CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Goan baker is called ____
A
father
B
pader
C
kabai
D
nanbai
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Anyone who wears a half-pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that “he is dressed like a pader”. This was so because the bakers were known as pader and they wore such half pants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The baker is called a pader in Goa.

Detailed explanation-3: -If a person wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees; he invites this comment, “he is dressed like a pader". This is because the baker is known as a pader and wears half pants. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -The pader was an important person in the village in old times. Paders still exist in Goan villages. The paders went away with the Portuguese. The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock. Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.

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