Question

Exercises
Comprehension
( Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the author of The Portrait of a Lady?
Ans. The author of The portrait of a lady' is Shri Khushwant Singh.
2. Ta which way, the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author's grand-
mother died
(Bhopal 2018; Jabalpur 18)
Ans. The panows who were daily visitors of the author's house felt the absence of
grandmother and they sat silently without chirping and even did not pick up the
crumbs given by the author's mother. They expressed their sorrow by not eating
those crumbs and flew away silently
3. Write a note on the changing relationships between Khushwant Singh and his
grandmother
Or, Mention the three phases of the author's relationship with his grandmother
before he left the country to study abroad
Or, How was the relationship between the author and his grand-mother?
Or, What things have been portrayed by Khushwant Sing?
Ans. From childhood Khushwant Singh was very fond of his grandmother as he was left
by his parents in the village with his grandmother as they moved to the city for
employments. The grandmother was sincere with his studies and routine. In the city,
with the author, the grandmother shared a room but did not appreciate much with​

Answer 1

Answer:

(i) . Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956 (made into film in 1998), which became his most well-known novel