All The Short Question And Answer of a Chapter "Memoirs of a Chota Sahib" | Flamingo |PROSE | Chapter - 9
(1) Who is the author of the lesson 'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib'?
Answer : John Rowntree was the author of 'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib'.
(2) What position did John Rowntree hold before leaving Shillong a couple of days after Independence?
Answer : John Rowntree was the last British Senior Conservator of Forests of Assam.
(3) When did John Rowntree left Shillong?
Answer : John Rowntree left Shillong just a few days after Independence
(4) Name the book from where the lesson 'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib' was excerpted?
Answer : The lesson'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib' was a from the book 'A Chota Sahib : Memoirs of a Forest Officer.'
(5) About what the lesson 'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib' is?
Answer : The lesson 'Memoirs of a Chota Sahib' is a light-hearted account of the times of British period in Guwahati and its neighbouring areas on the eve of Independence as seen through the eyes of a British forest officer making the account not only local specific but also relevant to the present time.
(6) Where did John Rowntree and his family made their first home at Gauhati?
Answer : John Rowntree and his family made their first home on the bank of the Brahmaputra river at Gauhati.
(7) What was the weather of Gauhati while John Rowntree and his family arrived?
Answer : When the author and his family arrived at Gauhati, the cold weather was getting under way and the climate was also becoming bearable.
(8) lWhere was the Hindu temple situated?
Answer : The Hindu temple was situated in the Peacock Island.
(9) Was there any Peacock in the Peacock Island?
Answer : No, there was no Peacock in the Peacock Island.
(10) What animals did the author discover in Peacock Island?
Answer : The author discovered monkeys in the Peacock Island.
(11) In which time of the year was the Northern bank of Brahmaputra river 'delightful'?
Answer : The Northern bank of Brahmaputra river was delightful during winter season.
(12) Who is the 'Chota Sahib' in the lesson 'Memoirs of Chota Sahib'?
Answer : John Rowntree was the 'Chota Sahib'in the lesson'Memoirs of Chota Sahib'.
(13) Describe the scene observed by the author from the veranda of his bungalow on the bank of the Brahmaputra river.
Answer : In front of the bungalow was a raised portico and it was used as a car port and on top, a veranda from which the author had a splendid view of the river and its shipping and even the Himalayas. In the center was the Peacock Island with a Hindu temple, and the dome of the temple was only visible through the tree.
(14) What is the believe about the dividing channel between Peacock Island and the mainland of Guwahati that the author mentions?
Answer : The author says that there was a belief that if the channel ever dried up completely it would mean the end of the British Raj.
(15) What unusual visitor did the author have in his bungalow?
Answer : The author had unusual visitors sometimes in his bungalow. One night, he saw a tiger that had been washed up by a flood. The pug marks of tiger was clearly visible through the compound of the bungalow.
(16) Which district was extended to both banks of the Brahmaputra river?
Answer : The Kamrup district was extended to both banks of the Brahmaputra river.
(17) What was the headquarter of the Kamrup district?
Answer : Gauhati was the headquarter of the Kamrup district.
(18) At what season was the North Bank of Kamrup district affect by malaria?
Answer : During rainy season the North Bank of Kamrup district was affect by malaria.
(19) How would people cross the river?
Answer : People would cross the river in a mar boat.
(20) What is a mar?
Answer : Mar was actually a ferry which is consisted of a plank platform covering two open boats placed alongside one another.
(21) Where is North Bank situated?
Answer : The North Bank is situated between the sandbars of Brahmaputra river and the Himalayan foothills.
(22) With what does John Rowntree compare a sal forest?
Answer : Rowntree compares a sal forest with English woodlands.
(23) Why couldn't first-class teak be produced in the teak plantation in Assam?
Answer : First-class teak couldn't be produced in Assam because the climate of Assam is not suitable for proper growth of such teak.
(24) What are epiphytes?
Answer : Epiphytes are depending trees.
(25) What is 'pug marks'?
Answer : 'Pug marks' are the footprints of animals.
(26) How was the underground water cleaned?
Answer : The underground water was cleaned by dropping alum into the bucket to precipitate the mud.
(27) What was the delightful sight of a she-sloth bear that the author had once witnessed?
Answer : The author once notice a delightful sight of a she-sloth bear carrying her cuddlesome cub on her back.
(28) What are 'Ghats'?
Answer : 'Ghats' are the ports in the river for boats.
(29) Why did John Rowntree liked the forest bungalow at Kulsi?
Answer : Rowntree liked the forest bungalow at Kulsi because the bungalow was surrounded by the beautiful teak plantation beside the river.
(30) What is the treatment that John Rowntree received?
Answer : The treatment that John Rowntree received is the electric shock that he got when he touched the electric fence that the European and his wife had erected.
(31) Why did the European and his wife erected the electric fence?
Answer : The European and his wife had erected the electric fence to keep out the deer from their simul plantation.
(32) Give and example of Ficus Elastica found in Assam.
Answer : Banian tree is an example of Ficus Elastica found in Assam.
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