7th English unit 5th India through the eyes of a foreigner question answer plz guy's fast reply me
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questions He says he liked the early summer smells of India. What are they? Why do they evoke nostalgia in him?
Answer:
The dry scent of early summer in Delhi as the blue Jacarandas, the scarlet Gulmohar and the other trees come into flower.
The sweet smell of the queen-of-the night,
The freshness of the pine trees.
Question 1.
Mark Tully thought he would be closely connected with other in many activities in India. (True / Not True)
Answer:
True
Question 2.
Mark was not able to make friends in India (True / Not True)
Answer:
Not True
Question 3.
“That, of course, is only part of the truth,” he says. What is “part of the truth”?
Answer:
Often the author was asked why he stays in India, he used to stay because of his friends was one part of the truth.
Question 4.
He watched the sunset in 2 places. What was the difference?
Answer:
- In the great Himalayan national park, the snow-covered mountains glitter in the sunset.
- In the Arabian sea, the sun slid like a great red dome below the horizon
Question 5.
He says he liked the early summer smells of India. What are they? Why do they evoke nostalgia in him?
Answer:
- The dry scent of early summer in Delhi as the blue Jacarandas, the scarlet Gulmohar and the other trees come into flower.
- The sweet smell of the queen-of-the night,
- The freshness of the pine trees.
Question 6.
Why was the smell of pines particularly refreshing for him?
Answer:
After a long, hot, and dusty drive across the plains, the freshness of first of pine trees in the Himalayas refreshes him.
Question 7.
The student has to write the answer.
Question 8.
Mark tells us about these things-the great works of our literature, our folk art, ways of worship, our monuments and the Indian food. Give examples of these things in your own words.
Answer:
The great works of our literature are great epics like Ramayana and Mahabharatha and the love poetry. Folk arts like folk songs and classical music with ragas that though start with simplicity end with happiness. Ways of worshipping are, in mosques worshippers bowing their heads in prayer and the colourful informality of the Priests performing the evening rites in Hindu temple, the sound of priests singing the Sikh scriptures carrying across the water of the sacred tanks.
Question 9.
Mark says he is perhaps the only foreigner who believes India and Indians are very special. ( True / Not True)
Answer:
Not True