Hi Everyone!! This article will share Children of India Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Voyage and The Power of Music so, you can check these posts as well.
Children of India Questions & Answers
Question 1: What does Ranbir do with the money that the narrator gives him?
Answer: Ranbir uses the money to buy books or small things needed at home that the narrator gives him.
Question 2: What was the scenario of girls’ education till a few years ago?
Answer: Very few girls in the hills or in the villages were allowed to attend school for a long time. They helped at home until they were old enough to be married.
Question 3: What does Bindra’s father work as and how does the narrator know him?
Answer: Bindra’s father is a forest guard. The narrator knows him as he met him on his walk through the deodar forest behind Landour.
Question 4: Why does Bindra cut grass with her mother?
Answer: Bindra cuts grass with her mother because the monsoon will end and the grass will dry up soon.
Question 5: Why do children need to quicken their pace while returning home?
Answer: Children need to quicken their pace while returning home in order to get home before dark.
Question 6: What do Ranbir and his friends do when they go back home in the dark?
Answer: When Ranbir and his friends go back home in the dark they sing loudly most of the way and one of them play flute to frighten the forest demons.
Children of India Questions & Answers
Question 7: Read the lines and answer the questions:
‘I’ll go round the world one day: he vows. ‘I’ll buy a plane and go everywhere!’
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
Answer: Ranbir said these words to the author, Ruskin Bond.
(b) Why did he say this? How did he plan to achieve this?
Answer: He said this because he used to see planes flying over the mountains almost every day and wondered how far planes could go. He planned to buy a plane and travel around the world one day.
(c) What is said about his appearance?
Answer: Ten-year-old Ranbir had a determined chin and a defiant look in his eye.
(d) How does he come across as determined while going to school?
Answer: Every day, to reach school, Ranbir had to climb the mountain from his village, which was four miles distant and two thousand feet below the town level. He came in all weathers, wearing the same pair of cheap shoes until they had almost fallen apart. He was a cheerful soul, whose determination shone through even in adverse conditions.
Question 8: Read the lines and answer the questions:
‘She is helping my mother cut grass’.
(a) Who said these words? Who was ‘she’?
Answer: Bindra’s brother said these words. Bindra is being referred to as ‘she’ here.
(b) Why was she helping her mother to cut grass? What did she miss out while doing this?
Answer: Bindra was helping her mother to cut grass and store it for the cows in winter, before the grass dried up at the end of monsoon. She missed out on going to school for a week because of this chore.
(c) Did the speaker help in the work too? What opinion did the author form of him?
Answer: No, the speaker did not help in the work, and chose to play cricket instead. The author felt that the speaker was not as responsible as his sister, because he put pleasure before work.
Question 9: Read the lines and answer the questions:
‘Well, now we know you can run faster than a bear!’
(a) Who could run faster than the bear?
Answer: Ranbir could run faster than the bear.
(b) Why did he have to do so?
Answer: He had to do so because he and his friends had once been chased by a bear.
(c) Where was he when this incident took place? What advice did he give to the author?
Answer: He was in the deodar forest walking back from school towards his village when this incident took place. He advised the author to run downhill when chased by a bear as the animal can run much faster uphill.
(d) How did the boys ensure their safety?
Answer: The boys would usually be in groups and sing loudly to keep the owls silent and frighten the forest demons away. Sometimes, one of them would also play a flute to accompany the singing.
Question 10: Read the lines and answer the questions:
Most children are more than equal to any obstacles that may arise.
(a) In what conditions do children in Rajasthan, Ladakh and Kashmir make way to and from school?
Answer: Children in Rajasthan, Ladakh and Kashmir often have to face extreme conditions like dust storms and blizzards while making their way to and from school.
(b) What picture does the author has in his scrap book? Describe how the children depicted in the picture overcome their obstacles.
Answer: The author has a picture of children in the Ganjam district of Orissa in his scrapbook. In the absence of a bridge, they swim or wade across the Dhanei River every day to reach their school. The picture depicts their struggle, as they do the breast stroke or dog paddle with one hand, holding books or satchels aloft with the other; or they form a chain and help each other across.
(c) How do the children from the Malabar Coast and Kashmir help their families to earn a livelihood?
Answer: The children from the Malabar Coast and Kashmir help their families earn a livelihood by drying fish on the coastline, and gathering saffron buds respectively.
Question 11: Do you think the difference in treatment between Bindra and her brother with regard to balancing chores, studies and play should exist? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: The difference in treatment between Bindra and her brother with regard to balancing chores, studies and play should not exist. Boys and girls are born equal and should be given equal opportunities like going to school and to be able to pursue a hobby or sport. Likewise, they should share the household chores, which usually girls are expected to do. This would shape both the children as capable and responsible human beings.
Question 12: Is the author correct in saying that when we face hardships, we come together and help each other to overcome our difficulties? Justify giving examples from the story.
Answer: Yes, the author’s statement is correct. When we face hardships, we come together and help each other to overcome our difficulties. This bond of fellowship is highlighted by the children from the Ganjam district helping each other cross the river, and by Ranbir and his friends singing and walking together to cross the forest quickly.
Question 13: What are the author’s views about cricket becoming popular in India?
Answer: The author feels that cricket has become very popular in India, transitioning from the game of the elite to that of the masses. Boys all around the country can be seen playing cricket on holidays with any cricketing gear that they can cobble together, in any open patch of land. According to the author, the boys from poor or lower middleclass families will not get the exposure necessary for the selectors of the state and national teams to notice them. Since they cannot make a career out of cricket, they must continue to play for the love of the game, and not for any gains or glory.
So, these were Children of India Questions & Answers.