Question

ADDITIONAL Questions
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Extract Based Questions
Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow:
(1) Emperor Aurangzeb banned .............
were produced.
1. Why did Emperor Aurangzeb ban the playing of pungi in the royal residence?
2. What does 'pungi' stand for?
3. Who revived 'pungi' and how?
4. Which word in the passage means 'came back to life'?
5. How were the soft and melodius sounds produced from the instrument?​

Answer 1

Answer:

2. what does 'pungi' stand for?

Explanation:

Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence because its sound was shrill and unpleasant. ... Shehnai has a better tonal quality than pungi. It is a natural hollow stem pipe with holes on its body and is longer and broader than the pungi.