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Karnataka State Syllabus Class 9 English Prose Chapter 5 Justice Above Self
Justice Above Self Questions and Answers, Summary, Notes
Before you read:
Question 1.
Was Rama right in sending Sita away? Discuss in groups and present your opinions to the class.
Answer:
No, Rama was not right in sending Sita away. Rama knew and for that matter every one knew that Sita was a great lady. But nobody knew about the wife of the washerman. Nobody knew what situation made a great lady to live in another’s custody. The servant had only heard the words spoken by the washerman and seen the beating. But he did not know the reality. Though this incident had some implications, and Rama had to follow Rajadharma, he need not have punished Sita in such away.
I. Check your comprehension:
Share your Response:
Question 1.
How was the bond of friendship between Jumman and Algu?
Answer:
Jumman and Algu were good friends. Their bond of friendship was so strong that when either of them went away from the village, the other looked after his family.
Question 2.
On what condition did Jumman’s aunt transfer her property to him?
Answer:
She transferred her property to Jumman on the understanding that she would stay with him and he would look after her.
Question 3.
What did the aunt demand to set up a separate kitchen?
Answer:
Aunt demanded a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen.
Question 4.
What made the old lady angry?
Answer:
Jumman told the aunt that his wife knew best how to run the house and asked her to be patient. This made the old lady angry.
Question 5.
How did people react to the old lady when she went explaining her plight?
Answer:
Some sympathised with her, others laughed at her. A few others advised her to make it up with her nephew and his wife.
Question 6.
Why did Algu Chowdhary say that he could not go against Jumman?
Answer:
Jumman was the best friend of Algu Chowdhary. So Algu said that he could not go against Jumman.
II. Check your comprehension:
Share your responses:
Question 1.
What was Jumman’s opinion about the Panch?
Answer:
“The voice of the Panch is the voice of God” was the opinion of Jumman about the Panch.
Question 2.
Was the old lady right in nominating Algu as the Panch knowing very well that he was Jumman’s best friend? If yes why? If no why?
Answer:
Yes. The lady was right in nominating Algu. Because she knew that panch knew neither enemy nor friend. No. The lady was not right in nominating Algu, as he and Jumman were close friends. Either Algu would have been biased in favour of Jumman, or it would have resulted in a friendship turning to enmity.
Question 3.
What decision did Algu give after listening to Jumman and his aunt?
Answer:
Algu gave the decision that Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance, or else the property must go back to his aunt.
Question 4.
Why were Algu and Jumman seldom seen together after the Panchayat?
Answer:
Algu gave decision in favour of Jumman’s aunt in the Panchayat. This made their bond of friendship broken. Therefore they seldom seen together after the Panchayat.
III. Check your comprehension:
Share your responses
Question 1.
Who did Algu sell his bullock to?
Answer:
Algu sold his bullock to Sanju Sahu, a cart driver of the village
Question 2.
What happened to the bullock bought by Sahu from Algu?
Answer:
The bullock bought by Sahu from Algu died within a month.
Question 3.
Who did Sahu nominate as the head Panch?
Answer:
Sahu nominated Jumman as the Head Panch.
Question 4.
How did Algu feel on hearing the judgment?
Answer:
Algu could not contain his feelings. He said loudly, “Victory to the panchayat. This is justice. God lives in the voice of the Panch”.
Think about the Text:
C1. Each of the following extracts has three questions. Give pointed answers to them in a phrase or a sentence. Discuss the answers with your partners.
1. ‘I am not wanted in your house’
Question (a)
Who is referred to as ‘I’?
Answer:
‘P refers to Jumman’s aunt.
Question (b)
Where was the speaker?
Answer:
The speaker was living in Jumman’s house.
Question (c)
What did the speaker demand?
Answer:
The Speaker demanded that Jumman must give her a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen.
2. ‘How can I go against him ?’
Question (a)
Who said it?
Answer:
Algu Chowdhary said it.
Question (b)
Who does him refer to?
Answer:
Him refers to Jumman.
Question (c)
Why was he not ready to go against the person?
Answer:
Jumman was the best friend of Algu Chowdhary. So, he was not ready to go against Jumman.
3. ‘I will abide by her decision’
Question (a)
Who agreed to abide by the decision?
Answer:
Jumman agreed to abide by the decision.
Question (b)
Where did the person make the statement?
Answer:
The person made this statement in the village panchayat which was held under the banyan tree.
Question (c)
What decision is referred to here?
Answer:
Jumman’s aunt’s decision to nominate the head Panch.
4. ‘He brought us nothing but ruin’
Question (a)
Who said this?
Answer:
Sanju Sahu said this.
Question (b)
Who was this said to?
Answer:
It was said to Algu Chowdhary.
Question (c)
How did ‘he’ bring ruin to his owner?
Answer:
‘He’ refers to the bullock that was sold to Sahu by Algu, because that bullock died within a month.
5. ‘I had become your enemy’
Question (a)
Who had become the enemy of whom?
Answer:
Jumman had become the enemy of Algu Chowdhary.
Question (b)
When did the enmity start?
Answer:
The enmity started from the day of the Panchyat when Algu gave a decision in the case between Jumman and his aunt.
Question (c)
What caused the enmity between them?
Answer:
The decision given by Algu Chowdhary which was not in favour of Jumman caused the enmity between them.
C2. Think over the following questions and answer:
Question 1.
What would you have done in case you were the Panch in place of Algu Chowdhary?
Answer:
I would have asked Jumman to look after his aunt well, otherwise, he should return her property.
Question 2.
What values do you learn from the lesson? Write them down.
Answer:
We learned that we must look after our elders properly with sympathy. We learned that one should not violate one’s agreement at any cost. We learned to abide by impartial judgments. We realized the responsibility. We learned to forget our enmity with our friends and neighbors.
Question 3.
Do you like the way Jumman’s wife treated the old lady ? Give reasons.
Answer:
No, I don’t like the way Jumman’s wife treated the old lady. She had transferred, her property to Jumman to look after her. t So, Jumman’s wife should treat her well with sympathy and patience.
Question 4.
Assume yourself to be Jumman. Narrate how you would have looked after the old lady.
Answer:
Surely, I would have looked after the old l lady well. I would have tried to meet her demands as much as possible. I would have sorted out the misunderstanding created between my aunt and my wife I immediately.
Question 5.
Discuss in groups how old people should be cared for. Write down the outcome of your discussion in four or five sentences.
Answer:
We should look after old people with love and affection. We should provide them food on time. We should take care of their health. We should help them in bathing and washing their clothes. We should take them to the places of their interest. We should respect them and take guidance from them so that they feel happy.
Vocabulary:
V. 1. Homophones are the words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings, spellings or origin.
Fill in the blanks using the correct word given in brackets:
A hunter went to a forest in search of a game. _______ (Their, There) he saw a _________ (deer, dear) behind a big tree. He aimed his arrow at it. But the alarmed animal started running. The hunter ran for long but he could not sight the animal. He was greatly tired. He _________(new, knew) he could continue no more and needed ___________ (some, sum) rest. He _________ (wrested, rested) under a shady tree and soon fell asleep. It was (night, knight) when he woke up. He _____________ (excepted, accepted) his failure in catching the animal and returned home empty-handed.
Answer:
There, deer, knew, some, rested, night, accepted.
S2. A friend of yours has failed in the examination. He/She is feeling desperate. Speak to him/ her to know his/her problem and try to pacify him/ her.
- Myself: Good evening, Arun.
- Arun: Good evening.
- Myself: Arun, why you are looking so dull and speaking so slowly?
- Arun: Pam very sorry to tell you that I have failed in the exam.
- Myself: You were reading well. You were getting an I or II position in your class.
- Arun: Yes, I was studying well. But, my father fell ill. As my mother was away at my sister’s place, I had to look after him. So I could not study well.
- Myself: Now I understand your problem. It is not your mistake, don’t worry.
- Arun: But it’s a waste of one year.
- Myself: Don’t bother about one year, Failure is not the end of everything. You can try again. Surely you will come out with flying colors. Please, ask me whatever help you need. I am there to help you.
Justice Above Self Additional Questions and Answers
I. Four alternatives are given below each question/incomplete statement. Choose the most appropriate one :
Question 1.
Jumman Shaik and Algu Chowdhary were:
(a) Good neighbours
(b) Good brothers
(c) Good friends
(d) Relatives.
Answer:
(c) Good friends.
Question 2.
Jumman’s aunt transferred her property to him on the condition:
(a) He should pay a monthly allowance.
(b) He should return back after two years.
(c) She should stay with him and he should look after her.
(d) He should see the property after her death.
Answer:
(c) She should stay with him and he should look after her.
Question 3.
The demand made to Jumman by his aunt was:
(a) Give back her property.
(b) Give a monthly allowance.
(c) Sell her property.
(d) Transfer the property to Algu.
Answer:
(b) Give a monthly allowance.
Question 4.
Jumman’s opinion about the panch was:
(a) “The voice of panch was the voice of God”.
(b) The voice of the god is voice of the panch.
(c) The voice of the panch is the voice of aunt.
(d) The voice of the panch is the voice of Algu.
Answer:
(a) “The voice of panch was the voice of God”.
Question 5.
Aunt nominated ______ as panch:
(a) Jumman
(b) Algu Chowdhary
(c) An old man
(d) Sahu.
Answer:
(b) Algu Chowdhary.
Question 6.
Algu Choudhary sold his bullock to:
(a) Jumman
(b) Sanju Saha
(c) Aunt
(d) Panch.
Answer:
(b) Sanju saha.
Question 7.
The Panchayat was held under the
(a) Old mango tree
(b) Old pipal tree
(c) Old banyan tree
(d) Old apple tree.
Answer:
(c) Old banyan tree.
Question 8.
Sanju Sahu nominated __________ as the head panch:
(a) Jumman
(b) Algu Chowdhary
(c) Aunt
(d) an old man.
Answer:
(a) Jumman.
Question 9.
The judgment given in the panchayat in the case of the bullock was:
(a) Sahu should pay the price of the bullock.
(b) Sahu should pay only half of the price.
(c) Sahu need not to pay the price of the bullock.
(d) Algu should pay fine.
Answer:
(a) Sahu should pay the price of the bullock.
Question 10.
After the panchayat judgment, Jumman came to Algu and
(a) He scolded Algu
(b) he hit Algu
(c) He embraced Algu
(d) He gave money to Algu
Answer:
(c) He embraced Algu.
Question 11.
A panch knows no friend or enemy _________ only justice. The correct conjunction to be filled in the blank is:
(a) yet
(b) and
(c) but
(d) because.
Answer:
(c) but.
Question 12.
Jumman had an old aunt. The underlined word is:
(a) Noun
(b) pronoun
(c) verb
(d) adjective.
Answer:
(d) verb.
II. Match the following:
| A | B |
| 1. Bond | a. something that causes loss |
| 2. Abide by | b. rarely |
| 3. Seldom | c. deemed as a right |
| 4. Claim | d. accept |
| 5. Ruin | e. strong connection |
Answer:
1 – (e), 2 – (d), 3 – (b), 4 – (c), 5 – (a).
III. Answer the followings:
Question 1.
Who is the writer of the story “Justice above self’
Answer:
Dhanapat Rai.
Question 2.
What is the pen name of Dhanpat Rai?
Answer:
Munshi Premchand.
Question 3.
Why did aunt demand a monthly allowance from Jumman?
Answer:
Jumman and his wife became indifferent to aunt after two years. They grudged even the little food that the old lady needed for survival. She swallowed these insults along with her food for some time. A few months later, she demanded Jumman for a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen.
Question 4.
On what condition Algu Chowdhary sold his bullock to Sahu?
Answer:
Sahu should pay the price of the bullock in a month’s time.
Question 5.
Why did Sahu refuse to pay the price of bullock to Algu Chowdhary?
Answer:
The bullock sold by Algu, died within a month. So, he refused to pay the price of the bullock.
Question 6.
What was the opinion given by the head panch in the case of bullock between Chowdhary and Sahu?
Answer:
Jumman, the head panch announced that Sahu should pay Algu the price of the bullock. When Sahu bought the bullock it suffered from no disability or disease. The death of the bullock was unfortunate and Algu cannot be blamed for it.
IV. Give one word for the following:
- An amount of money given regularly.
- Propose/suggest someone’s name.
- Something that tells you whether you are right or wrong.
- Something made in retaliation to make somebody suffer.
Answer:
- Allowance
- nominate
- conscience
- revenge.
V. Use the following Homophones in your own sentence :
1. Tyre – tire
We have to use good tyres in our vehicles.
After a long walk, we tire. Old people tire a lot, easily.
2. Sea – see
Arabian Sea is in the western side of India.
We can see the Taj Mahal, if we go to Agra.
3. Hear – here
Very old persons cannot hear clearly.
My mother always calls me to come here.
4. There – their
There are many hill stations in the Himalayas.
Kiran and Keerthi are going back to their home.
Justice Above Self Summary in English
‘Justice above self’ is a story written by Munshi Premchand. This story tells about the impartial judgment given by the ‘Panch’ in the village Panchayat. Jumman shaik and Algu Chowdhary were good friends. They were helping each other. Both were respected in the village. Jumman had an old aunt who had some property. She transferred this property to him to look after her. After some years Jumman and his wife started to illtreat her. They were reluctant to give even a little food to her. She bore all these ill-treatments patiently. But later she became impatient. She requested Jumman to give her a monthly allowance to set up a separate kitchen. Jumman rejected her demand. The old lady became angry and decided to take her case to the village panchayat.
She went on meeting people explaining her case to them. Some sympathised with her, others laughed at her. A few others advised her to adjust herself with her nephew and his wife. At last, she came to Algu Chowdhary and requested him to come to panchayat to speak the truth. Initially, he was reluctant. But her words kept ringing in his ears.
The panchayat was held under the old banyan tree. Jumman stood up and said “The voice of the Panch is the voice of God.” He asked his aunt to nominate the head Panch. She nominated Algu as the Head Panch. She stated that “The panch knows neither enemy nor friend”. Jumman felt very happy because Algu may give judgment in his favour. The old lady explained her case to the Panch. Algu asked Jumman to say his defense. Jumman narrated about the transfer of property to him to look after his aunt. After some years quarrels began between his wife and aunt. Aunt had demanded a monthly allowance, which he could not pay.
After consulting others, Algu announced that Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance, or else the property goes back to her. Now the friends were seldom seen together. The bond of friendship was broken. Jumman saw Algu as an enemy and wanted to take revenge.
After some days, Algu sold his bullock to Sanju Sahu, a cart driver of the village. Sahu agreed to pay the price of the bullock in a month’s time. It so happened that the bullock sold by Algu, died within a month. After several months, Algu demanded Sahu to give the money. But Sahu refused to pay price of the bullock as it was dead. So Algu took the case to the panchayat. The panchayat was held under the old banyan tree. Algu stood up and said “The voice of the panch is the voice of the God, let Sahu nominate the head panch”.,Sahu proposed the name of Jumman. Algu’s heart sank and he turned pale because he thought that Jumman may take revenge on him.
Jumman realized his responsibility as a judge and the dignity of office. Both Algu and Sahu presented their cases. Then Jumman stood and announced that Sahu should pay Algu the price of the bullock. When Sahu bought the bullock, it was in good health. The death of bullock was unfortunate, but Algu cannot be blamed for it. Algu could not control his feeling. He said “Victory to the panchayat” Jumman came to Algu and embraced him. He told Algu about his realization as a Panch. A panch knows no friend or enemy, but only justice. Algu was also in tears. His tears washed away all the dirt of misunderstanding between them.
Justice Above Self Summary in Kannada
