji’s death spread?
Ans: The news of Bapuji’s death spread through Delhi like a flame fanned by the wind. People across India also came to know that their Bapu was no more through a radio broadcast.

5. What was the author doing on the evening of 30th January 1948?
Ans: On the evening of 30th January, 1948, the author was having tea at home.

Unit – 2

1. How was Gandhiji’s funeral held?
Ans: Gandhiji’s funeral was held the day after his death. People lined the route hours in advance to follow the funeral procession. Bapu lay on an open truck covered with flowers and thousands of people were crying and trying to touch Bapu’s feet.

2. How did Bapu’s walk affect India?
Ans: Bapu’s walk had a significant impact on India. It was a journey that showed his love, his fight for freedom, and his message of peace. It gave people hope, made them feel stronger, and brought the country together to stand up for freedom without violence.

3. What could people not believe?
People couldn’t believe the man who had guided them with courage and love through so many difficult times was no longer with them. It felt like they had been living in a safe, magical circle but suddenly they felt lost, like floating in the middle of the sea.

4. Who was Padmasi? What did Padmasi say?
Ans: Padmasi was Mrs. Naidu’s daughter. Padmasi said simply, ‘We will walk because it is the last time we shall be walking with Bapu.’

Unit – 3

1. What did people do on the train?
Ans: People sang bhajans and decorated the train with flowers. They felt Gandhiji’s presence through the songs and flowers.

2. How did the train reach Allahabad?
Ans: The train reached Allahabad slowly and peacefully, surrounded by the sounds of bhajans and quiet prayers.

3. Who filled the platform at every station?
Ans: A sorrowful crowd filled the platform at every station.

4. Walking with Bapu had a special meaning – Discuss.
Ans: The author and many others thought walking with Bapu was something special because they had followed him during both happy and difficult times in India’s history. It felt like he was always there to guide and support them.

5. Why did the people stop weeping?
Ans: The people did not weep anymore because they could feel Gandhiji’s presence in the flowers and bhajans.

Grammar

Narration Change [1 mark each]

1. “I was numb with shock,” I told my friend.
Ans: I told my friend that I was numb with shock.

2. “I roused myself with an effort,” I admitted.
Ans: I admitted that I roused myself with an effort.

3. “We will walk with Bapu,” Padmasi declared.
Ans: Padmasi declared that they would walk with Bapu.

4. “People sang bhajans on the train,” he told us.
Ans: He told us that people sang bhajans on the train.

5. “I felt at sea when I returned to Delhi,” I admitted.
Ans: I admitted that I felt at sea when I returned to Delhi.

6. “I had not directly walked with Gandhiji,” I said.
Ans: I said that I had not directly walked with Gandhiji.

7. “Bapu had passed away,” she said.
Ans: She said that Bapu had passed away.

8. “Words of Bapuji’s death have spread like a flame,” he remarked.
Ans: He remarked that words of Bapuji’s death had spread like a flame.

9. “The people looked like lost children,” the narrator said.
Ans: The narrator said that the people looked like lost children.

10. “My values were not so weak,” I assured myself.
Ans: I assured myself that my values were not so weak.

Voice Change [1 mark each]

1. The crowd filled the platform.
Ans: The platform was filled by the crowd.

2. Thousands silently watched the procession.
Ans: The procession was silently watched by thousands.

3. People lined the route.
Ans: The route was lined by people.

4. People on the train sang bhajans.
Ans: Bhajans were sung by people on the train.

5. People lined the route hours in advance.
Ans: The route was lined by people hours in advance.