NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Hindi Kshitij Chapter 16 Direction of Yamraj
question practice
(from the textbook)
Question 1.
Why did the poet never find it difficult to go south?
Answer:
Telling about the mother that the house of Yamraj, the god of death, is in the south direction, it is never difficult for the writer to go to the south direction.
Question 2.
Why did the poet say that it was not possible to cross the south?
Answer:
The earth is round. This is no Final Four. Therefore, crossing the south direction is not possible.
Question 3.
According to the poet, why has every direction turned south today?
Answer:
Today, goons, scoundrels and murderers have appeared everywhere in the society. They can commit murder from anywhere. Therefore, the south direction is not the only direction of death.
Question 4.
The feeling is clear –
Yamraj has palaces in all directions
and all of them together
sits with his blazing eyes
Answer:
It was believed by tradition that the residence of Yamraj, the god of death, is in the south direction, hence death occurs in the south direction. But in today’s society murder can happen from anywhere. They live in luxurious palaces everywhere. It is difficult to identify them. They kill and go away, so we also stay there, wherever we put our feet and sleep, we are worried.
composition and expression
Question 5.
The poet gets some guidance from the inspiration of God, his mother. Your mother will also keep teaching you from time to time
(a) What does he teach you?
(b) What is your every lesson? If yes then why and if not why not?
Answer:
Students should do it themselves.
Question 6.
Sometimes it becomes necessary to show the fear of God behind an unfair decision, what could be the reason for this?
Answer:
culture of fear of god
sense of temperament
social pressure
Blackmailing to achieve selfish ends.
Faith in God is exalted as the central and supreme authority among the common people, so fear of God is necessary to prevent unreasonable actions.
extracurricular activities
Question 7.
The poet believes that today exploitative forces are becoming more dominant. Writing an annotation on the topic ‘Today’s Exploitative Powers’.
Answer:
student do it yourself
NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Hindi
