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Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow :Here is the old Chitor, queen-like and crown’dwith deathless glory; in the long sad pastFor thee the legend Rajput chiefs fell fastAmid the shock of battle; and falling foundThe lotus-heaven of the Lord. What streamsOf precious blood they shed ! What wars they wagedWhen marched and counter-marched the foes and blazedTheir swords in the dark hour of doom when dreamsOf pulsing life shone dim in them! They foughtFor thee, they died for thee whene’er thy wallsGuarding thy palaces, temples, towers and halls,Were by the mighty hordes of Moslems sought.O Nurse and Mother of the brave and free !How red with blood the path that leads to thee.[The poet glorifies the bravery of the Rajput chiefs who smilingly sacrificed their lives for their motherland Chitor. They dared fight against the powerful Moslem invaders. The sands of Chitor turned red with their blood. But they defended the pride and prestige of Chitor.]1. Who reached the heaven of the Lord ?2. Whom does the poet call the nurse and mother of the brave and free?3. What qualities do you find in the character of those who blazed their swords in the dark hour of doom?4. How did the path leading to Chitor turn red ?5. Which figure of speech is in ‘crowned with deathless glory’ ?

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1. The brave Rajput chiefs reached the heaven of Lord, sacrificing their lives for their country.

2. The poet calls Chitor the nurse and mother of the brave and free.

3. The brave Rajputs were daring and sacrificing.

4. The path leading to Chitor became red with the pious blood of the Rajputs who fell while fighting

5. Personification figure of speech.



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