The Village Judge – Book Q A Class 10 ENGLISH
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Chapter: The Village Judge (Prem Chand)
Comprehension Check I (Page 127) | www.WithTeachers.in
Question ❓.1 Who are the main characters here? Answer 🎯.1 The main characters in this section are Jumman Sheikh, his friend Algu Chaudhuri, and Jumman's old aunt.
Question ❓.2 How did Jumman and his wife treat his aunt when she had her property? Answer 🎯.2 As long as the property was not transferred to Jumman's name, the aunt was treated with great kindness and respect.
Question ❓.3 Why did their behaviour change? Answer 🎯.3 Their behaviour changed immediately after the property was transferred. All kindness vanished, and Jumman and his wife, Kariman, became harsh and rude to her.
Question ❓.4 What did the Aunt decide to do? Who did she finally go to? Answer 🎯.4 The aunt decided to call a panchayat to get justice. After running from village to village, she finally went to Jumman's close friend, Algu Chaudhuri.
Question ❓.5 Algu was not ready to help Jumman's aunt. How do you think he felt after she had left? Answer 🎯.5 Algu felt deeply conflicted and restless. He had no reply to give her, but her powerful question—"Will you hesitate to say the honest thing, because you fear a quarrel?"—continued to echo in his heart and awakened his conscience.
Comprehension Check II (Page 128) | www.WithTeachers.in
Question ❓.6 Who was selected as the main judge? Why? Answer 🎯.6 Algu Chaudhuri was selected as the Chief Judge (Panch). The aunt chose him because she believed that a panch is nobody's friend or enemy and that God lives in the heart of the panch.
Question ❓.7 Algu was not ready to join the Panch. Why did he change his mind? Answer 🎯.7 Algu changed his mind because his conscience was awakened by the old woman's words. He realized that nobody can sell their conscience for friendship, and he had a moral duty to speak the truth.
Question ❓.8 What was the judgement? Did you expect this judgement? Answer 🎯.8 Algu delivered the judgement that Jumman must pay his aunt a monthly allowance; if he did not agree, the property should be returned to her. (Subjective part) Yes, it was an expected judgement because Algu was placed in the seat of justice, where one must favor the truth over personal relationships.
Comprehension Check III (Pages 129-130) | www.WithTeachers.in
Question ❓.9 What happened to the relationship between Jumman and Algu after the judgement? Answer 🎯.9 The judgement broke up their friendship entirely. They were never seen talking together again, and Jumman began to think of taking revenge on Algu.
Question ❓.10 One of Algu's bullocks died. What did Jumman say? What did Algu think? Answer 🎯.10 Jumman exclaimed that the bullock's death was God's punishment for Algu's deception. On the other hand, Algu and his wife suspected that Jumman had poisoned the bullock out of revenge.
Question ❓.11 A new character is introduced in this section. Who is he? Answer 🎯.11 The new character is Samjhoo Sahu, a villager who used to drive an ekka to the town to sell ghee, sugar, salt, and oil.
Question ❓.12 Why did he want to buy the single bullock of Algu? Did he pay Algu for the bullock? What did he promise? Answer 🎯.12 He wanted to buy the bullock because he thought it would allow him to easily make three trips to the town a day. He did not pay Algu immediately; instead, he promised to pay off the price in a month's time.
Question ❓.13 How did Sahuji treat the bullock? What happened to it? Answer 🎯.13 Sahuji treated the bullock with extreme cruelty, overworking it by making three to four trips a day without giving it proper fodder or water. Eventually, after being whipped while carrying a double load, the exhausted bullock fell down and died.
Comprehension Check IV (Page 131) | www.WithTeachers.in
Question ❓.14 Sahuji had not paid Algu for the bullock. When Algu asked for the money, did Sahuji pay him? Why? / Why not? Answer 🎯.14 No, Sahuji did not pay him. He and his wife angrily refused, falsely claiming that Algu had sold them a dying bullock and that they owed him nothing.
Question ❓.15 A 'Panch' was called again. Who was the judge this time? Answer 🎯.15 This time, Jumman Sheikh was chosen as the chief judge by Samjhoo Sahu.
Question ❓.16 What was the decision of the 'panch'? Answer 🎯.16 Jumman gave the decision that Samjhoo Sahu ought to pay the full price of the bullock because it died only due to being driven too hard without proper arrangements for food.
Question ❓.17 Everyone hearing the judgement said "This is the work of God". Why? Answer 🎯.17 People said this because Jumman, who was Algu's mortal enemy seeking revenge, delivered a perfectly fair and unbiased verdict. It proved that when a person sits in the seat of justice, God speaks through them, making them rise above personal grudges.
Question ❓.18 There were two unexpected judgements in the story. Which one surprised you more? Why? Answer 🎯.18 (Subjective student response) Jumman's judgement was perhaps more surprising. While Algu was always a good man placed in a tough spot, Jumman was actively bitter and looking for revenge, yet the responsibility of the judge's seat instantly transformed his heart to speak only the truth.
Question ❓.19 Which character did you like the best in the story? Why? Answer 🎯.19 (Subjective student response) I liked Algu Chaudhuri the best because he risked his closest friendship to ensure justice was served to a helpless old woman, showing immense moral courage.
D. Writing (Page 131) | www.WithTeachers.in
(Answer the following questions in about fifty words.)
Question ❓.20 Why did Jumman's aunt want a 'panch'? Answer 🎯.20 Jumman's aunt wanted a panchayat because Jumman and his wife began treating her harshly and rudely after she transferred her property to him. When she asked for a monthly allowance to live separately, Jumman rudely refused, forcing her to seek justice from the village elders.
Question ❓.21 How did Jumman's aunt win the case? Answer 🎯.21 She won the case by cleverly nominating Algu Chaudhuri, Jumman's best friend, as the chief judge. She appealed to Algu's conscience, reminding him that a panch speaks for God. Moved by her words, Algu delivered a fair verdict in her favor.
Question ❓.22 How did Sahuji's bullock die? Answer 🎯.22 Sahuji overworked the bullock by making three to four trips a day without providing proper food or water. One evening, exhausted by a double load and mercilessly whipped by the cruel Sahuji, the weak animal collapsed and died.
Question ❓.23 Why was the second panch called? Answer 🎯.23 The second panchayat was called because Samjhoo Sahu refused to pay Algu the promised price for the bullock after it died. When Algu demanded his money, Sahu and his wife insulted him, leaving Algu with no choice but to seek justice.
Question ❓.24 People who heard the judgement said that it was the work of God. Why? Answer 🎯.24 People believed it was the work of God because Jumman, who harbored deep enmity towards Algu and wanted revenge, completely changed upon becoming the judge. He spoke only the truth and ruled in Algu's favor, proving that divine justice overrides personal hatred.
E. Activity (Page 132) | www.WithTeachers.in
Question ❓.25 Put the jumbled sentences in order to get the summary of the story.
Answer 🎯.25
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(1) Jumman Sheikh treated his old aunt badly after she gave her property to him.
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(9) So his aunt called for a Panch and finally Algu Choudhuri became the chief Judge.
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(2) Algu's judgement was in favour of the old woman.
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(5) Jumman was very angry and decided to take revenge on Algu.
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(8) Soon after the judgement, one of Algu's bullocks died and he sold the other to Samjhoo Sahu.
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(3) Sahuji treated the bullock badly and it died.
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(6) Now that the bullock was dead, he refused to pay the money to Algu.
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(7) A Panch was called where Jumman was the chief judge.
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(4) He decided in favour of Algu.
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(10) All the people praised the Panch.