How a client was saved question answer

NOTES PREPARED BY 
Ashaq hussain bhat
TEACHER SCHOOL 
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 
JAMMU AND KASHMIR

LESSON-7 "HOW A CLIENT WAS SAVED"

(M.K GANDHI)

 TEXT BOOK QUESTIONS:

Q.1. Why had Rustomji's smuggling offences not been discovered earlier?

Ans: Rustomjt's smuggling offence had not been discovered earlier because he was on the best terms with the customs officials and no one suspected him

Q.2 What did Rustomji consider to be the greatest cause for shame to him?

Ans: Going to jail was considered to be the greatest cause for shame to Rustomji. 

Q.3 What did Gandhiji consider to be a greater cause for shame?

Ans: The committing of offence was considered' a greater cause for shame to Ghandhiji,

Q.4 Which words that used to describe his offence show us that he did not consider it to be a moral offence?

Ans: Rustomji described his smuggling activities merely "tricks of the trade" which shows that he did not consider it a moral offence.

Q.5 Who, according to Gandhiji, was the one who would finally decide whether Rustomji was to be saved or not?

Ans. According to Gnadhiji, it was the customs officer who would finally decide whether Rustomji was to be saved or not. But customs officer was in turn to be guided by the Attorney General

Q.6 Gandhiji and the other counsel differed in the way in which they thought the case ought to be handled. How did (a) Gandhiji and (b) the other counsel hope to settle he case?

Ans: Gandhili wanted Rustomji to make a confessica of his offence and  prepared to suffer the punishment. The other counsel was of the opinion that they should take the case to court,

Q.7 Gandhiji spoke of two penances.

a) What were they?

Ans: Gandhiji spoke of the two penances, the first one was to undergo Imprisonment and the second one was to resolve never to smuggle again.

b) Which of them did Rustomjl not have to

Ans: Rustomjí did not have to go to prison to do?

Q.8 Why did Gandhiji have to go to the Attorney General as well as to the Customs Officer?

Ans: Gandhiji had to go to the Attorney General as well as to the customs officer to convince them that Rustomji was really repentant and that they should not prosecute him but impose suitable penalty on him,

Q.9 Which two qualities of Gandhiji's helped to persuade the Attorney General not to drag Rustomji into court? 

Ans: This was the  Gandhiji's frankness and his persuasiveness which helped him to persuade the Attorney General not to drag Rustomjs into court, 

Q. 10 What did Rustomji (a) lose (b) partly save by the settlement of the case?

Ans: Rustomji last only a little amount of money but he partly saved his honour because he did not have to go to jail.

LANGUAGE WORK:

a) Rewrite the sentences, replacing the word (words) in italics with a word chosen from the list below. Insert articles wherever necessary.

 Exception, Smuggle , Compromise , Prosecute
Reveal , Client , Intimate

1. Gandhi knew Rustomji not only as a person who gets help from a lawyer but also as a co-worker

Ans: Gandhi knew Rustomji not only as a client but also as a co-worker.

2. Official inquiries showed that the actual offence detected involved a very small sum

Ans: Official inquiries revealed that the actual offence detected involved a verysmall sum

3. Gandhi did not know the other counsel closely.

Ans. Gandhi did not know the other counsel intimately.

4 Gandhi succeeded in settling Rustomji's case by a mutual agreement involving some concession on either side.

Ans: Gandhi succeeded in settling Rustomji's case by a compromise

5.The law does not recognize any case as something different or demanding special treatment.

Ans: The law does not recognize any case as exception 

6 Gandhi succeeded in making the Customs Officer promise not to start legal proceedings against Rustomji.

Ans: Gandhi succeeded in making the Customs Officer promise not to prosecute Rustomji.

b) (i) Rewrite the sentences, using verb-forms of the words in italics.

1. Gandhi began correspondence with the Attorney General.

Ans: Gandhi began corresponded with the Attorney

2. Rustomji had so much confidence in Gandhi that had no hesitation inaccepting his quack treatment.

Ans: Rustomji had so much confidence in Gandhiji that he did not hesitate to accept his quack treatment.

3. As Rustomji was on very good terms the customs officials, no one had any suspicious about him.

Ans: As Rustomji was on very good terms with the customs officials, no one suspected him.

4. Is not my confession before you enough? (Begin: 'Is it not enough...')

Ans: Is it not enough to confess before you?

5.Rustomji told his counsel that he would like to take Gandhi's guidance.

Ans: Rustomjí told his counsel that he would like to be guided by Gandhiji.

(ii) Use the following words both as noun and verb:

Wrong:

Noun): Don't drive on wrong side of the road.

(verb). He was wronged by his own mistake.

Rest:

(Noun): Rest is best for you.

(Verb): Rest for some time as you are tired.

Shame:

(Noun): Shame on those who are bad.

(Verb): He shamed me in front of my teacher.

Promise:

(Noun): Hie failed to fulfil his promise.

(Verb): He promised me for help.

Compromise:

(Noun): They agreed on a compromise.

(Verb): I will never compromise with him.

Fate:

(Noun): Fate plays important role in one's life.

(Verb) : we are all fated to die. 

Light:

(Noun): The sun light was clear.

(Verb): Light your sins by repentance.

Hand:

(Noun): What is in your hand?

(Verb): Hand him to police.

Pay:

(Noun): What is you pay there?

(Verb): I paid my fee dues.

End:

(Noun): At the end they failed.

(Verb): He ended the case against him

(iii) Some words are used with as nouns and another spelling as verbs such as 'advice and advise' 'practice' and 'practise'. Find five more examples of such words. What are such words called?

1. Effect (Noun), Affect (Verb)

2. Steel (Noun), Steal (Verb)

3. Heel (Noun), Heal

4. Food (Noun, Feed (Verb)

5. Meat (Noun), Meet (Verb)

These words are called as "Hetoronyms"

(iv) Match the following:

Column A                                  Column B

01.Tricks of the trade   Ways of attracting                                                           customers, gaining                                            advantage over                                                                 merchants in the                                                  business,etc.   

02 .On trust                     without proof ;without                                                 checking

03 .Put off                        Postpone

04 .Be inclined to           Feel a wish to 

05 .Insist on                    Ask something with                                                       determination.

06 .To connive at           Take no notice of                                                            (something that is

                                        wrong), suggesting consent                                          or approval is given. 

07.To rest with              Be left in the hand of Or                                              charge of 

08. At stake                    Win or lose, depending                                                 upon the result of                                                           something

09.At one's disposal     To be used as one wishes.

10.To bring to bear upon  Directly, apply, or use

                                        (something) upon.

11. Consult with          Take advice(from)

12. Enterinto              Begin exchanging letters with.

correspondence 

with

13. Transitory contrition  Sorrow (for wrongdoing)                  that does not last long

                                         

14. Reduce to writing  -    Write down.

c) Fill in the blanks in the passage with appropriate phrase chosen from the list below:

Bring to bear, Confide in , On good terms with , Bring to bear,  On trust , Inclined to, At stake, At Once,  Deal with, Resort to  , Connive at

Rustomji resorted to smuggling quite often. But for a long time this fact did not come to light because nobody was inclined to to suspect the good Paris. He was on good terms with the custom officers and they took his invoices on trust. Some of them might even have connived at  the smuggling. At last when the crime was discovered, Rustomji's reputation was at stake.

He at once went to Gandhi and confined in him, beginning him to save his name. Gandhi decided to deal with the whole matter in a straight forward manner. He asked Rustomji to confess to the crime and resolve never to repeat it. He then met the Attorney General and explained the full details of the case. He brought to bear on it all his force of persuasion to have the case settled by means of a compromise.

WRITING WORK:

Q . What do you learn from this lesson?

Ans: From this lesson we learn that honesty, truthfulness and frankness are the

main qualities that one should learn. It is a matter of shame to commit an offence

whether hidden or known. We should confess our offence and should be prepare

to suffer the consequences of it. There is no shame in going to jail for an offence

but the shame lies in committing the offence. One should penance one's offence

and the real penance lies in resolving never to commit the offence again. There is

no rest for a guilty mind until and unless it will not repent. To reach compromise

is always better than taking a case to the court.