NCERT English Class 10 Chapter 12 Bholi CBSE Board Sample Problems Short Answer (For CBSE, ICSE, IAS, NET, NRA 2022)

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Question

Why Sulekha is called ′ Bholi?

Solution

Sulekha is called ‘Bholi’ because she is a simpleton due to her suffering from some brain damage after falling off a cot when she was ten months old. As a result, she is not as smart as children of her age.

Question

Why we ′ re Bholi ′ sisters envious of her luck?

Solution

• Bisham ber Nath was quite prosperous.
• The procession for Bholi՚s marriage had a brass band and the groom rode a decorated horse. Such pomp and show impressed everyone.
• All this made her sisters envious of her.

Question

What filled Bholi ′ , a dumb cow, with a new hope in her?

Solution

• Bholi՚s first day of school brought a hope of a new life.
• She had found a loving and kind teacher.
• The teacher had inspired her and given her a book and had made Bholi feel confident about herself.