Important Questions from Main Course Book, Class 10

Short Answer type Questions 

Attempt any 3 out of 5.

M.M. 3x2 = 6 marks

Chapter # 1 : The Happy Prince  

1. Where did the statue of the Happy Prince stand?

Ans. It stood on a tall column. 

2. How was the statue decorated ?

Ans. It was decorated with the gold, two sapphires and a ruby.

3. Where was the Swallow going?

Ans. The swallow was going to Egypt. 

4. Where were the drops coming from?

Ans. The drops were coming from the eyes of the Happy Prince. 

5. Why was the Happy Prince crying?

Ans. He was crying because he could see the miseries of the people. 

6. Why did the Swallow feel warm?

Ans. The Swallow felt warm because he had done a good deed.

7. Why was the match girl crying?

Ans. The match girl was crying because her matches had fallen into the gutter. Now they were spoiled. 

8. Why was the statue of the Happy Prince pulled down?

Ans. The statue was pulled down because it was not looking beautiful now.

9. What were the two most precious things in the city?

Ans. The lead heart and the dead Swallow were the two most precious things in the city. 

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Chapter # 2 : Where Is Science Taking Us?

1. Why does the author say that science is doing less than nothing?

Ans. The author says so because it is doing nothing for non-material things. 

2. What are machines doing for the humans ?

Ans. Machines are helping man in every field. It is saving man's time and energy.

3. What is the greatest triumph of science?

Ans. The greatest triumph of science is to provide food, clothing, shelter and medicine to the people. 

4. What are the consequences of war?

Ans. War causes death and destruction. 

5. "Today the upper age group is overcrowded." Why ?

Ans. The average span of human life has increased.  That's why the upper age group is overcrowded. 

6. What is really needed in the world today?

Ans. A small advance in spiritual and moral values like charity, justice and mercy is needed today.

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Chapter # 3 : Secret of Happiness 

1.Which is the greatest day in any individual’s life?

Ans. The greatest day in any individual’s life is when he begins to realize himself.

2.What is there in the personality of every man?

Ans. There is a great store of unused power in the personality of every man.

3. What did the author of ‘Secret of Happiness’ find when he flung open the door?

Ans. He found a small chipmunk when he flung open the door.

4. How can one have a real escape from fear?

Ans. One can have a real escape from fear by having deep faith in God.

5. What was the priceless secret discovered by Mr Kagawa?

Ans. One can have a real escape from fear by having deep faith in God.

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Chapter # 4 : A Gift from Christmas 

1.Why was Della crying?

Ans. Della was crying because she did not have enough money to buy a Christmas present for her husband.

 

2.What were the two prized possessions of Jim?

Ans. Jim’s gold watch and Della’s long hair were the two prized possessions of Jim.

3. Describe the present Della bought for Jim.

Ans. She bought a platinum watch-chain for Jim.

4. What was Jim’s reaction on seeing Della’s hair gone? 

Ans. He simply looked at her with a strange expression on his face.

5. What was in the package that Jim had brought for Della?

Ans. A set of combs was in the package.

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Chapter # 5 : Some Glimpses of Ancient Indian Thoughts and Practices 

1. What caused desperation to the Gods?

Ans.  The fight between the demons and the Gods caused desperation to the Gods because the demons were having an upper hand. 

2. What was the sacrifice of Saint Dadhichi?

Ans.  Saint Dadhichi laid down his life. An invincible weapon could be made out of his bones.

3.  Why did some scholars laugh at Ashtavakra?

Ans.  Ashtavakra looked very ugly because of his deformed body.

4. How did Ashtavakra react?

Ans.  He called the scholars skinners because they measured his worth from his skin.

5. What did Vivekananda say to the lady who laughed at his simple dress?

Ans.  He said that it was the tailor who made a man in the lady's country. But it was the character of a person that mattered in his own country. 

6. What was the status of women in ancient India?

Ans.  They enjoyed a high status. No auspicious function was considered complete without their participation. 

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Chapter # 6 : The Home-Coming 

1. Who was Phatik?

Ans. He was a fourteen-year-old boy. He was the ringleader among the boys of his village. 

2. What was Phatik’s 'new manoeuvre'?

Ans.  Phatik asked his followers to roll the log with Makhan sitting over it.

3. How was Phatik received by his aunt?

Ans. His aunt was not pleased to meet him. He took him as an unnecessary burden and addition to her family. 

4. Why did Bishamber send for his sister?

Ans.  Phatik was critically ill. 

5. What were Phatik’s last words?

Ans. His last words were : 'Mother, the holidays have come.'

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Chapter # 7 : The Making of the Earth 

1. How can you distinguish between planets and stars?

Ans. Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle.

2. How was the earth formed?

Ans. A bit of sun shot out and became earth. It was very small. So, it started to cool.

3. How were oceans and seas formed?

Ans. After the Earth cooled down, the rain filled all the great hollows on the earth. Thus, ocean and seaswere formed.

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 Chapter # 8 : The Rule of the Road 

1. Why was the stout lady walking down the middle of a road?

Ans.  She thought that she had liberty to walk wherever she liked.

2. What was the writer reading during the journey?

Ans.  He was reading a blue-book.

3. What was the intruding passenger talking of?

Ans.  He was not talking of any particular thing. He waa talking of any and every subject under the sun.

4.  What is the basis of  social contract?

Ans.  A reasonable consideration for the rights of others is the basis of social contract.

5. ' We should be a judicious mixture of both.' What does the writer mean by this statement?

Ans.  There can neither be complete social liberty nor complete individual liberty. There must be a judicious mixture of both.

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