UNDERSTANDING
THE TEXT PAGE
69
I. Tick the statements that are true.
1. The story is an account of real
events.
Answer:
False
2. The story hinges on a particular
historical event.
Answer:
True
3. Rajendra Deshpande was a historian.
Answer:
False
4. The places mentioned in the story are
all imaginary.
Answer:
False
5. The story tries to relate history to
science.
Answer:
True
II. Briefly explain the following statements
from the text.
1. “You neither travelled to the past nor
the future. You were in the present experiencing a different world.”
Answer:
“You did not travel to the past or the future. You were in the present, but you
were in a different world.” These words were spoken by Rajendra Deshpande while
attempting to explain his strange experience to Professor Gaitonde. When the
professor was in a car accident, he began to think about the Battle of Panipat
and the consequences it had on his life. His mind wandered back and forth
between what we know about history and what could have been. By thinking, the
professor was experiencing two worlds at once. According to the same theory,
unrealistic thoughts must give rise to a plethora of new worlds.
2. “You have passed through a fantastic
experience: or more correctly, a catastrophic experience.”
Answer:
“You’ve had a fantastic experience, or, more accurately, a catastrophic
experience.” Professor Gaitonde was told by Rajendra Deshpande that he had an
exciting experience. We lived in a one-of-a-kind world with a one-of-a-kind
history, he claimed. As a result of the accident, Gangadhar Pant's mind jumped
to another world, which was unreal. After the Marathas won the Battle of
Panipat, history changed in that world. Rajendra explained this by stating that
reality is full of misinterpretations, according to the catastrophic theory.
3. Gangadharpant could not help comparing
the country he knew with what he was witnessing around him.
Answer:
“Gangadhar
Pant couldn’t help but compare his home country to what he was seeing around
him.” Gangadhar Pant witnessed two different perspectives on the same reality,
albeit one at a time, during his extraordinary experience. The India he knew
was described in history books as the result of the Marathas' defeat at the
Battle of Panipat in 1761. The other India he saw was the outcome of the
Marathas' battle victory. He saw India as a prosperous country capable of
meeting its own needs in this version.
4. “The lack of determinism in quantum
theory!”
Answer:
The lack of determinism refers to the scientist's inability to predict where
the electron will move. In physics, quantum theory means that it is possible to
measure how energy is produced and in which direction electrons may move. This
occurred when Professor came across two different versions of the Battle of
Panipat's history. The Marathas had won the war in one reality but lost the
battle in the other. In the case of the Battle of Waterloo, the same thing
happened.
5. “You need some interaction to cause
a transition.”
Answer: Some interaction is required to cause a transition. Professor Gaintonde, according to Rajendra Deshpande, changed as a result of the mental interaction that occurred at the time of the collision. At the time of the collision, the professor was thinking about catastrophic theory and its role in wars. He was pondering the Battle of Panipat and the events that followed. The interaction in his brain caused the transition.
THINKING ABOUT
LANGUAGE PAGE
70
1. In which language do you think
Gangadharpant and Khan Sahib talked to each other? Which language did
Gangadharpant use to talk to the English receptionist?
Answer:
Gangadharpant
and Khan Sahib communicated in Marathi, and they used a translator to
communicate with the English-speaking receptionist.
2. In which language do you think Bhausahebanchi Bakhar was written?
Answer:
Bhausahebanchi
Bakhar was written in Maratha language.
3. There is mention of three communities
in the story: the Marathas, the Mughals, the Anglo-Indians. Which language do
you think they used within their communities and while speaking to the other
groups?
Answer:
When
they spoke to each other, they used their traditional slang, but when they
spoke to other groups, they used the language that is understood by people from
all three communities.
4. Do you think that the ruled always
adopt the language of the ruler?
Answer: Write your answer.
WORKING WITH
WORDS PAGE
70
I. Tick
the item that is closest in meaning to the following phrases.
1.
to take issue with
(i) to accept
(ii) to discuss
(iii) to disagree
(iv) to add
Answer:
(iii)
to disagree.
2. to
give vent to
(i) to express
(ii) to emphasise
(iii) suppress
(iv) dismiss
Answer:
(i)
to express.
3. to
stand on one’s feet
(i) to be physically strong
(ii) to be independent
(iii) to stand erect
(iv) to be successful
Answer:
(ii)
to be independent.
4. to
be wound up
(i) to become active
(ii) to stop operating
(iii) to be transformed
(iv) to be destroyed
Answer:
(ii)
to stop operating.
5. to
meet one’s match
(i) to meet a partner who has similar
tastes
(ii) to meet an opponent
(iii) to meet someone who is equally able
as oneself
(iv) to meet defeat
Answer:
(iii) to meet someone who is equally able as oneself.
II. Distinguish
between the following pairs of sentences.
1. (i) He was visibly moved.
(ii) He was visually impaired.
Answer:
(i) In a way that can be noticed.
(ii) Related to one’s seeing or appearance
2. (i) Green and black stripes were used alternately.
(ii) Green
stripes could be used or alternatively black ones.
Answer:
(i) Occur in turn repeatedly.
(ii) As an option or possibility.
3. (i) The team
played the two matches successfully.
(ii) The
team played two matches successively.
Answer:
(i) Achieving aim or result.
(ii)
Immediately one after another.
4.
(i)
The librarian spoke respectfully to the learned scholar.
(ii) You will find the historian and the scientist in
the archaeology and natural science sections of the museum respectively.
Answer:
(i) With deference and respect.
(ii) Separately or individually and in the order already mentioned.
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