English BEHIIVE chapter 2 puestion and answer class 9
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Solution III-1
The pungi produced such a shrill unpleasant sound that the word itself became synonymous with any reeded noisemaker. Owing to this, Aurangzeb banned the playing of the pungi at his royal residence.
Solution III-2
The barber who decided to reinvent the harsh sounding pungi chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than that of the pungi. The result was the shehnai, which also had a better tonal quality.
Solution III-3
The shehnai was a part of the traditional ensemble of nine instruments found at the royal courts. Till recently, they were played only in temples and at weddings, but Ustad Bismillah Khan changed that by introducing the instrument into the classical stage.
Solution III-4
Bismillah Khan’s big break came with the opening of the All India Radio in 1938. He was invited to play the shehnai on air and his tunes came to be commonly heard on the radio by the entire nation.
Solution III-5
On the momentous occasion of India’s Independence on the 15th of August 1947, Bismillah Khan had the honour of greeting the nation by playing Raag Kafi at the Red Fort. His tunes ushered the nation into an era of independence which made the event historic.
Solution III-6
A student wanted Bismilla Khan to start a shehnai school in the U.S.A. He even promised to recreate the atmosphere of Benaras. The offer was turned down by Khansaab stating that the Ganga cannot be transported to the U.S.A.
Solution III-7
The first instance is when he turned down his student’s offer to start a shehnai school in U.S.A. The second instance is when Khansaab was asked by Shekhar Gupta about moving to Pakistan during the partition, he said that he would never leave Benaras