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A. Answer these questions with reference to the context.

1. ‘It was a decision that saddened him.’

     a)   Who does ‘him’ refer to?

     b)   What decision is referred to here?

     c)   What action did he take after the decision was made?

 

2. ‘“I am not prepared to oblige the government on the former and I am not the latter.”’

     a)   Who is ‘I’?

     b)   What does not obliging the government ‘on the former’ mean?

     c)   What does the speaker mean by ‘I am not the latter.’?

     d)   What situation prompted him to say this?

 

B. Fill in the blanks with information from the text. Write not more than three words in each blank.

1. JRD Tata was the first Indian to get a ______________________.

2. The first flight of Tata Aviation Service connected ___________, _____________, and __________.

3. Air India was nationalized by ____________________ in _________.

4. JRD used his personal wealth to set up ______________ and _______ institutions.

5. __________________ and ___________________ were among those inspired by his spirit of adventure and his humility.

 

C. Answer these questions.

1. How did JRD develop an interest in flying?

 

2. What distinction did JRD achieve in his mid-twenties? How did he respond? Why?

 

3. What according to JRD was the solution to India’s poverty?

 

4. What steps did he take that made him a true nation builder?

 

5. What personality traits did JRD dislike? Why?

 

6. Why were all sorts of people drawn towards JRD?

 

Discuss and write

1. These are some of JRD’s personal qualities. Put them in an order of importance, 1 is the most important.


adventurous

benevolent

compassionate

diligent

honest

industrious

reticent

shy

sincere

trustworthy

sense of humour

modest

 

2. Which of these qualities do you think you already have?

 

3. Which of these qualities would you like to develop?

 

 

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