L-6 THE BULL BENEATH THE EARTH
-KULWANT
SINGH VIRK
SHORT Q/A
Q.1. Who were Mann Singh and Karam Singh?
Ans.
They were soldiers posting together on the Burma Front. Mann Singh and Karam
Singh were two friends serving in the same regiment in the Indian Army.
Q.2. What were the designations of Karam
Singh and Mann Singh?
Ans.
Mann Singh was a Naik and Karam Singh was Havildar in the army. Karam Singh had
joined up earlier and was now a Havildar and Mann Singh had just got to Naik's
rank.
Q.3. Where did Mann Singh go when he got a
few days leave?
Ans.
Mann Singh went to Karam Singh’s village Thathi Khara. During his leave period,
Mann Singh went to his village. Toward the close of holiday, he went to Karam
Singh's village to meet his people.
Q. 4. Who did Mann Singh meet first on
entering Karam Singh’s house?
Ans.
He first met Karam Singh’s father. On entering Karam Singh’s house, Mann Singh
first met Karam Singh’s father.
Q. 5. Who was Jaswant Singh?
Ans.
He was Karam Singh’s brother. Jaswant Singh was the younger brother of Karam
Singh.
Q 6. What did Mann Singh tell Karam Singh’s
family about letter war-skills?
Ans.
He told that Karam Singh was very famous in the Barma War and he killed many
soldiers of Japan. Mann Singh told them that Karam Singh’s bullet was very
famous in the war. He was famous as crack shot. He would pull the trigger and
down came a Japanese.
Q. 7. Which words of Mann Singh pierced
Karam Singh’s father’s heart?
Ans.
He asked Karam Singh’s son, if he wanted to go to his father. Mann Singh words
of Karam Singh’s little son if he would go to his father pierced the Karam
Singh’s father.
Q.8. How far was Taran Taran from Karam
Singh’s village?
Ans.
It was four miles. It was nearly four miles.
Ans.9
The postman brought the papers of Karam Singh’s pension.
Ans.10
Mann Singh felt choked in his chest and became feeling less.
Ans.11
They didn’t want to spoil the days of his leave.
Ans.12
The bull discussed here is symbolic of kindness with great capacity to bear
burden. Mann Singh compared Karam Singh’s father to the bull. Like the bull,
his father was also willing to share other people’s burdens.
Ans1
Karam Singh is the main character of the story ‘The Bull Beneath The Earth’
written by Kulwant Singh Virk. All the incidents revolve around him. He is an
interesting character. Karam Singh was a Havildar in the army. He belonged to
the village named Thathi Khara in Amritsar. He was a close friend of Mann
Singh. He was a soft spoken and a good story teller. He was popular in his
village. He was famous as a crack shot. He had killed many Japanese in the war.
. All shed tears over the news of his death.
Ans2
Mann Singh is the main character of the story ‘The Bull beneath the Earth’
written by Kulwant Singh Virk. All the incidents revolve around him. He is an
interesting character. Mann Singh was a Nail in the army. He was a close friend
of Karam Singh. Both were in the same regiment. When Mann Singh got leave to
visit home, Karam Singh told him to visit his village. He visited Karam Singh’s
family near the end of his leave. But they treated him in a cold Manner. He was
puzzled. But then he came to know about Karam Singh’s death. It was a great
shock to him. He remembered his dear friend.
Ans4
Karam Singh’s father the main character of the story ‘The Bull beneath the
Earth’ written by Kulwant Singh Virk. All the incidents revolve around him. He
is an interesting character. He was an old man of sixty. He was a brave man.
When Mann Singh visited his house, he greeted him. He did not speak much. When
Mann Singh tried to talk Karam Singh’s son. His father shouted and asked his
wife to take him in. Later Mann Singh came to know the reason of his strange
behavior. He was shocked to learn that Karam Singh had died. Mann Singh thought
that Karam Singh’s father was like the bull beneath the earth. He was also
willing to share the burden of others.
Ans5
The tittle of the story is very appropriate. This tittle is very meaningful. It
reveals/ lighted the theme of the story. Karam Singh’s father was an old man of
sixty. He was a brave man. When Mann Singh visited his house, he greeted him.
He
did not speak much. When Mann Singh tried to talk Karam Singh’s son. His father
shouted and asked his wife to take him in. Later Mann Singh came to know the
reason of his strange behavior. He was shocked to learn that Karam Singh had
died. Mann Singh thought that Karam Singh’s father was like a bull which had
the burden of the earth upon his head. He is an unforgettable character. He
leaves a deep impact upon our mind.
Karam
Singh and Mann Singh were two friends. They were in the army. One day Mann
Singh got leave to visit his village. During his holidays he visited Karam
Singh's village. But there was no warm welcome. He was puzzled and decided to
go back the next day. From the postman he came to know that his friend was no
more. Karam Singh's father told him that he did not want to spoil his holiday.
Mann Singh considered him like the bull beneath the earth that bore the
additional burden of others.
Points to remember
1) The name of the writer is Kulwant Singh
Virk.
2) Karam Singh and Mann Singh were army men
and good friends.
3) Karam Singh was a havildar.
4) Mann Singh was a Naik.
5) They were fighting at Burma front.
6) Karam Singh was a crack shot.
7) He killed many Japanese soldiers.
8) Mann Singh got a few days leave.
9) Mann Singh was from Taran Taran.
10)Karam
Singh was from Thathi Khara.
11)Thathi
Khara was 50 miles from Taran Taran.
12) There are three Gurudwara's mentioned in the
lesson.
13) They are Sri Taran Taran Sahib, Sri Khadur
Sahib, Sri Goindwal Sahib.
14)Mann
Singh visited Karam Singh's village Thathi Thara.
15)He
first met Karam Singh's father, sitting in the porch.
16)Then
he met Karam Singh's younger brother Jaswant Singh.
17)The
postman bought the pension papers of Karam Singh.
18) Mann Singh got shocked on hearing the news
of his friend's death.
19) Karam Singh's father was a bull beneath the
earth who bore the additional burden of other’s pain.
