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An Alien Hand NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 10

An Alien Hand NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 10

An Alien Hand NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers
An Alien Hand Comprehension check (Page 69) 

Question 1.
How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’?

Answer:
Tilloo was in too much of a hurry to discover the route to the restricted area. Thus, he stole his father's security card one day. He avoided his mother's gaze and moved into the restricted area.

Question 2.
What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home?

Answer:
Tilloo longed to glimpse the sun when he came out of his underground residence if it was daytime. If darkness fell, he wanted to see the stars. About it, he had read and heard a great deal. But he was unable to. He was led back home by an agitated and concerned mother.

Question 3.
Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reach the surface of the planet?

Answer:
There is no oxygen on the surface of the planet. The temperature is so low that one freezes to death. So Tilloo’s father advised him not to try to reach surface of the planet.

Question 4.
What changes had occurred, which forced people to live in underground homes ?

Answer:
It changed only slightly, but the change was sufficient to upset the balance of nature on the planet. First the birds became extinct, then the animals and finally the fishes. The superior technology of human beings enabled them to survive underground.

An Alien Hand Comprehension check (Page 71)


Question 1.
Why was everyone in the Control Room greatly excited ?

Answer:
Two spacecraft were visible nearing the planet's surface, which caused enormous excitement among all of the people in the control center.

Question 3.
What did Number One and Number Two suggest should be done about the alien spacecraft?

Answer:
The defense was under Number One's control. He remarked that it would not be good to destroy the spaceship there. It was due to a gasoline scarcity. He said that it could only be rendered inoperable once it landed. Number Two advocated for passive observation of everything. It was prudent to destroy the planes rather than announce their presence.

An Alien Hand Comprehension check (Page 73)


Question 1.
What do you think the mechanical hand was trying to do?

Answer:
The mechanical hand was trying to collect the samples of the soil from the planet.

Question 2.
Tilloo pressed the red button and “the damage was done”. What was the damage?

Answer:
Tilloo pushed the red button, and a loud whistle came out. When the mechanical hand broke, this caused the damage. As a result, the mechanical hand was damaged and rendered useless.

Question 3.
Where had the spacecraft come from?

Answer:
The spaceship originated from Earth. Under NASA's Viking Mission, it was launched. In order to look for potential evidence of life, it was deployed to collect samples and photos of the Martian surface.

Question 4.
On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?

Annswer:
Answer:
Tilloo and his parents live on the planet Mars. They lived there beneath the surface of the planet under artificial conditions.

An Alien Hand Exercises Question and Answer

Discuss the following topics in groups :

Question 1.
If you had to live in a home like Tilloo’s what parts of life would you find most difficult? What compensations might there be ?

Answer:
My life would be incredibly horrible if I were to live in a house like Tilloo. I was unable to take long morning walks. I was unable to play games outside with many buddies. Cycling was not enjoyable for me. I was unable to take pleasure in my close relationships with plants, animals, and birds. On the other side, that would make up for it for me. The intense heat was harmless.

Question 2.
What, if anything, might drive mankind to make their homes underground ?

Answer:
Life would be completely different if some natural force forced humans to live underground and build their houses there. Solar energy would be the major energy source. The level of computerization would be substantially higher. The utilization of the robots will increase significantly so that they can endure on the surface as well. Web cams and satellites will be widely used. The human race's desire to live underground may also be influenced by the planet's population growth or environmental changes.

Question 3.
Do you think there is life on other planets ? Can you guess what kind of people there may be on them ? In what ways are they likely to be different from us?

Answer:
No, I don’t think there is life on other planets. Till today our scientists have not discovered any living species on any plant including Mars.