Unit
– 07
I WANT TO QUIT THE I.C.S.
Tell your partner to answer these questions
and write down what he/she says
1) Read the given extracts to your partner and
discuss the answers with him/her.
a) I’m writing this letter to you on a very
important matter.
i) Who is writing the letter here?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose is writing the
letter here.
ii) Who is he writing to?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose is writing the
letter to Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das.
iii) What is that very important matter?
Ans: The important matter is to know allotment
of work to him in the great programme of National service.
b) “I want to quit the I.C.S.”
i) What was “I.C.S”?
Ans: I.C.S. was Indian Civil Services.
ii) Why did he want to quit the I.C.S?
Ans: He wanted to quit the I.C.S to join the
freedom movement.
iii) When did he pass the I.C.S?
Ans: He passed I.C.S in August 1920.
c) “Booklets will be published in every
provincial language?”
i) Who would publish these “booklets”?
Ans: The Propaganda Department would publish
booklets.
ii) Why should the booklets be published in
every provincial language?
Ans: The booklets should be published in
every provincial language because the provincial languages would help to
research on individual problems.
iii) Would people be asked to buy the
booklets?
Ans: No, the people would not be asked to buy
the booklets and they would be distributed free.
2) Answer in two or three sentences each.
a) Why did Subhas Chandra Bose think it
proper to give a detailed introduction of his family and himself to C.R. Das?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose thought it proper to
give a detailed introduction of his family and himself to C.R. Das because he
was a stranger and introduction would help Das to recognize him.
b) What options did he have in his mind after
quitting the I.C.S?
Ans: Subhas Chandra Bose wanted to teach at
National College and to take up writing and publishing books and newspapers. He
wanted to thrust into National Movement with fortitude.
c) How did the Civil Service Examination help
him?
Ans: Civil Service Examination helped him to
have all-round education up to a certain standard in Geography, Sanskrit, Law,
English, Political Science and Economics.
d) Why didn’t he dare to write directly to
C.R. Das? Who did he send his letter with?
Ans: He didn’t dare to write directly to C.R.
Das because he was I.C.S. probationer and his letter would be censored. He sent
his trusted friend with his letter.
3) Work with your partner and discuss the
points raised in these questions. Give your reasons for what you say. Write
down what you say:
a) Subhas Chandra Bose was
born in Cuttack, Orissa on January 23, 1897. His mother was Prabhavati and his father was Janaki Nath Bose. One of his elder brothers, Mr. Sharath Chandra Bose was a
famous lawyer.
b) Exactly how old was Subhas on the day he
wrote this letter?
Ans: Subhas was 24 years, 1 month, 7days old
when he wrote this letter.
c) His very first words in this letter are
polite and respectful. (True / False)
Ans: True.
d) Subhas brags about his educational
qualifications. (True / False)
Ans: Not True
e) In those days people sailed in ships to
foreign countries. How many months after his graduation did Subhas travel on
the sea to England? Did any elderly person accompany him?
Ans: Subhas after 6 months of his graduation travelled on the sea to
England. No elderly person accompanied him.
f) Subhas says that he will remain in England till June 1921.
g) Subhas spent his time traveling in England
throughout his twenty month’s stay there. (True / False)
Ans: True
h) Subhas was still very
young, but his heart was strong
with patriotic feelings. He was prepared to serve his country as a teacher, educationist and as a social worker.
i) You can understand if a young man says he
wants to write books and artistes. But Subhas says he wants to publish
newspapers. What would you say about this?
Ans: I would say about that is Patriotic feeling.
j) What does Bose request C.R. Das to do?
(See paragraph 5)
Ans: Bose requested C.R. Das to allot work in
the program of National service.
k) Subhas did not want C.R. Das to be
questioned by some British officer (True / False)
Ans: True.
l) Subhas says he doesn’t mind being
questioned about letters addressed to him (True / False)
Ans: True
m) India was under British rule then, Bose
says this had created problems for India. (True / False)
Ans: True
n) The problems had to be studied closely.
Who had to do it?
Ans: A permanent staff of national service
had to do it.
o) What was the plan to make these problems
known to ordinary people?
Ans: The plan to make these problems known to
ordinary people was to distribute free booklets.
4) Reading:
Read paragraphs 6 and 7 carefully and pick out
the sentences which contain the following words and phrases.
a) Lest
Ans: I did not dare to write to you directly
lest my letter should be censored.
b) In a sense
Ans: I am now in a sense a government
servant.
c) Did not dare
Ans: I did not dare to write to you directly.
d) To give-up
Ans: I desire to give UP the service with
clear cut plans.
e) Of mine
Ans: I am sending this letter through a
trusted friend of mine.
f) Of course
Ans: You may, of course, write to me.
5) Words in use:
Working with our partner, write down your own
sentences with the words given below.
{Probably, recognize, enthusiasm,
determination, allot, overenthusiastic}
a) Ayan says that she probably says truth.
b) Sonu recognized that he was telling lie.
c) Audience cheered up all players with much enthusiasm.
d) Strong determination takes you to success.
e) Government officers allotted many flats for poor labors.
f) He was overenthusiastic while playing guitar.
Language Function:
1) Read the sentences aloud to your partner.
Tell him/her what the speaker is doing.
a) If you get a first-class this time, I will buy you a bicycle (making
a present)
b) You will fail in the examination if you sit all day before that T.V.
(giving a warning)
c) You will feel much better if you take these tablets (giving advice)
d) If you do that again you will be punished (this is a reprimand)
2) Now complete these sentences using the words
given in the brackets:
a) If you ask him, he may help
you (help)
b) If it rains, he won’t come
(not come)
c) Your father will punish you, if
you don’t go (don’t go)
d) I will tell father, to
change the T.V (T.V)
