ENGLISH CHAPTER 9 THE FIRST ATOM BOMB (Marcel Junod) Class 11th Complete Solution

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                  THE FIRST ATOM BOMB

                                               (Marcel Junod) 

                  Question And Answer

Q. Where were the first two atomic bombs dropped ?

Ans. In the Second World War, first two atomic bombs were dropped by America on two cities of Japan. One bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and the other bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. 

Q. What prophecy was broadcast by the American wireless regarding thee efects of atomic bombardment? 

Ans. The American wireless had borad cast a horrible prophecy regarding the effects of atomic bombardment. That prophecy was: 'For seventy years at least the radio-activity of the carth around the scene of the explosion will prevent all forms of life from existing there. 

Q. How was a Japanese policeman able to bring a copy of a telegram to the author regarding the effect of the atomic bombardment? 

Ans. The Japanese police man became able to have a copy of a telegram regarding the of the atomic bombardment because the Japanese Government had not yet issued a An fect of the ato r ship visa. The policeman had brought that copy at great risk. 

Q. Where did the author take the telegram? 

Ans. The author took the telegram at his villa in Torizaka, Tokyo. 

Q. Who were the first Americans to see photographs of Hiroshima taken on ground after the dropping of the atomic bomb ? 

Ans. The first Americans to see photographs of Hiroshima taken on the ground after the dropping of the atomic bomb were General Fitch, Colonel Marcus, Colonel Webster and Colonel Sams. 

Q. Where is Hiroshima situated? 

Ans. Hiroshima on which an atomic bomb was dropped by America in the second World War is a city in Japan. It is. situated near the river Ota which flows down from Mount Kamuri in Japan. 

Q. What was the effect on houses up to three miles from the centre of the explosion

Ans. Within three miles from the centre of the explosion, the roofs of the houses had fallen in and the beams jutted out from the wreckage of their walls. The houses were flattened as though they had been built of cardboard. 

Q. Why did a fine rain begin to fall half an hour after the explosion ? 

Ans. When an atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, there was an unnatural tremor and then fall. It was caused by the sudden rise of overheated air to a great height, where it condensed and fell back as rain. 

Q. What was the effect of the atomic bombardment at three-quarters of a mile from the centre of the explosion ? 

Ans. Nothing at all was left there. Everything nad disappeared. It was a stony waste littered with debris and twisted girders. About halr an hour after the explosion, a fine rain fall, It was caused by the sudden rise or overheated air to a great height, where it condensed and ieli back as rain. 

Q. Who was Brigadier-General Baker ? What did he inform the author about? 

Ans. Brigadier-General Baker was one of the American officers incharge of foreign relations. He informed the author that General MacArthur wished to receive the delegation of the International Red Cross.

Q. What was the opinion of General MacArthur about war? 

Ans. The atomic bombardment on Hiroshima had destoryed it completely. Looking at the horrible destruction caused by the explosion, General MacArthur said that force was not a solution to man's problems. A new war would leave nothing behind worthy of mention. General MacArthur was one of those who were responsible for the atomic bombardment. 

          Long Answer Type Questions

Q. What did Miss Ito tell the author about Hiroshima ? 

Ans. Miss Ito gave the author a great deal of information about what Hiroshima had once been. 'Hiroshima, she said, 'means the broad island It was built on the delta of the river Ota. It was the seventh town in point of size in Japan. It had a population of 250,000 people. In addition, there was a garrison of about 150,000 soldiers. But now after the blast, nothing remained alive. 

Q. Describe the immediate effect of the atomic bombardment on Hiroshima What happened to the houses in Hiroshima after the bombardment ? .

Ans. When an atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, there was an unnatural tremor and then a suffocating heat.Withina few seconds, thousands of people in the streets were scorched by the searing heat. Many were killed instantly and others lay writhing from intolerable pain of their burns. Houses were flattened as though they had been built of cardboard. The cattle suffered the same fate as human beings. Within three miles from the centre of the explosion, nothing remained alive. 

Q. What happened to the houses in Hiroshima after the bombardment ? 

Ans. At four miles from thee centre of the explosion, the roofs of the houses had lost their riles. At three miles, the roofs of the houses had fallen in and the beams jutted out from the wreckage of their walls. At about two and a half miles, all the buildings had been burnt out and destroyed. Only traces of the foundations and piles of debris were left. At three-quarters of a mile trom the centre of the devastation, nothing at all was left. It was a stony waste it tered with debris and twisted girders. 

Q. Describe in brief, the author's meeting with General MacArthur.

Ans. General MacArthur was also responsible for dropping of the atom bombs oon Hiroshima and Nagasaki. When he met the author and his men, he thanked them for all the work they had done for the victims in Hiroshima. Then he shared with them his views about the devastation that had resulted from the war. He admitted that force could never be a solution to man's problems. He said that a new war would leave nothing behind worthy of mention.