QUE- COMPLETE POEM : WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE
POEM :
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert
sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action;
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
QUE- WORDS AND THEIR MEANING:
Answer :
broken up– divided into
fragments– small groups or pieces
domestic- pertaining to family
narrow domestic walls- narrow- minded family prejudices.
tireless– untiring.
striving– efforts.
tireless striving - continuous efforts and struggle
stretches– holds out.
perfection-an ideal state, moral and spiritual excellences.
the clear stream of reason– reason is spoken of as a stream of clear water.
lost its way– digressed from the right path.
dreary– dry dull.
desert sand– Dry barren land where nothing can be produced.
dead habit– old, antiquated, lifeless habits, customs, beliefs, dogmas, superstitions, etc.
ever-widening- forever broadening one’s outlook.
led forward– inspired, guided.
by thee– by God.
my Father– the Almighty God, Creator of the universe.
let my country awake– rise and live in this heaven of freedom.
QUE- Match the terms with their given meanings
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (1) Humanism | (a) Concern about and action aimed at protecting the environment. |
| (2) Patriotism | (b) Holding liberal views |
| (3) Internationalism | (c) Quality of being patriotic : vigorous support for one’s country. |
| (4) Liberalism | (d) State or process of being international. |
| (5) Environmentalism | (e) A rationalistic outlook towards humans rather than a divine or supernatural one. |
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (1) Humanism | (e) A rationalistic outlook towards humans rather than a divine or supernatural one. |
| (2) Patriotism | (c) Quality of being patriotic / vigorous support for one’s country. |
| (3) Internationalism | (d) State or process of being international. |
| (4) Liberalism | (b) Holding liberal views. |
| (5) Environmentalism | (a) Concern about and action aimed at protecting the environment. |
QUE-Fill in the blanks.
Answer :
1. Students should keep themselves aloof from superstitious beliefs.
2. When knowledge is free everyone will be literate.
3. It is a social duty of every student of modern world to uproot narrow-mindedness from societies.
4. Students must develop broad outlook and attitudes.
5. In the world of sycophancy, students must have self respect.
QUE- Narrow domestic walls are the wall of the discrimination on the basis of:
- Caste
- Color
- Creed
- All of Above
Answer :D
Explanation :
QUE- Father in this poem is called by poet:
- God
- Successor
- Nation of father
- None of them
Answer : A
Explanation :
QUE- Dead habit in this poem means:
- Changing Habit
- Good habit
- Bad habit
- All of above
Answer : C
Explanation :
QUE- The clear stream of reason loses its way into:
- sand of a river
- sand of deserts
- sand of dead habits
- None of them
Answer : B
Explanation :
QUE- In this poem reason is compared to:
- Lake
- Pond
- Clear stream
- All of above
Answer : C
Explanation :
QUE- The poet wants the words to come from:
- Depth of inner heart
- Depth of truth
- Depth of spirit
- All of above
Answer : B
Explanation :
QUE- By 'domestic walls' the poet means:
- Selfish approach of the people
- Sectarian approach of the people
- Economic approach of the people
- All of above
Answer : A
Explanation :
QUE- Domestic walls are raised because of man's:
- selfishness
- narrowness
- A and B both
- None of them
Answer : B
Explanation :
QUE- A nation is broken up into fragments by narrow:
- domestic walls
- private walls
- public walls
- All of above
Answer : A
Explanation :
QUE- "My Father, let my country awake....." The term 'country' referred to here is:
- America
- India
- Russia
- All of above
Answer : B
Explanation :
QUE- The phrase 'knowledge is free' indicates
- free from early idea
- free from corruption
- free from scientific idea
- None of them
Answer : A
Explanation :
QUE- This poem has been written by:
- Sarojani Naydu
- Rabindranath Tagore
- William Wordsworth
- None of them
Answer : B
Explanation :
QUE- Rabindranath Tagore is poet from :
- Bengal
- Bihar
- Kerla
- None of them
Answer :A
Explanation :
QUE-In this poem Tagore prays to Gos for uplifting:
- Country men
- Readers of poem
- Freedom fighters
- None of them
Answer :A
Explanation :
QUE-Tagore ji awarded Nobel Prize of literature in :
- 1931
- 1831
- 1913
- None of them
Answer :C
Explanation :
QUE-Which is the most popular literature of Tagore ji:
- Geetmala
- Geetanjali
- Savitri
- None of them
Answer :B
Explanation :
QUE- 5- SHORT ANSWER TYPE OF QUESTION AND ANSWER:
QUESTION-1 : What is meant by "Knowledge is Free"?
Answer : Knowledge is free means that everyone has a right to education and gain knwoledge from tha same place with out any barrier.
QUESTION-2 : What narrow domestic walls are referred to by the poet?
Answer : The narrow domestic walls are those of caste, creed, religion, colour, and superstitions.
QUESTION-3 : Whom is the poem addressed to? or the "Thee" refer to:
Answer : The 'thee' in the above extract refers to the Almighty God to whom the poem is dedicated and poet calls him Father.
QUESTION-4 : Why does the poet compare "dead habit" to "dreary desert"?
Answer : The poet compare "dead habit" to "dreary desert" because a person loses his way in dreary desert. In the same way a person can loses his way of life due to bad habits.
QUESTION-5 : Why does the poet compare reason with a stream ?
Answer : The poet compare reason with a stream because a stream is clear and everflowing towards its destination and reason of a person must be clean and everflowing towards his goal.
QUESTION-6 : What could be the dangerous if knowledge is restricted?
Answer : If knowledge is restricted mean various blocks are imposed on the people trying to acquire knowledge on the basis wealth, caste, class, gender, religion, etc. The society will divided into groups and that must be a bad condition for any country. This will be harmful for the wealth of country in all aspects.
QUESTION-7 : Do you agree with the poet when he states that we must always give importance to "truth"?
Answer :Yes, I agree with poet due to the truth prevails in the end. No matter how bitter it is to experience, a single truth is better than thousand sugar coated lies.
QUESTION-8 : What does "from the depth of truth" refer to?
Answer : In this poem this phrase "from the depth of truth" refers to honesty. This phrase is used to urge Indians to be courageous and speak their hearts out before the world.
QUESTION-9 : What does the phrase "tireless striving" mean?
Answer :This phrase "tireless striving" is used to urge his countrymen to do all break free from inactivity and struggle hard constantly to achieve perfection with tiring.
QUESTION-10 : Name and explain the figure of speech in "clear stream of reason"?
Answer : Metaphor figure of speech is used by poet because "reason" has been compared to "a clear stream".
QUESTION-11: Name and explain the figure of speech in "Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection".
Answer: Personification figure of speech is used in "Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection".
QUESTION-12:Give two examples of alliteration from the extract.
Answer: Give two examples of alliteration from the extract.
1-Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection.
2- Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit.
