Short Questions (with Answers)
1. Who was Akbar?
- Akbar was a king of India.
2. What was Akbar’s full name?
- His full name was Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar.
3. Who was Birbal?
- Birbal was Akbar’s wise minister.
4. Why did Akbar like Birbal?
- Because Birbal was smart, funny, and clever.
5. What does ‘Nav Ratna’ mean?
- It means ‘Nine Jewels,’ or nine very wise people in Akbar’s court.
6. Who came to Akbar’s court with a challenge?
- A wise man, or Pandit, came with a challenge.
7. What was the Pandit’s challenge?
- He said he could answer any question in any language.
8. Why couldn’t the other courtiers find the Pandit’s mother tongue?
- The Pandit was very good at many languages, so it was hard to guess.
9. Who figured out the Pandit’s mother tongue?
- Birbal figured it out.
10. How did Birbal find out the Pandit’s mother tongue?
- He tickled the Pandit’s ear while he was sleeping.
11. What language did the Pandit speak when he was tickled?
- He spoke in Telugu.
12. How did the Pandit react to Birbal’s answer?
- He was surprised and admitted Birbal was right.
13. Why did Akbar praise Birbal?
- Because Birbal was very clever in finding the answer.
14. What did Birbal use to make the Pandit speak in his mother tongue?
- He used a dry piece of grass to tickle the Pandit’s ear.
15. What does this story show about Birbal?
- It shows that Birbal was smart and quick-thinking.
Medium Questions (with Answers)
1. Why is Birbal popular in stories?
- Birbal is popular because he was very smart and always found clever solutions.
2. What is a mother tongue?
- A mother tongue is the first language a person learns as a child.
3. What did the Pandit say he could do in Akbar’s court?
- The Pandit said he could answer any question in any language.
4. Why did Akbar ask Birbal for help with the Pandit?
- Because the other courtiers could not figure out the Pandit’s mother tongue.
5. Why did Birbal go to the Pandit’s room at night?
- To find out the Pandit’s mother tongue while he was sleeping.
6. What did the Pandit say when Birbal tickled him?
- He said something in Telugu, his mother tongue.
7. What was Akbar’s reaction after Birbal solved the challenge?
- Akbar praised Birbal for his smart idea.
8. Why did the Pandit lose the challenge?
- Because Birbal discovered his mother tongue, so the Pandit was proven wrong.
9. What do we learn from the story of Akbar, Birbal, and the Pandit?
- We learn that quick thinking and clever ideas can solve difficult problems.
10. What made Birbal different from the other courtiers?
- Birbal was not only wise but also quick to come up with clever solutions to problems.
Long Questions (with Answers)
1. How did Birbal find the answer to the Pandit’s challenge?
- Birbal tickled the Pandit’s ear while he was sleeping, which made the Pandit speak in his mother tongue.
2. Why did the Pandit lose to Birbal?
- The Pandit lost because he spoke in his mother tongue when he was surprised, revealing the answer.
3. How did Akbar show respect for wisdom and knowledge?
- Akbar gathered wise people in his court and praised Birbal for his intelligence.
4. How did Birbal know that people speak their mother tongue when they are disturbed?
- Birbal knew that people often speak their mother tongue in times of surprise or distress.
5. What lesson does the story teach about problem-solving?
- The story shows that smart thinking can help solve even the toughest problems.
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