Question

imagne your self to be narrator the undeserved reward write a diary entry after baldev visited you with request of getting his son acquitted​

Answer 1

Class – VIII

Chapter-10 The Underserved Reward

by Premchand

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1. Why is the narrator a secret admirer of the district officer?

Ans. The narrator secretly admires the district officer as he is a man of learning. He has done considerable research in history and old coins. The narrator wonders how he finds time for it in the midst of his official duties. The narrator had read his works and is impressed by him.

2. What did the Indian officer do when his father-in-law insisted on prolonging his daughter’s stay at his house?

Ans. When the father-in-law insisted on prolonging his daughter’s stay at his house, the Indian officer became furious and issued summons for his father-in-law.

3. When the narrator was invited by the district officer to see him, his friends said that it was an insult to him. Why?

Ans. When the narrator was invited by the district officer to see him, his friends said that it was an insult to him because they thought that the district officer should have himself come to his house if he was so keen to meet him.

4. Why was the narrator happy that the district officer had not come to his house himself instead of calling him?

Ans. The narrator was happy that the district officer had not come to his house because it would have created a problem for him as there was not even a decent chair in his house. It would have been difficult for him to entertain the district officer for long even after spending a lot of money. If his wife also accompanied him, it would have made the matter worse as the narrator’s wife would have been able to entertain her.