KSEEB Karnataka SSLC Solution Class 10 English Second Language – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Board |
KSEEB (Karnataka Board) |
Exam |
SSLC (Class 10) |
Subject |
English |
Language |
2nd Language |
Chapter |
4 |
Chapter Name |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar |
Topic |
Solution of Question Answer/ Study Material and Notes |
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Class 10 English SSLC Study Material / Notes / Question Answer
1.) Ambedkar spent most of his life in reading books.
a) purchasing books b) attending conferences
c) reading books d) importing books
2.) Pick out the word in the first paragraph which means ‘a quality that makes a person or a thing different from another.’
Answer: Trait
3.) How did the fourteenth amendment of the American Constitution benefit the Black Americans?
Answer: The fourteenth amendment of the American Constitution gave freedom to the Black Americans.
4.) What did Mahatma Phule work for?
Answer: Mahatma Phule worked for the classless society and women’s uplift.
5.) Mookanayak, Bahishkrit Bharat and Samata were newspapers.
a) Voice mails b) Newspapers c) Political parties
6.) Gandhiji termed the depressed classes as Harijans.
1.) Draft is a banking term. How is the word used in the context of this lesson ?
Answer: In the given text, drafting committee refers to a committee set up to draft(write) the constitution of India.
2.) Dr. Ambedkar was not in the Congress party. Yet he was made the chairman of the drafting committee. Why?
Answer: It was because of Dr. Ambedkar’s undying faith in the dignity of human beings that made him the chairman of the drafting committee.
3.) He raised it ‘brick by brick’. In this context, what was raised?
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar raised examples and experience of other nations and the distinctive needs of our own society, which is now the Fundamental Rights in the constitution of India.
4.) Who were the other notable members of the drafting committee?
Answer: The other notable members of the drafting committee were Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar, K.M. Munshi and N. GopalaswamiAyyangar.
5.) Ambedkar had ‘rare gifts.’ What were they? Can you think of your own ‘gifts’? Share them with your class.
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar had the rare gift of unraveling the most complicated legal concepts in a language which the laymen understood.
6.) Constitution is a fundamental document to both the ruler and the ruled. How?
Answer: The Constitution is a document which defines the position and power of the three organs of the State_the executive, the judiciary and the legislature. It also defines the powers of the executive and the powers of the legislature as against the citizens.
1.) Nehru chose Ambedkar as law minister for three reasons. What are they? (paragraph 7)
Answer: The following are the reasons for which Dr.Ambedkar was chosen as the law minister:
1.) His skills in the field of law and legislation
2.) His vision of social justice
3.) His own campaigns against social injustice.
2.) Are you aware of the facilities provided by the Social Welfare Department? Mention any two.
Answer: The Social Welfare Department deals with the welfare of the people in the society. Various scholarship schemes are offered to the students belonging to SC/ST categories. ECB facility is provided to the students who are from poor financial background.
3.) After independence, members of the Scheduled Castes have found doors opened to them. How?
Answer: Before independence, members of the Scheduled Castes were ill-treated but after independence the picture changed. Now no legal bars exist today for self-expression or self-advancement. They are enrolling themselves in institutes of higher learning and entering public services. They have come to occupy high offices of State, both at the Centre and in the States. Judges, ambassadors and governors have been drawn from their ranks. And they have acquitted themselves creditably in all these positions of responsibilty.
4.) All people should be given equal opportunities to prove themselves. How are the members of the Scheduled Castes proving themselves?
Answer: People from the Scheduled Castes are enrolling themselves in institutes of higher learning and entering public services. They have come to occupy high offices of State, both at the Centre and in the States. Judges, ambassadors and governors have been drawn from their ranks. And they have acquitted themselves creditably in all these positions of responsibility.
5.) Babasaheb Ambedkar considers public agitation in free India as unconstitutional. Why?
Answer: Babasaheb Ambedkar considers public agitation in free India as unconstitutional because the right to rebellion is recognised against a government without people’s consent, then it should be a dictatorship.Also such agitation invariably results in the loss of lives and public property.
1.) What were the opinions of the Buddha and Avvai regarding the caste divisions?
Answer: According to the Buddha the only valid divisions are the divisions between those who are noble and wholesome and those who are ignoble and unwholesome. In the same way, Avvia was of opinion that there are only two castes in the world, namely, the charitable who give and are superior and the misers who do not and are, therefore, inferior.
2.) Caste system in India is in a strong position because of power structure. [fill in the blank picking the answer from paragraph 11]
3.) Why did the British magnify the caste distinctions?
Answer: The British magnified the caste distinctions because they wanted to have control over the Indians and for that he they used the policy of ‘Divide and rule.’
4.) The word ‘hegemony’ means control.
a] distinction
b] control
c] strength
5.) ‘they brought about a veritable revolution in social thought.’
a] who are ‘they’?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar
b] What ‘revolution’ is referred to here?
Answer: ‘Revolution’ was to repudiate caste and to proclaim the oneness of the Hindu community.
c] How did they bring about the revolution?
Answer: Gandhiji brought about the revolution by reminding the higher castes of their duty towards the Depressed Classes. Babasaheb Ambedkar did the same by reminding them of their inherent rights to equality with the higher and more powerful castes.
6.) Why did Nehru describe Dr. Ambedkar as ‘a symbol of revolt’?
Answer: Nehru described Dr. Ambedkar as a ‘symbol of revolt’ because he helped in rousing up those groups in our country which had suffered for so long in the past. Also he did keep the people’s mind awake and did not allow them to become complacent about matters of scheduled class.
Think about the text
1.) Ambedkar had a great thirst for books when he was a student. Explain.
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar was an avid reader. He had an insatiable thirst for books. It is interesting to note to that he brought books by giving up his daily needs. When he was in New York, it is said that he purchased 2,000 old books. Another notable thing is that at the time of the Second Round Table Conference in London, he bought so many books that they had to be sent to India in 32 boxes. This shows that he was thirsty for knowledge and spent most of his time reading books.
2.) How did the fourteenth amendment to the U.S constitution and Mahatma Phule influence Ambedkar?
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar was very much influenced by the fourteenth amendment of the Constitution of the USA which gave freedom to the Black Americans.He saw that there was the same situation of the Depressed Classes in India. On returning home, Babasaheb came to be greatly influenced by the life and work of Mahatma Phule, the votary of a classless society and women’s uplift.It was then that Dr.Ambedkar decided to devote all his time and talents for the amelioration of his underprivileged class of the society. He decided to change the social status of the depressed class after getting influenced by the fourteenth amendment of the constitution of the USA.
3.) There were great luminaries on the Drafting Committee. Dr. Ambedkar is remembered as it’s pilot. Give reasons for this.
Answer: As a chairman of the Drafting Committee, Dr. Ambedkar followed the examples and experience of other nations and the distinctive needs of our own society. He considered every point one by one and worked hard towards it. Though there were other luminaries on the committee, but it was Dr. Ambedkar who had this strong vision and worked towards it with utmost patience. It is important to note that he explained the most complicated legal concepts in a language which the laymen understood.
4.) Write a short note on Dr. Ambedkar’s idea/perception of the three pillars of State.
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar had clear perception of the three pillars of State, i.e. the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. He realised that the jurisdiction of each should be clear and unrestricted. At the same time, he had a sense of the importance of the role of citizens. He was of the opinion that the constitution is a fundamental document which defines the position and power of the three organs of the State, the executive, the judiciary and the legislature.
5.) What are the significant observations of Dr. Ambedkar on the constitution?
Answer: According to Dr. Ambedkar, the Constitution is a fundamental document, which defines the position and power of the three organs of the State, the executive, the judiciary and the legislature. It also defines the powers of the executive and the powers of the legislature as against the citizens. In fact, the purpose of a Constitution is not merely to create the organs of the State but to limit their authority, because, if no limitation was imposed upon the authority of the organs, there will be complete tyranny and complete oppression.
6.) Nehru chose Dr. Ambedkar as the law minister. What might have prompted Nehru to do so?
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar was chosen as the law minister by Nehru. It was Dr. Ambedkar’s skills in the field of law and legislation, his vision of social justice and his own campaigns against social injustice which made Nehru chose him the law minister.
7.) What made Dr. Ambedkar describe the methods of Civil Disobedience, Non-cooperation and Satyagraha as the “grammar of anarchy”?
Answer: Dr. Ambedkar was of the opinion that civil disobedience, non-cooperation and
satyagraha were not done as constitutional methods. According to him, the right to rebellion is recognised against a government without people’s consent, be it alien or national dictatorship, but not in a democracy based on free and fair elections. Misdirected and volatile, such agitations invariably result in the loss of lives and public property.
8.) How did Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi try to wipe out caste discrimination from India?
Answer: Both Mahatama Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar strived hard to wipe out caste discrimination from India. They both devoted their lives to bring equality. There was the policy of “Divide and rule” which British adopted and ruled ruthlessly. But great leaders like Mahatama Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar denied such things. They advocated the message of oneness of the Hindu community. Gandhiji did so by reminding the higher castes of their duty towards the Depressed Classes. Babasaheb Ambedkar did the same by reminding them of their inherent rights to equality with the higher and more powerful castes. One stressed the duties, the other stressed the rights together, they brought about a veritable revolution in social thought.
9.) Discuss with your friends and complete the web-chart given below
1.) Voracious reader
2.) Struggled for upliftment
3.) The first law minister of free India
4.) Symbol of revolt
5.) Great luminary of the Drafting Committee
6.) Father of the Indian Constitution
7.) Social reformer
Task 1 Read the following paragraph and replace the underlined words appropriately with the words given below in brackets.
Children have special traits. They can conceive in creative ways and are able to perceive new things much better than their elders. But just by new ideas, nothing happens. Their ideas must have inherent strengths and stand the test of time. They should not become complacent with their first steps of success.
Listen and comprehend
Task 1.Answer these questions orally:
1.) What information is Shreya giving her father?
Answer: Sherya is giving information that she needs to prepare for the Republic Day’s speech.
2.) Is her father encouraging or discouraging her?
Answer: Her father is encouraging her.
3.) What does father tell her about what a Constitution is?
Answer: Her father tells her that a constitution is a set of rules and regulations for all people living in India.
4.) Should everybody obey the Constitution? How do you know?
Answer: Yes, everybody should obey the Constitution because it is a set for rules for us and we should abide it.
Task 1 : Read the poem. Note that every line of the poem is either suggestive or evocative, that is, capable of making the readers imagine some pictures in mind. These poetic expressions are given in column ‘A’. Read the poem carefully, read the expressions, and find out the line that evokes or suggests the pictures. Write the line number in column ‘B’. One example is given.
Expression/Suggestion Line
1.) Exaggerated expression (hyperbole) 2
2.) What is usually seen as vast and grand is described as nervous or afraid (paradox) 4
3.) Comparison describing a sudden attack (simile) 6
4.) Repetition of sounds /k/and /h/ (Alliteration) 1
5.) Word picture of somebody or something surrounded by the blue sky (Imagery) 3
6.) Image or a picture of somebody or something staring long at the prey (Imagery) 5
Learn grammar through communication
Task 1. Here are some sentences. Combine them using the linkers given in brackets. One is done for you.
e.g. It rained heavily. We reached home in time. (though)
Though it rained heavily, we reached home in time.
1.) There is shortage of water. Some people are wasting it unthinkingly. (although)
Answer: Although there is shortage of water, some people are wasting it unthinkingly.
2.) There was heavy traffic. We were delayed. (since)
Answer: Since there was heavy traffic, we were delayed.
3.) The students played for an hour. They attended to their studies later on. (and then)
Answer: The students played for an hour and then they attended to their studies later on.
4.) We expected a difficult question paper. The questions asked in the examination were easy. (but)
Answer: We expected a difficult question paper but the questions asked in the examination were easy.
5.) The flight was delayed. The weather was cloudy. (as)
Answer: The flight was delayed as the weather was cloudy.
6.) The student scored less marks. He had not studied properly. (because)
Answer: The student scored less marks because he had not studied properly.