Class -7 Chapter - EKALAVYA

TOPIC-PROSE/CHAPTER-EKALAVYA

    1)      Why was Arjuna Drona’s  favourite pupil?

Ans: Arjuna was Drona’s best pupil because he was the best Archer.

    2)      What happened when Drona took the Pandavas to the forest?

Ans: When Dona took the Pandavas into the forest they could observe the presence of someone. Arrows were stuck fast on the trees. Drona was convinced that someone was practising  archery.

    3)      Why was Drona surprised by what had happened? What did he do next?

Ans: Drona was surprised at the forest to see that seven arrows had approached targeting the barking sound of the dog.

Drona and his pupils set off in search of the person who could have shot the arrows. 

   4)      Why had Drona refused to accept Ekalavya as a pupil? How did the boy still succeed in making Drona his teacher?

Ans:Drona  refused to accept Ekalavya as a student because he was not a Kshatriya.Ekalavya succeeded in making Dronacharya his teacher by practicing single-mindedly with great determination in front of his clay image made by himself.

    5)      “And who is your teacher”? How did Drona react on hearing Ekalavya’s answer to his question?

Ans: Dronacharya felt envy and fear in his heart  after he heard Ekalavyas reply.Cleverly Drona showed no sign on his face.

    6)      Why did Ekalavya readily agree to Drona’s suggestion of a contest with his pupils?

Ans: Ekalvya readily agreed to Dron’s suggestion to have a contest with his pupils because Ekalavya told that he had accepted him as his pupil and wanted to visit him personally.

   7)      How did Drona ensure that Arjuna remained the best archer in the world?

Ans: Drona ensured that Arjuna remains the best archer by forcing Ekalvya to sacrifice his right  thumb finger by maiming him into a trap.

   8)      Who was Dronacharya?

Ans: Dronacharya was an expert in warfare. He was appointed as teacher to teach train all the Pandavas  to become excellent in warfare.

   9)      Who was Ekalavya ?

Ans: Ekalavya was the son of Hiranyadhanu . He was not a Kshatriya. Ekalavya was determined to learn archery on his own. He idolized Dronacharya as his teacher. He proved to be best in archery. He sacrificed his right thumb finger as a token of gratitude for his teacher.

   10)   How didi Ekalavya learn archery?

Ans: Ekalvya was determined to learn archery from Dronacharya. Ekalavya was not a Kshatriya. Droancharya refused to teach him archery. Ekalvya made a clay image of Dronacharya and idolized his image as a teacher. Single-mindedly with great determination Ekalavya learnt archery on his own.

  11)   How did Dronacharya convince Ekalvya to sacrifice his thumb finger?

Ans: Dronacharya convinced Ekalavya to sacrifice his right thumb finger by telling a lie that it is customary for a pupil to pay his teacher anything he wants in return.

   12)   Why did Ekalvya sacrifice his right thumb finger?

Ans: Ekalvya sacrificed his right thumb finger because Dronacharya had demanded to cut off his finger and offer it as a customary gift in return.