Read the following poem and answer the questions that follow. Where the Mind is Without Fear Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habits; Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action; Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake —Rabindranath Tagore 1. Given here are certain ideas from the poem "Where the mind is without fear" by Rabindranath Tagore. Identify the lines from the poem that refer to these and write the lines in the space given below. (a) Everybody should be able to learn. (b) There ought not be a division among people on the basis of caste, class, creed, religion or any other such basis. (c) People should be honest and speak out their heart. (d) Actions should stem from logic and not superstitions and beliefs, leading to progress. (e) People to be free of fear and oppression. (f) The poet is addressing ________________ so that ____ __________________________________________________ 2. This poem was written by Rabindranath Tagore much before India attained freedom. What, do you think, is the significance of these lines in the context of his time?
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Explanation:
1.
(a) Where knowledge is free.
(b) Where the world has not been broken up into fragments;
By narrow domestic walls .
(c) Where words come out from the depth of truth .
(d) Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection .
(e) Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habits
(f) The poet is addressing the country so that wakes up against all the traits mentioned by the poet.
2.
The poet is addressing the country and he is motivating the people of the country to be without fear; be confident; create opportunities for knowledge to be attained free; not discriminate each other on the basis of caste, class, creed, religion, etc; to act logically and do not believe in superstitions; to be fearless and be free of oppression; be honest and true. As all these will lead to progress of the nation.
Answer:
. A Nation is broken up into fragments by narrow _________.
2 points
A) Boundary walls
B) Domestic walls
C) Private walls
D) Public walls