Explore the One mark question-answer covering each paragraph of the text 'Black Aeroplane' for CBSE Class X students
Written by Himadri Das
Line: The moon was coming ……….in the morning
1. How was the atmosphere when the pilot of the black Dakota took off?
Ans: The atmosphere was congenial twinkling. There was no cloud in the sky. The sky was clear. The moon was rising and the stars were twinkling.
2. Where was the pilot going?
Ans: The pilot was going to London.
3. Why was the pilot going to England?
Ans: The pilot was going to England to spend his holiday with his family.
4. How was the mood of the pilot when he went up?
Ans: The pilot was happy to go high up in the sky.
5. What time of the day was the pilot of the black aeroplane flying?
Ans: The pilot was flying when his watch showed one thirty in the morning.
Line: I should call Paris control soon…………over
6. What was the number of the old Dakota aeroplane?
Ans: The number of the old Dakota aeroplane was DS 088.
7. What did the pilot see when he looked down past the nose of the aeroplane?
Ans: When the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane looked down past the nose of the aeroplane, he saw the lights of a big city in front of him.
8. What did the pilot of the old Dakota plane convey to the Paris Control when he saw the lights of a big city?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane switched on the radio and conveyed that he had been on his way to England.
Line: The voice from the radio……….DS 088. Over
9. What instruction did the pilot of the old Dakota plane get from Paris Control?
Ans: Paris control instructed him to immediately take a turn of twelve degrees towards the west.
Line: I checked the map and the compass…………….towards England
10. How many fuel tanks were left when the pilot turned the Dakota twelve degrees west towards England?
Ans: Only one fuel tank was left when the pilot turned the Dakota twelve degrees west towards England.
Line: I’ll be in time for breakfast……………….an easy flight.
11. What was the initial assumption of the pilot in respect of reaching England?
Ans: The pilot was certain about reaching England before breakfast.
12. What was the initial assumption of the pilot in respect of flying at night?
Ans: The pilot took the journey to England to be a very easy and unchallenging one.
Line: Paris was about 150 kilometres……………to fly around them to the north or south.
13. How far was Paris from the place from where the pilot first saw the clouds?
Ans: Paris was 150 km behind from the place from where the pilot first saw the clouds.
14. How fearsome did the clouds look?
Or
Give a brief description of the storm clouds?
Ans: They were huge in size and looked like black mountains. The way they stood in front of the pilot made him feel he was up against an insurmountable obstacle.
15. What were the limitations of the old black Dakota aeroplane against the storm clouds?
Ans: The old Dakota aeroplane had limited resources to fight against the challenge. It did not have enough fuel to fly up and go over them or to fly around them to the direction of the north or south.
16. Mention the simile used to describe the storm clouds.
Ans: A simile is a figure of speech in which two dissimilar objects are compared and regarded as if they share similarities, which in reality, do not exist. Similes are materialised with the words such as ‘like’ and ‘as’.
The expression ‘They looked like black mountains……’ contains a simile in which black clouds are compared to black mountains. The words ‘cloud’ and ‘mountain' refer to two entirely dissimilar objects. Yet they are compared to each other and presented as if they resemble each other.
Line: “I ought to go back to Paris,.............breakfast.
17. Why did the pilot not go back to Paris?
Ans: The pilot did not go back to Paris because he desperately wanted to go home and have breakfast with the family. In other words, he wanted to be with his family at any cost.
18. What mentality of the pilot is manifested from his decision in not going back to Paris?
Ans: The pilot’s decision of not going back to Paris reveals several mental traits of the pilot. It shows his desperation which prompts him to even put his life in grave risk. He is determined and has no hesitation in putting efforts in materialising his goal.
Line: “I’ll take the risk,”................the storm.
19. ‘I’ll take the risk,’ - What risk is referred to here?
Ans: The pilot took the risk of running the plane straight into the storm.
Line: Inside the clouds,.........I tried the radio.
20. How was everything inside the clouds?
Ans: Everything inside the clouds was black. The visibility inside the clouds was nil.
21. Why was it impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane?
Ans: It was impossible to see anything outside the aeroplane because everything was black inside.
22. How did the old aeroplane react inside the clouds?
Ans: The old aeroplane got destabilised once it was inside the clouds and remained so till it got out. It jumped and twisted in the air. The compass went out of function. Other instruments also went out of function. The pilot got no assistance from any of the modern equipment which was installed in the aeroplane.
23.How did the pilot come to know that the compass was dead?
Ans: The compass behaved unnaturally. It turned round and round. Noticing this unnatural behaviour of the compass, the pilot of the aeroplane came to know that the compass was dead.
Line: “Paris Control? Paris Control?..........one hand and waved.
24. Why did the Paris Control not answer the pilot?
Ans:. The Paris Control did not answer the pilot because the connection with the control was cut off. The connection was cut off because the radio was dead.
25. How did the pilot realise that he was lost in the storm?
Ans: The pilot found himself in a very tricky situation. As soon as he entered the storm clouds, vital instruments of his aeroplane went out of function. The compass stopped working. The radio, too, was dead. As the radio went out of function, he could not contact the Paris Control. With all these vital instruments going down together, he could neither figure out where he was nor could he determine which direction his plane had been heading. It made him realise that he was lost.
26. Where did the pilot of the Dakota spot another aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane spotted another aeroplane ‘in the black clouds’ quite near his aeroplane.
27. How did the pilot of the Dakota feel when he saw another pilot?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane had to fight an unequal fight against the fury of nature. His lone fight for survival against inclement weather came to an end when he was joined by another aeroplane in the air. He found someone to give him company and share his plight. It made him a bit relieved. He was happy to have someone to give him company in times of crisis.
28. How did the pilot of the other plane react to see the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the other plane lifted one hand and waved his hand to the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane.
Line: “Follow me,”..............trying to help me.’
29. What did the pilot of the another aeroplane say to the pilot of the Dakota aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the another plane asked the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane to follow him. He shouted at the pilot of the Dakota plane saying ‘follow me’.
30. ‘He knows that I am lost ,’- Who is referred to here by the word ‘He’? Who is lost?
Ans: The word ‘he’ refers to the pilot of the other aeroplane that came to accompany the old Dakota aeroplane.
The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was lost along with his aeroplane.
Line: He turned his aeroplane……………….obedient child
31. Where did the pilot of the other aeroplane turn his aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the other aeroplane turned his aeroplane to the north.
32. Why did the pilot of the other aeroplane turn his aeroplane to the north?
Ans: The pilot of the other aeroplane turned his aeroplane to the north, in front of the Dakota aeroplane so that it remained easily visible to the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane and he could easily follow him.
33. Did the pilot of the old Dakota plane follow the other aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota plane did follow the other aeroplane.
34. How did the pilot of the old Dakota plane feel while following the other aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota plane was glad to follow the other aeroplane. He was happy, relieved and was quite willing to be instructed and guided by the pilot of the other aeroplane. While following the other aeroplane, he felt himself like an obedient child who after indulging in pranks and creating nuisance all day long, quietly comes back home in the evening.
35. What figure of speech does the pilot of the old Dakota plane use to describe himself?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane uses a ‘simile’ to describe himself. He draws a comparison between him and an obedient child.
36. Why does the pilot describe himself as an obedient child?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane, indeed, acted like a child. He acted like a stubborn child in taking unnecessary risk by continuing his flight even if he was well aware of the storm clouds that had built up. He was also aware that the storm clouds were all set to present obstruction to his flight. But he was determined to fly. He showed immaturity just like a child.
Later, when faced with a huge obstacle, he realised his mistake and was willing to give up his stubborn attitude. He, like an obedient child, showed willingness to be guided by others and was glad to follow the instructions of someone more experienced than him. The Dakota pilot gave up his adventurous spirit and happily went behind the other aeroplane like an obedient child. It marks a sea change in his attitude.
Line: After half an hour……………………through the storm.
37. How did the pilot react when he discovered that there was only enough fuel in the tank to fly for five or ten minutes more?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was frightened to discover that there was only enough fuel in the tank to fly for five or ten minutes more.
38. How did the black aeroplane come to the rescue of the old Dakota plane when there was very little fuel left in the tank?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was frightened to discover that there was very little fuel in the tank. He was following another aeroplane. He started worrying about the little amount of fuel in the tank. Suddenly he saw the aeroplane he had been following, going down. He kept following the aeroplane in front of him and soon found himself out of the clouds and out of danger.
39. How long had the black aeroplane been giving company to the old Dakota plane?
Ans: The black aeroplane had been giving company to the old Dakota aeroplane for half an hour.
Line: Suddenly I came out……………….see it anywhere.
40. What did the long straight lines signify?
Ans: The ‘long straight lines’ referred to the runway of an airport.
Line: I landed and was not sorry…………………’Thank you’.
41. How did the pilot feel when he came out of the aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot felt extremely relieved. He realised with a sense of disbelief that finally he was safe.
His ordeal came to an end but it was like a dream come true for him. He escaped his death miraculously and it came to him as a surprise.
42. What did the pilot say to the woman in the control tower?
Ans: The pilot approached a woman in the control centre and asked the name of the place where he stood and also the name of the pilot who accompanied him in the mid-air.
43. How did the pilot want to express his gratitude to the pilot of the black aeroplane?
Ans: The pilot was, indeed, grateful to the pilot of the black aeroplane. When he landed safely at the airport, he wanted to meet him and express his gratitude to him by saying ‘Thank you.’
Line: She looked at me…………laughed.
44. ‘She looked at me very strangely,.........’
Who is referred to here by ‘she’? Whom did she look at? Why did she look in that manner?
Ans: By the word ‘she’, the writer refers to the woman in the control centre.
She looked at the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane.
The way she looked at the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane when asked about the whereabouts of the pilot of another aeroplane which was black in colour, gives a vital clue to the answer. She looked ‘strangely’ when asked about the other pilot. The adverb ‘strangely’ points towards a vital body language that hints at the sense of disbelief the woman went through when asked about another pilot. She was astonished to hear such a thing. It was an awkward question - a bizarre one for the woman in the control centre.
Line: “Another aeroplane? …………on the radar.”
45. What did the woman in the control centre tell the pilot of the old Dakota about the black aeroplane?
Ans: The woman in the control centre told the pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane that ‘no other aeroplanes were’ flying that night in the storm. She told him that his was the only aeroplane she could see on the radar.
Line: So who helped me to arrive………………without lights?
46. How did the pilot react when he was informed that no other aeroplane except his was flying?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was left with several unanswered questions. What he saw was not a dream. It was a reality to him. Yet it was not supported by scientific evidence. The radar data contradicted what he claimed. He was clueless as to who helped him to land safely without a compass or a radio; as to who was the pilot on the black aeroplane flying in the storm, without lights.
47. What were the questions that came to the pilots mind when he was informed that no other aeroplane except his had been detected by the radar?
Ans: The pilot of the old Dakota aeroplane was full of questions when he was informed that no other aeroplane was flying that night. He had a question as to who helped him land safely on the airport when he had no compass, no radio and no fuel left. He also had questions as to the identity of the pilot of the black aeroplane that was flying in front of him in the storm without lights.
Conclusion: This one along with Paragraph wise analysis of ‘Black Aeroplane’ should help students better prepare for the upcoming board examination in 2027.
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