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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 8 English Prose Chapter 2 Sir C.V. Raman
Sir C.V. Raman Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Kayakave Kailasa
(Listening passage L – 2)
ILA – Your teacher reads a passage. Listen to it. Then answer the following questions:
Question 1.
Where was Bhaskara born?
Answer:
Bhaskara was born in Bijapur.
Question 2.
Who was his father?
Answer:
Maheshwaropadhyaya was Bhaskara’s father.
Question 3.
Why do we, Kannadigas, feel proud of Bhaskara?
Answer:
Bhaskara was also a Kannadiga.
Question 4.
Who taught him Mathematics first?
Answer:
His father taught him Mathematics first.
Question 5.
What is Bhaskara’s invention?
Answer:
The time clock (Kalachakra) is Bhaskara’s invention.
IRA-1. Look at the pictures of great scientists given below. Identify them and mention at least one contribution of each of them in the field of science.
Scientist – Contribution:
1) Sir Isaac Newton – Laws of Motion, Law of universal gravitation, invented calculus
2) Marie Curie – Coined the term ‘radioactivity’; discovered the elements polonium and radium
3) Homi J. Bhabha – Father of India’s Nuclear Programme
4) Vikram Sarabhai – Father of India’s Space Programme
5) J.C. Bose – Pioneer in microwave optics technology; invented crescograph, a device for measuring the growth of plants
6) James Watt – invented steam engine; developed the concept of horsepower.
IRA 2. Match the names of scientists in Column ‘A’ with their field of work in Column ‘B’:
A | B |
1. Homi Jehangir Bhabha | a. Radioactivity |
2. Sir Isaac Newton | b. Steam engine |
3. James Watt | c. Laws of motion |
4. Marie Curie | d. Space Science |
5. Vikram Sarabhai | e. Plant Science |
6. J.C. Bose | f. Nuclear Physics |
Textbook Questions and Answers:
C1. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.
Question 1.
Who were Raman’s parents?
Answer:
Raman’s parents were Chandrashekara Iyer and Parvathi Ammal.
Question 2.
Why was Raman not able to attend school regularly?
Answer:
Raman used to fall ill quite often. So, he was unable to attend school regularly.
Question 3.
Where did he complete his Intermediate examination?
Answer:
Raman completed his Intermediate examination from Hindu College, Vishakhapatnam.
Question 4.
What subjects did his relatives advise him to take for B.A.?
Answer:
His relatives advised him to take History and Economics as his special subjects for B.A.
Question 5.
Why could not Raman go to the United Kingdom for higher studies?
Answer:
Raman’s health broke down again, so he could not go to U.K for higher studies.
C2. Answer the following questions and share your responses with your partner.
Question 1.
How long did he work at Calcutta University?
Answer:
He worked for fifteen years at Calcutta University.
Question 2.
What made Raman give up the highly paid post of Deputy Accountant General?
Answer:
His love for science made him give up that post and accept the post of a professor.
Question 3.
How did the Soviet Union honour him?
Answer:
Soviet Union honoured him by awarding the International Lenin Prize in 1957.
Read and Write:
C3 Read the following questions. Before writing the answers discuss your responses/ideas with others in the group.
Question 1.
What makes you think that Raman, even as a boy, had a great interest in science?
Answer:
As a schoolboy Raman had made a working model of a dynamo. He used to take science books from college students and read them. This shows how greatly Raman was interested in science.
Question 2.
Why did Raman’s relatives ask Raman to take up Arts – subjects? How did Raman react to it?
Answer:
Raman did not enjoy good health. He used to fall sick now and then. His relatives thought that his health did not permit him to study science. Hence, they advised him to take History and Economics as special subjects for B.A. But, Raman did not listen to their advice. He selected Physics for his B.A. and M.A. degrees.
Question 3.
What was Raman s first disappointment in life?
Answer:
Raman wanted to go to the United Kingdom for higher studies. But, he fell sick again and could not go. This was a great disappointment for him.
Question 4.
Why was Raman not happy with the post of Deputy Accountant General?
Answer:
Raman was not happy with the Post of Deputy Accountant General because he was attached to science so much. He was fond of science from his childhood. He studied science upto his M.A. He was waiting for an opportunity to become a scientist and still he had hoped.
Question 5.
How can you say that Raman had not lost interest in science when he was the Deputy Accountant General?
Answer:
Though he was working as the Deputy Accountant General, he always mixed with scientists and showed interest in scientific activities. He would go to the meetings of scientists. He would go and look at the modern scientific apparatus whenever he got a chance. Such was his love for science.
Comprehension:
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:
Question 1.
He was very much interested in science from his boyhood days.
a) Who is the ‘he’?
b) How do you prove that he was interested in science even in his boyhood days?
c) In what way did he show interest in science from his school days?
Answer:
a) C.V. Raman.
b) Even as a boy, he had made the model of a dynamo. MCC-37
c) During his school days, he borrowed science books from college students and read them.
Question 2.
This was the greatest disappointment in his life.
a) Who is the ‘he’?
b) What was the disappointment?
c) What was the result?
Answer:
a) C.V. Raman.
b) He was unable to go to the United Kingdom for higher studies as his health broke down again.
c) He had to give up his study of science and take a competitive examination.
Question 3.
He felt like a fish out of water in his new post.
a) Who felt like a fish out of water?
b) What was the new post?
c) Why did he feel so?
Answer:
a) C.V. Raman.
b) The post of Deputy Accountant General.
c) Because, he wanted to take up higher studies in Physics and was not interested in the job of Deputy Accountant General.
Question 4.
“I have admitted you to the Institute because of your character”.
a) Who said this?
b) To whom was it said?
c) Why was he given admission?
Answer:
a) Sir C.V. Raman.
b) It was said to the candidate who had appeared for the entrance test but failed.
c) He was given admission because he was sincere and honest.
Question 5.
“You are not very good at Physics, but I can teach you”.
a) Who is the ‘you’?
b) Who is the ‘I’?
c) Why did Raman offer to teach him?
Answer:
a) The ‘you’ is the candidate who had failed to get admission at the Raman Research Institute.
b) C.V. Raman.
c) Though the candidate did not do well in the tests, Raman admitted him for his honesty and offered to teach him.
Vocabulary:
V1. Fill in the blanks with words opposite in meaning to the words underlined:
e.g. Harish reached the bus station in time but his friend reached ________, so, he missed the bus.
Answer:
late.
- We should neither borrow nor _______
- Why do you feel old? Feel _________
- Don’t stand outside. Come _________
- Are wealthy people really happy or?
- Eat less but work _______
Answer:
- lend
- young
- inside
- sad
- more
V2. The pronunciation of the following pairs of words are almost the same but they differ in meaning. Use each word in the pair in meaningful sentences.
1. break, brake
It is going to be difficult for any batsman to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record?
Apply the brake only when necessary.
2. knew, new
Ravi knew the answer to the question.
He bought a new umbrella.
3. sight, site
It was a beautiful sight.
Sundar has a site in Hubli.
4. some, sum
Raghu ate some rice.
Lata solved the sum.
5. plays, place.
The boys in the Ashram enact plays.
This place is good. Let us sit here for some time.
V3. Fill in the blanks with suitable phrasal verbs or idioms choosing from the ones given in brackets.
[makeup, put up with, give up, put on, a fish out of the water, make out, break down]
e.g. He speaks using high sounding words. Really, I can’t make out anything.
- We usually _________ cotton clothes during summer.
- One day, a villager came to me and asked me to read a letter. I tried my best, but could not _____ what the person had written.
- Great people/persons have an ocean of patience. They have learnt to _______ difficulties.
- Raju’s health used to ______ now and then. So, he had to ______ the highly paid post of Accountant in an office. At first, he felt like ______.
- People should __________ their mind to fight corruption.
Answer:
- put on
- make out
- put up with
- break down, give up, a fish out of water
- makeup
V4. Make compound words with the words given in Columns ‘A’ and ‘B’ and use the same in meaningful sentences of your own.
A | B |
1. boy | a. class |
2. time | b. post |
3. first | c. mate |
4. road | d. table |
5. speed | e. map |
6. class | f. fast |
g. hood |
Answer:
-
- g (boyhood)
- d (timetable)
- a (first class)
- e (road map)
- b (speed post)
- c (classmate)
e.g.: Before you visit a country abroad, have a look at the road map.
- boyhood: C. V. Raman showed a lot of interest in science in his boyhood.
- timetable: The school work goes on according to the timetable.
- first-class: Sudha passed her SSLC in first class.
- speed post: I received a letter through speed post.
- classmate: Lata and Seeta are classmates.
V5. Which words/phrases in the text mean more or less the same as the following? Paragraph numbers are given in brackets.
Answer:
2. fish out of water
3. opportunity
4. gladLy
5. forget
6. breakfast
7. allowance
8. pity.
V6. Give the negative forms of the underlined words using prefixes like in-, un-, dis-, im-.
e.g. a popular poem – an unpopular poem
- an interesting story – ______________
- a fortunate thing – ______________
- a correct answer – ______________
- a pure heart – ______________
- a happy day – ______________
- an honest person – ___________
Answer:
- an uninteresting story
- an unfortunate thing
- an incorrect answer
- an impure heart
- an unhappy day
- a dishonest person.
V7. Fill in the blanks with the noun forms of the underlined words:
e.g.
1. The teacher dictates notes.
The teacher gave us a dictation.
2. Admit Suresh to VIII standard.
Let Suresh be _________ to VIII standard.
3. Literates should educate the villagers.
Literates should give __________ to villagers.
4. Appoint him.
Give him an ___________
5. Have you decided where to go?
Have you taken the __________ where to go?
Answer:
2 – admission
3 – education
4 – appointment
5 – decision
V8 Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given in brackets.
e.g. Please give your (accept) within a week.
Please give your acceptance within a week.
- The speaker accepted the _______ (resign) of the legislator.
- We should not have too much ________(attach) to anything.
- The ________ (discover) of the sea route to India was made by Vasco-da-Gama.
- The teacher admired the ________ (honest) of Manjula.
- Have a _________ (science) outlook.
- Please don’t cause __________ (inconvenient) to travellers.
- Make _______ (meaning) sentences.
- Why are you afraid of the ________ (examine)?
- Chemistry is an _________ (interest) subject.
Answer:
- resignation
- attachment
- discovery
- honesty
- scientific
- inconvenience
- meaningful
- examination
- interesting.
A. Listen And Speak – Vowels / e / And / as /
Task 2. Your teacher will say and write the following words. Identify the vowel sounds in them and write them in the appropriate column.
Answer:
B. Spoken English:
Situation: 2
(Two friends Raj and Latif meet by chance. Fill in the blanks.)
- Raj: Oh, what a surprise!
- You’re _____, _____ ?
- Latif: Yes I am. But how come you’re here?
- Raj: Latif, I have come here on some official work.
- Latif: Ah, you’re a businessman. You have set up a shop __________ ?
- Raj: Yes, I have. Well, let’s have coffee, ______ ______?
- Lathif: By all means. After that we can talk a lot, _______ _______?
Answer:
- Raj: You are Latif, aren’t you?
- Latif: You have set up a shop, haven’t you?
- Raj: Well, let’s have coffee, shall we?
- Latif: After that, we can talk a lot, can’t we?
C. Reading:
Reading Maps:
Task. Look at the map of Sankar which shows the distribution of Tamilians living there.
Read the map and the information is given carefully. Based on them, say whether the following statements are true or false. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false accordingly.
- Tamilians are over 50% in the northernmost part of Srilanka.
- In Batticola the Tamilians are less than 50%.
- The east coast of Sri Lanka has more Tamilians than its west coast.
- More than 50% of the people in Colombo are Tamilians.
- Only Sinhalese live in Jaffna.
- The central part of Srilanka is dense with Tamilians.
- Kandy does not have any sea coast.
Answer:
- True
- False
- True
- False
- False
- False
- True
D. Grammar:
Simple Present Form:
Task 1. Use ‘walk’ or ‘walks’ in sentences beginning with the following subjects:
e.g. My mother walks early in the morning.
My father
You
John
Children
Your sister
Twenty boys
His brother
Answer:
My father walks.
You walk.
John walks.
Children walk.
Your sister walks.
Twenty boys walk.
His brother walks.
Task 2. Match the words in column ‘A’ with the words in column ‘B’ Using the appropriate form of verbs, frame sentences. One example is given.
Note: The verbs are given in brackets.
e.g., Vendors sell things on the streets.
A | B |
A ship | sweets |
The doctor | downward |
A dog | in the sky |
Birds | at 9-00 in the morning |
Vendors | the ball. |
Children | a cat |
A carpenter | on water |
water | things on the street |
Our school | tools from wood |
The goal keeper | the patient |
(like, chase, begin, sail, stop, treat, make, sell, fly, flow)
Answer:
- A ship sails on the water.
- The doctor treats the patient.
- A dog chases a cat.
- Birds fly in the sky.
- Vendors sell things on the street.
- Children like sweets.
- A carpenter makes tools from wood.
- Water flows downwards.
- Our school begins at 9-00 in the morning.
- The goalkeeper stops the ball.
The present continuous or the present progressive form:
Task 3. Look at these pictures write what they are doing.
a boy – running (field)
a student – reading (a book)
a girl – eating (a fruit)
a mother – lighting (the lamp)
a farmer – carrying (a bundle)
Answer:
- A mother is lighting the lamp.
- A farmer is carrying a bundle.
- A girl is eating fruit.
- A student is reading a book.
- A boy is running in the field.
E. Writing:
Framing sentences:
Task 1. Frame appropriate phrases with the words from the table given below. Also, build a context/sentence using the phrase.
e.g. Phrase – Slave to money.
Context: Pradeep is a slave to money.
He has become inhuman.
Answer:
Phrase: Faith in science.
Sagar has faith in science.
He thinks science can make us progress in leaps and bounds.
Phrase: Interest in you.
Shalini has shown interest in you.
She may agree to meet you.
Phrase: Sympathy for the poor.
Our local leaders seem to have no sympathy for the poor.
They should have introduced welfare schemes for – the poor instead of wasting money on unnecessary
celebrations.
Phrase: Passion for dancing
Kiran has a passion for dancing.
He has agreed to perform on the college day.
Task 2. Rearrange the words into meaningful sentences.
- from / learn / a little / I / incident/every.
- youngster / a /of the two / the bigger / sturdy/ was.
- no shoes / they / and / wore /muddy / their/were / feet.
- Mahatma Gandhij / weapon / his/non-violence / adopted /as.
- subject / deeply / that / I / the / thought / evening / on.
Answer:
- I learn a little from every incident.
- The bigger of the two was a sturdy youngster.
- Their feet were muddy and they wore no shoes.
- Mahatma Gandhiji adopted non-violence as his weapon.
- That evening I thought deeply on the subject.
OR
I thought deeply about the subject that evening.
Sir C.V. Raman Additional Questions and Answers
Question 1.
When was Sir C.V. Raman born?D
Answer:
Raman was born on November 7, 1888.
Question 2.
Where was Sir C.V. Raman born?
Answer:
Raman was born in Tiruchirapally (Trichy).
Question 3.
What was C.V. Raman’s father?
Answer:
C.V. Raman’s father Chandrashekara Iyer was a Professor of Physics at Hindu College, Vishakapatnam.
Question 4.
Where did C.V. Raman have his high school education?
Answer:
C.V. Raman studied in the Hindu College High School, Vishakapatnam.
Question 5.
Which subject did he choose to study for his B.A. and M.A.?
Answer:
Raman chose Physics as his special subject for his B.A. and M.A. degrees.
Question 6.
Who advised Raman to appear for the competitive examination?
Answer:
His relatives advised Raman to take the competitive examination.
Question 7.
Which subjects did Raman study for the competitive examination?
Answer:
Raman studied History and Economics.
Question 8.
What post did he get after securing the first place in the competitive examination?
Answer:
He got the post of Deputy Accountant General, in 1907, at Calcutta.
Question 9.
When did he become Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs in Calcutta?
Answer:
Raman became Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs in Calcutta in 1991.
Question 10.
What post was offered to him when he was the Special Accountant General?
Answer:
He was offered the post of Professor of Physics at Calcutta University.
Question 11.
What made him take up research on the scattering of light?
Answer:
On his voyage to Europe, Raman saw the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea. This made him take up research on the scattering of light in liquids.
Question 12.
When did Raman get the Nobel Prize?
Answer:
Raman got the Nobel Prize in 1930.
Question 13.
What is Raman’s discovery known as?
Answer:
Raman’s discovery is known as the “Raman Effect”.
Question 14.
Which incident proves that Raman was a kind-hearted man?
Answer:
When Raman was the Deputy Accountant General, a villager came to his office. He had a few burnt hundred-rupee notes. He wanted to exchange them for new ones. But, no one helped him. Raman took pity on him. He himself examined the burnt notes and allowed the villager to exchange them for new notes. This shows how kind and compassionate Raman was.
Question 15.
Why did Raman admit the candidate who had failed the tests?
Answer:
A candidate came for admission to the Raman Research Institute. He appeared for the entrance test but failed. The office gave him excess traveling allowance by mistake. The candidate came back to the office and returned the excess money paid to him. Raman came to know of this.
He was impressed by the candidate’s honesty and gave him admission. The candidate was surprised to know that he had got a seat in spite of failing in the test. Raman told him that he had admitted him to the institute because of his character. Raman said that he would teach him Physics, as he was not good at Physics.
Question 16.
When was Raman given the Knighthood?
Answer:
Raman was given the Knighthood by King George V in 1929.
Question 17.
How did the Government of India honour him?
Answer:
The Government of India honored him with the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1954.
Multiple Choice Questions
Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Choose the most appropriate one.
Question 1.
For his work on scattering of light and Raman Effect, C. V. Raman was awarded the
A) Knighthood
B) Nobel Prize
C) Bharatha Ratna
D) International Lenin Prize
Answer:
B) Nobel Prize
Question 2.
C. V. Raman was born at
A) Vishakapatnam
B) Madras
C) Calcutta
D) Trichy
Answer:
D) Trichy
Question 3.
Raman Institute was the brainchild of
A) Parvathi Ammal
B) Chandrashekhara Iyer
C) C.V. Raman
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer:
C) C.V. Raman
Question 4.
Even as a boy he had made the model of a
A) dynamo
B) motor
C) machine
D) engine
Answer:
A) dynamo
Question 5.
After his M.A., Raman wanted to go to
A) U.S.A.
B) Calcutta
C) Madras
D) United Kingdom
Answer:
D) United Kingdom
Question 6.
After getting the first place in the competitive examination, Raman was appointed
A) Deputy Accountant General
B) Special Accountant General
C) Director of Indian Institute of Science
D) Professor at Calcutta University
Answer:
A) Deputy Accountant General
Question 7.
Raman felt like a fish out of water in his new post. The above idiom means
A) he was comfortable in his new post
B) he liked his job very much
C) he was unhappy with his new post
D) he looked like a fish.
Answer:
C) he was unhappy with his new post
Question 8.
Raman gave up the highly paid post of the Special Accountant General and accepted a professorship at Calcutta University because
A) he loved teaching
B) he did not know accounts
C) he loved science
D) he wanted to start the Raman Research Institute there
Answer:
C) he loved science
Question 9.
Raman resigned the post of Director of Indian Institute of Science because
A) he was appointed professor at Calcutta University
B) he became the Director of Raman Research Institute
C) he took up research on the Mediterranean Sea
D) he was appointed Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs
Answer:
B) he became the Director of Raman Research Institute
Question 10.
Raman’s voyage on the Mediterranean Sea led to the discovery of
A) Water cycle
B) Laws of Light
C) dynamo
D) Raman Effect
Answer:
D) Raman Effect
Question 11.
Raman admitted the candidate to the Raman Research Institute though he had not done well in the tests because
A) the candidate did not ask for travelling allowance
B) there were no students in the institute
C) Raman liked the candidate’s honesty
D) Raman wanted to teach him Physics
Answer:
C) Raman liked the candidate’s honesty
Question 12.
Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in
A) 1930
B) 1954
C) 1929
D) 1957
Answer:
A) 1930
Question 13.
C. V. Raman became Sir C. V. Raman after he was
A) awarded the Bharatha Ratna
B) awarded the International Lenin Prize
C) conferred Doctorates by a number of universities
D) Knighted by King George V
Answer:
D) Knighted by King George V
Question 14.
Who awarded C. V. Raman ‘The International Peace Prize’?
A) U.S.A.
B) England
C) Soviet Union
D) France.
Answer:
C) Soviet Union
Sir C.V. Raman Summary in English
Sir C.V. Raman was a great Indian scientist. He was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his discovery of the Raman Effect.
Sir C.V. Raman was born on November 7th, 1888, in Tiruchirapally. His parents were Chandrashekara Iyer and Parvathi Ammal. His father was a Professor of Physics at Hindu College, Vishakapatnam. Raman had his school education at Hindu College
High School. He was greatly interested in science. Even as a school boy, he had the ability to make the model of a dynamo. Raman was inquisitive. He used to borrow science books from college students and go through them. He was irregular to school because of his ill-health.
Despite his ill-health, at the age of twelve he passed his Matriculation examination in First Class. Then he passed his Intermediate examination from Hindu College. He joined Presidency College, Madras for his B.A. He took Physics as his special subject and passed out with flying colours. He got the first rank in the B.A. examination. He passed his M.A. in Physics in January 1907.
Raman wanted to continue his studies in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, his health broke down again, and he could not fulfill his dream. It was a great disappointment for him. On the advice of his relatives, he selected History and Economics and appeared for a competitive examination. He stood first in the examination. Later, he was appointed Deputy Accountant General in 1907, at Calcutta. But, he was not happy. Raman was a scientist to the core. His new job did not satisfy his ambition. He was like a fish out of water. He still hoped that one day or the other he would become a scientist.
Raman always mixed with scientists and did not let go any opportunity that had a scientific interest. Once, while returning from office, he got down from a moving train when he saw a banner on which was printed ‘The Indian Association of Scientists’. He went into the building and met all the scientists. And, at another time, when he was in Rangoon, he went to see the scientific apparatus bought by an institution, as soon as he came to know about it.
Raman was appointed Special Accountant General for Posts and Telegraphs in 1911. At that time he was offered the job of Professor at Calcutta University. He immediately left his job of Special Accountant General and joined the University, Fifteen years later, he was appointed the Director of the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. In 1948, the Raman Research Institute was established. Raman left his job at the Indian Institute of Science and became the Director of the newly started Research Institute.
Raman’s love for science was very intense. Sometimes, while working, he would become so absorbed in his work that he would even forget to have his food or take rest. Once, on a voyage to Europe, Raman saw the blue water of the Mediterranean Sea. This inspired him to work on the Laws of Light Scattering in Liquids. The result of this was the discovery of the Raman Effect. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930 for this great discovery.
Raman was a kind and compassionate man. When Raman was working as Deputy Accountant General, a villager came to him with some badly burnt hundred-rupee notes. He requested Raman to exchange them for new ones. Raman took pity on him, personally examined the notes, and permitted him to exchange the burnt notes for new notes.
Once, a candidate came to the Research Institute and appeared for the admission tests. He did not do well in the entrance tests. So, he was not given admission. The institute paid him excess traveling allowance by mistake. The candidate realized that he had been given more money. He came back and returned the excess money to the office. When Raman came to know of this, he was impressed by the candidate’s honesty and gave him admission to the institute.
The candidate wondered why he had been admitted, even though he had not done well in the tests. Raman told him that he was given admission because of his good character, and though he was not good at Physics, he (Raman) himself would teach him. This reveals how Raman valued sincerity and honesty.
Raman received a number of awards, doctorates and medals. He was given the Knighthood in 1929 by King George V. In 1955, the Government of India honored him with Bharatha Ratna, the highest civilian award. The Soviet Union awarded him the International Lenin Prize, in 1957. Sir C.V. Raman, the great genius, breathed his last on 21st November 1970.
Sir C.V. Raman Summary in Kannada