LIFE AT MOKAMEH GHAT
Jim Corbett
1. ‘’The idea originated with Ram Saran.’’----
What was the idea? How was the idea implemented?
Ans: The idea was to open a school for the sons of workmen
and the lower paid railway staff.
Ram
Saran’s idea of opening a school was implemented with all sincerity. Corbett
and Ram Saran rented a hut, appointed a teacher and started the school with
twenty boys.
2. ‘’I said I would try
to satisfy his curiosity’’—who said this and to whom? How did he satisfy the
other person’s curiosity?
Ans: Jim Corbett said
this to the readers.
Jim Corbett
satisfied his companion’s curiosity by describing the passengers of the lower
deck. At first he describes three Brahmans carrying holy water from the Ganges.
Next to them was a Mohammedan dhoonia sitting with a harp-like instrument
beside him. Two Tibetan lamas were returning from pilgrimage. Four Nepalese pilgrims were also carrying
water of the Ganges. His friend was going to plough his fields. A Mohammedan
hide merchant was on his way to Muzaffarpur.
3. Why does Corbett
enjoy the crossing of the river?
Ans: Corbett enjoyed the crossing of the river. Because, it
gave him time to rest his legs and have a quiet smoke. Besides, it gave him an
opportunity to study human beings. It was one of his hobbies.
4. ‘’Caste prejudices
were the first snag we ran up against’’------ How was the problem of ‘caste
prejudices’ solved at Ram saran’s school?
Ans: The teacher solved the problem of caste prejudices by
removing the wall of the hut. The students of different castes were unwilling
to sit together in the same hut. But they had no objection to sit under the
same hut.
5.
‘’My tan hid my blushes’’----- Who says this? What made him blush?
Ans; Jim Corbett said this.
Corbett
described the gentleman sitting on the bench as a Mohammedan hide merchant who
was travelling from Gaya to Muzaffarpur. Corbett thought that the gentleman did
not know English. But the gentleman said in perfect English that he was a
tobacco merchant and not a hide merchant. This made him blush.
6. ‘’I am thankful that
my men and I served India at a time when the interest of one was the interest
of all.’’----- How has Corbett contrasted India of the past and India of today
in the concluding paragraph of ‘’Life at Mokameh Ghat’’
Ans: Corbett remarks that he served India at a
time when people of all castes and religions could live, work and play together
in perfect harmony. It grieves him that labour unrest, strikes and communal
disorders are quite rampant in present India. So, he opines that communal
harmony could be restored today if agitators were eliminated
7. Describe the work
that Corbett and his fellow workers had to do at Mokameh Ghat.
Ans: Jim Corbett and
his fellow workers had to work hard to clear goods accumulated at the Mokameh
Ghat. But gradually they became accustomed to this strenuous work. They earned
reputation by clearing the goods. So their work became easy and smooth. They
worked collectively to retain the reputation.
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