CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

NO MEN ARE FOREIGN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“ ____ a single body breathes”-What does this mean?
A
Living beings breathe
B
We all breathe in the same way
C
God created men
D
One life one wish
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Explain: ‘Beneath all uniforms, a single body breathes’. Ans-The line means that though the outward appearance of people varies because of the difference in their attire, there is an inherent similarity between all human beings. All people live and breathe in a similar fashion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: A single body breathes beneath all uniforms. This means beneath superficial differences, there is a similarity.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the poem ‘No Men Are Foreign’, the poet asks us to remember that under all uniforms, a single body breathes like ours. We all walk on the same land. We all live and work in the same way. So, we are not different from each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The line ‘single body breathes’ indicates the relationship of Similarity.

Detailed explanation-5: -A soldier who has pledged his allegiance to a particular country fights and kills soldiers who wear the uniform of other countries. But beneath the uniform of both countries, it is a single body that breathes, in the sense that both belong to the same human race.

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