CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who all were present on the event of 15th August?
A
Nehru
B
Gandhi
C
All eminent people
D
all
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the third notable speaker at the official event where he delivered his famous the ‘Tryst With Destiny’ speech. The other two were Chaudhary Khaliquzaman and Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The session was chaired by the president Rajendra Prasad. In this session, Jawaharlal Nehru delivered the Tryst with Destiny speech proclaiming India’s independence.

Detailed explanation-3: -1973 – Vietnam War: The USAF bombing of Cambodia ends. 1974 – Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee. 1975 – Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bismillah Khan played the shehnai on 15 August 1947 at the Red Fort and became the first Indian to greet the nation with his musical instrument. This event was historic because our country celebrated its independence. He poured his heart out in the presence of a large number of people including Pt. Jawahar Lai Nehru.

Detailed explanation-5: -On the eve of August 15, 1947, when India was gearing up to celebrate independence, the father of the nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi did not indulge in any of the festivities. Not only was Bapu not a part of the celebrations at the national capital on August 15, but he did not celebrate India’s independence at all.

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