Give a brief description of the appearance of Lady Lal Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Lady Lal, wife of Sir Mohan Lal, is a traditional Indian woman who is short, fat and in her mid-forties. She is dressed in a dirty white sari with a red border, She wears a diamond nose-ring … Read more
Briefly describe the trail of Sir Mohan Lal’s thoughts as he sat waiting alone in his first-class waiting room. Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Since Sir Mohan Lal was travelling in a first class compartment, his heart warmed at the prospect of an impressive conversation with English officers who might travel with him … Read more
Discuss the significance of the conversation between Sir Mohan Lal and the mirror in the waiting room of the first-class in your Own Words. Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: The conversation between Sir Mohan Lal and the mirror in the waiting room of the first-class is quite significant in respect to the story’s … Read more
Describe the condition of the mirror in the waiting room of the railway station. What does it reflect about the Indian society ? Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: The condition of the mirror was poor. The red oxide at its back had come off at several places and long lines of translucent glass … Read more
What idea do you get about the characters of Jim and Bill Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Throughout the story, Sir Mohan Lal considered the Englishmen as distinguished, efficient, well mannered and full of etiquette. But Jim and Bill broke his notion. They appeared almost at the end of the story, trudging along … Read more
Sketch the character of Sir Mohan Lal Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Sir Mohan Lal, a vizier and a barrister is one of the main characters of the short story ‘Karma’. He is neat, clean and well-dressed with his suit from Saville Row and Balliol tie. He has spent five years of his … Read more
Draw a character sketch of Lachmi. Do you sympathise with her ? Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Lachmi is portrayed as a simple Indian woman right from the moment she is introduced in the story. She is short, fat and in her mid-forties and she is fond of jewelleries. She wears a ‘dirty’ white … Read more
Write a short character sketch of Sir Mohan Lal from his conversations with himself in front of the mirror. Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: In the short story “Karma’, Khushwant Singh has elaborately sketched the character of Sir Mohan Lal. At the very beginning of the story, Sir Mohan Lal is seen standing in … Read more
“… Lady Lal spat and sent a jet of red dribble flying across like a dart.”-Explain the significance of the above statement. Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Lachmi was a simple, native Indian woman. Being brought up in Indian culture, Lachmi never tried to adopt western values and etiquettes. Therefore, she never accompanied … Read more
“Sir Mohan’s feet were glued to the earth and he lost his speech.”-Why was Sir Mohan in such a condition? Class 11 | English (Karma) 6 Marks Ans: Sir Mohan expected some English officers in his first-class compartment who would accompany him in his journey. But the empty compartment disappointed him. Suddenly he noticed two English soldiers … Read more