English X - Chapter No.6 - Questions-Answers and Text Book Exercise

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KING FAISAL
Questions-Answers

A. Comprehensions:

Q.1 When was King Faisal born?
Ans. The Late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was born in 1907. He was the second son of King Abdul Aziz Ibne Sa’ud.

Q.2 From whom did he receive his religious education?
Ans. King Faisal belonged to a noble and religious family so the received his religious education from his maternal grand father Sheikh Abdullah Bin Latif.

Q.3 When was Faisal made the King?
Ans. Faisal was made King after the illness of his elder brother King Saud in 1964. He was chosen by the council of Ministers because of his wisdom and intelligence. Before coming the king, he also served as Governor of Hijaz, Foreign Minister, Commander of armed forces and Prime Minister of Saudi Arab.

Q.4 How did Faisal rule Saudi Arabia?
Ans. Faisal ruled his county wisely and justly. Being an able ruler he possessed great qualities of Leadership.  Under his rule, Saudi Arabia made great progress because of his sincere leadership and love for his country. He did his best for the development of his country and made great progress in the field of health, education and industry.

Q.5 How did he developed his country?
Ans. Faisal took all necessary steps to develop his country. He spent a lot of money to promote education. He opened many schools and universities where students were not only given free education but also awarded stipends to meet other need. He also spread a wide network of hospitals and dispensaries. New factories and mills were set up and industry made great progress. Oil production was increased.  Vast areas of desert were irrigated and made suitable for cultivation.

Q.6 What were the feelings of King Faisal about Pakistan? OR What was his attitude to Pakistan?
Ans. King Faisal was a sincere friend and well-wisher of the people of Pakistan. He gave generous help to this country on several occasions by providing all-out metal and material support. He was an equal partner with Pakistan in holding the Islamic summit conference at Lahore in 1974. He was also unhappy  on the separation of East Pakistan, which is now called Bangladesh.

Q.7 Why was King Faisal against the State of Israel?
Ans. King Faisal was against the State of Israel, because of its enmity towards the Arabs. He strengthened the Arabs in their war against Israel He felt deeply grieved, when "Israelites set the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire. He made every possible effort to get back the Arab territories under the illegal occupation of Israel.

Q.8 What did Faisal do for the Arabs in their war against Israel?
Ans. Faisal made every possible effort to get back the Arab territories and provided full financial support to Arabs. He never recognized the state of Israel and did not establish any kind of relation with it at any level. He was the one who introduce the Arabs as a community.

Q.9 When was King Faisal killed?
Ans. King Faisal was killed by a wicked nephew of his on 25th March, 1975. He was murdered by a skillful fabricated plan. The Muslims of all over the world specially Pakistani people , mourned his death. He lived like a soldier and died a martyr.

Q.10 How did the Muslims feel over his death?
Ans. The Muslims all over the world mourned his death. There was not a single house in Pakistan which did not mourn his death, they felt as if an elder of the family passed away. He lived like a soldier and died a martyr. With his death, not only Saudi Arabia but also the whole Muslim world has lost a sincere and bold leader. The Muslims of the world, who have great love and respect for him will remember him as a noble and pious Muslim leader and his name shall live forever in their hearts.

Q.11: What do you know about the character of King Faisal?
Ans: King Faisal was devoted to Islam. He was a good Muslim and lead a simple life. He did his best to make his people life according to the teaching of Islam. He was a pious person and was a bold Muslim leader.

Q.12: What make King Faisal a popular leader all over the Muslim world? Or What was his service to the Muslim world? OR What was the strong wish of King Faisal?
Ans: King Faisal had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world. He did his best to bring the Muslims living in different countries closer together. His services in making the Muslims conscious of the need for brotherhood can never be forgotten and made him  a popular leader all over the Muslim world.

Q.13: What do you know about the early life of King Faisal?
Ans: The late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was born in 1907. He was the second son of King Abdul Aziz Ibne Saud. He received religious education from his maternal grandfather Sheikh Abdullah bin Abdul Latif. After completing his education at an early age, he started taking interest in the affairs of the State and helped his father in governing the country.

Q.14: What did he think of education?
Ans: Faisal considered education very important for the progress of his people. He opened many schools where education is free for all. He set up several universities, where students are not only given free education but are also awarded stipends to meet other needs as well.

Q.15: What are the natural resources of Saudi Arab?
Ans: Mineral oil  and the vast desert are the natural resources of Saudi Arabia. Mineral oil is the main source of their income. He did his best do produce remarkable results out of these available natural resources.

Q.16: How did King Faisal help his people in the field of Medical?
Ans: King Faisal was a well wisher and well aware of the condition of his people, In order to provide health facilities he spread a net work of hospitals and dispensaries all over his vast kingdom. Now, a bedouin, living even a thousand kilometers from the capital, will find a hospital or dispensary not far from where he lives.

Q.17: What qualities did King Faisal possessed?
Ans: King Faisal possessed many qualities.

1. He loved his people and ruled the country wisely and justly.
2. He possessed most of the qualities of leadership.
3. He proved himself to ba an able ruler.
4. He was a great lover of Islam and Muslims.
5. He was a soldier of Islam.
6. He was very eager to see that all the Muslims are united.
7. He was sincere friend of the people of Pakistan.
8. He gave generous help to Pakistan and other Muslims countries.
9. He lived like a soldier and died a martyr.

B. Write down the meanings of following words and use them in your own sentences:

Words / Meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Late	Dead
2.	Education	Schooling
3.	Maternal	Relating to mother
4.	Affairs	Event, Incident
5.	Govern	To rule
6.	Later on	After sometime
7.	Several	more than two but not many.
8.	Gain	Obtain
9.	Resign	Leave
10.	Devoted	Very loyal
11.	According to	As stated by or in
12.	Progress	Development
13.	Develop	Grow, Advance
14.	Pilgrims	Hajis
15.	Unity	the state of being united or joined as a whole.
16.	Efforts	Struggle
17.	Spread	expand, grow
18	Network	System to connect people
19.	Assault	Attack.

Sentences

S.NO.	Words	Sentences
1.	Late	Late Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah is a father of our nation.
2.	Education	Islam makes it compulsory for all humans to acquire education.
3.	Maternal	His maternal grand father was a chief minister of Karachi.
4.	Affairs	He arranged all her business affairs before going on holiday.
5.	Govern	He is not fit to govern his country.
6.	Later on	The big stores will open later on Sunday.
7.	Several	Several cities have been isolated by the heavy snowfall
8.	Gain	She can only gain by further study.
9.	Resign	He had resigned from his job due to low salary.
10.	Devoted	He devoted his life for the development of his country
11.	According to	Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
12.	Progress	She had made progress with her hard work.
13.	Develop	He need to develop a positive attitude in the class.
14.	Pilgrims	Millions of pilgrims go on Hajj at Makkah every year
15.	Unity	The dispute has destroyed unity among the workers.
16.	Efforts	We should put more efforts to beautify our environment
17.	Spread	The Corona disease has spread all over the world in 2020
18	Network	A network of railways has spread over the province.
19.	Assault	He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

C. Make noun from the following words:
Born, Educate, Resign, Move, Rule, Govern, Serve, Visit, Die, Develop

S.NO.	Words	NOUN
1.	Born	Birth
2.	Educate	Education
3.	Resign	Resignation
4.	Move	Movement
5.	Rule	Ruler
6.	Govern	Government
7.	Serve	Service
8.	Visit	Visit
9.	Die	Death
10.	Develop	Development

D. Fill In The Blanks In The Following Sentences With The Words Given In The Lesson:
1. Faisal started taking interest in the affairs of the state.
2. He received religious education from his maternal grandfather.
3. He helped his father in governing the country.
4. He was made governor of Hijaz when he was only twenty.
5. Later on, he served as Saudi Foreign Minister.
6. He also, had the opportunity of holding the command of the Armed Forces of his country.
7. After the death of King Abdul Aziz, his eldest son Sa'ud became the King.
8. Faisal was made the Crown Prince and Prime Minister in 1958.
9.  Saudi Arabia was in serious difficulties at that time.
10. Faisal used his wisdom and intelligence to overcome these difficulties.

E. Composition:
Q.1: Write down ten lines on King Faisal OR What qualities did King Faisal possess?
Ans: The late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was born in 1907, and was the second son, of King Abdul Aziz Ibne Saud. He was chosen as the King by the Council of Ministers in 1964. He was a good Muslim and led a simple life. He did his best to see his people live according to the teachings of Islam. He possessed great qualities of leadership and proved to be an able ruler. He loved his people and ruled the country wisely and justly.
He had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world and did his best to bring the Muslims living in different countries closer together. His services in making the Muslims conscious of the need for brotherhood can never be, forgotten. King Faisal was also a sincere friend and well-wisher of the people of Pakistan. He gave generous help to Pakistan and other Muslim countries. This great kind died in an assault by a wicked nephew of his on 25th March, 1975. The Muslims all over the world mourned his death. He lived like a soldier and died a martyr.

Q.2: Write ten lines on King Faisal’s Efforts to Unite the Muslims?
Ans:

1. King Faisal had a strong wish to unite the Muslims of the world.
2. He did his best to bring the Muslims living in different countries closer together. 
3. His services in making the Muslims conscious of the need for brotherhood can never be, forgotten.
4. He practiced, what he preached and assisted the Muslim countries of the world. 
5. He was an. equal partner with Pakistan in holding the Islamic Summit Conference at Lahore in 1974.
6. He strengthened the Arabs in their war against Israel.
7. He felt deeply grieved, when "Israelites set the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire.
8. He made every possible effort to get back the Arab territories under the illegal occupation of Israel.
9. He was the religious leader of the Muslims and the guardian of two holy places of the Makkah-al-Mukarramah and Medina. 
10. He lived like a soldier and died a martyr.

F. Non Textual Exercise:
Earlier, Later, The earlier, the latest as adverb.
Example:
1. Earlier, he was made governor.
2. Later, he served as Foreign Minister.
3. Shops open at 9 o'clock at the earliest.
4. They close at 8 o'clock at the latest.

Exercise:
Insert one of the adverbs in brackets.
1. I can come by 6 o'clock at the  (earlier, earliest).
2. He must be back home by 6 o'clock at the (latest, later).
3. (Later, latest) They settled along the banks of rivers.
4.(Earlier, Earliest) they wandered from place to place.

G. Idiomatic Structures:
(i) Go into:
1. "She won't go into a dark place alone." means
She won't enter a dark place alone.

2. "They will go into mourning for a week." means
They will observe one week mourning.

3. Don't go into petty details." means
Don't inquire minutely about unimportant matters.

4. " Two goes into eight four time." means
Eight is four time two.

(ii)  Go through
5. " The gate is broad enough for the bus to go through." means
The bus can pass through the gate since it is broad enough.

6. "Your application must go through  the proper channels" means
Your application must be processed through the prescribed steps.

7. "He had to go through a lot of trouble." means
He had to suffer a lot of trouble."

(iii) Go together:
8. "This doesn't go together with the colour." means
This does not agree with that colour.