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192 | Vugbodh Parikeha Rodh, , Short Answer Type Questions rtake it?, Qu 1. “TIL take the risk’, What is the risk ? Why does the es takes the risk, Ans. The tisk is to fly the Dakota straight through the storm. The narr, , t sh home, , io reach home and nveet his family. into the storm ?, , Q. 2. Describe the narrator's experience as he flew the acroplane ‘ones, He could, , Ans. As he flew (he plane into the storm, he was surrounded by blac sia, see nothing outside. His vital aids, the compass and the radio were dead. The p' a i, and twisted in the air. The situation was critical. Then he saw a black acroplane. fe ", waved at him and asked him (o follow. The planc disappeared when the pilot was 54 . 7, , Q.3. Why does the narrator say “Landed and was not sorry to walk away —, Dakota ?”, , Ans. Though he had landed safely. The plane had dreadful memories for the narrator., So, for that time, atleast, he was glad to go away from the plane. é, , Q. 4. What made the woman in the control centre look at the nattator strangely ?, , Ans. The woman is the control centre looked at the narrator strangely when he asked, her about the other aeroplane. In the strong weather no planes were flying and awe, surprised at his question., , Q.5. Who do you think, helped the narrator to reach safely ? Discuss this among, yourself and give reasons for your answer : j, , Ans. We think that it was some supernatural power, otherwise he would surely have, crashed. The following things points to this :, , (i) Appearance of the mysterious plane at the right time., , (ii) The pilot knowing the narrator’s problem., , (iii) Guiding the narrator safely through the storm., , (iv) No presence of the plane on the radar., , Q.6. What happened when the author turned the aeroplane 12° W towards England?, , Ans. So far the sky was clear but when the author turned 12° W towards England, about 150 kms from Paris, he saw storm clouds. They were huge, black, mountain like standing across the sky., , es" When the author decided to fly through the clouds what difficulty did he face?, , Ans. The author decided to fly through the clouds but he began to face difficulties. It, , was pitch-dark and he could see nothing outside. The plane jumped and twisted in the air., , His compass and radio had stopped working. He was in grave difficulties., erty is the black aeroplane called strange ?, , s. The black aeroplane is called strange because it appeared suddenly. It had no, lights on its wings. It was not common to see planes flying in the bad wea-ther. And finally,, it guided the Dakota pilot through the storm., , Q.9. Who helped the narrator go across storm saefly and how?, , Ans. The narrator could not fly in the storm. His compass and radio were dead. Suddenly a black aeroplane appeared. Its pilot waved at him and asked him to follow. The, narrator followed the plane. Then the plane went down. The narrator following it landed, safely at the runway. . 4, , Q. 10. Describe the flight of the Dakota plane till it landed safely at the airport ? Or,, who rescued the pilot of the Dakota and how?