Seen Comprehension: Pritilata Waddedar
Read the following passage and answer the questions below:
Pritilata Waddedar was born in Chattogram on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government Girls' School in Chattogram and Eden College, Dhaka. She finally graduated in philosophy with distinction from Bathune College in Kolkata. In her college days, Pritilata was an activist in the anti-British movement. All through her life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination, and her motherland free from British colonial rule. So she decided to fight against the British rule.
Soon after, Pritilata became the head teacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chattogram. Gradually she involved herself in Surja Sen's armed resistance movement. Surja Sen was a famous anti-British movement organizer and revolutionary activist in the Chattogram area at that time.
In 1932, Surja Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The club was well-known for its notorious sign at the entrance: "Dogs and Indians not allowed." Surja Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10–12 men to raid the club. The raid was successful. Pritilata, dressed as a man, was injured and failed to escape. To avoid arrest, she committed suicide by taking cyanide. She proved that women could work and fight like men. She also proved that people needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the freedom of their motherland. Her dream finally came true when the British rule ended in 1947, though she could not see it during her lifetime.
Additional Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Pritilata joined the anti-British movement during her —
(i) school life
(ii) college life
(iii) job life
(iv) childhood
Answer: (ii) college life - Pritilata’s main aim in life was to —
(i) get a government job
(ii) become a famous teacher
(iii) free her country from British rule
(iv) go abroad for higher study
Answer: (iii) free her country from British rule - The sign “Dogs and Indians not allowed” shows —
(i) British kindness
(ii) British respect
(iii) British racism
(iv) British hospitality
Answer: (iii) British racism - Pritilata worked as the head teacher of —
(i) Eden College
(ii) Nandankanon Aparna Charan School
(iii) Bethune College
(iv) Dr Khastagir School
Answer: (ii) Nandankanon Aparna Charan School - Pritilata sacrificed her life by —
(i) shooting herself
(ii) taking poison
(iii) jumping into a river
(iv) being arrested
Answer: (ii) taking poison
Additional Short Questions and Answers
- (a) What type of student was Pritilata?
Answer: She was a meritorious and brilliant student. - (b) What did the signboard at the European Club say?
Answer: The signboard said, “Dogs and Indians not allowed.” - (c) Who inspired Pritilata to join the movement?
Answer: She was inspired by Surja Sen and other freedom fighters. - (d) What qualities of Pritilata do you admire most?
Answer: Her bravery, patriotism, and sacrifice for her country. - (e) What does Pritilata’s life teach us?
Answer: Her life teaches us that both men and women can equally fight for justice and freedom. - (f) What does the phrase “her dream came true” mean?
Answer: It means her country became free from British rule in 1947. - (g) Why is Pritilata remembered today?
Answer: She is remembered for her courage and ultimate sacrifice in the anti-British movement. - (h) What was her role in the attack on the European Club?
Answer: She led a team of revolutionaries in the raid on the European Club.
More Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
- Pritilata Waddedar was born in —
(i) Dhaka
(ii) Kolkata
(iii) Chattogram
(iv) Barishal
Answer: (iii) Chattogram - She was a student of —
(i) Bethune College
(ii) Presidency College
(iii) Calcutta University
(iv) Jagannath College
Answer: (i) Bethune College - Pritilata graduated in —
(i) History
(ii) English
(iii) Philosophy
(iv) Political Science
Answer: (iii) Philosophy - Surja Sen was a —
(i) writer
(ii) lawyer
(iii) revolutionary leader
(iv) college teacher
Answer: (iii) revolutionary leader - The raid on the European Club took place in —
(i) 1922
(ii) 1930
(iii) 1932
(iv) 1947
Answer: (iii) 1932 - Pritilata disguised herself as a —
(i) nurse
(ii) man
(iii) foreigner
(iv) student
Answer: (ii) man - To avoid arrest, Pritilata —
(i) ran away
(ii) surrendered
(iii) took cyanide
(iv) hid in a forest
Answer: (iii) took cyanide - Pritilata worked as —
(i) a journalist
(ii) a head teacher
(iii) a police officer
(iv) a doctor
Answer: (ii) a head teacher - Her movement was mainly against —
(i) local landlords
(ii) British colonial rule
(iii) Indian rulers
(iv) freedom fighters
Answer: (ii) British colonial rule - The European Club was infamous for its —
(i) kind behaviour
(ii) hospitality
(iii) racist notice
(iv) modern design
Answer: (iii) racist notice - Pritilata’s sacrifice proved that —
(i) only men can fight
(ii) women are weak
(iii) women are equally brave
(iv) education is useless
Answer: (iii) women are equally brave - When did British rule in India end?
(i) 1932
(ii) 1945
(iii) 1947
(iv) 1950
Answer: (iii) 1947 - Why is Pritilata called a martyr?
(i) She was a writer
(ii) She died for her country
(iii) She worked as a teacher
(iv) She went abroad
Answer: (ii) She died for her country - Pritilata’s aim in life did NOT include —
(i) gender equality
(ii) colonial rule
(iii) education for all
(iv) women’s freedom
Answer: (ii) colonial rule - The word ‘colonial’ means —
(i) related to independence
(ii) related to foreign rule
(iii) related to peace
(iv) related to religion
Answer: (ii) related to foreign rule
More Short Questions and Answers
- (i) When and where was Pritilata born?
Answer: She was born on 5 May 1911 in Chattogram. - (ii) Where did Pritilata complete her graduation?
Answer: She graduated from Bethune College, Kolkata. - (iii) What subject did she study at college?
Answer: She studied Philosophy. - (iv) Who organized the attack on the European Club?
Answer: Surja Sen organized it. - (v) What was written on the signboard of the European Club?
Answer: “Dogs and Indians not allowed.” - (vi) How did Pritilata show women’s strength?
Answer: By leading a group of male revolutionaries in the club attack. - (vii) What position did she hold before joining the movement?
Answer: She was the head teacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School. - (viii) What were her two main dreams?
Answer: A society without gender discrimination and a free motherland. - (ix) How did she avoid being arrested by the British?
Answer: She took cyanide poison. - (x) Did she live to see her country free?
Answer: No, she died before independence in 1947.
Pritilata Waddedar
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Pritilata was born in Chittagong on 5 May 1911. She was a meritorious student at Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ School in Chittagong and Eden College, Dhaka. She finally graduated in philosophy with distinction from Bathune College in Kolkata. In her college days, Pritilata was an activist in the anti British movement. All through her life, she dreamt of two things: a society without gender discrimination, and her motherland without British colonial rule. So she received combat training to fight against the British rule.
Soon after, Pritilata became the headteacher of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong. Gradually she involved herself in Surya Sen’s armed resistance movement. Surya Sen was a famous anti-British movement organizer and activist in Chittagong area that time. In 1932, Surya Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. The club was well-known for its notorious sign “Dogs and Indians not allowed.”
Surya Sen assigned Pritilata to lead a team of 10–12 men to attack the Club. The raid was successful but Pritilata, dressed as a man, failed to get out of the Club. She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid arrest. She proved that women can work like men. She also proved that women too needed to be prepared to sacrifice their lives for the freedom from the British colonial rule. Her dream came true. The British rule came to an end though she couldn’t see it during her lifetime.
Pritilata Waddedar – Seen Comprehension
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it.
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Pritilata hails from —–.
i) Chittagong
ii) Rajshahi
iii) Rajbari
iv) Rangamati - Pritilata committed suicide at the age of —-.
i) 20
ii) 19
iii) 21
iv) 22 - Pritilata had a dream of a society —.
i) without complexion
ii) with apartheid
iii) free from gender discrimination
iv) with gender - She completed her graduation in —.
i) Psychology
ii) Philosophy
iii) Physics
iv) Bathune - She was the — of Nandankanon Aparna Charan School in Chittagong.
i) headteacher
ii) student
iii) combat trainer
iv) music teacher - The world saw Pritilata’s face first on —.
i) May 5, 1911
ii) March 5, 1971
iii) Eden College
iv) 1932 - She was — student.
i) a bad
ii) a bright
iii) a dull
iv) an industrious
Extra Practices – MCQs
- Pritilata’s desire—.
i) came to light
ii) came false
iii) came right
iv) came wrong - She committed suicide by taking —.
i) drugs
ii) medicines
iii) poison
iv) bomb - She put on garment like a —.
i) woman
ii) male
iii) child
iv) heroine - Pritilata was a — student.
i) dull
ii) bright
iii) weak
iv) naughty - Pritilata received her graduation degree from —.
i) Dhaka
ii) Chittagong
iii) Kolkata
iv) Mumbai - Surya Sen planned an attack on the Pahartali European Club. Here ‘attack’ is a/an—.
i) noun
ii) adjective
iii) verb
iv) adverb - Why did Pritilata commit suicide?
i) To be arrested
ii) Being timid
iii) Not to be arrested
iv) To avoid the raid - The British rule was over when Pritilata —.
i) was arrested
ii) raided the Pahartali European Club
iii) was alive
iv) was not alive - Which of the following statement is true?
i) There was a famous sign on the Pahartali European Club
ii) Surya Sen was assigned to raid the Pahartali European Club
iii) Pritilata was shot dead
iv) Pritilata attacked the Pahartali European Club in disguise
Short Answer Questions
- What was the dream of Pritilata?
- When was she born?
- Where did she graduate?
- What did she prove?
- Why did she commit suicide?
Extra Practices: Pritilata Waddedar
1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
- Who was Pritilata?
- Why did Pritilata receive combat training?
- Who was Surya Sen?
- What did Surya Sen plan?
- Who did Surya Sen assign?
Answers:
- a. i) Chittagong
- b. iii) 21
- c. iii) free from gender discrimination
- d. ii) Philosophy
- e. i) Head teacher
- f. i) May 5, 1911
- g. ii) a bright
- h. i) came to light
- i. iii) poison
- j. ii) male
- k. ii) bright
- l. iii) Kolkata
- m. i) noun
- n. iv) To avoid the raid
- o. iv) was not alive
- p. iv) Pritilata attacked the Pahartali European Club in disguise
2. Short Answer Questions
- What was the dream of Pritilata?
Her dream was to see a society without gender discrimination and a motherland free from British colonial rule. - When was she born?
She was born on May 5, 1911. - Where did she graduate?
She graduated from Bethune College in Kolkata. - What did she prove?
She proved that women can work like men. - Why did she commit suicide?
She committed suicide by taking potassium cyanide to avoid arrest.
Pritilata Waddedar
Educated in Dr. Khastagir Govt. Girls’ School, Chittagong and Eden College in Dhaka, Pritilata was born in Chittagong on May 5th, 1911. She finally did her graduation in philosophy from Bethune College, Calcutta with distinction. All through her life she had been a revolutionary and acted against British domination. She fought for two things together: freedom from British and freedom from gender. She was so zealous that she took arms training to materialize her dream.
She became the Headmistress of Nandan Kanon Arpana Charan High School in Chittagong. While serving as the Headmistress, she got herself involved in Surya Sen’s armed resistance movement. Surya Sen was then a famous organizer of armed resistance movement against the British invaders.
In 1932, Surya Sen planned an attack on the Paharatali European Club. The club had an ignominious sign: “Dogs and Indians not allowed.” Surya Sen assigned her to attack the club along with 10-12 followers. The raid succeeded, but Pritilata, dressed as a male, failed to come out of the club. She swallowed potassium cyanide to avoid arrest. Her courageous suicide proved that women could equally sacrifice themselves like men for the cause of liberty. Her dream came true after her death.
Questions:
- When and where was Pritilata born?
- Where did she complete her graduation and in which subject?
- What were the two main causes she fought for?
- What position did she hold in Nandan Kanon Arpana Charan High School?
- Who was Surya Sen and what was his role?
- What was the notorious sign at the Paharatali European Club?
- How did Pritilata die and why?
- What did her death prove about women?
- Did Pritilata live to see her dream come true?