Short Questions and Answers
Ans: The author was having tea at home on the evening of 30th January, 1948.
Q.2: When was the author called to Birla House by an urgent telephone?
Ans: The author was called to Birla House by an urgent telephone on the evening of 30th January, 1948 when she was having tea at home.
Q.3: How did the author came to know of Gandhiji’s death?
Ans: The author came to know of Gandhiji’s death by an urgent telephone call.
Q.4: Where had Gandhiji been shot to death?
Ans: In the evening of 30th January, 1948, when Gandhiji had been on his way to a prayer meeting, he had been shot.
Q.5: Why was the author numb with shock?
Ans: When the author came to know that Gandhiji had been shot, she was numb with shock.
Q.6: How did the news of Bapuji’s death spread?
Ans: Words of Bapuji’s death spread throughout Delhi like a flame that had been fanned by wind.
Q.7: How did the people react when they came to know of Bapuji’s death?
Ans: Sad groups of men and women had collected around Birla House. Out of every window of the Birla House brown blur of faces of sad people was seen. The people did not make a sound, they were too stunned to speak in the beginning. There was an unnatural silence.
Q.8: How did people react on realising that Gandhiji was death?
Ans: Hearing the news of sudden death of Gandhiji, the people were too stunned to speak in the beginning. Later they clamoured wildly, shouting and crying. They jostled one another in a stampede to break into the house.
Q.9: Why did people jostle one another in a stampede?
Ans: People jostled one another in a stampede in order to breaking into the Birla House.
Q.10: How did the people of India came to know that their Bapu was no more?
Ans: The people of India came to know through the broadcast that informed them that their Bapu was no more.
Q.11: When did Gandhiji’s funeral take place?
Ans: Gandhiji’s funeral took place on 31 January, 1948, a day after his death.
Q.12: What was the actual name of Mrs. Naidu’s daughter?
Ans: The actual name of Mrs. Naidu’s daughter was Padamsi.
Q.13: What did Mrs. Naidu’s daughter declare?
Ans: Mrs. Naidu’s daughter declared that they would walk with Gandhiji for the last time in his procession.
Q.14: “It was an agonizing walk” — which walk was referred to here? Why was it called agonizing?
Ans: The walk referred to here was the funeral procession of Gandhiji.
It was called agonizing because it was a walk in the funeral procession of India’s beloved leader and philosopher, Gandhiji.
Q.15: Describe the funeral procession of Gandhiji?
Ans: Gandhiji was laid on open truck covered with flowers. Thousands of people wept, trying to touch his feet. Thousands of people silently watched the funeral procession. The crowd was so thick that it was impossible to move ahead.
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