Ch.4 A Truly Beautiful Mind, 9th-Eng

 
*4. A Truly Beautiful Mind *
 
Very Short Type Question-Answer  
 
*1. Who is ‘A Truly Beautiful Mind’ referred to in this lesson?*
Ans. Albert Einstein
 
*2. In Which city was Albert Einstein born?*
Ans. A German City of Ulm
 
*3. When was Albert Einstein born?*
Ans. On 14 March 1879
 
*4. What did Einstein love to play?*
Ans. To play with mechanical toys
 
*5. How did he utter everything when he finally learnt to speak?*
Ans. He uttered everything twice
 

*6. What did other children and his classmates call him?*

Ans. Brother boring

 
*7. When did he pass his graduation?*
Ans. At the age of 21
 
*8. What did Einstein do after his graduation?*
Ans. He worked as a teaching assistant and gave private lessons
 
*9. In which subject was Einstein highly gifted and interested?*
Ans. He was highly gifted in Mathematics and interested in Physics
 
*10. What formula did he invent?*
Ans. E=mc²
 
*11. When was he awarded the Nobel Prize?*
Ans. For Physics in 1921
 

*12. How did the newspaper proclaim his work?*

Ans. As ‘a scientific revolution’

 
*13. When was the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?*
Ans. On 6^th and 9^th August 1945
 
*14. When did Einstein pass away?*
Ans. In 1955

Short Type Q-Ans.

1. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?

Ans. Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent office the 'bureau of theoretical physics'. Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret and his drawer had all the evidences which could reveal the secret.

 

2. Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

Ans. With the emergency of Nazis in Germany, Einstein emigrated to the United States. It was the fact that the Nazis had the ability to develop the atomic bomb. It could destroy the whole world. So he warned Franklin D. Roosevelt in his letter.

 

3. Why does the world remember Einstein as a ‘world citizen’?

Ans. Einstein was called a world citizen because when America developed the atomic bomb in secret and dropped it on the Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Einstein was deeply shaken by extent of the destruction. So he efforts towards world peace and democracy.

 

4. Describe the early life of Albert Einstein.

Ans. Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He started to speak after two and half year. He utters every word twice. His classmates called him 'brother boring'. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics.

 

5. Why did Albert Einstein leave the high school in Munich for good?

Ans. Einstein left the school in Munich because he did not like the discipline of the school. He hated the school's regimentation and often clashed with teachers. After prolonged discussion, Einstein got his wish to continue his education in German.

 

6. Why did Einstein's mother not want him to marry?

Ans. Einstein mother didn't want Einstein to marry with Mileva Maric because she was older than Einstein. Einstein's mother was also bother of Mileva's intelligence.

Long Answer 

1. Discuss Albert Einstein as a genius scientist. 

Ans. Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He started to speak after two and half year. He utters every word twice. His classmates called him 'brother boring'. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics. Einstein was called a world citizen because when America developed the atomic bomb in secret and dropped it on the Japanese cities: Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Einstein was deeply shaken by extent of the destruction. So he efforts towards world peace and democracy.