MP Board Class 7th English Chapter 15 Laxmi Bai, The Queen of Jhansi Questions and Answers

Read and Learm (पढ़ो और याद करो) :
Students should do themselves.
(छात्र स्वयं करें।)

Comprehension (बोध प्रश्न) :

(A) Answer the following questions :
(अग्रलिखित प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए)

Question 1.
When and where was Manu born ?
(व्हेन एण्ड व्हेअर वॉज़ मनु बॉर्न ?)
मनु का जन्म कब और कहाँ हुआ?
Answer:
Manu was born on 19th November, 18-35 in Kashi.
(मनु वॉज़ बॉर्न 19th नवेम्बर, 1835 इन काशी।) मनु का जन्म 19 नवम्बर, 1835 को काशी में हुआ था।

Question 2.
Who was Manu’s father ?
(हू वॉज़ मनुज़ फादर?)
मनु के पिता कौन थे?
Answer:
Manu’s father was Moropant Tambe.
(मनुज़ फादर वॉज़ मोरोपन्त ताम्बे।)
मोरोपन्त ताम्बे मनु के पिता थे।

Question 3.
Who was she married to ?
(हू वॉज़ शी मैरिड टू?)
उनका विवाह किसके साथ हुआ?
Answer:
She was married to Gangadhar Rao, the king of Jhansi.
(शी वॉज़ मैरिड टू गंगाधर राव, द किंग ऑफ झाँसी।)
उनका विवाह झाँसी के राजा, गंगाधर राव से हुआ।

Question 4.
Why did the Britishers not accept Damodar Rao as the heir of Gangadhar Rao ?
(व्हाइ डिड द ब्रिटिशर्स नॉट एक्सेप्ट दामोदर राव एज़ द ऍअर ऑफ गंगाधर राव?)
अंग्रेजों ने दामोदर राव को गंगाधर राव का उत्तराधिकारी क्यों स्वीकार नहीं किया?
Answer:
The Britishers did not accept Damodar Rao as the heir of Gangadhar Rao because he was an adopted son.
(द बिटिशर्स डिड नॉट एक्सेप्ट दामोदर राव द ऍअर ऑफ गंगाधर राव बिकॉज़ ही वॉज़ एन एडॉप्टेड सन।)
अंग्रेजो ने दामोदार राव को गंगाधर राव का उत्तराधिकारी स्वीकार नहीं किया क्योंकि वह गोद लिया हुआ पुत्र था।

Question 5.
What were the last words of Maharani Laxmi Bai?
(व्हॉट वर द लास्ट वर्ड्स ऑफ महारानी लक्ष्मीबाई?)
Answer:
The last words of Maharani Laxmi Bai were, “Let no Britisher touch my body.”
(द लास्ट वर्ड्स ऑफ महारानी लक्ष्मीबाई वर, “लेट नो ब्रिटिशर टच माइ बॉडी।”)
महारानी लक्ष्मीबाई के आखिरी शब्द थे, “किसी अंग्रेज़ को मेरा शरीर न छूने देना।”

(B) Some sentences are given below. Arrange them in the order of Rani Laxmi Bai’s life story.
(कुछ वाक्य नीचे दिए गए हैं। रानी लक्ष्मी बाई की जीवन गाथा के अनुरूप इन्हें व्यवस्थित कीजिए।)

(i) She breathed her last near Gwalior.
(ii) Laxmi Bai adopted a son named Damodar Rao.
(iii) Gangadhar Rao expired.
(iv) Manu was born in Kashi.
(v) She was married to Gangadhar Rao.
(vi) She was reared with Nana Sahab and Tatya Tope.
Ans.
(iv), (vi), (v), (ii), (iii), (i).

(C) Mark True/False.
(सही गलत पर चिह्न लगाओ) :

1. Manu was not brave from childhood.
2. Manu was born in Bithoor.
3. Gangadhar Rao was the King of Jhansi.
4. The Britishers did not accept Damodar as the heir of Gangadhar Rao.
5. The last rites of the queen were performed by the Britishers.

Answer:

1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. F

Word Power (शब्द समर्थ) :

(A) Given below are some words, look them up in a dictionary and find their meanings.
(कुछ शब्द नीचे दिए गए हैं, उनका अर्थ शब्द-कोष में कोजो)
Answer:
rear to bring up (पालन – पोषण करना)
accpet to take (something offered) (स्वीकार करना)
merge mix, combine (मिलाना)
archery art of shooting with bow (तीरन्दाजी)
expire to die (मरना)
wrestling a sport in which two persons try to press each other down. (कुश्ती)
perform to do, to fulfil (कार्य करना)
veil a curtain (परदा)
arrow a pointed object made to be shot from a bow (तीर)
skilled expert (कुशल)

(B) Given below are some jumbled letters, rearrange them to form words.
(नीचे कुछ अव्यवस्थित शब्द दिए गए हैं. इन्हें व्यवस्थित कर शब्द बनाओ)
Answer:

Grammar in Use (व्याकरण प्रयोग) :

(A) List the words from the lesson which show the qualities of the queen :
(पाठ से उन शब्दों की एक सूची बनाओ जो रानी के गुणों को दर्शाते हों।)
Answer:
beautiful, sharp, intelligent, brave, courageous, naughty, active, skilled in martial arts, horse rider, shooter, patriot, bold, fearless.

(B) Read the following words and make more words by adding ‘ly’.
(निम्नलिखित शब्दों को पढ़ो और ‘ly’ जोड़कर अधिक शब्द बनाओ)
Answer:
bad – badly
brave – bravely
bold – boldly
intelligent – intelligently
courageous – courageously
close – closely
extreme – extremely
beautiful – beautifully
quick – quickly
fearless – fearlessly
coward – cowardly

Let’s Talk (आओ बात करें) :

(A) What do you know about the following freedom fighters :
1. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi
2. Sarojini Naidu
(निम्न दिए गए स्वतन्त्रता सेनानियों के बारे में आप क्या जानते हो?)
1. मोहन दस करमचंद गाँधी
2. सरोजिनी नायुडु
Discuss with your friend and write five sentences about anyone of them describing their qualities and contribution to the freedom struggle.
(अपने मित्रों से चर्चा करो और इनमें से किसी एक के गुण और स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम में इनके योगदान पर पाँच वाक्य लिखो)
Answer:
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

1. Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or ‘Bapu’ was a great leader who fought for India’s independence against the British rule.
2. He practised non-violence or ahimsa to get freedom and opposed violence.
3. He always spoke truth and led a very simple life.
4. He always wore Khadi which he spun himself using Charkha.
5. He hated untouchability and worked for the upliftment of Harijans and unprivileged.

Sarojini Naidu

1. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress, 1925.
2. She also led the Salt Satyagrah Movement in 1930 with Gandhiji.
3. She was also a great poetess and wrote in English.
4. She was known as the ‘nightingale of India’.
5. She became the first woman Governor of an Indian state (U.P.), in free India.

(B) Find answers to these questions :
(इन प्रश्नों के उत्तर खोजिए)

Question 1.
What is Gandhiji lovingly called by Indians ?
Answer:
Bapu.

Question 2.
What is Sarojini Naidu called ?
Answer:
Nightingale of India.

Question 3.
Why is Gandhijis freedom struggle different?
Answer:
Because he practiced non-violence.

Let’s Write (आओ लिखें) :

Write a paragraph about the qualities of Maharani Laxmi Bai.
(महारानी लक्ष्मी बाई के गुणों पर एक अनुच्छेद लिखिए।)
Answer:
Maharani Laxmi Bai was the queen of Jhansi. She was brave, courageous and bold from her early childhood. She was skilled in horse riding, shooting, wrestling and all the martial arts and continued to practise them even after her marriage with Gangadhar Rao, the king of Jhansi.

When Britishers declared to merge Jhansi with British empire, after her husband’s death, she opposed it and bravely fought against them not thinking that she was a woman. She was a great patriot. She tied her son to her back and led her army against the British. She fought courageously till her last breath and did not let any Britisher touch her living or dead.

Let’s Do It (आओ इसे करें):

Question 1.
Collect pictures of the patriots of our country.
(हमारे देश के देशभक्तों के चित्रों का संग्रह करो)
Answer:
Students can collect the pictures of patriots such as Bhagat Singh, Mahat.ma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lal Bahadur Shastri etc.

Question 2.
If there is any historical place near your village/town, visit it along with your teacher and write a note about it.
(यदि आपके गाँव/कस्बे के निकट कोई ऐतिहासिक स्थान हो तो अपने शिक्षक के साथ वहाँ भ्रमण कीजिए और उस पर एक लेख लिखिए।)
Answer:
Students can visit any historical place nearby and write a note about it themselves.

📚 All Chapters:

• Chapter 1 The Rainbow
• Chapter 2 The Wise Man-I
• Chapter 3 The Wise Man-II
• Chapter 4 Anita Feeds Appu
• Chapter 5 The Crowded Train
• Chapter 6 I Love Little Pussy
• Chapter 7 The Lost Camel
• Chapter 8 The Olympic Champion
• Chapter 9 The White Visitor
• Chapter 10 The Modern Way
• Chapter 11 Lohri
• Chapter 12 One Way Ticket-I
• Chapter 13 One Way Ticket-II
• Chapter 14 A Visit to Orchha
• Chapter 15 Laxmi Bai, The Queen of Jhansi