Class 11 English Mother India Textual Questions and Answers

Bihar Board Class 11 English Mother India Textual Questions and Answers

B.1. Answer the following questions briefly :

Question 1.
To whom has Subhash written the letter and on what day ?
Answer:
Subhash wrote the letter to his mother on the day of Durga Puja.

Question 2.
Was Subhash writing this letter in happiness ? If not, why ?
Answer:
No, Subhash was not happy when he was writing this letter. He was sad because he was away from his family on the sacred day of Durga Puja.

Question 3.
“He has been born in this great land in every age…….” Who does ‘He’, here, stand for ?
Answer:
Here ‘He’ stands for God.

Question 4.
Why does Subhash call India God’s beloved land ?
Answer:
Subhash calls. India God’s beloved land because He appeared in India many more times than in any other lan

Question 5.
Give the description of the Indian seasons as described by Subhash.
Answer:
According to Subhash India has hottest summer, severest winter, the heaviest rain and most heartwarming autumn and spring.

Question 6.
Discuss the significance of the river Ganga in our life.
Answer:
The Ganga carries away the filth of the world. It purifies our minds and bodies. It has inspired our yogis and saints to gain spiritual enlightenment.

B.2. Answer the following questions :

Question 1.
According to Subhash why is Mother India unfortunate ?
Answer:
According to Subhash Mother India is unfortunate because she does not have one single selfless son.

Question 2.
What does Subhash mean by “hoary past” ,
Answer:
Subhash thinks of ancient Indian civilisation. It was a glorious civilisation with great thinkers. But now that glory seems to have been lost.

Question 3.
Subhash calls himself and the people of India selfish. Why ?
Answer:
The condition of our country is going from bad to worse. But people of India including Subhash, are so selfish that none of them dedicates his life to the cause of motherland.

Question 4.
Why can a mother never be selfish ?
Answer:
A mother can never be selfish. She loves all her children and she lives for her children.

Question 5.
What happens when a mother sees her children in sorrow ?
Answer:
A mother is moved at the plight of children. She sheds tears.

Question 6.
What are the causes of the misery of people ?
Answer:
Ignorance, blind faith and bigotry are the reasons of the misery of people.

Question 7.
What things have made the existence of Indian people “a veritable Hell ” ?
Answer:
Hunger, lack of love, jealousy, and selfishness have made the existence of Indian people “a veritable Hell”

C.1. Long Answer Questions:

Question 1.
In the letter it appears that Subhahs is arguing with his mother. He repeatedly asks her questions. What are these questions ? Why does he repeatedly ask questions ?
Answer:
It was the day of Durga Puja. Durga is a mother goddess. Subhash was away from home.   There is bigotry, ignorance and lethargy. Subhash wonders why mother herself is not moved to tears at the pitiable condition of her sons. He repeatedly asks her these questions. Subhash himself wants to serve his mother land. But he thinks he himself is not yet ready to take the plunge.

Question 2.
Write a short note on the piousness and sacredness of the river Ganga.
Answer:
The Ganga is the symbol of our civilisation and culture, our faith and devotion. Since ancient times the Aryans of India have lived along her banks. Our great saints and sages set up their ashrams on her banks. Ganga flows all the years round. Her water is looked upon as nector. People far and wide, who visit her, carry back gangajal with them.

It is needed on all holy and religious ceremonies. Even today thousands of people visit the Ganga every day. Yogis and munis still have their ashrams along its holy banks. Our association with Ganga goes back into the hoary past. Ganga is the most sacred of our rivers.

Question 3.
Change this letter into a diary entry.
Answer:
Saturday
Cuttack

Dear Diary,

Today is Durga Puja and I am away from home. I’m thinking of my mother. I wish I were with her.

But I am also thinking of the pitiable condition of my motherland. I wonder why people are so self-centred that they do not bother about doing something for their motherland.

I am sure some great soul will rise and lead the country to salvation. God has appeared again and again to lead the people from darkness into light. He will appear again.

But I resolve this day that I must do something for my mother land. I hope that time is not far away.

Question 4.
The letter creates a picture of Subhash’s personality – his love for his mother as well as for his motherland. Discuss Subhash as a son.
Answer:
The letter clearly reflects Subhash’s love for his mother. It is the Durga Puja day and he is away from home. He suffers from the agony of separation from his mother.

He looks upon his mother as the mother of all. She has been to many places in India and seen the pitiable condition of the people. He wonders why she is not moved to tears. Subhash thinks of the motherland. Her condition is going from bad to worse.

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