Question

8. 8.(A) Answer the following questions in your own words.
(a) How is the world broken into fragments?
(b) Explain what the ‘tireless striving’ should, be for.
(c) ‘Where come out from the depth of truth.’ Explain in your own words.
(d) Who is ‘Thee’ in the poem ? What does the poet appeal to ‘Thee’ to do ?
(e) What qualities does the poet wish to inculcate in his countrymen ?
(B) Write in your notebook your own response and justify, where needed.
(a) Is the poem a prayer for India alone?
(b) What should the words we speak reflect?
(c) What should people keep on widening? How can it be done?
(d) From what darkness of night should our nation awaken?
(e) What attributes of Rabindranath Tagore does the poem (prayer) reflect?
(f) What effect does the repetition of the word ‘where’ at the begining of
each line?
Answer the following questions in your own words.
/Write in your notebook your own response and justify, where needed. Chapter1.1(1) Where the Mind is Without Fear...-Rabindranath Tagore
Maharashtra SCERT Class X English

Answer 1

A.a)world is divided on the basis of caste ,creed and religion hence broken in context to the poem.
b)Tireless striving should be for success and achieving once goal.
c)poet means that honest words should come out from the depth of the hearts.
(d) Thee refers to god asking him to show correct path to people.
(e) poet wants people to be progressive ,hardworking and truthful.
B.a) the poem is not a prayer for India alone but for the whole world.
(b) the words we speak reflect our honest hearts.
(c) people should keep on widening their thoughts and actions.
(d) Our nation should awake from darkness of superstitions and slavery.
(e)It shows tagore's concern towards nation and achieving  freedom.
(f) it leads to Antanaclasis

Answer 2

Answer:A.a)world is divided on the basis of caste ,creed and religion hence broken in context to the poem.

b)Tireless striving should be for success and achieving once goal.

c)poet means that honest words should come out from the depth of the hearts.

(d) Thee refers to god asking him to show correct path to people.

(e) poet wants people to be progressive ,hardworking and truthful.

B.a) the poem is not a prayer for India alone but for the whole world.

(b) the words we speak reflect our honest hearts.

(c) people should keep on widening their thoughts and actions.

(d) Our nation should awake from darkness of superstitions and slavery.

(e)It shows tagore's concern towards nation and achieving  freedom.

(f) it leads to Antanaclasis