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How Old is Muttajji Questions & Answers
Question 1: Why were Putta and Putti in Mysore?
Answer: Putta and Putti were in Mysore to celebrate their Muttajji’s birthday.
Question 2: What were the ‘clean trains’ mentioned by Muttajji? Why were the twins so surprised to hear about people getting dirty while travelling by trains?
Answer: ‘Clean trains’ were the ‘Electric trains’ with no black dust. The twins were surprised to hear about people getting dirty while travelling by trains because steam engines run on a coal from which black coal dust used to fly out of chimney making people getting dirty.
Question 3: “A British king and queen had come to visit, and our Maharaja got a gold medal.”
(a) In which year did this happen?
Answer: This happened in 1911.
(b) Who was the British king mentioned here?
Answer: King George V was the British king mentioned here.
(c) Why does the speaker refer to the Maharaja as ‘our’ Maharaja?
Answer: The speaker referred to the Maharaja as ‘our’ Maharaja because the Maharaja was the Maharaja of Mysore where Muttajji used to live. It was the time when Maharajas used to rule and every state had their own Maharaja.
Question 4: “What clever children you are!”
(a) Who said these words to whom?
Answer: Muttajji said these words to Putta and Putti.
(b) Why does the speaker call the children clever?
Answer: The speaker calls the children clever because they used events in the history and matched them with the events in Muttajji’s life to find out her age.
Question 5: Which were the first and the last clues that helped Putta and Putti find out Muttajji’s real age?
Answer: The first clue that helped Putta and Putti find out Muttajji’s real age was a grand party for Indian Maharajas and Maharanis held in Delhi where he got a god medal.
The final clue was that of ‘KRS Dam’ inaugurated by the Maharaja.
Question 6: “How old am I? Who knows? How does it matter?”
(a) Who said these words to whom?
Answer: Muttajji said these words to Putta and Putti.
(b) Why do you think the speaker does not know how old she is?
Answer: The speaker does not know how old she is. It could be because back in her time, people were less particular about birthdays.
(c) Do you agree with the speaker that it doesn’t matter? Why or why not?
Answer: No, I don’t agree. It probably matters more to her family, because she has lived a long life and her experience and memories need to be passed. Also, by celebrating the birthdays of the grandparents, family members can show their love and care towards them. Also,
Question 7: How did the entire family work with Putta and Putti to find out Muttajji’s real age?
Answer: The entire family helped the twins. Muttajji shared her memories with the twins. Ajii gave the information about the KRS Dam and Brindavan Gardens. Ajja told them about the ‘clean trains’. Amma praised them for figuring out Muttajji’s real age.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.