Part 2 - MCQs ★ Menti Quiz 1 ★ Summary of part 2 ★ Vocabulary ★ Extract based MCQs ★ Assertion and Reason type MCQs ★ Homework Question ★ Menti Quiz 2 1. Ayush Kumar Singh 2. Priyal Shrivastava 3. Aditya kr Maurya 4. Simran Gupta 5. ARYAN Choudhary 9b 6. mopal mahalakshmi 7. Shailendra Singh 8. TANMAY AGRAWAL 9. TULIP OJHA 10.Nishant buwa

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● Shehnai replaced pungi which had a shrill unpleasant sound.

Shehnai

Pungi ● Pungi’s tonal quality was improved by a nai (barber) of shah (emperor Aurangzeb) hence it was named as shehnai.

Aurangzeb ● Ustad Bismillah Khan is a Shehnai Maestro. ● Bismillah khan took to music early in life when he was 3 years old in the company of his maternal uncle. ● He used to sing ‘Chaita’ in Bihariji temple and practicing shehnai in Vishnu temple and Mangala Maiya temple of Varanasi. ● His life is a source of simplicity and communal harmony. ● Bismillah khan got his big break with the opening of All India Radio in Lucknow in 1938. ● He also played shehnai on 15 August, 1947 from Red fort in presence of Pandit Nehru. ● Bismillah khan gave many memorable performance both in India and abroad. ● He also gave music in two movies ‘Gunj Uthi shehnai’ and ‘Sanadhi Apanna’. ● He was so fond of his motherland India, Benaras and the holy Ganga that he refused an offer to be the Head of Shehnai school in USA. ● In 2001, Ustad Bismillah khan was awarded India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. Vocabulary

● banned: prohibited ● shrill: very sharp ● unpleasant: something that you dislike ● reeded: wind instruments which have reeds like the flute, the clarinet, etc. ● revived: brought back to live. ● hollow: empty from inside. ● auspicious: promising to bring good fortune ● Ensembles things (here, instruments) considered as a group Vocabulary

● Captivated: attracted ● apprentice: trainee ● haunt: place you like come, where you like to visit many times a day ● solitude: being alone, single ● recital: performance ● chartbuster: record breaker ● venture: project that often involves risk, something which has a lot of risk ● conferred: given, usually an award or a degree ● coveted: much desired Extract based questions Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

The young boy took to music early in life. At the age of three when his mother took him to his maternal uncle’s house in Benares (now Varanasi); Bismillah was fascinated watching his uncles practice the shehnai. Soon Bismillah started accompanying his uncle, Ali Bux, to the Vishnu temple of Benares where Ali Bux was employed to the play the Shehnai. Ali Bux would play the shehnai and Bismillah would sit captivated for hours on end. 1. Where did the young boy spend his life at the age of three ? a) At his maternal uncle’s house in Benares. b) At his paternal uncle’s house in Benares. c) At his maternal uncle’s house in Kedarnath. 1. Where did the young boy spend his life at the age of three ? a) At his maternal uncle’s house in Benares. b) At his paternal uncle’s house in Benares. c) At his maternal uncle’s house in Kedarnath. 2. What fascinated the young boy ? (a) Pungi and the practice of Pungi by his uncles fascinated the little boy. (b) Shehnai and the practice of shehnai by his aunties fascinated the little boy. (c) Shehnai and the practice of shehnai by his uncles fascinated the little boy. 2. What fascinated the young boy ? (a) Pungi and the practice of Pungi by his uncles fascinated the little boy. (b) Shehnai and the practice of shehnai by his aunties fascinated the little boy. (c) Shehnai and the practice of shehnai by his uncles fascinated the little boy. 3. Who was Ali Bux and where was he employed ? (a) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s paternal uncle. He was employed at the Vishnu Temple of Benares. (b) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s maternal uncle. He was employed at the Shiva Temple of Benares. (c) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s maternal uncle. He was employed at the Vishnu Temple of Benares. 3. Who was Ali Bux and where was he employed ? (a) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s paternal uncle. He was employed at the Vishnu Temple of Benares. (b) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s maternal uncle. He was employed at the Shiva Temple of Benares. (c) Ali Bux was Bismillah Khan’s maternal uncle. He was employed at the Vishnu Temple of Benares. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

Awards and recognition came thick and fast. Bismillah Khan became the first Indian to be invited to perform at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Hall in the United States of America. He also took part in the World Exposition in Montreal, in the Cannes Art Festival and in the Osaka Trade Fair. So well known did he become internationally that an auditorium in Tehran was named after him. Tahar Mosquee Ustad Bismillah Khan. 1. What special recognition did Bismillah Khan achieve ? (a) The first Indian to perform at Lincoln Central Hall. (b) The first Indian to perform at Westminster Abbey. (c) The first Indian to perform at Buckingham Palace. 1. What special recognition did Bismillah Khan achieve ? (a) The first Indian to perform at Lincoln Central Hall. (b) The first Indian to perform at Westminster Abbey. (c) The first Indian to perform at Buckingham Palace. 2. Bismillah Khan promoted Shehnai to international level. How ? (a) By participating in the World Exposition, Cannes Art festival and New York Trade Fair. (b) By participating in the World Exposition, Goa Art festival and Osaka Trade Fair. (c) By participating in the World Exposition, Cannes Art festival and Osaka Trade Fair. 2. Bismillah Khan promoted Shehnai to international level. How ? (a) by participating in the World Exposition, Cannes Art festival and New York Trade Fair. (b) by participating in the World Exposition, Goa Art festival and Osaka Trade Fair. (c) by participating in the World Exposition, Cannes Art festival and Osaka Trade Fair. 3. Which word in the passage means “prominent”. (a) Recognition (b) Exposition (c) Prestigious (d) Festival 3. The word in the passage means “prominent”. (a) Recognition (b) Exposition (c) Prestigious (d) Festival Assertion and reason questions Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

EMPEROR Aurangzeb banned the playing of a musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. Pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Few had thought that it would one day be revived. A barber of a family of professional musicians, who had access to the royal palace, decided to improve the tonal quality of the pungi. He chose a pipe with a natural hollow stem that was longer and broader than the pungi, and made seven holes on the body of the pipe.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. The instrument so different from the pungi had to be given a new name. As the story goes, since it was first played in the Shah’s chambers and was played by a nai (barber), the instrument was named the ‘shehnai’. ● Assertion(A) : Pungi was banned. ● Reason(R) : pungi had melodious sound.

(1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : Pungi was banned. ● Reason(R) : pungi had melodious sound.

(1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : the revived Pungi was given a new name. ● Reason(R) : the new name came from the names of the emperor and the barber (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : the revived Pungi was given a new name. ● Reason(R) : the new name came from the names of the emperor and the barber (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

In spite of having travelled all over the world — Khan Saab as he is fondly called — is exceedingly fond of Benaras and Dumraon and they remain for him the most wonderful towns of the world. A student of his once wanted him to head a shehnai school in the U.S.A., and the student promised to recreate the atmosphere of Benaras by replicating the temples there. But Khan saab asked him if he would be able to transport River Ganga as well. Later he is remembered to have said, “That is why whenever I am in a foreign country, I keep yearning to see Hindustan. While in Mumbai, I think of only Benaras and the holy Ganga. And while in Benaras, I miss the unique mattha of Dumraon.” ● Assertion(A) : Bismillah Khan didn’t want to relocate to USA ● Reason(R) : He loved Hindustan. (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : Bismillah Khan didn’t want to relocate to USA ● Reason(R) : He loved Hindustan. (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : Bismillah Khan couldn’t stay away from Baneras ● Reason(R) : his all family was in Benares (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. ● Assertion(A) : Bismillah Khan couldn’t stay away from Baneras ● Reason(R) : his all family was in Benares (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (2) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (3) A is true but R is false. (4) A is false but R is true. (5) Both A and R are false. HOMEWORK QUESTION

Q. Give a brief character sketch of Ustad Bismillah Khan.

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