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CHAPTERWISE (प्रश्न – उत्तर)
Prose Section
CHAPTER – 1 Indian Civilization And Culture Mahatma Gandhi
CHAPTER – 2 Bharat Is My Home Dr jakir hussain
CHAPTER – 3 A Pinch Of Snuff Manohar Malgaonkar

CHPATER – 4 I Have A Dream Martin luther king

CHPATER – 5 Ideas That have Helped Mankind Bertrand Russell
CHAPTER – 6 The Artist shiga Naoya
CHAPTER – 7 A Child Is Born Germaine Greer

CHAPTER – 8 How Free Is The Press Dorothy L Sayers

CHAPTER – 9 The Earth H.E. Bates

CHAPTER – 10 India Throught A Traveller’s Eyes Pearl S. Buck Page 1 - 10

CHAPTER – 11 A Marriage Proposal Anton Chekhov

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 Chapter:- 10 // India Through A Traveller’s Eyes 

 Personal Details 
 Born  26 june, 1892
 Death  6 March, 1973
 She was American by birth, was reared in China by her missionary parents.
 She taught in a Chinese University. She is known for her travelogue and
memoirs.
 She wrote personal accounts of her visits to different countries in simple, lucid
and effortless English.
 She won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938.
 Notable among her chief works are The God's Earth (1931), a novel on China
and 'Come, My Beloved', with India as background.

 The present piece 'India Through a Traveller's Eyes' is an extract from My

Several Worlds, which is a personal record of her life.
 It shows her love for the poorest people living in Indian villages.

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 Work in small groups and discuss the following:

1. Have you ever visited places outside your state?
2. Did you notice any difference in terms of life-style
and civic sense there?
3. Which aspect of their life has impressed you most?

 Summary 

 The author Pearl S. Buck has mentioned in the very beginning of her essay
that India had always been the part of background of her life. When she was
young, her family doctor and his wife had narrated to her the stories about
India and its people and the lifestyle of Indians. She was greatly fascinated by
the fair and beautiful women of Kashmir and felt that the Indian life was as
colourful and varied as the life of people of America.
 The author further stated that people from India had settled in most parts of
the world and wherever they went, they formed a group of their own. She
described Jawaharlal Nehru and Vijaya Laxmi Pandit as the intellectual
personalities of India. The author's visit to India was not only to see the Taj
Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri but also to interact with the young intellectuals and
the peasants. The author criticised the British Government for not benefitting
the people of India.
 She was also of the opinion that the Americans did not fully understand the
significance of bloodless revolution and the American War of Independence
lacked the significance of the Gandhian approach.
The author also had vivid memories of her visit to a village family. She found
that Indian people were highly religious and God fearing. However, she did
not appreciate religion taking the form of fanaticism. She concluded by
affirming that Christian missionaries should prove by action what they preach.
She further affirmed that people of India knew what it was to pay the last full
measure of the coat of idealism.

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 Short Answer Types Questions 

Q1. Why did the writer not mind her host eating in the opposite corner of the
room?
Ans. - The writer Pearl S. Buck did not mind that her host was eating in the
opposite corner of the room, because he (host) had fulfilled the requirement
of his religion by eating in the opposite corner of the room. It was his family
tradition.

Q2. Why was the land between Bombay and Madras famished?
Ans. - The land between Bombay and Madras was famished due to scarcity of
water and food and it was burning like a hot desert.

Q3. Why is Pearl S. Buck impressed by the Indian family?

Ans. - Pearl S. Buck is impressed by the simplicity, respect for elders and their
religious-mindedness.

Q4. What does the word 'colour' remind the writer of?
Ans.- The word colour reminds the writer of the variety of complexion in
Indian life, as many as her own American human scene.

5. What does she say about Indian peasants and their children?
Ans - She says that Indian peasants are poorer than their Chinese counterparts.
They are poverty-stricken and their children are big-bellied with sunken eyes,
mere skeletoris.

6. What was the great lesson that India had to teach the west?
Ans. - The great lesson that India had to teach the west, was humanity. It is
our tradition and culture as well.

7. What are her views on Christian Missionaries?

Ans. - The author Pearl S. Buck believes that Christian missionaries are the
most dedicated and single hearted people who believe that God is one, the
father of mankind and that all men are brothers.

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8. What does she mean by saying 'Religion is ever present in Indian life?
Ans - The author Pearl S. Bucks in her essay 'India Through a Travellers eye's
says that in Indian life religion is a very important thing. All are very closely
related to religion and it is present in all spheres of life.

9. Why were the intellectuals in India restless and embittered?

Ans.-The intellectuals in India were disappointed with the British rule because
they were not happy to live a life of slavery. As such, they were restless and
embittered.

10. After gaining independence, what did the Indian people teach the world in
general?
Ans. - The Indian people conveyed a message to the entire world that with
patience and perseverance, we can achieve whatever we desire. Non-violence
is the way to success.

Q.11. What was the benefits of English rule?

Ans. One of the Major benefits of English rule was that the people in India
understood the Importance of English language. They learnt the language of
English to gain more knowledge and to understand the western culture.
Leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Vijaya Laxmi Pandit became international
figures because of their excellent command over English and their exquisite
enunciation.

 Explain The Line 

1. In Kashmir, where the while barbarian invaders from Europe long ago penetrated
India, the people are often fair. Auburn haired blue-eyed women are beauties there.
Introduction:- These lines are taken from the book ‘Rainbow-2’, chapter- ‘India
through a traveller’s eyes’, composed by ‘Pearl S. Buck’.
Explanation- Through these lines the writer wants to say that Kashmir is a place
with all its scenic beauty, where people are often fair and women have golden
brown hair and beautiful shining blue eyes. She feels that life in India is as varied as
life in America. She describes that skin colour of people in Kashmir is creamish and

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their features are classic. She says that white barbarian invaders from Europe came to
Kashmir long ago.
2. My life has been too crowded with travels and many people for me to put it all
within the cover of one book.
Introduction:- These lines are taken from the book ‘Rainbow-2’, chapter- ‘India
through a traveller’s eyes’, composed by ‘Pearl S. Buck’.
Explanation- Through these lines the writer wants to say that she has travelled a lot
and met many people but she couldn't tell everything about her experiences in her
book.

3. The desert dry country for example, the fruitless land between Bombay and
Madras, was already famished although it was only February, and the sun hot
enough to fertilize any seed had there been water.
Introduction:- These lines are taken from the book ‘Rainbow-2’, chapter- ‘India
through a traveller’s eyes’, composed by ‘Pearl S. Buck’.
Explanation- Through these lines the writer wants to say that the land between
Bombay and Madras was a desert dry area but the underground water level was
quite high. No attempts were made to dig artesian wells or shallow wells for the
purpose of irrigation or for supply of water to the meagre population living there.

 Multiple Choice Questions 

1. The Book 'Come, My Beloved' 3. India Through a Traveller's Eye is
has………background. written by
(A) Indian (B) Scandinavian (A) Pearl S Buck
(C) African (D) American (B) Anton P Chekhov
(C) H. E. Bates
2. India was a part of the background (D) Shiga Naoya
of…..
(A) the doctor's life
4. Pearl S. Buck is an…….writer.
(B) the wife's life
(A) British (B) American
(C) the Kashmiri man's life
(C) Indian (D) European
(D) Pearl S. Buck's life

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5. The life span in India was only ...... 11. 'India Through a Traveller's Eye' is
(A) 25 yrs. (B) 27 yrs. (A) a short story
(C) 28 yrs. (D) 29 yrs. (B) a novel excerpt
(C) a political story
6. Pearl S. Buck visited India to see the (D) an essay
young intellectuals and the……
(A) leaders (B) saints 12. India had to teach the west
(C) peasants (D) students was……..
(A) humanity (B) cruelty
7. Who prophesied blood bath in Asia? (C) sickness (D) Cheat
(A) Nehru
(B) Winston Churchill 13. Who wrote come, My Beloved?
(C) General Dyer (A) Pearl S. Buck
(D) Hitler (B) H.E. Bates
(C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
8. The people of.........must be (D) Mahatma Gandhi
reckoned as belonging to the
Caucasian race.
14. Who was the real master of the
(A) China (B) Bhutan
house which Buck visited?
(C) Pakistan (D) India
(A) The elder brother
(B) The younger brother
9. The president of the General (C) Father
Assembly of the UNO is a woman (D) Mother
of..............
(A) China (B) Canada
15. The Indians chose to be on the
(C) Germany (D) India
English side,because in spite of the
injustices, they were choosing between
10. Kashmir was invaded
civilization and……….
by…….barbarian invaders.
(A) barbarism (B) kindness
(A) white (B) black
(C) scepticism (D) humane
(C) blue (D) green

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16. ………has praised Indian people and 21. Who played a vital role in exchange
their life. of Korean prisoners?
(A) Shiga Naoya (A) American General
(B) Pearl S. Buck (B) Indian General
(C) Martin Luther King Jr. (C) British General
(D) Kamala Das (D) Korean General

22. Indian peasants are poorer

17. Pearl S. Buck came to know about
than………their counterparts.
India through…………
(A) Chinese (B) British
(A) Buddhism (B) Hinduism
(C) Nepalese (D) Sri Lankan
(C) Islam (D) Christianity

23. ………..advised the Indians not to

18. According to Pearl S. Buck the blame the Britishers for everything.
main quality of a leader is………. (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(A) selflessness (B) selfishness (B) Anton Chekov
(C) communalism (D) dishonesty (C) Pearl S. Buck
(D) Shiga Naoya

19. The real indictment against 24. The land between Bombay
colonialism was to be found in and……is famished.
the………of India. (A) Madras (B) Poona
(A) cities (B) towns (C) Patna (D) Kanpur
(C) districts (D) villages
25. Pearl S. Buck had a/an………family
20. Pearl S Buck blames the………..for doctor.
the ills and misfortunes of India. (A) Chinese
(A) Zamindars (B) Indian
(B) Industrialists (C) American
(C) Britishers (D) African
(D) Indians

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