#72 class 9 The sound of music part-2 (08/05/2020)

Remaining Questions--


Q.1 How did India's independence programme in 1947 bring fame for Bismillah Khan?

Q.2 Which was Bismillah's first trip to abroad? What happened there?

Q.3 How did Vijay Bhatt express that he liked Bismillah Khan very much?

Q.4 How many movies did Bismillah work in?

Q.5 Why did Bismillah not want to do much work in film industry?

Q.6 Which awards, honours and recognition were conferred with Bismillah?

Q.7 Why did Bismillah refuse  to head a shehnai school in the U.S.A.?

#71 Class 12 Lost spring (08/05/2020)

Remaining questions--

Q.1 What is Savita doing?

Q.2 How is Savita's job ironical?
   

       (Clues-- Savita making bangles, bangles symbol of Suhag and marriage, one day she also will get married, she will wear those bangles, marriage brings happiness but her marriage will not bring any joy, pleasure and enjoyment for her, the woman sitting nearby her says that she has not eaten one time full stomach meal in her life, the same is going to happen with her.)

Q.3 Why do people living in slums not organise themselves in co-operative?

       (No one to lead, no one courageous, badly feared,mentally tired because of too much hard work, even if they unite police will throw them behind the bars for doing something illegal, trapped in the vicious circle of rich people and bureaucrats and politicians)

Q.4 Which two distinct worlds does Anees Jung talk of?

Q.5 How are the people of slums mentally tired?
      

      (No one to lead, badly feared, mind-numbing hard work, thinking power to do anything new lost,shortage of money to do anything new, web of poverty, stigma of caste, quite helpless, fear of police)

#70 Class-9 The sound of music part-2 (06/05/2020)

Study the last three pages and answer the questions those follow--

Q.1 What happened when Bismillah's mother took him to his maternal uncle's house when he was three years' old?

Q.2 Where would Bismillah go with Ali Bux, his uncle?

Q.3 How did flowing waters of Ganga help Bismillah?

Q.4 How did Ustad Faiyaz Khan motivate Bismillah at Allahabad Music Conference?

Q.5 When did a big break come into the life of Bismillah? How did it affect his life?


           (Some more questions to be uploaded tomorrow)

#69 Class 12 Lost spring (06/05/2020)

Study the remaining pages of the lesson and answer following questions---

Q.1 What does Mukesh's grandmother mean when she says, 'It is his Karam, his destiny'?

     (Clues--- She means the father of Mukesh is doing what the almighty God has ordered, it is the fruit of his karams, his destiny has born him in the family of bangle makers that's why he is doing the work of bangles only.)

Q.2 What is 'God-given lineage'?

       (Clues-- Ancient India, old system of four Varnas-- Brahmin,Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Their professions are decided as per the family where they take birth, the profession of bangle-making ordered to them by God, the Karam of their destiny, can't disobey the orders of God.

'Lineage' means ancestry therefore 'God given lineage' means 'God given ancestry'. )

Q.3 What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Q.4 Mention the hazards of working in glass bangles industry.

       (Clues-- high temperature, near furnaces, dingy cells, develop breathing problems, losing eyesight, eyes more adjusted to darkness than light)

Q.5 How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family?

       (Clues-- Family members believe in God-given lineage, Mukesh very courageous, wants to break the God given lineage, wants to become a motor-mechanic, family members seem to be accepting everything, he wants to do anything for his dream.)

                    (Some more questions to be uploaded tomorrow)

#68 Class 12 Lost spring (05/05/2020)

Read the part of Mukesh given at page No. 17 and 18. Answer the questions those follow---

Q.1 What does Mukesh want to become? How is he different from Saheb?

       (Clues-- A motor mechanic, insists on being his own master, Saheb has inclination towards his traditional work of rag-picking but Mukesh wants to break the God-given lineage, courageous enough to break so.)

Q.2 What do the people of Firozabad do to earn their livelihood?

Q.3 What kind of conditions do the children of Firozabad work in?

Q.3 What kind of condition does Mukesh's family live in?

      (Clues-- stinking lanes choked with garbage, old style huts, weak walls, wobbly doors, no windows, crowded with families of humans and animals living together, his home a wobbly iron door, food being cooked on firewood stove, veil system)

Q.4 'Through eyes filled with smoke, she smiles.'

        (i) Who is 'she' here?
        (ii) Why are her eyes filled with smoke? Can you think of any other explanation?

Q.5 How does the wife of Mukesh's brother react when his  father enters into the house? Why?

#67 Class-9 MCQ Test (The sound of music--part 1)

Hello dear students,

This is an MCQ test from the lesson 'The sound of music'. Click the link to take the test. For any doubt please whatsapp me

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#66 Class 12 MCQ Test (Lost spring) Only Saheb's part (04/05/2020)

Hello dear students,

This is an MCQ test from the lesson 'Lost Spring'. Click the link to take the test. For any doubt please whatsapp me.

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