Question

1. “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent,”

said the French poet Victor Hugo. Early on Saturday morning, 20 participants of the Times

Passion: Sufi Poetry and Music Appreciation Trail embarked on a journey into this ineffable

nature of Sufi music through the streets of the capital.

2. The weekend passion trail started with a heritage walk at the Bada Batashewala Mahal and

the moved on to the chilla of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, where the iconic saint is said to have

lived for around 65 years. The walk was filled with facts on the historical significance of these

places.

3. Serendipitously, the day, January 30, was also the final day of celebrations of the 712th urs of

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. On the occasion, the trial participants visited the Nizamuddin

Auliya dargah, where they offered a chadar, participated in the prayers of the Fadia

ceremony, and listened to qawwali renditions.

4. The trail was led by Dhruv Sangari, a well-known Sufi singer who began training in classical

music at the age of seven. Having developed an interest in Sufism, he also trained under the

late Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb and has been performing professionally since 2001

with his troupe Rooh.

5. The heritage walk was followed by a session on Sufi poetry and music, where Sangari

introduced the participants to the message of peace and love that Sufism delivers. Sufism is a

mystical dimension that focuses on the purification of oneself. This aspect is felt strongly in

Sufi music too…. The famous Persian poet and Sufi master, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi,

once said, “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”

6. Sangari’ session also featured revelatory anecdotes from the lives of Sufi saints like Baba

Bulleshah, and their links to the origin of popular Sufi poetry. “This was my first heritage walk

and Sufi trail in Delhi and I was completely hooked. Dhruv made all the difference,” said

Renuka Mahajan, a participant.

7. The passion trail culminated with a musical rendition by Sangari and his troupe where they

performed popular Sufi songs like ‘Chhap Tilak Sab Chheen’ and ‘Dama Dam Mast Kalandar’.

8. “I was moved to witness in the eyes of the participants the joy of having felt something

profound,” said the trail architect himself.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage attempt ANY TEN questions from the

twelve that follow. (1x10=10)

i. At Nizamuddin Aulia’s dargah, the trail participants offered ……………………..

a) flowers b) clothes c) chaddar d) eatablesii. The person who spoke on the Sufism and the message of peace and love at the meet is …….

a) Dhruv Sangari c) Renuka Mahajan

b) Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan d) Rumi

iii. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan trained Sangari.

a) Sangari b) Flute c) Violin d) Piano

iv. Victor Hugo was an ____________

a) Australian poet b) American poet c) African poet d) Auckland

v. Dhruv Sangari began training in classical music at the age of _________.

a) ten b) five c) two d) one

vi. The heritage walk was followed by a session on Sufi music and ______________.

a) culture b) songs c) poetry d) dance

vii. Give the meaning of witness.

a) Spectator b) Proof c) Statement d) Companion

viii. Sufism is a mystical dimension that focusses on the _____________

a) purification of enemy c) purification of others

b) purification of oneself d) all the above

ix. Find the word from the passage which means the same as “too great to be expressed”.

(Para 1)

a) Difficult b) Ineffable c) Tough d) Hard

x. The trail was led by Dhruv Sangari, a well-known Sufi ____________

a) dancer b) singer c) lawyer d) painter

xi. Sufi poetry was at _____________

a) Coorg b) Mysore c) Delhi d) Bangalore

xii. Give the meaning of culmination.

a) Conclusion b) Beginning c) Starting d) Mixture​

Answer 1

Read the passage

Explanation:

• i. At Nizamuddin Aulia’s dargah, the trail participants offered (c) Chaddar
• ii. The person who spoke on the Sufism and the message of peace and love at the meet is (a) Dhruv Sangari
• iii. Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan trained Sangari Classical music.
• iv. Victor Hugo was a French poet.
• v. Dhruv Sangari began training in classical music at the age of Seven.
• vi. The heritage walk was followed by a session on Sufi music and (c) Poetry.
• vii. Give the meaning of witness (a) Spectator.
• viii. Sufism is a mystical dimension that focusses on the (b) purification of oneself.
• ix. The word from the passage which means the same as “too great to be expressed”: (b) Ineffable
• x. The trail was led by Dhruv Sangari, a well-known Sufi (b) Singer
• xi. Sufi poetry was at (c) Delhi
• xii. Give the meaning of culmination (a) Conclusion​.

Answer 2

Answer:

All the answers are given in the explanation below.

Explanation:

We have to answer the questions On the basis of the passage provided to us, and we have to answer only 10 questions out of 12. In a few questions, the options are not correct, so I have provided the correct answer to you.

i) At Nizamuddin Auliya dargah, the trail participants offered c) chaddar.

ii)The person who spoke on Sufism and the message of peace and love at the meet is a) Dhruv Sangari.

iv)Victor Hugo was a French poet.

v) Dhruv Sangari began classical training in music at the age of seven.

vii)The meaning of witness is a) spectator.

viii) Sufism is a mystical dimension that focuses on the b) purification of oneself.

ix) The word that means the same as "too great to be expressed" is b) ineffable.

x) The trail was led by Dhruv Sangari, a well-known Sufi b) singer.

xi) The Sufi poetry was at c) Delhi.

xii)The meaning of culmination is a) conclusion.