CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

KATHMANDU

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the author see an immense white dome?
A
at Pashupatinath temple
B
in the street
C
on the road
D
In the Buddhnath stupa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The narrator observes a sense of stillness at the Buddhist shrine, the Baudhnath stupa. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road with small shops selling items like felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery. The quietness of the stupa stands out amidst the busy business activities that go around it.

Detailed explanation-2: -(ii) The things he sees include: The Baudhnat Stupa that has an immense white dome, which is ringed by a road. Small shops on the outer edge where felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery can be bought.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is, in contrast, a sense of stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road. Small shops stand on its outer edge: many of these are owned by Tibetan immigrants; felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery can be bought here.

Detailed explanation-4: -’There is a sense of stillness at Baudhinath stupa’, claims Seth. Seth notes that a road encircles the shrine, and to more specific, “its immense white dome". The line “its immense white dome is ringed by a road” can be further analysed. Here, the word dome stands for the entire temple.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is a sense of stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road.

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