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Chapter 7 Fair Play
MCQ Questions
Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. This she transferred to him,on the understanding that she would stay with him and he would look after her. The arrangement worked well for a couple of years. Then the situation changed. Jumman and his family were tired of the old relative. Jumman became as indifferent to her as his wife, who grudged even the little food that the old lady wanted every day. She swallowed these insults along with her food for a few months. But patience has its limits.
Question 1.
Name the lesson.
(a) FairPlay
(b) A Game of Chance
(c) Who I Am
(d) Taro’s Reward
Answer
Answer: (a) FairPlay
Question 2.
Who had an old aunt?
(a) Juman’s wife
(b) Jumman
(c) Algu
(d) Samjhu
Answer
Answer: (b) Jumman
Question 3.
Between whom was the arrangement done?
(a) Jumman and his wife
(b) Jumman’s wife and her aunt
(c) Jumman’s wife and his aunt
(d) Jumman and his aunt
Answer
Answer: (d) Jumman and his aunt
Question 4.
How did Jumman and his wife harass the old aunt?
(a) By taking all her money
(b) By beating her
(c) By insulting her
(d) By throwing her out of the house
Answer
Answer: (c) By insulting her
Question 5.
What is the meaning of ‘swallowed’ here?
(a) gulped
(b) fought
(c) took in
(d) tolerated
Answer
Answer: (d) tolerated
(2)
For many days, the old lady was seen talking to the villagers explaining her case and seeking their support. Some sympathised with her, others laughed at her and a few others advised her to make it up with her nephew and his wife. At last she came to Algu Chowdhry and spoke to him.
Question 1.
Name the lesson.
(a) Fair Play
(b) A Game of Chance
(c) Who I Am
(d) Taro’s Reward
Answer
Answer: (a) Fair Play
Question 2.
Who is the old lady referred to here?
(a) Jumman’s mother
(b) Algu’s mother
(c) Jumman’s aunt
(d) Algu’s aunt
Answer
Answer: (c) Jumman’s aunt
Question 3.
What was the reaction of the village with the old lady about her case?
(a) Some sympathised with her
(b) Some laughed at her
(c) Some advised her to adjust
(d) All the above
Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
Question 4.
To whom did she go for help?
(a) Jumman’s wife
(b) Algu Chowdhary
(c) To a relative
(d) To neighbourhood
Answer
Answer: (b) Algu Chowdhary
Question 5.
Give the opposite of ‘laughed’.
(a) cried
(B) said
(c) smiled
(d) asked
Answer
Answer: (a) cried
(3)
Jumman was cross-examined by Algu and others. Then Algu announced, “We have gone into the matter carefully. In our opinion, Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance, or else the property goes back to her.”
Now, the two friends were seldom seen together. The bond of friendship between them was broken. In fact, Jumman was Algu’s enemy and wanted his revenge.
Question 1.
Who cross-examined Jumman?
(a) Algu and others
(b) Panch members
(c) Algu
(d) Aunt
Answer
Answer: (a) Algu and others
Question 2.
What was the decision taken by the Panchs?
(a) To give aunt her property
(b) To give aunt a separate kitchen
(c) To give aunt a monthly allowance
(d) Jumman from Algu
Answer
Answer: (c) To give aunt a monthly allowance
Question 3.
What happened to their friendship?
(a) Became more strong
(b) Their friendship broke
(c) They did not care for each other
(d) They became friends again
Answer
Answer: (b) Their friendship broke
Question 4.
Who wanted to take revenge from whom?
(a) Jumman from aunt
(b) Algu from jummam
(c) Aunt from Algu
(d) Jumman from Algu
Answer
Answer: (b) Their friendship broke
Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘seldom
(a) rarely
(b) never
(c) sometimes
(d) never the less
Answer
Answer: (b) never
(4)
Days passed and, as ill luck would have it, Algu Chowdhry found himself in a tight spot. One of his fine pair of bullocks died, and he sold the other to Samjhu Sahu, a cart driver of the village. The understanding was that Sahu would pay the price of the bullock in a month’s time. It so happened that the bullock died within a month.
Question 1.
Name the lesson.
(a) A Game of Chance
(b) The Banyan Tree
(c) Fair Play
(d) Who I Am
Answer
Answer: (c) Fair Play
Question 2.
What happened to Algu’s bullocks?
(a) One bullock died
(b) One died and other was sold to Samjhu
(c) Pair was sold to Samjhu
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (b) One died and other was sold to Samjhu
Question 3.
Who had purchased Algu’s bullock?
a) Jumman
(b) Aunt
(c) Samjhu
(d) Panch member
Answer
Answer: (c) Samjhu
Question 4.
What happened to the second bullock?
(a) The bullock ran away
(b) The bullock died within a year
(c) The bullock died within a week
(d)The bullock died within a month
Answer
Answer: (d)The bullock died within a month
Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘tight spot’.
(a) difficult situation
(b) easy situation
(c) tight
(d) not normal
Answer
Answer: (a) difficult situation
(5)
Soon after, Jumman came to Algu, embraced him and said, “Since the last Panchayat, 1 had become your enemy. Today I realised what it meant to be a Panch. A Panch has no friend nor enemy. He knows only justice. Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or enmity.” Algu embraced his friend and wept. And his tears washed away all the dirt of misunderstanding between them.
Question 1.
Name the lesson.
(a) A Game of Chance
(b) Fair Play
(c) Who I Am
(d) The Banyan Tree
Answer
Answer: (b) Fair Play
Question 2.
Today I realised what it meant to be a Panch.’ Who said this to whom?
(a) Jumman to Algu
(b) Samjhu to Algu
(c) Algu to Jumman
(d) Algu to Samjhu
Answer
Answer: (a) Jumman to Algu
Question 3.
What did Jumman realise?
(a) Responsibility of a friend
(b) Responsibility of a judge
(c) Responsibility of
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (b) Responsibility of a judge
Question 4.
Who embraced his friend?
(a) Samjhu
(b) The author
(c) A member of Panch
(d) Algu
Answer
Answer: (d) Algu
Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘deviate’.
(a) move away from
(b) deviate
(c) violate
(d) hate
Answer
Answer: (a) move away from
(6)
Sahu saw his chance and proposed the name of Jumman. Algu’s heart sank and he turned pale. But what could he do? – The moment Jumman became headPanch he realised his responsibility as judge and the dignity of his office. Could he, seated in that high place, have his revenge now? He thought and thought. No, he must not allow his personal feelings to come in the way of speaking the truth” and doing justice.
Question 1.
Whose name did Sahu suggest as head Panch?
(a) Jumipan
(b) A Panch member
(c) Algu
(d) Jumman’s friend
Answer
Answer: (a) Jumipan
Question 2.
What made Algu nervous?
(a) That Jumman will not help him
(b) That he would be punished by Panchayat
(c) That he would not get justice
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) That he would not get justice
Question 3.
What did Jumman realise?
Taking revenge from Algu
(b)Dignity of his post
(c) The feeling of friendship
(d) The feeling of enmity
Answer
Answer: (b)Dignity of his post
Question 4.
What did he decided to do?
(a) To take revenge from Algu
(b) To punish Algu
(c) To take advice from his fiiend
(d) To do justice
Answer
Answer: (d) To do justice
Question 5.
Give the meaning of ‘dignity’.
(a) justice
(b) dignified
(c) honour
(d) Responsibility
Answer
Answer: (c) honour
(7)
The Panchayat was held the same evening under an old banyan tree. Jumman stood up and said, “The voice of the Panch is the voice of God. Let my aunt nominate the head Panch. I will abide by her decision.”
“The Panch knows neither friend nor enemy. What do you say to Algu Chowdhry?” The old lady announced.
“Fine,” replied Jumman hiding his joy over the unexpected piece of luck.
Question 1.
On whose request was the first panchayat called?
(a) On aunt’s request
(b) On jumman’s request
(c) On Algu’s request
(d) On jumman’s wife’s request
Answer
Answer: (a) On aunt’s request
Question 2.
Who said “the voice of the panchayat is the voice of god”?
(a) Algu
(b) Jumman
(c) Aunt
(d) Jumman’s wife
Answer
Answer: (b) Jumman
Question 3.
Where was the panchayat held?
(a) Under a shed
(b) In the temple
(c) Under an old banyan tree
(d) Under a tree
Answer
Answer: (c) Under an old banyan tree
Question 4.
Who knows neither friend nor enemy?
(a) Panch
(b) Aunt
(c) Algu
(d) jumman
Answer
Answer: (a) Panch
Question 5.
Which word in the passage means ‘accept’?
(a) nominate
(b) announced
(c) unexpected
(d) abide by
Answer
Answer: (d) abide by
(8)
One day she spoke to Jumman, “My son, it is now obvious that I am not wanted in your house. Kindly give me a monthly allowance so that I can set up a separate, kitchen.” “My wife knows best how to run the house. Be patient,” said Jumman shamelessly. This made his aunt very angry and she decided to take her case to the village panchayat.
Question 1.
Who is she in the above lines?
(a) Jumman’s wife
(b) An old lady
(c) Jumman’s aunt
(d) Jumman’s aunt’s daughter
Answer
Answer: (c) Jumman’s aunt
Question 2.
What did she want from Jumman?
(a) Daily allowance
(b) Proper food
(c) Proper care
(d) Monthly allowance
Answer
Answer: (d) Monthly allowance
Question 3.
What did Jumman say to his aunt?
(a) Go out of the house
(b) To have patience
(c) Not to give her anything
(d) To Jumman’s friend
Answer
Answer: (b) To a relative
Question 4.
What did the aunt do to get justice?
(a) To go Panchayat
(b) To a relative
(c) Neighbourhood
(d) To Jumman’s friend
Answer
Answer: (a) To go Panchayat
Question 5.
Give the opposite of ‘patient’.
(a) patience
(b) unpatient
(c) bear
(d) impatient
Answer
Answer: (d) impatient
Important Questions
Question 1.
How does the relationship between Algu and Jumman change time to time?
Answer:
Once Algu and Jumman were friends. But they became enemies when Algu decided the case in favour of the old aunt. Jumman also got a chance to take revenge. But as head panch he also liked Algu, acted as fair and just. They became friends again.
Question 2.
What was the problem faced by the Aunt?
Answer:
Jumman got his aunt’s property transferred in his name. He promised to support her. But soon they grew tired of her. His wife insulted his aunt and gave her little food.
Question 3.
What was Algu’s role in bestowing justice to the Aunt?
Answer:
The old aunt presented her case before the village panchayat. She had faith in the honesty of Algu. So she nominated Algu as the head panch. Algu ignored his friendship with Jumman for the sake of truth and justice.
Question 4.
Algu and Jumman family believed in justice. How?
Answer:
Algu and Jumman belonged to two different religion. Yet both valued their friendship equally. Both had a clean conscience. Neither allowed his personal feeling to affect their love for truth and justice.
Question 5.
What was the turning point in the friendship of Jumman and Algu?
Answer:
Jumman and Algu were fast friends. They trusted each other blindly. Jumman had got the property of his old aunt. But after some years he began to ignore and started ill treating her aunt her. She demanded a monthly allowance or the return of her land. The panchayat was called to hear the case. Algu as the head panch decided the case in favour of the old aunt.
Question 6.
What bring the two friends together?
Answer:
When Algu announced his verdict in favour of Jumman’s aunt. Algu heard the voice of his conscience and justice. But Jumman waited for his turn to take revenge. He got that chance soon. Algu was being cheated by Sahu. Hence, a panchayat was held. Sahu named Jumman as head panch. But as soon as Jumman occupied that seat of responsibility. He too decided the case on facts and merit. His verdict was in favour of Algu. Their sense of judgments brought them together.
Fair Play Extra Questions and Answers Long Answer Type
Question 1.
How is the position and responsibility change a person’s perspective?
Answer:
In the story, the circumstances made both the friends head Panch, decision makers, in different times. When Algu became head Panch, he fulfilled the responsibility abided by aunt. However, he lost his friend Jumman. Where the tables turned and Jumman became head Panch, irrespective of ill feeling he had for Algu, Jumman gave a fair judgement. The Sense of responsibility conies with the post and position. One should be trustworthy without being biased. The fair decisions leave indelible mark on the minds. If one use his position unfairly, he could save his friendship but will loose his trust forever.
Question 2.
How should we behave with elders in the society?
Answer:
The elders need to be respected and looked after. They are always an asset for the family. They ask for attention and being busy, one may not look after them well. Even if one wants to spare time, he/ she may get irritated. Tolerance and attention is required by the old members of the family. They had spent years serving their family and are full of experience and wisdom. They can be a guiding source for the new generation.
Question 3.
“Then the situation changed.” What is being referred to?
Answer:
The situation being referred is Jumman’s behaviour towards his aunt. Earlier Jumman and his family’s behaviour was good towards his aunt but gradually they started insulting her. The situation in which Jumman’s aunt transferred her property to him.
Question 4.
When Jumman’s aunt realised that she was not welcome in his house, what arrangement did she suggest?
Answer:
When Jumman’s aunt realise that she was not welcomed in his house. She suggested that Jumman should give her a monthly allowance so that she could set up a separate kitchen.
Question 5.
What was the villagers’ reaction when the aunt explained her case to them?
Answer:
The old woman went to several villagers to explain her case and get their support. But some showed sympathy, and some laughed at her. A few advised her to make peace with Jumman and his wife.
Question 6.
Why was Jumman happy over Algu’s nomination as head Panch?
Answer:
Jumman was happy over Algu’s nomination as head Panch because Algu was his best friend so he would never go against him.
Question 7.
“God lives in the heart of the Panch.” the aunt said. What did she mean?
Answer:
“God lives in the heart of the Panch.” By this, Jumman’s aunt meant that a Panch was always impartial. A panch had neither a friend nor an enemy. Whatever justice he delivered, it was the justice delivered by God.
Question 8.
What was Algu’s verdict as head Panch? How did Jumman take it?
Answer:
Algu’s verdict as head Panch was that Jumman had to pay his aunt a monthly allowance, or else the property would go back to her. Jumman felt betrayed and became Algu’s enemy.
Question 9.
Algu found himself in a tight spot. What was his problem?
Answer:
One of Algu’s fine pair of bullocks died, and he sold the other to Samjhu Sahu on the understanding that Sahu would pay the price of the bullock in a month’s time. The bullock died within a month and Sahu refused to pay Algu.
Question 10.
Why was Algu upset over Jumman’s nomination as head Panch.
Answer:
Algu was upset because Jumman was already annoyed with him. So he thought Jumman would take his revenge.
Question 11.
What was Jumman’s verdict as head Panch? How did Algu take it?
Answer:
Jumman’s verdict was that Sahu should pay Algu the price of the bullock. He said that Algu could not be blamed for the bullock’s death. Algu was delighted. He could not contain himself and cried, “Victory to the Panchayat. This is justice. God lives in the voice of the Panch.
Question 12.
Which of the following sums up the story best?
(i) “I also know that you will not kill your conscience for the sake of friendship.”
(ii) Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or enmity.”
(iii) The voice qf the Panch is the voice of God.”
Give a reason for your choice.
Answer:
(ii) Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or enmity.” This sentence sums up the story best because both Algu and Jumman gave verdict without keeping . any friendship nor enmity.
Fair Play Extra Questions and Answers Reference to Context
Question 1.
Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. This she transferred to him on the understanding that she would stay with him and he would look after her. The arrangement worked well for a couple of years. Then the situation changed. Jumman and his family were tired of the old relative. Jumman became as indifferent to her as his wife, who grudged even the little food that the old lady wanted every day. She swallowed these insults along with her food for a few months. But patience has its limits.
(i) What was the arrangement made by Jumman and Aunt?
(ii) How long did the arrangement work?
(iii) Why were Jumman and his wife indifferent to his Aunt?
(iv) What did Jumman and his wife do to the aunt?
(v) Give synonym of ‘Indifferent’.
Answer:
(i) Jumman had to look after the Aunt and she would transfer her property to Jumman.
(ii) The arrangement worked for a couple of years.
(iii) Jumman and his wife were tired of her so they were indifferent to her.
(iv) Jumman and his wife insulted her and grudged even the little food she asked for.
(v) Unconcerned.
Question 2.
The panchayat was held the same evening under an old banyan tree. Jumman stood up and said, “The voice of the Panch is the voice of God. Let my aunt nominate the head Panch. I will abide by her decision.” “The Panch knows neither friend nor enemy. What do you say to Algu Chowdhry?” the old lady announced.
(i) Where was the Panchayat held?
(ii) ‘What did Jumman say about ‘Panch’?
(iii) What was famous about ‘The Panch’.
(iv) Why was Jumman hiding his joy?
(v) Find the suitable synonym for ‘Accept’ from the above tenes.
Answer:
(i) The Panchayat was held under an old banyan tree.
(ii) Jumman said that ‘The voice of the panch is the voice of God’.
(iii) The panch were known for the honesty in judgement as they are unbiased.
(iv) Jumman was hiding his joy when the aunt nominated Algu Chowdhary for head Panch.
(v) Abide.
Question 3.
Jumman was cross-examined by Algu and others. Then Algu announced, “We have gone into the matter carefully. In our opinion, Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance, or else the property goes back to her.” Now, the two friends were seldom seen together. The bond of friendship between them was broken. In fact, Jumman was Algu’s enemy and wanted his revenge.
(i) Who cross – examined Jumman?
(ii) What was the opinion of Algu?
(iii) Why were the two friends seldom seen together?
(iv) What happened to their relationship?
(v) Use the word ‘revenge’ into an adjective.
Answer:
(i) Algu cross – examined Jumman.
(ii) Algu opined that Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance otherwise the property would go back to her.
(iii) The two friends were seldom seen together as the bond of friendship between them was broken.
(iv) Jumman was Algu’s enemy and wanted to take revenge.
(v) Revengeful.
Question 4.
Sahu saw his chance and proposed the name of Jumman. Algu’s heart sank and he turned pale. But what could he do? The moment Jumman became head Panch, he realised his responsibility as judge and the dignity of his office. Could he, seated in that high place, have his revenge now? He thought and thought. No, he must not allow his personal feelings to come in the way of speaking the truth and doing justice.
(i) Who proposed the name of Jumman?
(ii) What happened to Algu when Sahu nominated Jumman?
(iii) When did Jumman realize his responsibility as a judge?
(iv) What thought come to the mind of Jumman?
(v) Give the noun form of ‘just’.
Answer:
(i) Sahu proposed the name of Jumman.
(ii) When Sahu nominated Jumman, Algu’s heart sank and he turned pale.
(iii) Jumman realised his responsibility as a judge when he became the head Panch.
(iv) Jumman thought that he must not allow his personal feelings to come in the way of speaking the truth and doing justice.
(v) Justice.
Question 5.
Algu could not contain his feelings. He stood up and said loudly over and over again, “Victory to the ‘ panchayat. This is justice. God lives in the voice of the Panch.” Soon after, Jumman came to Algu, embraced him and said, “Since the last panchayat, I had become your enemy. Today I realised what it meant to be a Pandi. A Panch has no friend nor enemy. He knows only justice. Let no one deviate from the path of justice and truth for friendship or enmity.”
(i) Who could not contain his feeling?
(ii) What did Algu say loudly?
(iii) What did Jumman realise ?
(iv) How was the dirt of misunderstanding between them washed away?
(v) Give the meaning of ‘deviate’.
Answer:
(i) Algu could not contain his feelings.
(ii) Algu said ‘Victory to the Panchayat. Thus is justice. God lives in the voice of the panch.
(iii) Jumman realised that a punch has no friend nor enemy.
(iv) When Algu embraced his friend, he wept. His team washed away all the dirt of misunderstanding between them.
(v) Move away.
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