NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 5 Rani Abbakka — Let us discuss

Book page 213 & 214 Updated on2026-09-05

Q1.

Match the words in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher. (1. vassal 2. coronation 3. successor 4. rash 5. sovereign country 6. league 7. wrath 8. seize 9. resolve 10. raged 11. decisive 12. apprehended 13. dauntless 14. avenge)

Answer

Column 1	Match	Column 2 — meaning	Where it appears in the story
1. vassal (n)	(x)	a country/state that is controlled by a more powerful country and has to pay money when needed	Ullal “had become a vassal” of the Portuguese
2. coronation (n)	(vi)	a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen	“After the coronation, Abbakka spoke to her husband…”
3. successor (n)	(xi)	a person who succeeds another	“Her daughter and successor, Abbakka Devi, was by her side”
4. rash (adj.)	(iv)	acting or doing something without thinking about the consequences	“Isn't that a rather rash decision?”
5. sovereign country (n)	(ix)	a country with a government having complete authority	“We are a sovereign country.”
6. league (n)	(v)	association or partnership	“The Portuguese might think that I am in league with her”
7. wrath (n)	(i)	extreme anger	“Bangadi too may have to face their wrath”
8. seize (v)	(ii)	take hold of suddenly or forcibly	“Stop her! Seize her!!”
9. resolve (n)	(xiv)	determination	“Their reactions only served to strengthen Abbakka's resolve”
10. raged (v)	(iii)	happen in a violent way	“For four days the battle raged”
11. decisive (adj.)	(xiii)	showing the ability to make decisions effectively	“This shall be the decisive war”
12. apprehended (v)	(viii)	capture	“All of the ships were apprehended on their return by the Portuguese navy”
13. dauntless (adj.)	(vii)	fearless	“The dauntless Abbakka addressed her men”
14. avenge (v)	(xii)	take revenge for	“The time to avenge your defeat has come”

Tip: match the easy ones first (coronation, successor, wrath), then use the sentence in the story to test the rest. A word's meaning is always clearer inside its own sentence than on a list.

Q2.

Complete the table given below based on your understanding of the story. An example has been done for you. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher. (Cause / Effect — 1. Ullal had been captured by the Portuguese → (i) Ullal had to pay a tribute to the colonial power. 2. ___ → (ii) Rani Abbakka’s husband Veera Narsimha felt it was a hasty decision. 3. Veera Narsimha ordered the soldiers to stop Rani Abbakka when she said she would not be frightened by the Portuguese → (iii) ___ 4. Rani Abbakka addressed a meeting of rajas for their support, who felt they would be no match for the Portuguese army and their power → (iv) ___ 5. ___ → (v) Rani Abbakka in turn attacked the Portuguese Fort.)

Answer

Cause	Effect
1. Ullal had been captured by the Portuguese.	(i) Ullal had to pay a tribute to the colonial power. (example)
2. After her coronation, Abbakka told her husband, “I will stop paying tribute to the Portuguese. I will not sell them spices and cloth either.”	(ii) Rani Abbakka's husband Veera Narsimha felt it was a hasty decision.
3. Veera Narsimha ordered the soldiers to stop Rani Abbakka when she said she would not be frightened by the Portuguese.	(iii) Not a single soldier stirred — “such was the spell cast by the brave queen” — and they decided to follow their brave leader instead.
4. Rani Abbakka addressed a meeting of rajas for their support, who felt they would be no match for the Portuguese army and their power.	(iv) Their reactions only strengthened her resolve: “I will have to fight the Portuguese alone. For fight them I will — single-handed, if need be!”
5. Abbakka sent an envoy to Mangalore, the Portuguese base — and the Portuguese “replied, however, by attacking”, their cannons booming across the river at Ullal.	(v) Rani Abbakka in turn attacked the Portuguese Fort.

Reading skill: in a cause-and-effect chain each effect becomes the next cause. Abbakka's refusal causes her husband's alarm; his order causes the soldiers' loyalty to show itself; the rajas' timidity causes her resolve to harden; the Portuguese attack causes hers. Follow the chain and you have the whole plot.

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