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Chapter – 5 Tansen Important Question Chapter – 5 Tansen Important Question A. Very short answer questions – 1 marks 1. Word – Meaning from the given chapter- i. Shady grove ii. Pilgrimage iii. Downcast iv. Courtiers Answer- i. Dark wood ii. Religious journey iii. To feel low discouraged or low iv. Person who attends courts and advices the king or queen 2. Fill in the blanks- i. Tansen — the greatest _____ our country has produced. ii. ‗It will be fun to _____ them‘. He hid behind a tree and _____ like a tiger. iii. When he began to sing, the air became warm. Soon people in the audience were bathed in ______. iv. Tansen‘s tomb is in Gwalior. It is a place of _____. Answer- i. Musician ii. Frighten, roared iii. Perspiration iv. Pilgrimage for musicians 3. True – False. i. Tansen was the second child of his parents. ii. Once he tried to frighten a group of travellers by roaring like a tiger. iii. Tansen asked his daughter and her friend to sing Raga Megh after Raga Deepak to counteract the effect of the latter. iv. Akbar did not punish Tansen‘s enemies. Answer- i. False ii. True iii. True iv. False 4. Match the following- Column I Column II i) Tansen a) Emperor ii) Mukandan Misra b) Holy man iii) Mohammad Ghaus c) Singer iv) Akbar d) Greatest Musician Answer- Column I Column II i) Tansen d) Greatest Musician ii) Mukandan Misra c) Singer iii) Mohammad Ghaus b) Holy man iv) Akbar a) Emperor 5. The story is based on which musician? Answer- The story is based on a great musician Tansen. B. Short Answer Questions – 2 marks 1. What was Tansen‘s father name? Answer- Tansen was the only child of a singer called Mukandan Misra. 2. Where did they live? Answer- Singer Mukandan Misra along with his wife and their only child Tansen lived in Behat near Gwalior. 3. What did Tansen do in the forest? Answer- Tansen used to run away to play in the forest where he learnt to imitate the voices of birds and animals that lived in forest. 4. Who was travelling through the forest? Answer- A famous singer called Swami Haridas was travelling through the forest along with his followers. 5. What did Tansen do on seeing the stranger in the forest? Answer- Tansen talked to himself and said ―Strangers in the forest, it will be fun to frighten them‖. He mimicked a tiger and roared like one. C. Short answer questions – 3 marks 1. How did Swami Haridas and his followers react on hearing the noise of the tiger? Answer- Swami‘s followers scattered in the forest in fear but Swami asked them to not be afraid as sometimes tigers are not at all dangerous. 2. How did Swami Haridas react on seeing Tansen behind the tree? Answer- When his followers found out that there is no tiger but a naughty boy, they took him to Swami Haridas. He did not punish him and took him to his father and told him that he is very talented and wants to make him a singer. 3. How old was Tansen when he went away from his parents? With whom did he go and why? Answer- Tansen was 10 years old when he went away from his parents. Swami Haridas who himself was a singer, called Tansen with him as he wanted to produce a great singer out of him. 4. How long did Tansen live with Swami Haridas? What did he do there? Answer- Tansen lived with Swami Haridas for eleven years. Swami had taught him various things. But most importantly he taught him the art of music. Tansen learned music and became a great singer. 5. Who was Mohammad Ghaus? Answer- Mohammad Ghaus was a holy man. He lived in Gwalior. Tansen‘s father always visited him and was a great follower of him. It was his father‘s last wish that Tansen should meet him. Tansen lived with Mohammad Ghaus and often visited a great musician Rani Mrignaini. D. Long Answer Questions- 5 marks 1. What happened when Tansen sang Raga Deepak? How did he save himself? Answer- Tansen could not disobey wishes by the Akbar. He was afraid of him. So he agreed to take some time and prepare himself. Yes, he did sing the Raga Deepak, and air started becoming warm, people were bathed in perspiration, birds died and the waters began to boil. To save himself Tansen had taught his daughters Saraswati and Rupvati to sing Raga Deepak. And when they joined Tansen, the sky clouded over, and it started raining, this is how Tansen was saved. 2. What happened after Tansen and his daughters were done singing the Raga Deepak? Answer- After Tansen and his done singing it was seen that Tansen fell ill as it took immense power for Tansen to sing the song. The Raga Deepak took all the power of his lungs. He was sick for a long time and Akbar felt guilty that testing Tansen caused him so much pain. 3. Who is your favourite musician? Write about him in brief. Answer- My favourite musician is A.R. Rahman. It is his professional name. His original name is A.S. Dileep Kumar. He celebrates his birthday on 6 January. He is an Indian music director, singer, and music producer. But he is known for his contribution to the Indian classical music with electron and world music. He is the Padma Bhushan receiver. And he has won various others awards such as Grammy award, Berklee College of Music, National Film Award, BAFTA award, Golden Globe Awards. I too want to become a musician and A.R. Rahman is my role model. He inspires me and millions of people all around the world. 4. Write biography of Tansen in 80-100 words. Answer- Tansen was the only child of a famous singer Mukandan Misra. They belonged to Behat near Gwalior.Tansen himself was a musician. He was a very asset to the Hindustani classical music. He learnt music under the influence of king of Rewa, Raja Ramchandra Singh. Akbar was immensely impressed by Tansen‘s Talent and he asked Tansen to join musicians at the Mughal court. He remained in Akbar‘s court till 1585 when he died. Tansen‘s Tomb is in Gwalior. It is a place of pilgrimage for musicians. 5. Write biography of Akbar in 80 words. Answer- Akbar was the third Mughal Emperor, who was the son of Humayun. He had a very strong personality and a successful general, Akbar expanded the Mughal Empire and included many subcontinents. He was a great fan of the great musician Tansen. He even requested Raja Ramchandra Singh to let Tansen sing in his court along with other Mughal musicians. With all the blessings and agreement from Akbar, Tansen married his daughter Meherunnissa. Akbar died on 27 October in the year of 1605 due to an attack of dysentery. .
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