Class 5 English Chapter 4 Solution
The Great Escape
1. Very Short Question answer
1. Who was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
Ans: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was one of the most famous Indian nationalist leaders.
2. What did Subhas do for India’s freedom?
Ans: Subhas fought for India’s freedom from British rule.
3. When was Netaji Subhas Chandra born?
Ans: Netaji Subhas Chandra was born on 23 January, 1897.
4. What did Subhas set up? What was its speciality?
Ans: Subhas set up the Indian National Army (INA). The army included a women’s regiment too.
5. What was the purpose of the Indian National Army?
Ans: The purpose of the Indian National Army was to fight against the British and to free India.
6. In which year was Subhas put under house arrest and by whom?
Ans: In 1941, Subhas was put under house arrest by the British Government.
7. How did Subhas look like when Sisir entered his bedroom on that December afternoon?
Ans: When Sisir entered his bedroom on that December afternoon, Subhas was looking pale and thin, with a bushy half-grown beard.
8. What was Subhas doing when Sisir entered his bedroom?
Ans: Subhas was reclining on his pillows when Sisir entered into his bedroom.
9. What was Sisir’s task?
Ans: Sisir’s task was to help plan and carry out Subhas’s escape from India.
10. Where would Sisir have to drive Subhas?
Ans: Sisir would have to drive Subhas to a railway station far away from Calcutta.
11. How did Sisir feel when he walked back to his own house from his uncle’s house?
Ans: When Sisir walked back to his own house from his uncle’s house, he was in a state of wonder and subdued excitement.
12. Name the car mentioned in the text.
Ans: The car mentioned in the text was ‘Wanderer’ owned by Sisir Bose.
13. How did Subhas contact Akbar Shah?
Ans: Subhas had cabled Akbar Shah.
14. Why had Subhas cabled Akbar Shah?
Ans: Subhas had cabled Akbar Shah to meet him at Calcutta and help him escape.
15. What was the real identity of Muhammad Ziauddin?
Ans: Muhammad Ziauddin was actually the disguise of Subhas Chandra Bose.
16. What are the names of Subhas’s niece and cousin?
Ans: The names of Subhas’s niece and cousin are lla and Dwijen respectively.
17. Why did Sisir go to the printer’s shop?
Ans: Sisir went to the printer’s shop to order a false set of calling cards for Subhas as Muhammad Ziauddin.
18. How did Subhas make his disguise?
Ans: Subhas made his disguise as Muhammad Ziauddin.
19. Who signalled and from where?
Ans: Dwijen, Subhas’s cousin signalled from an upstairs window
20. What did Dwijen signal?
Ans: Dwijen signalled that no policemen was nearby.
21. What did the policemen prefer on January 16?
Ans: On 16 January night, the policemen preferred the comfort of the warm blankets on the charpoi.
22. Where did Subhas live?
Ans: Subhas lived at 38/2 Elgin Road, in Calcutta.
23. Why did Subhas keep the light glowing in his bedroom?
Ans: Subhas kept the light glowing in his bedroom to give the impression that he was still there.
24. What did Subhas offer Sisir during the journey?
Ans: Subhas offered coffee to Sisir during the journey.
25. Why did Subhas and Sisir feel anxious?
Ans: Subhas and Sisir felt anxious because the car engine faultered once.
26. Where is Bararee?
Ans: Bararee is situated near Dhanbad.
27. When did Subhas and Sisir reach Bararee?
Ans: Subhas and Sisir reached Bararee at 8.30 a.m.
28. Why did Subhas leave for Gomoh Station?
Ans: Subhas left for Gomoh Station to catch the Delhi – Kalka Mail.
29. Where did Sisir park his car?
Ans: Sisir kept his car a little further from Ashok’s house.
30. In which direction did Sisir drive after leaving Elgin Road?
Ans: After leaving Elgin Road Sisir drove towards Howrah.
31. Who was Ashok? How did he help in Subhas’s escape?
Ans: Ashok was Sisir’s brother. He helped in Subhas’s escape by giving a room to rest during the day in his house.
32. Describe Sisir’s last sight of Subhas
Ans: Sisir saw Subhas mount the railway overbridge and walk across it with his majestic gait.
2. Short question Answer
1. What qualities do you think you should possess in order to be a leader?
Ans: The most important qualities of a good leader include discipline, integrity, accountability, empathy, humility, resilience, vision, influence, positivity and confidence.
2. If you had been born before independence, what do you think you could have done for your country?
Ans: If I had been born before independence, I would have become a freedom fighter. I would have inspired and motivated my countrymen to fight injustice. I would have made people aware of their rights and their power. If needed, I would have sacrificed my life for the freedom of my country.
3. What was Subhas’s excuse to meet his nephew?
Ans: Subhas’s excuse to meet his nephew was that Sisir helped him listen to foreign broadcasts as he was good at operating the radio.
4. Who was Akbar Shah?
Ans: Akbar Shah was a co-worker in the freedom struggle against British-Raj. He operated in the north-western frontier provinces.
5. . Why did Subhas and Sisir, as their plan of escape, decide to drive out in ‘the most natural fashion through the main gate?
Ans: Subhas and Sisir, as their plan of escape, decided to drive out in “the most natural fashion through the main gate” so that nobody especially the police could not suspect them.
6. What items were purchased for Subhas to be carried with him on his journey?
Ans: Baggy salwars, a black fez, a suitcase, a bedroll, shirts and pillows and a set of calling cards were purchased for Subhas to be carried with him on his journey.
7. Why do you think Subhas had to put on a false identity?
Ans: The British Government put Subhas under house arrest but he wanted to escape from the country. Under this circumstances, Subhas had to put on a false identity so that none could recognize him.
8. How was Subhas dressed?
Ans: Subhas was dressed in a long, brown coat, baggy salwars and a black fez. He wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles.
9. Why did the policemen prefer the comfort of the warm blankets on the charpoi on January 16?
Ans: The policemen preferred the comfort of the warm blankets on the charpoi on January 16 because it was a cool winter night.
10. Why did Sisir pick Subhas up in his car a little farther from Ashok’s house?
Ans: Sisir picked Subhas up in his car a little farther from Ashok’s house to show that Muhammad Ziauddin left the house alone.
3. True And False
(a) Akbar Shah operated in the north-eastern frontier provinces.
(b) The items of clothing for Subhas’s disguise were purchased from a shop in South Kolkata.
(c) Everyone in Subhas’s family was aware of his plan of escape.
(d) The policemen preferred warm blankets on the cool winter night of 16 January.
More for Practice:
2. (i) Sisir went alone to a shop in Central Calcutta.
(ii) Akbar Shah was the false identity with which Subhas planned to travel.
(iii) Sisir had a car called Wanderer.
(iv) None but a niece and a cousin of Subhas knew about his escape.
(v) Subhas and Sisir had to wait till it was dawn.
(vi) Sisir walked to his uncle’s house that night.
(vii) Subhas revealed his real identity to Ashok.
(vii) Subhas wanted to catch the Delhi-Kalka Mail from Gomoh Station.
(ix) Dwijen is Subhas’s uncle.
(x) Sisir parked the Neno at the back of the house.
(xi) Subhas wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles.
(xii) Sisir resided at Elgin Road.
(xiii) Subhas and Sisir decided to escape through the main gate.
(xiv) Subhas was in sound health.
(xv) Akbar Shah was a police.
(xvi) Sisir was novice at operating the radio.
(xvii) Subhas and Sisir reached Bararee at around 8.30 a.m.
(xviii) There was no vigilance on Subhas’s house.
(xix) Muhammad Ziauddin alone left Ashok’s house for Gnomon Station.
(xx) Sisir went to Gnomon Station to see off his uncle, Subhas.
ANSWERS:
1. (a) F He (Akbar Shah) operated in the north-western provinces.
(b) F Together they went to a shop in Central Calcutta where they purchased baggy shalwars (trousers) and a black fez for Subhas’s disguise.
(c) F None of the family members knew anything except Subhas’s niece lla and a male cousin. Dwijen.
(d) T On the cool winter night of January 16th, they (the policemen) had preferred the comfort of the warm blankets on the charpoi.
2. (i) F Together they (Akbar Shah and Sisir) went to a shop in Central Calcutta.
(ii) F Muhammad Ziauddin… was the false identity with which Subhas was to travel.
(iii) T Sisir owned a German car called the Wanderer.
(iv) T None of the family members knew anything except Subhas’s niece lla and a male cousin, Dwijen.
(v) F Subhas and Sisir waited until the rest of the Bose family had fallen asleep.
(vi) F On 16 January, 1941, Sisir finished his dinner early and drove to Elgin Road around 8.30 p.m.
(vii) F Subhas kept his disguise on as Muhammad Ziauddin, and said he had come on insurance business.
(viii) T He (Subhas) wanted to catch the Delhi-Kalka Mail from there (Gomoh Station).
(ix) F None of the family members knew anything except Subhas’s niece Ila and a male cousin, Dwijen.
(x) F He (Sisir) parked the Wanderer at the back of the house.
(xi) T He (Subhas) wore gold wire-rimmed spectacles.
(xii) F Sisir walked back that night to his own house at 1, Woodburn Park in a state of wonder and subdued excitement.
(xiii) T Finally, they (Subhas and Sisir) decided to drive out, in the most natural fashion, through the main gate.
(xiv) F Looking pale and thin, with a bushy half – grown beard, Subhas was reclining on his pillows.
(xv) F Akbar Shah was co-worker in the freedom struggle against British – Raj.
(xvi) F Sisir was good at operating the radio.
(xvii) T At around 8.30 a.m, they (Subhas and Sisir) arrived at Bararee, near Dhanbad.
(xviii) F By day, the policemen sat on a charpoi at the corner of Elgin Road and Woodburn Park.
(xix) T Muhammad Ziauddin left alone for Gomoh Station.
(xx) T Sisir watched him (Subhas) mount the railway overbridge and across it with his usual majestic gait.