SECTION D
Q11. Read the following extract carefully and answer the questions gven below
May that which guides men like a good charioteer
Who controlled fleet-footed horses with the reins,
That which abides in the heart, most swift and active,
May that my mind resolve on what is good.
Questions:
1. Name the Poem....
2. The word "abide* means.........
a) Outside b) Stop
c) Tough d) Tolerate
3. Why is the mind like a charioteer?
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Answers
Answer:
Good will
Explanation:
(i) Identify the poem and its source.
(ii) What is the central idea of this poem?
(iii) Explain “that peerless……………what is good.”
(iv) What does ‘deathless flame’ refer to?
Answers:
(i) The poem is ‘Goodwill’ which is an extract from Yajurveda.
(ii) The central idea of the poem is that one who is true in word, deed and thought alone can develop goodwill.
(iii) It means that the unique spirit (Divine Soul) resides in all creatures.
(iv) It refers to the everlasting flame, the flame of knowledge.
2. May that which guides men like a good charioteer
who controls fleet-footed horses with the reins,
that which abides in the heart, most swift and active,
may that my Mind resolve on what is good. (Page 1) (M.P. Board 2009)
Questions:
(a) The poem from which these lines have been taken is:
(i) Goodwill
(ii) If?
(iii) To the Cuckoo
(iv) The Bridge Builder
Answer:
(i) Goodwill
(b) The word used for a long narrow band usually of leather by which a horse is controlled’, in the extract is:
(i) abide
(ii) fleet
(iii) reins
(iv) charioteer
Answer:
(iii) reins
(c) In what sense is the word ‘Mind’ used in this poem:
(i) intellect
(ii) swift
(iii) inner sense (conscience)
(iv) active
Answer:
(iii) inner sense (conscience)
I. Match the following:
1. Wiseman – (a) lies in all creatures
2. Peerless spirit – (b) in living beings
3. Mind – (c) controls fleet-footed horses
4. A good charioteer – (d) skilful in rituals
5. Deathless flame – (e) resolve on what is good
Ans.
1. (d), 2. (a), 3. (e), 4. (c), 5. (b).