Chapter: 12. All By Electricity
A. Answer the following questions briefly. (2 marks each)
What was Dr. Aronnax’s primary motivation for wanting to learn about the Nautilus’s functioning? List three common navigational instruments Captain Nemo showed Dr. Aronnax. What was Dr. Aronnax’s initial doubt or surprise regarding Captain Nemo’s claim about electricity? According to Captain Nemo, what specific function did electricity not directly provide for breathing, and what did it do instead? Describe the electric cooking system in the Nautilus’s kitchen. B. Answer the following questions with reference to the context. (3 marks each)
“My electricity is not the commonly used sort, and that is all that I wish to say on the matter.”
a. Who says these words and to whom?
b. What does this statement suggest about Captain Nemo’s attitude towards his discovery?
c. Why do you think Captain Nemo is so secretive about the nature of his electricity? “Just remember one thing. I owe everything to the sea: it produces electricity and electricity gives the Nautilus heat, light and movement-in a word, life.”
a. Who is the speaker of these lines?
b. What does the speaker mean by saying the sea produces electricity?
c. How does this statement encapsulate the core philosophy of Captain Nemo’s existence aboard the Nautilus? “It’s amazing, and I can see, captain, that you were right to use this agent which will one day replace wind, water, and steam.”
a. Who is the ‘agent’ being referred to here?
b. What makes the speaker so confident about this agent’s future potential?
c. Does this statement hold true in our modern world? Give a brief reason. C. Think and answer. (4 marks each)
Imagine you are Dr. Aronnax, writing a journal entry after your tour of the Nautilus. Describe your thoughts and feelings about Captain Nemo and the submarine’s reliance on electricity. (Approx. 50-60 words) The story is a work of science fiction. If Jules Verne were alive today, what new, cutting-edge technology might he feature as the “soul” of a futuristic vessel, replacing electricity? Explain your choice. 
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