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Question and Answer Q. Who banned the playing of the pungi ? Ans- Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi, for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. Q. What generic name did the pungi come to acquire ? Ans- The pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Q.  Who revived the pungi ? Ans- A barber of a family of professional musicians revived the tonal quality of the pungi. Q. Where was the shehnai played for the first time ? Ans- The shehnai was played in the Shah's chambers for the first time. Q. Who played the instrument for the first time so different from the pungi ? Ans- A nai (barber) played the instrument for the first time so different from the pungi. Q. What is naubat called ? Ans - The naubat is called the traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at royal courts. Q.  Who brought the instrument shehnai on the classical stage ? Ans- Ustad Bismillah Khan brought the instrument shehnai on the classical stage. Q. Which sport did Bismillah Khan pl...

Echo and Narcissus ~ Moira Kerr and John Benett Question & Answer Q.1. Who was Narcissus ? Ans- Narcissus was the young and the most handsome person. He was so fair that almost everyone who saw him fell in love with him at that moment. Q.2. Who was Echo ? Ans- Echo was a nymph. She was also a great chatterer. Q.3. What did Echo do with any passer-by ? Ans- Echo used to engage any passer-by in talking on any subject at any time. Q.4. Who was detained by Echo ? Ans- Goddess Hera was detained by echo with hours of casual talk. Q.5. Whom did Echo follow ? Ans- Echo followed Narcissus through the trees. Q.6. What was the reaction of Narcissus when he saw Echo ? Ans- When Narcissus saw Echo, he reacted roughly and pushed her away and shouted mockingly that he would die before he would have her near him. Q.7. Why did Echo hide herself in a dark cave ? Ans- Echo hid herself in a dark cave because she was very embarrassed and ashamed of her situation. Q.8. Who had cursed Na...

Too many people too few trees ~ Moti Nisani Question & Answer Q.1. For how long has the global population been rapidly going up? Ans - The global human population has been rapidly going up during the last three centuries. Q.2. What happens when the population goes up ? Ans - As the population goes up, so does the pollution of rivers, lakes, air, drinking water and soil. Q.3. How many Americans die each day of asthma ? Ans - Fourteen Americans die each day of asthma. Q.4. Name the countries in which the population growth has been slowed down remarkably. Ans - The countries in which the population growth has been slowed down remarkably are China, Thailand and Egypt. Q.5. The productivity and general health of the world's forest is threatened. How ? Ans - The productivity and general health of the world's forest is threatened by such things as the greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, airborne pollution and acid rain. Q.6. What hampers the ability of the ...

Use of Verb ' To be ' - होना क्रिया Past form - was/were पहचान - वाक्य के अंत में था, थे, थी , होता था , होते थे, होती थी आदि । नोट - ऐसे वाक्यों में Subject, Verb (to be), और Compliment होता है । ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि इन वाक्यों में Subject और Object (अर्थात Compliment) एक ह...

Use of Verb ' To be ' - होना क्रिया Present form - is / are / am पहचान - वाक्य के अंत में है, हूं, हो, होता है, होते हैं, होती है आदि । नोट - ऐसे वाक्यों में Subject, Verb (to be), और Compliment होता है । ऐसा इसलिए क्योंकि इन वाक्यों में Subject और Object (अर्थात Compliment) ...

Parts of Sentence: - There are two parts of a Sentence. 1. Subject 2. Predicate 1. Subject :- A word or a group of words about which something is said is called the Subject of the sentence. Example:- Ram is a good boy. Cows eat grass. They are reading. I am teaching English. You can be a scholar. 2. Predicate :- A word or a group of words in which something is said about the subject is called Predicate. Example:- Ram is a good boy . Cows eat grass . They are reading . I am teaching English . You can be a scholar .

KINDS OF STANZAS Couplet = a two line stanza Triplet (Tercet) = a three line stanza Quatrain = a four line stanza Quintet = a five line stanza Sestet (Sextet) = a six line stanza Septet = a seven line stanza Octave = an eight line stanza Sonnet   = a fourteen line poem

Figures of Speech 1. Simile :- Simile is a figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike or dissimilar objects using the words like or as. Example :-   She is as beautiful as the moon. He fought like a lion.  2. Metaphor :- Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a comparison is drawn between two dissimilar or unlike things without using like or as. Or,   A direct comparison of two unlike things. Example :-  “All the world‟s a stage, and we are merely players.”                                       ~ William Shakespeare  3. Personification :- Personification is a figure of speech in which animals, ideas, or objects are given human characteristics or form. Example :-  The tree bowed and waved to me in the wind. Flowers danced about the lawn.

1. Subject - A word or a group of words about which something is said is called the Subject of the sentence. Example:-                     Ram is a good boy.                     Cows eat grass.                     I am teaching English.                     You can be a scholar.                     They are reading. 2. Verb - The word which is used to show an action of the subject is called Verb. Example:-                 ...

Ode on solitude ~ Alexander Pope Question & Answer Q. Who is a happy man ? Ans- According to the poet, Alexander pope, a happy man is that who is content to breathe his native air and has his paternal land, eats the things that he gets from his land and animals by serving them. Such person leads a healthy and peaceful life living at his own place with satisfaction. Q. Whom does the pronoun 'his' in the third line of the first stanza refer to ? Ans- The pronoun 'his' in the third line of the first stanza refer to the common people who are content to breathe in the native air. Q. Who gives him milk ? Ans- The herds of poet's cattle give him milk. Q. What gives him bread ? Ans- Poet's own field gives him bread. Q. From where does he get his clothes ? Ans- The poet gets his clothes from the wool of his own sheep. Q. How do trees help him ? Ans- Trees help him by giving him shade in summer. Q. Name the poem and the poet. Ans- The name...