ENGLISH CHAPTER 7 LET'S NOT FORGET THE MARTYRS CLASS 11th Complete Solution

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         LET'S NOT FORGET THE MARTYRS

Q. Name the five recipients of the Param Vir Chakra mentioned in the lesson, Let's Not Forget the Martyrs. 

Ans. The five recipients of Param Vir Chakra mentioned in the lesson are 1. Major Som Nath Sharma 2. Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa 3. Havildar Abdul Hamid 4. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon 5. Captain Vikram Batra. 

Q. When and where did Major Som Nath Sharma die ? 

Ans. Major Som Nath Sharma, the very first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, died in NoVember 1947 during the Indo-Pak War of 1947-48. He died while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Srinagar Airport. 

Q. How did Major Som Nath Face the mortar firing from the enemy? 

Ans. Major Som Nath Sharma died in Novembe While tacu ng them to his men rom Srinagar Airport during the Indo-Pak War November 1947, while evicting Pakistani invad. tom who were operating ight machine guns. He urged his men to continue fighting bravely. THE ce the mortar firing from the enemy invader e Indo-Pak War of 1947-48. While facing the mortar firing fron dharma started filling the magazines and issuing them to his m

Q. In which war did Lt. Col. Dhan Singh Thapa distinguish himself as a great the soldier 

Ans. Lt. Col. Dhan Singh Thapa distinguished himself as a great oht soldier when in the the Chinese Sino. Indian war of 1962. He showed great bravery in the war. During the fight when the outran the post, Lt. Col. Thapa jumped out of his trench. He killed many of the intruder n hand-to-hand fighting. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his bravery. 

Q. Havildar Abdul Hamid is known as a killer of 'tanks. Why? 

Ans. Havildar Abdul Hamid is known as a killer of tanks because he, alone, had destroyed three tanks of the enemy forces during the Indo-Pak war of 1965. During the fight, when the enemy tanks had penetrated the torward position in an hour only, Hamid moved out to a flanking position with his gun mounted on a jeep and started knocking out enemy tanks. Changing his positions quickly, he knocked out three tanks one by one. 

Q. What was Abdul Hamid's role during the Sino-Indian War of 1962? 

Ans. What was Abdul Hamid's role during the Sino-Indian War of 1962? Ans. Havildar Abdul Hamid was a soldier in the 4th battalian of The Grenadiers of tu Indian Army. During the Sino-Indian war of 1962, Abdul Hamid as a part of his battai participated in the battle of Namka Chu against the Chinese. 

Q. Why was Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon awarded the Param Vir Chakra? 

Ans. the enemy. He scored a direct hit on one Sabre and set another ablaze. After Six a long Sabres Ans. Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was awarded the Param Vir Chakra in recognition Vir Chakra lone defence of Srinagar airbase from a Pakistani raid. He alone fought with the six Sa of irh the remainiug four abres, his aircraft was hit and he was killed. 

Q. 8. In which war did Captain Vikram Batra display exemplary bravery to win the Param Vir Chakr

Ans. Captain Vikram Batra displayed exemplary bravery during 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan. He showed great bravery in this war. He was killed uhen he was saving the life of another Indian soldier. For this valour and sacrifice, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra. 

Q. How did Vikram Batra come to join the Indian Army ? 

Ans. He was selected to join the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in Jessore Company of Manekshaw Battalion. In 1996, he was commissioned in the Indian Army as a Lieutenant of the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir. He, soon, rose to the rank of Captain. 

Q. What was the effect of the capture of Point 5140 during the Kargil war ? 

Ans. In the Kargil War between India and Pakistan, Captain Vikram Batra fought very Dravely. He captured Point 5140 in this war. The' capture of Point 5140 inspired other rs $o much that they captured many other points also- such as Point 5100, Point Junction Peak, Three Pimples, Point 4750 and Point 4875. 

Long Answer Type Questions

Q. Describe the circumstances of the martyrdom of Major Som Nath Sharma. 

Ans. Major Som Nath Sharma's company was fighting with the Pakistani invaders in ths Dadgam village during the Indo-Pak War of 1947-48 in Kashmir. Suddenly the enem-surrounded his company from three sides and started mortar bombardment. Despite hi right being in plaster, Major Som Nath took the task of tilling the magazines an Sing them to his men, Zines, a mortar shell exploded on the ammunition lying near him. Major Sor the magazines, a n, who were operating light machine guns. While he was busy fillin Nath Sharma Sharma was killed in that explosion. 

Q. Describe the role of Lt. Col, Dhan Singh Thapa during the Chinese attack. 

Ans During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, Dhan Singh Thapa was posted ul in Airport Ladals in On 20 October 1962, the Chinese attacked Sirijap-I post near the Chushul Airport Ladakh. They attacked three times with more and more ammunition and tanks. But ea time, Major Thapa along with his men repulsed their attack by intlicting heavy losses on th each e enemy. When the enemy overran the post, Dhan Singh Thapa didnt care about his own ng, te. and jumped out of his trench. He killed many of the intruders in hand-to-hand fighting

Q. Explain the bravery displayed by Havildar Abdul Hamid in the Indo-Pak War of. 1965.

Ans. Havildar Abdul Hamid was posted in Khem Karan Sector, Bhikhiwind in Punjab at that time. On 10 September, 1965, Pakistani forces attacked near village Cheema in Khem Karan Sector with a regiment of Patton tanks. There was intense artillery shelling and tank fire everywhere. Realising the seriousness of the situation, Hamid moved out with his gun mounted on a jeep and started firing on the enemy tanks. He destroyed two enemy tanks. When the enemy tanks spotted Abdul Hamid, they started firing at him. He was badly wounded by a highly explosiveshel. But he continued firing on another enemy tank till he died. 

Q. How did Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon defend the Srinagar Airbase 1971? 

Ans. On 14 December, 1971, six Pakistan Air Force F-86 jets attacked Srinagar A ground targets. Under heavy fire, Sekhon somehow was able to take off in his Gnat and with the Sabres. He scored a direct hiton one Sabre and set another ablaze. After a d dog-fight with the remaining four Sabres, his aircraft was hit and he was killed. The ema Pakistani aircraft returned to Pakistan without pressing the attack. 

Q. Explain the part played by Captain Vikram Batra in the Kargil War in June 1999

Ans. During the Kargil War in 1999, Captain Vikram Batra was given the task of recapturing Point 5140. Captain Vikram decided to lead from the rear and thus shock the enemy. But when he andh ismen reached near the top,theenemy started firing at them. But they didnt bother the heavy firing. They hurled rwo grenades at the machine-gun post. Captain Vikram alone killed three enemy soldiers in close combat. Though he was seriously injured, he insisted on continuing the mission. Inspired by his courage, his men charged the enemy position and recaptured point 5140. And thus Point 4700, Point 5100, Junction Peak, Three Pimples, Point 4750 and Point 4875 were also captured afterwards. Captain Vikram Batra was killed while recapturing Point 4875.