Question

2. Read the passage given below and answer briefly the questions that follow:
India has a large number of historical buildings. These buildings stand as
evidence of our art and culture. A visit to any of the historical buildings is both
informative and exciting. It fills one's mind with the details of the past rulers, their style
of living their dress, food habits as well as the architecture of their time. Most of the
historical buildings were built during the Mughal period. No history book can teach so
much about a historical building as we do learn after seeing it. The Taj Mahal is one such
historical building. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved
wife Mumtaz at Agra. The Taj built of white and yellow marble, is like a dream
monument. There are cypress trees, flowers and fountains in the area surrounding it. It
is built on the banks of the Yamuna river. The Taj looks beautiful in the moonlight.
Everybody who visits the Taj Mahal is enchanted by its beauty.
*Answer the following:-
1. What is the Taj Mahal made of?
a) White marble
b) White and yellow marble
c) Yellow marble
2. Why do people like watching the Taj Mahal on the moonlight night?
a) It looks beautiful b) It's a symbol of love
c) White marble shines
3. Who was Shah Jahan?
a) Ruler of Agra
b) Architect of the Taj
c) Mughal emperor
4. Why is a visit to the Taj Mahal informative and exciting?
a) The food habits
b) It is a historical building
c) the dress of people
5. What was the name of Shah Jahan's wife?
6. What happens to anybody who visits Taj Mahal?
7. What does it fill the minds with?
8. Where is Taj Mahal built?​

Answer 1

c) Mughal emperor

4. Why is a visit to the Taj Mahal informative and exciting

Answer 2

Answer:

1.b)White and yellow marble

2.a) It looks beautiful

3.c) Mughal emperor

4.b) It is a historical building

5.Mumtaz

6.Everybody who visits the Taj Mahal is enchanted by its beauty.

7.the mind is filled with by the beauty of taj mahal

8.It is built on the banks of the Yamuna river.