The Judgment Seat Of Vikarmaditya

1. VARIETIES OF EXPRESSION

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Q.1. Why do people who care for India love the ancient city of Ujjain? 

Ans. The city of Ujjain has been a very famous city in India for many centuries. It has been always renowned as a seat of leaming. This city has the honour of being the living place of one of the Indian great poets, Kalidas. In this city a great Indian king Rajah Jey Singh of Jeypore lived. He was one of the greatest astronomers of his times. That is why the people, who care for India, love the city of Ujjain.

Q. 2. What evidence do you find in the essay that suggests that King Vikramaditya is remembered even today?

Ans. There is a strong evidence that King Vikramaditya is remembered even today. He was so strong, true and gerale that the men of his time almost worshipped him. He became the king of Malwa (A region of Central India) in the year 57 BC Even today when Hindu writes something religious for date, he would not write, 'of the year of the Lord 1900, for instance, rather he would write of the year 1957 of the era of Vikramaditya This clearly shows that King Vikramaditya will never be forgotten.

Q.3. The cow has a special importance for the Hindus. What picture of the cow is presented in the essay?

Ans. In this essay, the author has given a very vivid description of Indian cow. He says that in India, amongst the Hindus; every one loves the cow. A cow is a very gentle creature. They are very useful and precious in the hot, dry country and no ces is allowed to ease or frighten them. The little girls come at daybreak and put them, give them food and hang necklaces of flowers about their necks. The cows are like the members of their family.

Q.4. In what ways did the shepherd boy change when he sat on the judgement stat?

Ans. The shepherd boys found a playground on an uneven and rough area. In the middle there was a green mound, looking like a judge's seilt. One of the boys proposed to act as judge and asked others to bring uses to him. They made up some quarrel and requested him to settle the matter between the two neighbours, But as soon as the boy, who was acting as judge, sat on the judge's seat, gave the judgement in a very serious manner.

Q.5. What reason does the king give for installing the judgement seat in his hall of audience? Why didn't the stone angels allow him to sit on it?

Ans. The king had long desired to be possessed with the spirit of law and justice. He thought that it sitting on the mound brought that spirit and power to the boy, then that "judgement seat should be brought into his hall of justice, where he would sit at that seat and hear all the cases under the influence of the spirit of Vikramaditya The store angels on the judgement seat stopped the king from sitting on that seat and advised him to porify his soul before sitting on it.

Q.6. What happened to the stone angels and the seat of judgement? What mystery did the last angel explain to the king?

Ans. The judgement seat of Vikramaditya, was a alab of black marble supported on the hunds and outspread wings of twenty-five stone angels. The king wanted to take that seat. But the angels flew one after the other advising the king to purify his spint. The king would fast and pray at the advice of each angel for three or four days. Now only the ene angel was left. The king was very hopeful of being allowed to take his seat now. When the king drew near the last angel asked him if he was perfectly pure in heart like that of a little child. Then the king understood the mystery that only he who was pure in heart like a little child could be perfectly just.

ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1. Describe the different stages through which the story of "The Judgement Seat Of Vikramaditya" moves forward to its end.

Ans. "The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya tells us about the life of a legendary Kin Vikramaditya. We learn how even a common innocent boy, who would sit on that seat was able ty administer the justice and speak out sermons. The villagers came to know that it was the Judgement Seat of King Vikramaditya. The second stage explains the attempts of the Soveris of the kingdom to get that chair and acquire its powers. The judgment seat of Vikramalit as it was unearthed, was a slab of black marble supported on the hands and outspread simp Twenty-five stone angels. The seat was brought to the city. The king announced that he would take that seat. But the angels prevented the king from taking that seat because he didn't have a pure heart. Eventually the king understood the mystry that only he wo was pure in heart like a little child could be perfectly just.

Q. 2. Write a brief summary of the story The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya".

Ans. In this story, the writer has given us an account of a story about the king of Ujjain who tried to use the seat of judgment that belonged to the great Indian King Vilumaditya who is known for his fair justice. The story tells us about a shepherd boy who seated himself on a aised stone peeping out of the ground and other boys presented a case before him. He pronounced avery fair and sincere judgment. Other boys were surprised at the wisdom of the judgment. Gradually the news of his wisdom spread around and reached the king. He instamly thought that it must be the judgment seat of Vikramaditya He asked his men to dug that seat out and bring it to his court so that he could give fair and wise decisions. It was a black marble slah, supported on the hands and had twenty five stone angels spreading their wings out, with their faces turned outwards as if for flight. The seat was instilled in the king's hall of justice. The king warted to sit on that seat but he was not pure at heart. Therefore, the angels advised the king to purify himself before taking his seat. This happened every time he tried to sit on the seat. At lu the king understood the mystery that only he who was pure in bear like a little child could be perfectly just.

Q. 3. What is the theme of the lesson "The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya".

Ans. In this story, the writer has chosen a very noble thought as its theme. It is that every man must retain a childlike innocence in his deeds throughout his life if he has to perform his duty perfectly. The writer has conveyed this message in a very suble manner using a shepherd boy as a symbol of purity and innocence against the routine evils that grown-ups are gripped with. The writer has taken King Vikramaditya as a model of justice and good rule. People swear by his justice even today.

The king of Ujjain planned to possess the Judgement Set of Vikramaditya so that he could use it to give good judgements for his people but the stone angels that were out spreading their wings ces that seat didn't allow the king to sit on that set before he purifins hur soul. The king realised the mystery that only he who was pure in beart like a little child could he perfectly just.

Q.2. Write a brief summary of the story 'The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya'.

Ans. In this story, the writer has given us an account of a story about the king of Ujjain who tried to use the seat of judgment that belonged to the great Indian King Vikramaditya who is known for his fair justice. The story tells us about a shepherd boy who seated himself on a raised stone peeping out of the ground and other boys presented a case before him. He pronounced a very fair and sincere judgment. Other boys were surprised at the wisdom of the judgment. Gradually the news of his wisdom spread around and reached the king. He instantly thought that it must be the judgment seat of Vikramaditya. He asked his men to dug that seat out and bring it to his court so that he could give fair and wise decisions. It was a black marble slab. supported on the hands and had twenty five stone angels spreading their wings out, with their faces turned outwards as if for flight. The seat was installed in the king's hill of justice. The king wanted to sit on that seat but he was not pure at heart. Therefore, the angels advised the king to purify himself before taking his seat. This happened every time he tried to sit on the seat. At last the king understood the mystery that only he who was pure in heart like a little child could be perfectly just.

Q. 3. What is the theme of the lesson 'The Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya".

Ans. In this story, the writer has chosen a very noble thought as its theme. It is that every man must retain a childlike innocence in his deeds throughout his life if he has to perform his duty perfectly. The writer has conveyed this message in a very subtle manner using a shepherd boy as a symbol of purity and innocence against the routine evils that grown-ups are gripped with. The writer has taken King Vikramaditya as a model of justice and good rule. People swear by his justice even today.

The king of Ujjain planned to possess the Judgement Seat of Vikramaditya so that he could use it to give good judgements for his people but the stone angels that were out spreading their wings on that seat didn't allow the king to sit on that seat before he purifies his soul. The king realised the mystery that only he who was pure in heart like a little child could he perfectly Just.

Q.4. Write an essay on Akbar, The great.

Ans. Emperor Akbar is also known as Akbar the Great or Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar He was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire. Unlike his father and grandfather. Akbar was an Indian by birth. He was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun and succeeded him as the emperor in the year 1556, when he was only 13 years old. One of the most successful emperors of the Mughal Empire, Akbar also made significant contribution in the field of art. Apart from commencing a large collection of literature, he is also known for his Court of Justice in the history of India. Unlike any other Muslim ruler in India, Akbar took keen interest in his subjects and Hindu asceties, like jogis and sanyasis. He was most tolerant of all Mughal rulers and let his subjects practice their faiths without any fear of persecution. Akbar never discriminated between Muslims and Hindus and conferred nobility to many, with equal justice in mind.

The benevolent monarch suspended all unjust taxation on non-Muslims. These taxes, called jaziya had been collected ever since the Muslim rulers took control of India.

   

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