Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    CBSE Learning
    • Home
    • NCERT Solutions
    • Class 12
      • Class 12 Physics
      • Class 12 Chemistry
      • Class 12 Maths
      • Class 12th Biology
      • Class 12 English
      • Class 12 Accountancy
      • Class 12 Economics
      • Class 12 Business Studies
      • Class 12 Political Science
      • Class 12 Sociology
      • Class 12 Psychology
    • Class 11
      • Class 11 Maths
      • Class 11 Physics
      • Class 11 Chemistry
      • Class 11 Biology
      • Class 11 Accountancy
      • Class 11 English
      • Class 11 Economics
      • Class 11 Business Studies
      • Class 11 Political Science
      • Class 11 Psychology
      • Class 11 Sociology
    • Class 10
      • Class 10 English
      • Class 10 Maths
      • Class 10 Science
      • Class 10 Social Science
    • Class 9
      • Class 9 Maths
      • Class 9 English
      • Class 9 Science
      • Class 9 Social Science
    • Class 8
      • Class 8 Maths
      • Class 8 Science
      • Class 8 English
      • Class 8 Social Science
    • Class 7
      • Class 7 Maths
      • Class 7 Science
      • Class 7 English
      • Class 7 Social Science
    • Class 6
      • Class 6 Maths
      • Class 6 Science
      • Class 6 English
      • Class 6 Social Science
    CBSE Learning
    Home » NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 12
    class 9 english

    NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 12

    AdminBy Admin3 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Thinking about the poem : Solutions of Questions on Page Number : 81


    Q1 : (i) “Beneath all uniforms…” What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about?
    (ii) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
    Answer :
    (i) The poet is probably speaking about the uniforms that the soldiers wear at the time of war. The word “uniform” here could also mean the traditional dresses of a country.
    (ii) Throughout the poem, the poet pin points the underlying similarity between all human beings. He says that though people may wear different uniforms, they all are same. Everyone walks upon the same earth, breathes in air, drinks water and is aware of the presence of the sun. Everybody feeds on the harvest produced and gets starved during an extended war. Our hands, the work we do, our eyes and even the fact that our strength can be won by love is similar. Moreover, we all understand and recognise ‘life’, which is common to all lands. Hence, the poet suggests that nobody is foreign and no country is strange.


    Q2 : In stanza 1, find five ways in which we all are alike. Pick out the words.
    Answer :
    Words which suggest the five ways in which the poet draws similarity between all human beings are as follows:
    “no men are strange”; “uniforms”; “single body breathes”; “land our brothers walk upon”; and “earth like this, in which we all shall lie”.


    Q3 : How many common features can you find in stanza 2? Pick out the words.
    Answer :
    There are five common features in stanza 2. These features are the sun, the air, the water, peaceful harvest, hands and the labour.


    Q4 : “…whenever we are told to hate our brothers…” When do you think this happens? Why? Who ‘tells’ us? Should we do as we are told at such times? What does the poet say?
    Answer :
    Usually, we are told to hate our brothers (i.e. people belonging to other countries) at the time of war. Political leaders and powerful people, who work for their personal gains, ask us to do so. However, we should not act as a puppet in their hands and do as they say. We should understand that war is futile and analyse the situation before jumping to conclusions. The poet asks us to remember that by hating our brothers, we are dispossessing, betraying and condemning ourselves. When we take arms against each other, we pollute the human earth and violate the purity of the atmosphere.


    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Previous ArticleNCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 11
    Next Article NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 13
    Recent Posts
    • Birds Name in English
    NCERT Book Solutions
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Chemistry
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Accountancy
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Economics
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Business Studies
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Political Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Psychology
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Sociology
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Biology
    • NCERT Solution for Class 11 Physics
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Chemistry
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Biology
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Accountancy
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Business Studies
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Economics
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Political Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Psychology
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Sociology
    NCERT Solutions
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Sanskrit
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Social Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Maths
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Social Science
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 7 Science
    Exams
    • Privacy Policy
    • NEET 2024
    • NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Sanskrit
    • Current Affairs
    Links
    Latest News
    Contact Us
    Privacy Policy
    Ask a Doubt
    © 2025 CBSE Learning

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.