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प्रश्न 1.

Who was the 'Iron Man of India' ?

(a) Gandhiji

(b) Sardar Patel

(c) Pt. Nehru

(d) Ablack smith

उत्तर:

(b) Sardar Patel

प्रश्न 2.

How did Sardar Patel organize the affairs :

(a) Lovingly

(b) Politely

(c) Skillfully

(d) Strictly

उत्तर:

(c) Skillfully

प्रश्न 3.

The word 'efficient' menas :

(a) enough

(b) strict

(c) great

(d) worthy

उत्तर:

(d) worthy

प्रश्न 4.

I bought a new coat ............... the market yesterday.

(a) for

(b) with

(c) from

(d) of

उत्तर:

(c) from

प्रश्न 5.

The man who grows vegetables and cropes is called :

(a) gardener

(b) shopkeeper

(c) farmer

(d) goldsmith

उत्तर:

(c) farmer

प्रश्न 6.

My mother has been ......... the food since morning.

(a) cooked

(b) cooking

(c) cook:

(d) had cooked

उत्तर:

(b) cooking

प्रश्न 7.

Rearrange the word clusters to make a meaningful sentence :

man/that/fat/talking/is.

(a) Fat man that is talking.

(b) That fat man is talking.

(c) That man fat is talking.

(d) Man that fat is talking.

उत्तर:

(b) That fat man is talking.

प्रश्न 8.

Which word is correctly spelled :

(a) frend

(b) police

(c) botman

(d) father

उत्तर:

(d) father

प्रश्न 9.

A special building that Tommy said about to Margie is :

(a) a school

(b) a mechanical teacher

(c) a human teacher

(d) a special room

उत्तर:

(a) a school

प्रश्न 10.

Name the lesson from which the above passage has been taken :

(a) The Little Girl

(b) The Fun they Had

(c) My child hood

(d) Kathmandu

उत्तर:

(b) The Fun they Had

प्रश्न 11.

Which is Indian’s highest civilian award :

(a) the padmashri

(b) the padama bhushan

(c) the padma vibhushan

(d) the bharat ratna

उत्तर:

(d) the bharat ratna

प्रश्न 12.

When did Einstein complete his graduation :

(a) 1912

(b) 1900

(c) 1901

(d) 1978

उत्तर:

(b) 1900

प्रश्न 13.

Whom did the doctor want to marry :

(a) A scientist

(b) A teacher

(c) A woman doctor

(d) A singer

उत्तर:

(c) A woman doctor

प्रश्न 14.

In the cottage, the little woman was making :

(a) cakes

(b) samosas

(c) pastries

(d) patties

उत्तर:

(a) cakes

प्रश्न 15.

'Hearth' in this stanza means :

(a) oven

(b) gas stove

(c) fire place

(d) cooker

उत्तर:

(c) fire place

प्रश्न 16.

The child's favourite sweet was :

(a) laddu

(b) burfi

(c) jalebi

(d) gulab jamun

उत्तर:

(b) burfi

प्रश्न 17.

A big black canvas kit-bag was provided for :

(a) grandmother

(b) tortoise

(c) the boy

(d) Toto

उत्तर:

(d) Toto

प्रश्न 18.

There was only one leaf on the :

(a) tree

(b) plant

(c) creeper

(d) pot

उत्तर:

(c) creeper

प्रश्न 19.

Who was olga :

(a) a beggar

(b) sergei's cook

(c) an advocate

(d) a wood chopper

उत्तर:

(b) sergei's cook

प्रश्न 20.

What is a house :

(a) a building which people use to live

(b) a place

(c) a property

(d) none

उत्तर:

(a) a building which people use to live

प्रश्न 21.

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below :

The Ganga is a holy river to the Hindus. The Hindus call it 'Mother Ganga'. Every Hindu wishes to die on the banks of the holy Ganga so that he may reach heaven. The Ganga is very useful for the country. It brings with it rich soil from the mountains and spreads it on the land to make it very fertile. Many Saints and holy persons live on its banks and we can learn much from their teachings and wisdom.

(a) What do the Hindus call the Ganga ?

(b) How is the Ganga useful for country ?

(c) Find out the word from the passage which means 'the abode of Gods'.

(d) Pick out the word from the passage which is opposite to 'barren'.

उत्तर:

(a) The Hindus call the Ganga 'Mother Ganga'.

(b) The Ganga is very useful for the country because it brings rich soil from the mountains and spreads it on the land to make it very fertile.

(c) The word from the passage which means 'the abode of Gods' is 'heaven'.

(d) The word opposite to 'barren' is 'fertile'.

प्रश्न 22.

उत्तर:

any one of the following :

(a) Write a letter to your friend inviting him to attend the marriage party of your elder brother.

(b) Write an application to the principal of your school informing him about your illness and requesting him to grant you leave for two days.

उत्तर:

(b)

To,

The Principal,

Government High School,

Prayagraj.

Subject: Application for two days leave due to illness.

Respected Sir,

I beg to state that I am suffering from fever since last night. The doctor has advised me to take complete rest for two days. Therefore, I am unable to attend the school on 15th and 16th October.

Kindly grant me leave for two days. I shall be very grateful to you.

Thanking you.

Yours obediently,

X.Y.Z.

Class IX - A

Date: 15th October, 2024

प्रश्न 23.

उत्तर:

any one of the following in about 80-100 words :

(a) Write a paragraph on 'Your Favourite Teacher.'

(b) Write an article on 'Diwali Festival'.

उत्तर:

(b) Diwali Festival

Diwali is one of the most famous and joyous festivals of India. It is known as the festival of lights. It celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile and his victory over Ravana. On this occasion, people clean and decorate their houses with clay lamps, candles, and colorful rangolis. People wear new clothes, exchange sweets and gifts with friends and relatives, and offer prayers to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha for wealth and prosperity. Children enjoy burning firecrackers. Diwali spreads the message of the victory of light over darkness and good over evil.

प्रश्न 24.

(a) Rewrite the following by changing into indirect speech :

He said to them, "When will you go to Delhi ?"

(b) Change the following into passive voice :

They have won the match.

(c) Punctuate the following :

they said to him sita and radha are fast friends.

(d) Translate the following in to English :

मगध में नालन्दा विश्वविद्यालय था। इसमें अध्यापक और छात्र एक साथ रहते थे। छात्रों की संख्या दस हजार थी। इनमें एक हजार चार सौ शिक्षक थे।

उत्तर:

(a) Indirect Speech:

He asked them when they would go to Delhi.

(b) Passive Voice:

The match has been won by them.

(c) Punctuation:

They said to him, "Sita and Radha are fast friends."

(d) Translation into English:

There was Nalanda University in Magadh. Teachers and students lived together in it. The number of students was ten thousand. There were one thousand four hundred teachers among them.

प्रश्न 25.

उत्तर:

the following in 30-40 words each :

(a) How does Tommy describe the old kind of school ?

Or

According to Evelyn, "What is the key of success?"

(b) What did the headmaster or think about Einstein?

Or

Who asked Kalam to sit on the back bench of his class? Why?

उत्तर:

(a) Tommy describes the old kind of school as a special building where all the children went together to learn. They were taught by a human teacher instead of a mechanical teacher, and all kids of the same age learned the same things together.

(b) The headmaster thought very poorly of Einstein. He told Einstein's father that no matter what profession Einstein chose, he would never make a success at anything because he was incapable of learning properly.

प्रश्न 26.

उत्तर:

any one of the following in about 60 words :

(a) Why was Benaras so important to Bismillah Khan ?

(b) Is there a similarity between the doctor and the snake ?

उत्तर:

(a) Benaras was extremely important to Bismillah Khan because it was the place where he spent his early years and learned the art of playing the Shehnai. The holy river Ganga and the temples of Benaras, especially the Vishwanath temple and the banks of Ganga, deeply inspired him to improvise and invent new ragas on the Shehnai. He loved Benaras so much that he refused all offers to settle abroad, considering Benaras and the Ganga irreplaceable.

प्रश्न 27.

Why does the poet desires to spend his time along in a cabin at Innisfree ? (in about 40 words)

Or

Write four lines from any poem prescribed in your syllabus.

(Do not copy the lines given in the questions paper.)

उत्तर:

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,

And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:

Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,

And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

प्रश्न 28.

Write central idea of any one of the following poems :

(a) Wind

(b) The Lake Isle of Innisfree

(c) No Men Are Foreign

उत्तर:

(a) Wind

The central idea of the poem 'Wind' composed by Subramania Bharati is that the wind symbolizes the troubles, challenges, and hardships of life. The poet conveys that the weak are destroyed by adversity, while the strong face it bravely and become stronger. Therefore, we should build strong homes, make ourselves physically and mentally strong, and face the challenges of life with courage and determination.

प्रश्न 29.

उत्तर:

any one of the following questions in about 30-40 words :

(a) Describe the appearance of Toto .

(b) It what way was Iswaran an asset to Mahendra ?

उत्तर:

(a) Toto was a pretty baby monkey with bright, mischievous eyes sparkling beneath deep-set eyebrows. He had pearl-white teeth, which he displayed in a smile that frightened elderly Anglo-Indian ladies, and a long tail that served as a third hand for him.

प्रश्न 30.

उत्तर:

any one of the following questions in about 60 words :

(a) Name all the people who were tried in the king’s court and give the reasons for their trial.

(b) Behrman had a dream. What was it ? Did it come true ?

उत्तर:

(a) The people tried in the king's court were:

1. The Rich Merchant: He was tried because his house's weak wall collapsed on the burglar and killed him.

2. The Bricklayer: He was tried because he built such a weak wall.

3. The Dancing Girl: She was tried because she distracted the bricklayer by walking up and down the street with jingling anklets.

4. The Goldsmith: He was tried because he kept making excuses and forced the dancing girl to walk back and forth to his house.

5. The Rich Merchant again: It was revealed the goldsmith was working for the merchant's father, so the merchant was held responsible for his father's actions.