1st PUC ENGLISH NOTES - BABAR ALI - 2 MARKS / 3 MARKS / 4 MARKS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1st PUC ENGLISH NOTES - BABAR ALI - 2 MARKS / 3 MARKS / 4 MARKS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
6 BABAR ALI
Answer the following
questions 2 Marks Questions
1. How did Babar Ali start
teaching?
Ans: Babar Ali started teaching
by playing a game called ‘school-school’ with his friends when he was just nine
years old.
2. Why couldn’t village
children attend school?
Ans: They were poor and
couldn’t afford uniforms or books, though education was free. They also had to
work to support their families.
3. What is the name of Babar
Ali’s school?
Ans: The name of his school is
“Anand Siksha Niketan,” which means “Home of Joyful Learning.”
4. How many students did Babar
Ali begin with?
Ans: He started with only 8
students at the beginning of his school.
5. How many students study at
his school now?
Ans: His school has 220
students on roll and a total of 800 students in all.
6. Who supports Babar Ali in
teaching?
Ans: He is helped by 10
volunteer teenage teachers and also gets support from his own teachers and
social workers.
7. At what age did Babar Ali
become a headmaster?
Ans: Babar Ali became the
youngest headmaster in the world at the age of 16.
8. What kind of jobs did
village children do?
Ans: Boys worked as labourers,
grass cutters, mechanics, etc., and girls worked as maids in homes.
9. What recognition did the
school get?
Ans: Babar Ali’s school was
recognized by the West Bengal Government, allowing students to join other
schools.
10.
What was Babar Ali’s daily routine?
Ans: He attended school in the
morning and taught students in the afternoon after walking 5 km from his school.
Answer the following
questions 3 Marks Questions
1. What inspired Babar Ali to
open a school?
Ans: Babar Ali lived in a poor
village where many children could not attend school. Though education was free,
parents couldn’t afford uniforms or books. These children worked as labourers
or maids to support their families. Babar, who was fortunate to attend school,
felt responsible to help them. His love for teaching began as a childhood game.
But soon he turned it into a real mission to educate the underprivileged. His
sense of social duty and concern for poor children motivated him to start his
school “Anand Siksha Niketan.”
2. How did ‘Anand Siksha
Niketan’ come into existence?
Ans: Babar Ali started teaching
when he was nine as a game. His friends, who never saw a school, played along
and enjoyed learning. This playful teaching soon turned serious when he saw how
excited the children were. He started his own school in his backyard with just
8 students. Over the years, the number grew to over 800. His school got help
from volunteer teachers and was eventually recognized by the state government.
What began as a simple game became a meaningful school that changed lives in
the village.
3. Describe the children who
attended Babar Ali’s school.
Ans: The students at Babar
Ali’s school came from very poor families. Boys worked as mechanics, labourers,
grass cutters, or cattle herders. Girls worked as domestic helpers. They all
worked in the mornings and came to Babar’s school in the afternoon. These
children could not attend regular schools due to poverty. They had a strong
desire to learn and improve their lives. They respected Babar and came to
school willingly. Most of them were first-generation learners. The school gave
them hope, discipline, and a chance for a better future.
4. How did Babar Ali manage to
teach so many students?
Ans: Babar managed to teach a
growing number of students by getting help from others. He himself studied in
the morning and taught in the afternoon. He trained older students to help as
volunteer teachers. Some of his teachers and even college students like Debarita
helped teach younger children. The school got donations and support from
private people, government officers, and social groups. Classes were held in
the open, under trees or in simple structures. Everyone worked hard with love
and dedication, which made it possible to teach hundreds of students.
5. Why is Babar Ali called the
‘youngest headmaster’?
Ans: Babar Ali started his
school at age nine and by the time he was 16, his school had hundreds of
students. Because of his dedication and efforts, the government recognized his
school. He was officially given the title of “headmaster.” Since he was only 16
years old, he became the youngest headmaster in the world. His story of
starting a school at such a young age for poor children earned him love and respect.
His work showed that age is not a barrier to bring positive change in society.
Answer the following
questions 4 Marks Questions
1. Explain how Babar Ali’s
school grew from a game into a recognized institution.
Ans: Babar Ali’s school began
as a simple game when he was nine years old. He used to play ‘school-school’
with his friends in his backyard and acted as their teacher. His friends, who
had never seen a real school, were happy to learn from him. Babar realized that
they were truly interested in learning, so he began teaching them seriously.
His first class had eight students. Over time, more children joined. These
children worked during the day to help their families and came to Babar’s
school in the afternoon. Babar did not charge any fees, and this encouraged
many students to attend. He also got help from volunteers—some were students
from his school, and others were college students or local well-wishers. His
dedication and hard work were noticed by government officers and organizations.
The school received donations and support and was eventually recognized by the
West Bengal Government. Now, it has more than 800 students and teaches from
grade 1 to 8. Thus, what started as a child’s game became a real school for
underprivileged children, giving them hope, education, and a better future. It
is a true example of how one person’s efforts can change lives.
2. How did Babar Ali’s
personal life influence his mission to educate others?
Ans: Babar Ali belonged to a
very poor village called Gangapur in West Bengal. His father was a jute seller
and could afford to send Babar to school. However, many of his friends could
not go to school because of poverty. Though education in government schools was
free, parents could not afford uniforms, notebooks, and travel. So, many boys
worked as mechanics or labourers, while girls worked as maids. Babar, who got a
chance to study, realized he had a responsibility to help others. He started
teaching children in the afternoon after attending his own school. This sense
of responsibility and empathy came from seeing the struggles of his village. He
believed that education was a true form of service. His father supported this
belief and encouraged him. This strong support and inner motivation helped
Babar continue his efforts. He walked 10 km every day, studied in the morning,
and taught in the evening. His hard work helped create a school that changed
hundreds of lives. His life and mission show how a simple act of kindness,
inspired by personal experience, can lead to a powerful social change.
3.
How did ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ come into existence?
Ans: It is amusing to know that the school
began as a game. When Babar Ali was nine, he used to play ‘school-school’ game
with his friends and used to act as their teacher. The other children, unlike
all, had not seen the inside of the school and hence we’re excited to play the
game with him. But, soon, the game turned into real teaching as children were
happy to learn arithmetic. ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ got established with eight
students on roll. In the course of nine years, the school grew step by step,
and from eight, the number increased to 220 students on roll and 800 students
in all. The school started receiving both private and government assistance and
had 10 volunteer teenage teachers teaching grade 1 to grade 8. It also had 60
regular attendees. The children of the village who worked as maids to cook,
clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employees or as mechanics, day
labourers, grass cutters and livestock herders came voluntarily to All’s school
in the afternoon after finishing their chores. What is heartening is the fact
that All’s good work was rewarded as he received help from Babar’s teachers,
IAS officers, and Ramakrishna Ashram monks. What is even more gratifying is the
fact that the school was recognized by the West Bengal State Government and
hence students from Baba’s school were eligible to pursue their studies in
other schools if the need arose. The recognition gave Babar the singular
privilege of being the youngest headmaster at the age of 16. Thus, what started
as a game resulted in a much sought after school for the underprivileged and
inspired other selfless youngsters like Debarita Bhattacharya, a college
student, to work as volunteers in helping the have notes.
4. Babar
Ali’s school took shape out of an individual’s responsibility towards society.
Elaborate.
Ans: Babar Ali’s school was started when he
was only nine while playing a game. Very soon, children began to love his way
of teaching and flocked to his ‘school’. Babar did not charge any fee for his
teaching. He also got the help of the local educated people, who came and
taught the children, Babar was successful in getting the help of nine high
school student volunteers. The oldest and most educated of them is Debarita who
goes to College in Behrampur. Babar himself studies in class XII in a school
quite far from his house. He commutes the long-distance, attends classes in the
mornings and comes back in the afternoons to his ‘school’ to teach youngsters
who have worked hard in the mornings and are now ready for learning. The fact
that his school is entirely free, he and his staff teach well, there is a
midday meal, and his school is recognized by the West Bengal Government,
attracts many students to his school. The increasing strength of his school
just shows how eager people are to get their children educated, and how good,
selfless work gets noticed by people soon. Those who cannot afford education in
regular schools, do not mind sending their children to learn from teachers like
Babar. This only proves that Indians are realizing the significance of education
in life.
5. Is
Babar Ali’s evening school a successful effort? Explain.
Ans: Education is a true religion’ is a good thought of Nasiruddin where all the people are quarrelling about their religions and castes he is the man who gives education for and says education s a true religion. Anybody can steal anything but nobody can steal education. It is immortal light which lights millions of other lights understanding this Nasiruddin excellently quotes. ‘Education is a true religion’ Getting inspired by his thought many people send their children to schools because they understood the value of education and its uses. Babar’s commitment is also not deniable, he started with eight and continued now with eight hundred, it shows how he had changed the people and attracted the children towards school. Babar Ali is a good example for the quote, “Where there is will there is away. Otherwise in the teenage he got the thought and initiated it and followed it and made others to follow it if some others in his place would have played in the grounds in the age. So he is a great success, and his name is spread all over the country. It should be not stopped with this but ignites many souls to take initiative to see a better tomorrow for India. Hence, Babar Ah is a legend of youth and stood perfectly an icon of youth to the modern world.
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