Bihar Board Class 11th के English Book ( RAINBOW PART -01) के Prose Section का Chapter - 7 ( The Leader of Men ) जो Siddharth Choudhary के द्वारा लिखा गया है । तो इस पोस्ट में हमलोग The Leader of Men ka Question Answer देखने वाले हैं 11th Class English Chapter 7 Question Answer:Bihar Board
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TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
A. Work in small groups and discuss the following questions :
Q. 1. What is an apartment building?
Ans. An apartment is a multi-storeyed building in which there are several flats, or suite of rooms for living purposes. On each floor there are a number of flats. They are built keeping in mind the facilities of sun and wind.
Q. 2. What amenities should be there in an apartment building?
Ans. In an apartment there are provisions of guards who attend the duty in basement day and night in shifts. There is a sweeper who cleans the common area, stair case, toilets and collects garbage from every flat. There are also facilities of generator, motor to draw water from boring and accumulate it in the tank.
Q. 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in an apartment building?
Ans. There are a lot of advantages of living in an apartment. The flat-owners feel themselves safe as no body can go up flat without making an entry of name and address in the register kept with the security guard. During the night the main gate is closed. When electricity goes out because of any reason, the generator is switched on and all the flats including common area and stair-cases become lighted. There is also the facility of water for twenty-four hours. in any
The disadvantage of the apartment is that every flat-owner has a limited area. He has to live in that limited area. He does not have open space on the ground on which he may sit in open air. He cannot alter the flat.
Q. 4. Are you aware of the lives of the guards in an apartment complex ?
Ans. Yes, we are aware of the lives of the guards in an apartment complex. His life is very hard. He has to remain always alert. If any mishappening or theft occurs in the apartment, he is held responsible for that. He is paid a little for such a responsibility. Visitors are required to write their name and address in the register but for that he has to face hot exchange of words. Thus the life of a guard is very hard.
B. 1. Answer the following questions briefly :
Q. 1. How many guards were working in the apartment building?
Ans. There were four guards working in the apartment building. Two of them worked during the day and the other two during the night.
Q. 2. Where did they stay?
Ans. They stayed in a small servant quarter near the parking zone.
Q. 3. Did they live with their families? Why?
Ans. No, they were not allowed to keep their families in the quarters. The reason is that they were not allowed to leave the place fixed for duty even for a short period.
Q. 4. What makes their poverty stand out in glaring contrast ?
Ans. Because of their illiteracy, their poverty stands out in glaring contrast among shinning cars.
Q. 5. Who is 'he' in the first paragraph? Was he like other guards?
Ans. 'He' denotes Roop Singh. He was a guard in an apartment. He was not a regular guard. He was one of the replacement guards.
Q. 6. Who was Kedia ? Where did he live?
Ans. Mr Kedia was a businessman. He had sundry business interests. He was a well-to-do person. He lived in Flat 9 of the apartment.
Q. 7. Describe Kedia's appearance. How did Kedia's friend look? There was a gold watch on his left wrist and a Motorola cell-
Ans. Mr. Kedia was a short man. He looked strong and bold. phone on his right hip. His face had started to bloat from excess of Stroh's bear. He was an upwardly mobile enterprising man. Mr. Kedia's friend was Mr. Sharma.
Q. 8. Why was Kedia shouting at Roop Singh ?
Ans. Kedia was shouting at Roop Singh because he (Roop Singh) did not allow Mr. Sharma, Kedia's friend to go up to Mr. Kedia's palace. Roop Singh had stopped Mr. Sharma for fifteen minutes at the reception counter.
Q. 9. Did Roop Singh do any wrong?
Ans. According to Roop Singh, he did not do any wrong. He was just doing his duty. He did not recognise Mr. Sharma.
Q. 10. When Roop Singh replied in English what was Kedia's reaction? Why did he react so?
Ans. When Roop Singh replied in English, Kedia reacted very sharply. He was then all red in the face and bluster broke out of it like hot air from a punctured balloon. Mr. Kedia said that he would kick Roop Singh out.
Q. 11. Who did the writer support to ? Why?
Ans. The writer supported Roop Singh because Roop Singh was doing his duty and moreover he was new and did not know Mr. Sharma.
Q. 12. What was Kedia so sure about?
Ans. Mr. Kedia was so sure about the writer that the writer would support him against Roop Singh's behaviour.
B. 2. Answer the following questions briefly :
Q. 1. From whom did the writer learn more about Roop Singh ?
Ans. The writer learnt more about Roop Singh from Munna,his servant that Roop Singh was a Rajput. Munna also told him that the other guards did not like Roop Singh much. It was because Roop Singh belonged to a forward caste and all the other guards were of backward caste.
Q. 2. How did Roop Singh discharge his duties?
Ans. Roop Sigh discharged his duties quietly and competently.
Q. 3. What did he do after his duties hour?
Ans. After his duties were over, Roop Singh used to read books in the guard-room.
Q. 4. How would you take it when a guard speaks English?
Ans. When a guard of an apartment speaks English it is a matter of pride and surprise. I feel very happy. An educated security guard can perform his duties efficiently.
Q. 5. What does the author mean by 'stupid arrogance' ?
Ans. The author has chosen the words 'stupid superiority' for Mr. Kedia. Mr. Kedia had that stupid feeling which comes with riches. This is a very dangerous type of overbearing manner. The arrogance of Mr. Kedia was full of foolishness. He was a fool. He was proud of his riches.
Q. 6. Where had Roop Singh studied? Why did Ritwik not tell him that he had studied in the same college?
Ans. Roop Singh had studied till the Intermediate stage from College of Commerce, Patna. Ritwik, the author had also studied in the same college. But the author did not tell Roop Singh because he thought that might embarrass him.
Q. 7. At what age did Roop get married? Was it a proper age to marry? Why or why not?
Ans. Roop Singh was married at the age of 15. It was not a proper age to marry. A boy should not be married before he has reached 21 years of his age. Marriage at the age of 15 is illegal as well as improper.
Q. 8. Why did Roop leave the job of a teacher ?
Ans. Roop Singh was looking for a job. Eventually he got a job as a teacher in a school near Bihta. He served there for six months without pay. There was no hope of any change in the situation. So, he left the job of the teacher and came to Patna in search of another job.
Q. 9. What did Ritwik think about Roop's perception as a teacher?
Ans. Ritwik, the author found in Roop Singh all the qualities of a reader. Roop Singh was very fond of reading books. He did not only read the books but he gave his personal opinion on the facts of the books. His perception was acute. He had a critical approach to the books he had gone through. So, according to the author, Roop Singh had all the qualities of a good teacher.
B. 3.1 Answer the following questions briefly :
Q. 1. Why did Roop send a letter to Ritwik's father? What kind of letter was this?
Ans. It was the last week of December. Roop Singh had no money and he had to send money home. He had not eaten any thing for two days. The letter was short, formal and an official one.
Q. 2. What did Kedia laugh at ? Why?
Ans. Roop Singh asked for 100 rupees from the author's father through an official letter. His father was not present, but the author gave him 100 rupees. He also sent some food with Munna for him and the other guards. When Kedia came to know he laughed at the author and called Roop Singh a lazy lier. He thought that probably, Roop and other guards drank at night and that is why the entire amount was spent. The author kept quiet.
Q. 3. Why did Ritwik not join the 31st December party?
Ans. On 31st December at night a big party was organised on the terrace of the apartment building. The author was not very social. So, he did join the party.
Q. 4. What did Kedia say to Roop when he was serving himself? How did Roop react to this?
Ans. Roop Singh in the party picked up a plate and started to serve himself. In the meantime, Kedia rolled over to him and spoke loudly, "So, Mr. Singh, I hope you are not hungry now. You probably have not eaten such fabulous food ever in your life. So eat carefully, don't overdo it." And then he laughed ironically and patted Roop on the back. Roop felt as if someone had hit a long abandoned fuse inside his body. He quietly put the plate down and walked away. He did not take the meal.
Q. 5. What made Roop lose his balance ?
Ans. The rude behaviour of Kedia during the party made Roop Singh lose his balance. It was a tragic incident for him. It was a physical insult. His mind was full of hurt and pain.
Q. 6. What did Roop think about, before he lost his balance ?
Ans. After the party was over and people had gone to sleep. Roop sat in the lobby and brooded about what had happened. He thought about his family. He remembered his beautiful wife who still looked young. He remembered how he lost his small piece of land. When his land was lost, he was crying with his wife while his son was sleeping.
Q. 7. What did he do when he lost his balance ?
Ans. While Roop Singh was sitting in the lobby, he thought over his insult by Kedia. He also thought about his wife and his son. Around four o'clock in the morning, he remembered his son again and finally he was mentally upset. With his bare hands he ripped the lobby apart. With his fists he broke the revolving glass door, the wooden bench and the red plastic chairs. His hands were bleeding profusely; the fingers were broken at many places.
C. 1. LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS :
Q. 1. Describe the culture and attitude reflected in the party on 31st of December. Give your own comments on this.
Ans. On 31st of December a big party was organised on the terrace of the apartment in which Roop Singh was a guard. The party was organised on the eve of New Year Celebration.
The culture and attitude reflected in the party were not well. All of the members had taken dinner but many guests did not attend the party. People there were drinking amidst great heaps of chicken, meat, biryani, paneer and kofta curry. Gulab Jamun were left untouched. No one was ready to consume that item. Mr.
Kedia was a villain. He was mischieveous by nature. He did not like Roop Singh because once Roop Singh had not allowed his friend, Mr. Sarma, to enter into the apartment.
In the party Roop Singh was insulted by Kedia. Roop Singh picked up the plate and started to serve himself. In the mean time Kedia passed a taunting remark at Roop Singh. He said, "So, Mr. Singh, I hope you are not hungry now. You probably have not eaten such fabulous food ever before in your life, so eat carefully, don't overdo it." And then he laughed and patted Roop Singh on the back.
All these incidents indicate a display of bad culture and ill- manner in the party.
Q. 2. Roop had married at the age of 15. Do you think it would have been better if he had not married so early?
Ans. Roop Singh was married at the age of 15. It was too early. After the marriage he had a wife and a son. His income from the farm was very low. So, he left farming for his younger brother.
If Roop Singh had not married so early, he would have no liabilities. He was an educated man. He had studied till the Intermediate level at College of Commerce, Patna. He might have gone for higher education and after getting higher education, he might have got a better job. He was young, smart and handsome. So, I think, it would have been better if he had not married so early.
Q. 3. Roop had to sell his land for his sister's wedding. Is dowry a good practice?
Ans. Roop Singh was not a rich man. He had lost his father. He had a sister. He did not have much land. Some of his land had to be sold for his sister's wedding. He might have given some dowry for her marriage. In our society, dowry is not a good practice. Ours is a male- dominated society. Women have been neglected to secondary place. It is a very bad practice in our society to give a dowry to the bridegroom and his parents so that they may give the bride a respectable place in the family. Even in the modern world where women are marching ahead in all walks of life, the evil practice of dowry system still continues.
This practice of dowry system should be stopped. The public and the government both should take strict measures against it. All should come forward to root out this evil practice of dowry from our society.
Q. 4. What does the story tell you about the apartment culture ?
Ans. The story 'The Leader of Men' is the tragic story of a poor man's hardships in the city life with social prejudices. Roop Singh is the hero of this story.
This story gives light on the apartment culture. An apartment culture is not so fine especially in the context of the apartments of Patna. An apartment is a big building consisting of thirty of forty flats. Each flat belongs to a particular family. There is a association of the residents of the apartment. One of them is the
secretary of the association. An apartment has at least three or four security guards. An apartment culture is different from the culture of a personal building. A personal building is owned by an individual and members of the family may freely live in the building. But this is not so with an apartment. The residents of apartment have to maintain some rules and regulations of the apartment. Each and every new-comer from outside is thoroughly checked. Sometimes they are unnecessarily harassed.
Secondly, the residents of an apartment have almost least relations with the other residents of that building. Most of them are not social. At the same time they suffer from superiority complex. They treat other residents of the area as below standard. So, the culture of an apartment is quite different from the culture of a house on ground floor.
Q. 5. Sketch the character of Mr Kedia.
Ans. Mr. Kedia is a neighbour of the writer. He lives in the same apartment where the writer resides. He lives in Flat 9. He is in his late thirties. He has sundry business interest. He is very rich. He has the stupid arrogance that comes with it. He has a gold watch on his left wrist and a Motorola cell-phone on his right hip. He is short and stocky and going bald. His face has started to bloat from excess of Stroh's bear. We see him hovering around the periphery of the social lives with alacrity. Kedia is the consummate consumer. He is a true child of times. He has to buy things randomly to live, to survive and to find a purpose for his life. When he consumes, he lives. Buying is his brand of nirvana. If a new car is not launched in the next six months he may simply die. Kedia is a villain. He is mischievous by nature. He is prejudiced against Roop Singh because he had not allowed Mr. Sharma to enter into the apartment, being quite unfamiliar to Mr. Sharma. Mr. Sharma was the friend of Kedia. So, Kedia was very angry when he saw Mr. Sharma standing at the gate and exchanging hot words with Roop Singh. He did not understand that Roop Singh was performing his duty.
Kedia got Roop Singh beaten by his hired men when the New Year's Day Party was over. Roop Singh got multiple fractures in both of his hands. He was shifted to a nearby nursing home. But he did not become fully cured. Kedia was seeing all this with his cruel eyes. He was at the root of all the trouble.
Q. 6. Write your experiences with a person who resembles Kedia in behaviour or character.
Ans. There is a man named Lalit Gupta in my locality. He is a businessman. He is very opulent. There are at least twenty workers in his firm. But he is a very cruel man. He deals very badly with his workers. All of them are very low-paid employees. Mr. Gupta always scolds them for simple faults. He does not allow them to take rest even for a few minutes. He is also a villain. He does like any of his neighbours who are good and civilized. He is cunning as well. No body respects him. His friends are also of the same nature.
Q. 7. When hungry and humiliated Roop Singh left the party quietly, nobody, not even guards, came to stop him They rather ignored him though Roop Singh was their leader. What in your opinion made them indifferent ?
Ans. On 31st December a big party was organised on the terrace of the apartment. Kedia did not like Roop Singh. All the guests were gone. Other guests had taken their meal. At last Roop Singh picked up a plate and started to serve himself. Kedia did not like him. He made some sarcastic remarks at him. Roop Singh did not take the meal. He felt humiliated though he was hungry. He left the party quietly. No body, not even guards, came to stop him. They rather ignored him though Roop Singh was their leader.
There was reason behind this behaviour and action of the other guards. They were indifferent towards Roop Singh. Roop Singh was Rajput by caste. He belonged to so called 'forward class'. Other guards belonged to so called 'backward class'. For this reason other guards did not like him.
Secondly, Roop Singh was a reserved man. After his duties were over, he read books in the guard-room. According to Munna, the servant of the author, he was the best security guard that had ever worked at the building. He was smart, efficient and did his job promptly. Other guards were envious of all these qualities of Roop Singh. Though Roop Singh was the leader of the guards, they were indifferent towards him all the time.
Q. 8. Is the title of the story justified? Who is the leader. of men in the story?
Ans. The title of a story requires some considerations. Firstly, the title of a story should be attractive. Secondly, the title of the story must indicate the theme of the story. Thirdly, the title should be short.
In all the above respects, the title of the story, 'The Leader of Men' is an appropriate one. The moment a reader reads the title, 'The Leader of Men', he is anxious to know as to who is the leader in the story. The title is also a short one. The title of the story is proved appropriate when the reader goes through the story.
Roop Singh, in the story, is the leader of men. He is a simple guard of an apartment but he is an educated man. He is smart and has a lofty sense of duty. He has got all the qualities of a leader too. Mr Kedia is a proud and cruel man. But Roop Singh does not care for that. He performs his duties. He stops Mr. Kedia's friend at the gate for some minutes because he does not recognise him.
Though Roop Singh is insulted and beaten by the men of Kedia, he does not lose his courage. He gets sympathy from other residents of the apartment. Roop Singh has a tragic end. He is beaten and his hands are fractured and he cannot work with his hands any more. His hands are damaged beyond treatment.
Thus, the title of the story is appropriate and justified.
Q. 9. What formed the base of the bond between Ritwik and Roop Singh ? How did this bond grow stronger?
Ans. Many factors formed the base of the bond between Ritwik and Roop Singh. Ritwik, the author was a just and upright man. He was honest. He was happy with the performance of Roop Singh, who was a Rajput by caste. He had a handsome personality. He was smart and active. He was very prompt in his duties. His uniform was always ironed and creased. His shoes were always gleaming black. The author first saw Roop Singh at the reception counter in the lobby where Mr. Kedia was him. But Roop Singh was also self-confident and bold. He was scolding not ready to surrender for not allowing Mr. Sharma to enter the apartment. He had done his duty. Having seen all this Mr. Ritwik, the author went nearer and came to know about the matter. Mr Kedia wanted the author to support him. But the author pleaded in favour of Roop Singh. He said that Roop Singh was innocent. He boldly said that Mr. Kedia was wrong.
Roop Singh was very obliged to Mr. Ritwik. He thanked him for his help. This formed the base of the bond between Ritwik and Roop Singh. Roop Singh loved reading. He often would talk to the author about books that he had read and what he had felt about them. His perception was remarkably acute. The author was very much influenced by Roop Singh's critical bent of mind. Sometimes Roop Singh borrowed some books from the author and after reading, he returned the books in time. The author was very sympathetic towards Roop Singh. One day Roop Singh asked for 100 rupees through an application to the author's father. His father was out of station, but the author handed over the desired amount to Roop Singh.
Not only this when Roop Singh was beaten by the hired men of Kedia, the author had helped him.
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