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           CHAPTER -6 

        THE CHESS PLAYER 

Here are the answers to the questions from **"The Chess Players"**:

1. **(i) Who was the last ruler of Awadh?**

   **(c) Wajid Ali Shah**

2. **(ii) What kind of atmosphere prevailed in Lucknow at the beginning of the chapter?**

   **(b) Merriment**

3. **(iii) Which game was becoming popular day by day?**

   **(a) Chess**

4. **(iv) What was believed about the game of chess?**

   **(b) It sharpened brains**

### True or False Statements:

1. **(i) All the people were busy doing something useful in Lucknow.**  

   **F** (False)

2. **(ii) Fierce battles were fought in the game of chess.**  

   **T** (True)

3. **(iii) The two Jagirdars used to spend most of their time planning moves on a chessboard.**  

   **T** (True)

4. **(iv) Mir Sahib lost five times, consecutively.**  

   **F** (False)

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### Short Answer Questions (30 words):

1. **(i) Why did the two Jagirdars have no worries about their livelihood?**  

   The two Jagirdars were wealthy landowners who lived off the income from their estates, freeing them from financial worries or the need to work.

2. **(ii) What did the two Jagirdars do every morning?**  

   Every morning, the two Jagirdars met to play chess, spending hours absorbed in the game, unconcerned about the world around them.

3. **(iii) Where did the two Jagirdars meet to play chess at first?**  

   At first, the two Jagirdars met at Mirza Sajjad Ali’s house to play chess.

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### Long Answer Questions (40 words):

1. **(i) Why did the Mirza's wife want to scold him and why couldn't she find any opportunity to do so?**  

   Mirza's wife was upset because he neglected his household duties and spent all his time playing chess. She couldn't scold him because he rarely stayed home, always busy with the game.

2. **(ii) What happened when both the Jagirdars started playing the game at Mir's house?**  

   When the Jagirdars started playing at Mir's house, Mir’s wife (Begum Sahiba) became troubled, as her husband's obsession with chess disrupted the household and left her frustrated with his lack of attention and responsibility.

3. **(iii) What did both the Jagirdars do in order to avoid the rider?**  

   To avoid the rider, who likely brought political or urgent news, the Jagirdars moved their chess games to a more secretive location, preferring to focus on the game rather than external issues.

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### Reference to Context:

1. **(i) "You sure want me to go, for you are losing the game."**

   

   (a) **Who said this line and to whom?**  

   Mirza Sajjad Ali said this line to Mir Roshan Ali.

   (b) **Where according to the speaker had the person asked him to go?**  

   According to Mirza, Mir Roshan Ali had asked him to leave because he was losing the chess game.

2. **(ii) "They agreed to resume their sitting in the Mir's house. It was now the turn of the Begum Sahiba of Mir Sahib to be sorely troubled."**

   

   (a) **Sitting of what activity was to be resumed in the Mir's house?**  

   The sitting of their chess games was to be resumed in Mir's house.

   (b) **Why did the two people involved in this activity have to stop their current sitting to resume it at another location?**  

   They had to stop playing at Mirza's house because they were worried about being discovered or interrupted. To avoid any distractions, they resumed the game at Mir's house.