Here are 20 true or false questions with their answers from the story "The Passing Away of Bapu" by Nayantara Sehgal:
1. Gandhiji was assassinated on January 30, 1948.
Answer: True
2. The author was in Birla House when she heard about Gandhiji’s death.
Answer: False
3. The people outside Birla House were immediately loud and hysterical.
Answer: False
4. Gandhiji was shot while on his way to a prayer meeting.
Answer: True
5. People were allowed to see Gandhiji’s body before the funeral.
Answer: True
6. The author felt secure and protected after Gandhiji’s death.
7. The author had personally walked with Gandhiji during his struggles.
Answer: False
8. The funeral procession of Gandhiji was accompanied by loud music.
Answer: False
9. Padmasi spoke for everyone by saying they would walk with Bapu one last time.
Answer: True
10. The crowds during Gandhiji’s funeral were calm and quiet.
Answer: False
11. People in the funeral procession were mainly concerned with touching Bapu’s feet.
Answer: True
12. The author felt relieved after Gandhiji’s death, as the burden was no longer on him.
Answer: False
13. The train carrying Gandhiji’s ashes was filled with flowers.
Answer: True
14. The people aboard the train carrying Gandhiji’s ashes wept non-stop.
Answer: False
15. The ashes were immersed in the Ganges in Allahabad.
Answer: True
16. The author believed Bapu had lived and died for nothing.
Answer: False
17. The author's sisters had a close personal relationship with Gandhiji.
Answer: False
18. The crowds at the stations on the way to Allahabad were joyful.
Answer: False
19. The author's final realization was that Bapu’s values would continue through his children.
Answer: True
20. The author had a sense of protection even after Gandhiji’s death.
Answer: False
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