Q1. What did Ved’s mother think had caused her son’s blindness? Which words in the text tell you this?
ANS1. Halder showed unusual interest in Ved's case and promised to take special care and personal responsibility. The words in the text that tells me Ved's mother think had caused her son's blindness are, “Something in the past for the tragedy”

Q2. What did the pandits advise her to do. Mention two things.
ANS2. The Pandit advised the mother of the narrator to do the intensive prayers and strenuous physical exercises. Explanation: The question is asked from the story MY SON WILL NOT A BEGGAR BE which is written by the writer Ved Mehta. The protagonist, Ved had lost his eye sight at a very young age.

Q3. What did the hakims prescribe for him? Name two things.
ANS3. The correct answer of this question is Hakims recommend Concoctions and Surmas for him. Explanation: Given - The hakims prescribe for him . The Hakims recommend Concoctions and Surmas for him.

Q4. Ved’s father was angry when his wife used the hakim’s medicines on Ved because ?
ANS4. Ved's father was angry when his wife used the hakim's medicine (eye drops) on Ved because she did not take his permission.

Q5. Ved’s mother put him through several tests. What were they?
ANS5. Ved becomes blind at the age of three and a half years old. His mother could not believe in this and she tried all the possible ways to find a cure for his blindness. She called pandits to check if there was any way to return his eyesight back.

Q6. The writer says, ‘It was a universe where at first – but only at first- I made my way fumbling and faltering.’ What does he mean when he says, ‘but only at first’?
ANS6. He learnt to manage his daily life efficiently though he was blind.