Question

Our elders are often heard reminiscing nostalgically about those good old Portuguese days, the Portuguese and their famous loaves of bread. Those eaters of loaves might have vanished but the makers are still there. We still have amongst us the mixers, the moulders and those who bake the loaves. Those age-old, time tested furnaces still exist. The fire in the furnaces has not yet been extinguished. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker's bamboo, heralding his arrival in the morning can still be heard in some places. May be the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. These bakers are, even today, known as pader in Goa.

Choose the answer that has correct option about the bakers.

1. a) Bakers were compelled to bake breads as they had no other option than baking bread.
b) Bakers were immensely famous for their breads.
c) Baking of bread totally vanished.
d) There were no such bakers and breads.

(i) Option a
(ii) Option b
(iii) Option c
(iv) Option d

2. The story takes us back to the time when:

(i) Portuguese ruled India
(ii) Portuguese left Goa
(iii) Portuguese ruled Goa
(iv) All of these

3. How are bakers referred to today?
(i) Bread bakers
(ii) Portuguese
(iii) Paders
(iv) Rulers

4. According to the given extract, what can we still hear like the olden days?

(i) The sound of bakers' arrival
(ii) The sound of bakers' bamboo stick
(iii) Both (i) and (ii)
(iv) Neither (i) nor (ii)


pls guys give me the correct answers for all the questions it's really very important.​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Bakers were immensely famous for their breads.

(i) Portuguese ruled India

(iii) Paders

(ii) The sound of bakers' bamboo stick