Class 5 Chapter 1 Solution
Gandhi, The Mahatma
1. Very Short Question Answer
(a) Who was Tenzin Norgay ?
Ans. Tenzing Norgay was part of the British expedition of Mt. Everest.
(b) How many climbers were chosen for the expedition,
Ans. Eleven climbers were chosen for the expedition.
(c) When the team began to climb?
Ans. After months of planning, the team began to climb.
(d) Who was the leader of the expedition?
Ans. Colonel John Hunt was the leader of the expedition.
(e) In which year, did they climb Mt. Everest?
Ans. They climbed Mt. Everest in 1953.
2. Short Question Answer
(a) Mention the ideas that filled Gandhi’s work:
Ans: The ideas that filled Gandhi’s work were thoughts of love, peace and equality.
(b) Where did Swami Vivekananda speak about unity among all religions?
Ans. Swami Vivekananda spoke about unity among all religions at Chicago.
(c) Who started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood?
Ans. Rabindranath Tagore started the Raksha Bandhan as a festival of brotherhood.
(d) How did the three great men become immortal?
(e) Who was the leader of the British Everest expedition of 1953 ?
Ans. Colonel John Hunt was the leader of the British Everest expedition in 1953.
(f) How many climbers were chosen for the expedition?
Ans. Four climbers divided he expedition,
(g) How many climbers got the chance to climb to the top ?
Ans. Two climbers, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay got the chance to climb to the top.
(h) Who were the members of the first team?
Ans. Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans were the members of the first team.
3. Fil in the Blanks
(a) ———————earth moves round the sun. [ Fill in the blank with appropriate articles]
Ans. The earth moves round the sun.
(b) Drone:—————— [Change the gender ]
Ans. Drone: Bee.
(c) The caves of Ajanta are famous for ——————– fresco painting. [Fill in the blanks with personal/possessive pronoun]
Ans. The caves of Ajanta are famous for their fresco paintings. (Possessive pronoun)
4. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements
(a) Both the men were unhappy at the peak.
Ans : F
(b) Hillary and Norgay spent only 15 minutes at the top of the Mt. Everest.
Ans. T
C. Choose the correct options from the given alternatives,
i) The two men climbed up Mt. Kanchenjunga/Mt. Everest.
Ans. Mt. Everest,
(ii) Hillary and Norgay made way back within 14 minutes/15 minutes/25 minutes.
Ans. 15 minutes.