Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow: i ) When India gained Independence on August 15,1947, Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to greet the nation with his Shehnai. He poured his heart out into Raag Kafi from the Red Fort to an audience which included Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who later gave his famous Tryst with Destiny speech. (a)……………. was expressed by Bismillah on the occasion of India’s Independence. (b) The audience was inclusive of ………….. (c) Pandit Nehru became the first person to greet the nation with his Shehnai. (True/False) (d) The word that is the same as ‘attained or obtained’ is …………. (a) Another word for ‘so taken in’ can be …………. (b) King Zahir Shah presented ______________ to Bismillah. (c) Gunj Uthi Shehnai was the film directed by Vijay Bhatt. (True/False) (d) The word in the above lines that denotes ‘a performer of classical music’ is ………….

Answer 1

1. shehnai
2. jawaharalal Nehru
3. false
4. achieve
5. unknown