Question

When he played on it, closing and opening some of these holes, soft and melodious sounds were produced. He played the instrument before royalty and everyone was impressed.

i. Who is referred to as ‘he’? What was he playing?-

ii. How did he make the instrument?

iii. Why did he make the instrument?

iv. Give the synonym of the word ‘melodious’.​

Answer 1

i. He is being referred to the barber. He is playing shehnai.

ii. He made the instrument by taking a long pipe and making seven holes in it.

iii.He made the instrument as an alternative to pungi. Emperor Auranzeb had banned pungi in his courts as it had an unpleasant sound. Therefore the barber made 'shehnai' - a musical instrument which had a very pleasant sound.

iv. synonym of melodious is lyrical or pleasant.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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