FACTUAL PASSAGE-V Read the following passage and answer any eight questions that follows: Once a year during winter, the sands around Jaisalmer come alive with the brilliant colours, music and laughter of the Desert Festival. Dressed in brilliantly hued costumes, the people of the desert dance and sing haunting ballads of valour, romance and tragedy. The fair has snake charmers, puppeteers, acrobats and folk dance performers. Camels, of course, play an important role in this festival, where the rich and colourful folk culture of Rajasthan is on show. Competitions like the camel decoration and turban tying are also held to attract the tourists. Another interesting event at the festival is the moustache competition that has participants vying for the best-maintained and longest moustache. The festival closes with an enchanting sound and light show amidst the sand dunes on a moonlit night. The Jaisalmer Fort provides a heavenly backdrop to the annual desert festival. This festival is a joyful celebration of the traditional performing arts and creative crafts of Rajasthan. A few days before the spring full moon, according to the Hindu calendar, musicians, dancers and performers from all over Rajasthan start moving in colourful camel caravans towards the golden town of Jaisalmer, which gets a festive look. The otherwise barren landscape is splashed with vibrant colors marking the opening of the Desert Festival. Exquisitely embroidered skirts, hand-woven shawls, rugs, carvings on wood and stone, camel decorations, embroidered leather bags, ethnic silver jewellery and terracotta are brought in from all over the desert and displayed for sale at the festival. Questions: . 1.The desert festival is celebrated during___________ 2. The songs and dances performed are based on themes of ___________ 3.The other attractions besides dancing and singing are (any 3) ___________ 4.Camels are an important part of the festival as 5.The festival ends with a _______________ 6. _________ and ________Rajasthan is the main attraction of this colourful festival. 7.According to the Hindu Calender the festival is celebrated ____________ 8. One can buy __________at the festival. 9. The colourful festivals make the __________of Jaisalmer Vibrant. 10.Write the ancient form of art of Rajasthan
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Answer:
1. The festival
2. The festival songs
3. very rarely sang by people
4. huge party
5. The state
6. in the middle of the week
7. things
8. joy
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1.The desert festival is celebrated during winter.
2. The songs and dances performed are based on themes of Desert Festival.
3.The other attractions besides dancing and singing are (any 3) Camel decoration, Turban tying and Moustache Competition.
4.Camels are an important part of the festival as there is a competition of camel decoration.
5.The festival ends with a an enchanting sound and light show amidst the sand dunes on a moonlit night.
6. camel decoration and turban tying in Rajasthan is the main attraction of this colourful festival.
7.According to the Hindu Calender the festival is celebrated A few days before the spring full moon,
8. One can buy Exquisitely embroidered skirts, hand-woven shawls, rugs, carvings on wood and stone, camel decorations, embroidered leather bags, ethnic silver jewellery and terracotta at the festival.
9. The colourful festivals make the fort of Jaisalmer Vibrant.
10. Desert festival is the ancient form of art of Rajasthan.