CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The bakers bamboo went jhang-jhang
A
false
B
true
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The baker’s bamboo stick was a special one. He made the sound jhang, jhang’ by banging his bamboo on the ground. With one hand, the baker supported the basket of bread on his head and with the other, he struck the ground with the bamboo. Whenever someone came to him to buy bread, he placed the basket on the bamboo.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. The baker used to enter with the Jingling sound of his specially made bamboo staff. His one hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground. A Goan village baker used to sell all kinds of bread loaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -A baker from Goa is a story that relates to the time when there was Portuguese rule in Goa. The story is of a baker living in a Goan village. During those times people ate loaves of bread. These were made in big furnaces.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does the thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo indicate? Answer: It indicates the announcement of the arrival of the baker in the morning.

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