The Rule of The Road Lesson-9 Question Answer

Class X
Lesson – 9

THE RULE OF THE ROAD

SHORT- ANSWER TYPE TEXTUAL QUESTIONS (15-20 WORDS)

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Q. 1. Why was the shout old lady walking down the middle of the road?

Ans. Because she thought that she had liberty to walk anywhere.

Q. 2. How was the stout lady mistaken about liberty?

Ans. She thought that she had liberty to do anything.

Q. 3. What does the policeman at Picadilly Circus symbolize?

Ans. The policeman symbolizes liberty, not tyranny.

Q. 4. Can we do whatever we feel like doing?

Ans. No, we cannot do whatever we feel like doing.

Q. 5. What was the writer reading during the journey?

Ans. The writer was reading 'Blue Book' during the journey.

Q. 6. Why did the writer need a reasonable silence in the compartment?

Ans. Because he was reading a ‘Blue Book’.

Q. 7. Who disturbed the author on the train?

Ans. A passenger disturbed him in the train.

Q. 8. What was the intruding passenger talking of?

Ans. He was talking about meaningless things.

Q. 9. What is the basis of social contract?

Ans. Liberty is not a personal affair we should think about others rights also.

Q. 10. ‘We should be judicious mixture of both.’ What does the writer mean by this statement?

Ans. The writer means that liberty is not a personal affair. We should think about others rights also.

LONG- ANSWER TYPE TEXTUAL QUESTIONS (30-50 WORDS)

THE RULE OF THE ROAD

Q. 1. What is the theme of the essay, ‘The Rule of the Road’? Explain.

Ans. The writer says that we cannot do whatever we feel like doing. Liberty is not a personal affair. We should think about others’ right also. Liberty is also a social contract.

Q. 2. Describe, in your own words, how the writer was disturbed during his train journey?

Ans. The writer was travelling in a train. He was reading a ‘Blue Book’ during the journey. He needed a reasonable silence to read the book. But a passenger disturbed the writer. He was talking of unless mater.

Q. 3. ‘Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract.’ Explain.

Ans. The writer says that we cannot do whatever we feel like doing. Liberty is not personal affairs. It is a social contract. We should think about the rights of other also.

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