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Important Questions Class 10 English Chapter 7 Glimpses of India

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Short Answer Type Questions:

Question. (i) Where are the trees in the poem? What do their roots, their leaves, and their twigs do?
Ans. The trees are in the poet’s house. The roots are working hard to remove themselves from the cracks of veranda. The leaves are making an effort to reach towards the glass in order to come out and the twigs are making attempts to set themselves free and reach the forest.
(ii) What does the poet compare their branches to?
Ans. The poet uses the word long cramped for the branches. She says that the branches are trying hard to come out of the roof. She then compares them with newly discharged patients who are trying to move out in their half consciousness.

Question. What did Rajvir see while looking outside from the train?
Ans. Rajvir saw much greenery while looking outside from the train. He was amazed to see the soft:
green paddy fields first and then the green tea bushes. 

Question. In what ways is China related to tea?
Ans. Tea was first drunk in China. The words ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese.

Question. How has the Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery recognised in modern India?
Ans. The Coorgi tradition of courage and bravery has been recognised by awarding the Coorg Regiment with the most number of gallantry awards. Besides, the Coorgis are the only Indians allowed to carry firearms without a license.

Question. Describe any two tourist places of Coorg.
Ans. The climb of Brahmagiri hills brings into a panoramic view of the entire misty landscape of Coorg. A walk across the rope bridge leads to the 64acre island of Nisargadhama.

Question. How would you prove that baking was a profitable profession in the old days in Goa?
Ans. Baking was quite a profitable profession in Goa in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. Even his servants could meet both the ends easily. He and his family always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony of their happiness and prosperity.

Question. How can you say that the makers of the famous Goan loaves are still there?
Ans. Many of those eaters of loaves might have died — their makers still exist — The mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves are still there in Goa. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished and the thud and jingle of the baker’s bamboo can still be heard in the morning in some places — These bakers, known as paders, exist in Goa even today. The family profession is still carried on. 

Question. What importance did the baker’s furnace have in the village in Goa?
Ans. The loaves of bread had become an important and integral part of the lives of the people in Goa. Marriages were meaningless without the sweet bread or the bol. No party or feast was possible without bread. The lady of the house would prepare sandwiches on the engagement ceremony of her daughter. Cakes and sweet breads were a must for Christmas and other festivals. The presence of the baker’s furnace was absolutely essential in the village.

Question. Why would the children didn’t even care to brush their teeth or wash their mouths properly?
Ans. The jingling thud of the pader and his musical entry in the morning would wake up the children from their sleep. They would run to greet and meet him. They didn’t even care to brush their teeth or wash their mouths. The tiger never brushed their teeth. There was no need of doing any such thing. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely, after all.

Question. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Ans. Bread — still an important part of Goan life — Marriage gifts — no meaning if they don’t include the sweet bread known as the bol — A party or a feast loses its charm without bread — The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the occasion of her daughter’s engagement — Cakes and bolinhas a must for Christmas and other festivals.

Question. Describe the changes in the dress of the baker or the pader with the passage of the time.
Ans. Good old days during the Portuguese rule — the baker or bread-seller had — a peculiar dress — known as ‘kabai’ — a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees. These days a pader wears a shirt and trousers which are shorter than full length ones and longer than half pants.

Question. What do the elders reminisce about and why?
Ans. The elders reminisce nostalgically about the good old Portuguese days and the Portuguese loaves of bread. The loaves of bread were an integral part of Goan’s life. Marriages were meaningless without sweet breads. The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on her daughter’s engagement. Christmas and others festivals must have cakes and bolinhas. They still remember the jingling thud of the baker in the morning.

Question. How did the baker make his musical entry on the scene in the morning?
Ans. The baker made his musical entry in the morning. The jingling thud of his bamboo woke up the people in the morning. He used to come at least twice a day. The children ran to meet and greet him. For children, it was not just for the love of the loaf but for the love of the jingling music.

Question. What was the attitude of the baker towards
(a) the lady of the house
(b) the children
(c) the maid servant?
Ans. (a) First of all, the baker would greet the lady of the house with “Good morning’’ and then place his basket on the vertical bamboo before her.
(b) He would push aside the children with a mild rebuke.
(c) The loaves were delivered to the maid-servant.

Question. Why was the baker, the friend, companion and guide of the children?
Ans. For children — the very sight of the baker was quite exciting — their friend, companion and guide — The jingling thud of his bamboo put them in rapture — they ran to meet and greet him — was not so much for the love of the loaf. What they longed for were the bread-bangles — liked the sweet bread of special make.

Question. How did the children behave when they were pushed aside with a mild rebuke by the pader?
Ans. The baker — pushed aside the children with a mild rebuke — the kids would not give up — climb a bench or the parapet and peep into the basket — longed for the bread-bangles — the jingling thud of the baker or the pader fascinated them.

Question. When did the baker collect his bills and how did he record his monthly accounts?
Ans. Usually collected his bills from his customers at the end of the month — didn’t have a notebook to record his monthly accounts — Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. 

Long Answer Type Questions:

Question. Now that you have read the poem in detail, we can begin to ask what the poem might mean. Here are two suggestions. Can you think of others?
Does the poem present a conflict between man and nature? Compare it with A Tiger in the zoo. Is the poet suggesting that plants and trees, used for ‘interior decoration’ in cities while forests are cut down, are ’imprisoned’ and need to ‘break out’?
Ans. Yes, the poem presents a conflict between man and nature. Man is causing deforestation by cutting down the trees for his own use. On the other hand, he decorates his house with the trees. We are damaging our environment without even thinking about the end results. By clearing up the forests, we are endangering ourselves. So is with the animals too. We are ruining their natural habitat and killing them for our fun or food but on the other hand, we are keeping them in the cages on the pretext of safeguarding them by making sanctuaries and zoos. So, it is true that we are in a direct conflict with nature and making the other living beings prisoners, be it the trees or animals.

Question. According to the text, Assam is said to be ‘tea country’. Do you believe that Assam has some of the best plantations in the world that makes it a unique country?
Ans. In India, some of the best plantations like tea and coffee are grown in huge quantities. India is also a home to many spices like haldi and while Assam is home to tea, Coorg is home to coffee.
Others which are grown exclusively in India and exported to various countries. These plantations make India a unique country which has not just traditional spices and beverage plants growing within it but also follows traditional agricultural practices.

Question. The Coorgis are the descendants of the Greeks or the Arabs and are still are able to maintain their traditional practices. Do you agree that following these practices today is important? Why or why not?
Ans. After reading the text, I feel that it is important to follow the traditional practices, as it has kept the tradition of Coorgis known to the people even today. If the people of Coorg had not followed it their tradition would have perished and nobody would have remembered them today because of their culture and traditional practices. According to the text, their traditions can be seen in the martial traditions, religious rites and marriages. The Kodavus even wear the dress which resembles Arabs.
Traditional practices also play a very important role in maintaining values amongst people and have an impact on shaping the behaviour of people.

Question. What do our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about in Goa? Did the old profession of making the famous loaves of bread end with the Portuguese?
Ans. Our elders in Goa — heard reminiscing nostalgically about the good old Portuguese days — are often heard saying nostalgically about their famous loaves of bread — Many eaters of loaves might have vanished — the makers are still alive — profession of baking loaves of bread has not died with ending of the Portuguese rule. Goa still has the mixers, the moulders and the bakers of those loaves — the furnaces still bake those unique loaves of bread — Even today one can hear the thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo in the morning — Marriages, feasts, Christmas and other festivals are meaningless without the sweet bread known as the bol — the baker’s presence in even Goan village is absolutely essential — Baking was indeed a profitable profession in good old days — the tradition hasn’t died completely yet.

Question. Describe the author’s experience during his childhood in Goa. Why was the baker or the pader the guide of children in Goa?
Ans. The author remembers fondly his childhood days in Goa. He recalls how the baker used to be the friend, companion and guide of the children. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo woke them from their sleep. It heralded the arrival of the baker or the pader in the morning. He used to come at least twice a day. Once, he used to set out in the morning on his selling round. Then he returned after emptying his huge basket. The children ran to meet and greet him. It was not for the love of the loaf. They longed for the bread-bangles. Sometimes it was sweet bread of special make. The children, especially liked the musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang, jhang’ sound of his specially made bamboo staff. He would greet the lady of the house with good morning but put the children with a mild rebuke. The children would not give up. They would climb a bench and peep into the basket. The author still recalls the fragrance of those loaves. The children would become crazy at the sight of the pader. They would forget even to brush their teeth.

Question. Baking was a profitable profession in the old days in Goa. Prove it by giving examples from the text.
Ans. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days in Goa — the people of Goa were used to the refreshing fragrance of the loaves of bread — On all occasions and ceremonies, they needed them — Marriage gifts — meaningless without the sweet bread or the bol. No party — complete if bread was not served in it — the lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the engagement ceremony of her daughter — Christmas and other festivals must have bolinhas during their celebrations — the presence of the baker’s furnace was absolutely necessary in every Goan village — the baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to their happiness and prosperity.

Question. Give a pen-portrait of the baker or the pader highlighting the changes that came in his fortune and dress with the passage of the time.
Ans. The baker or the pader used to be an essential part of the Goans’ life. The baker or bread seller had a peculiar dress during the Portuguese days. It was known as the kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down the knees. With the passage of time, he started wearing a shirt and trousers which were just longer than the short pants. The baker and his family always looked happy and prosperous in the good old days. Their plumpy physique was an open testimony of their happiness and prosperity. However, as the time changed, the bakers continued their profession but with their reduced fortune and importance. The thud and jingle of the traditional bamboo of the baker is still heard in the streets of Goa even now. Sweet breads or the bols are still the part of feasts, marriages and Christmas in Goa. However, the old charm and craze have become rather dim in recent days.  

Extract Based Questions: 

1. Read the given extracts to attempt the questions that follow:

Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might have vanished, but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time tested furnaces still exist. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning, can still be heard in some places. Maybe the father is not alive, but the son still carries on the family profession. These bakers are, even today, known as pader in Goa.

Question. What does the thud and jingle of the baker’s bamboo herald?
Ans. The thud and jingle of the baker’s bamboo heralds the arrival of the baker.

Question. What do our elders often reminisce?
Ans. Our elders fondly remember the Portuguese days and their famous loaves of bread.

Question. What are bakers called in Goa?
Ans. The bakers are even today known as paders in Goa.

Question. How are the age-old furnaces time tested?
Ans. The age-old furnaces still exist in Goa. 

Question. What are the other time tested things which are still present in Goa?
Ans. We can still find the mixtures. The moulders and time tested furnaces in Goa. 

2. Read the given extracts to attempt the questions that follow:

The baker or bread-seller of those days had a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. In our childhood we saw bakers wearing shirt and trousers which were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants. Even today, anyone who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment  that he is dressed like a pader!

Question. When did the author usually see the baker?
Ans. He usually saw the baker in the morning.

Question. What was that dress like?
Ans. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees.

Question. What was the traditional dress of the baker?
Ans. The peculiar dress of the baker was known as the kabai.

Question. Who is a pader?
Ans. A pader is a person who bakes bread.

Question. What was the part of the baker’s identity?
Ans. Wearing shirts and pants whose length was shorter than the usual ones, was a part of their identity so much that even if someones wears the trouser of that length now, he is a said to have dressed like a padar. 

3. Read the given extracts to attempt the questions that follow:

The baker usually collected his bills at the end of the month. Monthly accounts used to be recorded on some wall in pencil. Baking was indeed a profitable profession in the old days. The baker and his family never starved. He, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous. Their plump physique was an open testimony to this. Even today any person with a jackfruit-like physical appearance is easily compared to a baker.

Question. How is baking profession reflected in the extract?
Ans. According to the extract, baking was a profitable profession in Goa. The baker and his family had a peaceful life.

Question. How in the Baker’s system of recording bills different from our billing?
Ans. The baker’s accounts was recorded on the walls and collected at the end of the month. Now billing in often completed either on papers or computers.

Question. What does the jackfruit-like physical appearance remind the Goans?
Ans. The Jack-fruit like physical appearance reminds the existence of the bakers in Goa.

Question. What characteristic of the Goan society is brought to light in the extract?
Ans. The Goan society was based in the principle of mutual-understanding as people believed one another.

Question. What evidences of the baker’s servants about their happiness is expressed in the extract?
Ans. The plump physique of the baker’s servants is an evidence that they were living prosperous life.