Nobel Lecture Short Question Answer Class 11 Second Semester WBCHSE
1. When was Mother Teresa born? What was the original name of Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910.
Her full name was Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu.
2. Which place did Mother Teresa originally belong to? At what age did she come to India?
Mother Teresa originally belonged to Skopje in Macedonia.
She came to India at the age of eighteen.
3. In which year was Mother Teresa awarded the Noble Prize and for what?
Mother Teresa was awarded Noble Peace Prize in the year 1979 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for her tireless work for the poor and marginalized to overcome poverty and distress, which are threats to peace.
4. “As we have gathered here together…”- Where did they gather and for what purpose?
The people gathered at the Nobel Prize distribution ceremony to thank God for the Noble Peace Prize that Mother Teresa received in 1979.
5. How did Mother Teresa begin her ‘Nobel Lecture’?
Mother Teresa began her ‘Nobel Lecture’ by thanking God for winning the Nobel Peace Prize { and by asking everyone present there to pray the prayer of St Francis of Assisi.
6. Whom did Mother Teresa thank for being awarded the Nobel Prize? What prayer did Mother Teresa refer to?
Mother Teresa thanked God for being awarded the Noble Prize.
She referred to the prayer of St Francis of Assisi.
7. What is ‘Holy Communion’? What did Mother Teresa do every day after ‘Holy Communion’?
‘Holy Communion’ is a ritual observed by the Christians commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus.
Mother Teresa would pray the prayer of Francis of Assisi every day after ‘Holy Communion’.
8. Why did the prayer of St Francis of Assisi surprise Mother Teresa?
The prayer of St Francis of Assisi surprised Mother Teresa because the problems that the people had faced 400-500 years ago as discussed in the prayer, remained the same until the very time of Mother Teresa.
9. How was the world 400-500 years ago?
400-500 years ago, the people of the world had the same difficulties that we have today.
10. Why did Mother Teresa ask everyone to thank God in her lecture?
Mother Teresa asked everyone to thank God as they had the opportunity to enjoy the gift of peace which reminds them that they had been created to live in that peace, and Jesus is the Prince of Peace.
11. Why was God hurt, according to Mother Teresa?
According to Mother Teresa, God was hurt because He had to sacrifice His only son whom He loved so dearly, for the world.
12. Whose son was Jesus Christ? Jesus became man in all things except what?
Jesus was the son of God.
Jesus became man in all things except sin.
13. “As soon as he came in her life…”- Who is referred to as ‘he’ here? In whose life did he come?
Jesus Christ is referred to as ‘he’ here.
He came in Mother Mary’s life.
14. What did Mother Mary do in haste and why?
Mother Mary went to her cousin Elizabeth’s house in haste to give her the good news that a child had come in her life.
15. What happened when Virgin Mary came to her cousin’s house and why did it happen?
When Virgin Mary came to her cousin Elizabeth’s house, the unborn child in Elizabeth’s womb leapt with joy. It happened because the unborn child was the first messenger of peace and he recognised Christ as the Prince of Peace who had come to bring the good news for everyone.
16. Who was the first messenger of peace? Who is named as the ‘Prince of Peace’?
The little unborn child in the womb of Virgin Mary’s cousin, Elizabeth was the first messenger of peace. Jesus Christ is named as the ‘Prince of Peace’.
17. What was the good news and by whom was it brought to the world?
The good news was the message of peace and love that was brought to the world by Jesus Christ.
18. Why was Jesus sent to the earth?
Jesus was sent to the earth to bring the good news of peace for the people in distress.
19. According to Mother Teresa, for whom did Jesus die on the cross?
According to Mother Teresa, Jesus Christ died on the cross for everyone, including the leper, the man dying of hunger, as well as the naked person lying in the street, not only of Calcutta, but also of Africa, New York, London and Oslo.
20. How did Jesus show his greater love for mankind? What did he insist on us to do?
Jesus Christ showed his greater love for mankind by sacrificing his own life on the cross for the well-being of humans.
He insisted that every human being should love one another the way he loved every one of them.
21. What is the Gospel? What has been said in it?
The Gospel is the record of Christ’s life and teachings in the first four books of the New Testament. In the Gospel, Jesus Christ asked every person to love one another the same way they were loved by Jesus and Jesus was in turn loved by God.
22. Whom does St John call a liar?
According to St John, a person who says that he/ she loves God but does not love his/her neighbour is a liar.
23. Whom should we love to love God as advised by St John? Why?
St John advised that to love God we should love our neighbour first.
We should love our neighbour first because it is not possible to love God whom we do not see, if we do not love our neighbour whom we can see, touch and with whom we live.
24. What did Jesus Christ do to make sure that we remember his great love?
To make sure that we remember his great love, Jesus made himself the bread of life in order to satisfy our hunger for his love.
25. Among whom can we find Christ?
We can find Christ among the starved, the naked, the homeless, the sick, the imprisoned, the lonely and the unwanted people.
26. “I never forget an opportunity…”-Who said this? What opportunity had been spoken of?
Mother Teresa said this.
She spoke of the opportunity she had of visiting an old age home.
27. Why did the old people of the old age home keep looking towards the door?
The old people of the old age home kept looking towards the door because they expected their sons and daughters to pay them a visit. compelled to turn to the streets and they get involved in drugs.
28. What is Mother Teresa’s point of view about drug addiction among young people?
Mother Teresa felt that young boys and girls in the West get addicted to drugs because there is no one in their family to take care of them or to advise them. Their parents are busy in their own lives and the children being lonely, get involved in drugs.
29. What according to Mother Teresa, is the greatest destroyer of peace today? What is the worst form of poverty?
According to Mother Teresa, the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.
The worst form of poverty is feeling unwanted.
30. “…it is a direct war, a direct killing…”- Who said this and where? What is referred to here as ‘direct killing’?
Mother Teresa said this during her speech while receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
Abortion is referred to here as ‘direct killing’.
31. How did Mother Teresa describe ‘abortion’ in ‘Nobel Lecture’?
Mother Teresa in ‘Nobel Lecture’ described ‘abortion’ as a direct killing, a direct murder by the mother herself. She further said that if a mother can murder her own child then nothing is impossible in this world.
32. “…I will not forget you…”- Who will not forget whom? Why?
God will not forget the unborn child whom the mother herself has killed by abortion.
God will not forget the child because He himself had created the child in the palm of His hand.
33. How did Mother Teresa want to fight abortion?
Mother Teresa fought abortion by adoption. She the sent messages to hospitals, clinics and police stations, to look into the matter so that no child gets destroyed as Missionaries of Charity would take responsibility of those unwanted children.
34. What noble thing did Mother and her Co-Workers do with the unwanted children?
Mother and her Co-Workers took the unwanted children and put them under the care of parents who had no children, thus providing the little ones a home and unconditional love.
35. “…That is the blessing of God for us.”- What is the ‘blessing’ referred to here?
The ability to conceive, produce and nurture a child is a boon. Additionally, Mother Teresa considers the opportunity to place an unwanted child in a childless home to be a ‘blessing’ for the childless parents.
36. Who were taught natural family planning and by whom?
The common people, the poor people, the beggars, the leprosy patients, the slum dwellers, the people of the street were taught natural family planning by Mother Teresa and her Co-Workers.
37. What were the common people taught for natural family planning?
The common people were taught the natural way of abstaining and self-control for natural family planning.
38. What was the result of natural family planning?
As a result of natural family planning 61,273 less babies were born in Calcutta alone in 6 years. The people of the streets possessed the clear idea that their family was healthy and united and they could have a baby whenever they want.
39. According to Mother Teresa, who are very great people and why?
According to Mother Teresa, the poor are very great people because they can teach us many beautiful things.
40. What did Mother Teresa want to suggest when she comments that poor people are very great people?
By commenting that poor people are very great, Mother Teresa conveyed her deep respect and admiration for those who live in poverty. Mother suggests that regardless of their low economic and social status, they can teach us so many valuable lessons from their different experiences and perspectives.
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