CLASS 10
GLIMPSES OF INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The cuckoo of the hen
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The whistle of the train
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The this and jingle of the bamboo
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All of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -What announced his arrival? The baker would come everyday to deliver the loaves of bread to the houses. He would carry the traditional bamboo staff and its ‘jhang, jhang’ sound would announce his arrival.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The thud and jingle of baker’s bamboo used to announce his arrival.
Detailed explanation-3: -The baker made his musical entry on the scene with the ‘jhang, jhang’ sound of his specially made bamboo staff. One hand supported the basket on his head and the other banged the bamboo on the ground. He would greet the lady of the house with “Good morning” and then place his basket on the vertical bamboo.
Detailed explanation-4: -iv. Why do you think the baker came in with ‘a thud and a jingle’? a) He wanted to make everyone alert and active with his presence.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The bakers of Goa are known as ‘Paders’. The thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo are the signal of their arrival in the morning. When the writer was a child, the jingling thud of baker’s bamboo used to wake him up.