Question

2.Read the extracts from Nehru’s speech “ Tryst with Destiny “ and answer the following: a. Why did Nehru use the expression “ not wholly or in full measure “ in the first sentence b. What pledge did he want the makers of constitution to take?

Answer 1

a) Pt Nehru used the expression 'not wholly or in full measure' because the pledge that they had taken was yet to be fulfilled, it was yet to be completed but not all at once but substantially and gradually.

b) The pledge that he wanted the makers of the Indian Constitution was to dedicate their lives to the service of India , the Indian people and the humanity at large.