Question

1. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent," sa
the French poet Victor Hugo. Early on Saturday morning, 20 participants of the Times Passion
Poetry and Music Appreciation Trail embarked on a journey into this ineffable nature of Sulim
through the streets of the capital.
The weekend passion trail started with a heritage walk at the Bada Batashewala Mahal and tr
moved on to the chilla of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, where the iconic saint is said to have live
around 65 years. The walk was filled with facts on the historical significance of these places,
Serendipitously, the day, January 30, was also the final day of celebrations of the 712th urs of
Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. On the occasion, the trail participants visited the Nizamuddin Aully
dargah, where they offered a chadar, participated in the prayers of ſadia ceremony and listend
qawwali renditions
The trail was led by Dhruv Sangari, a well-known Sufi singer who began training in classical
at the age of seven. Having developed an interest in Sufism, he also trained under the late Us
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb and has been performing professionally since 2001 with his trol
Rooh
The heritage walk was followed by a session on Sufi poetry and music, where Sangari introdu
the participants to the message of peace and love that Sufism delivers. Sufism is a mystical
dimension that focuses on purification of oneself. This aspect is felt strongly in Sufi music too
famous Persian poet and Sufi master, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, once said, "I want to si
the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think."
Sangari's 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
Sufi trail in Delhi and I was completely hooked. Dhruv made all the difference," said Renuka
Mahajan, a participant
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 Kalanda
"I was moved to witness in the eyes of the participants the joy of having felt something profo!
said the trail architect himself.
Read the given questions and write the answers in a sentence.
(a) What cannot be put into words?
(b) Which was the final day of celebrations of the 712th urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya?
(C) Who lead the trail?
(d) Who trained Dhruv Sangari?
(e) Name the famous Persian poet and Sufi master as described in the passage.
() What do you mean by Sufism?
(g) Who embarked on a journey into this ineffable nature of Sufi music through the streets o
Capital?
(h) Who made all the difference?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) music expresses

b) January 30

c) Dhruv Sangari

d)Us

e)Jalal ad-Din Mohammad Rumi

f)Sufism is a mystical dimensions that focuses on purification of one self.

g)20 participants of the Times Passion Poetry and Music appreciation

Answer 2

a) Music Expresses

b) January 30

c) Dhruv Sangari

d) Us Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb

e)Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

f)Sufism is a mystical dimension that focuses on purification of oneself

g)20 participants of the Times Passion Poetry and Music  Appreciation Trail

h) Dhruv Sangari

Explanation:

• a) The 1st sentence itself describes Music Expresses that which cannot be described.
• b) In is mentioned in the passage that January 30 was also the final day of celebrations.
• c) The Trail is led by Dhruv Sangari who is a well know sufi singer.
• d) Right under Dhruv's name it is mentioned that he was trained under Us Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Saheb.
• e) The famous persian poet and Sufi master as mentioned the passage Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.
• f) The meaning of Sufism is explained in the passage by Dhruv.
• g) The 1st paragraph itself says about the people who started the journey.
• h) It is clearly said in passage that dhruv made a difference.