CLASS 10
GLIMPSES OF INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sweet buns
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Bread loaf
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Bread bangles
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -b. Toys for children and bread for elders.
Detailed explanation-2: -The children of Goa considered the baker as a friend and companion. He was not simply a vendor. The children ran to meet him not because of their love for the loaf, which was bought by the servant of the house. They actually longed for the bread bangles.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: A Goan village baker used to sell all kinds of bread loaves. He used to come in the morning with a basket of bread loaves on his head.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The baker attracted the children not by his jingle or by the loaves of bread he sold but attracted the children by the bread bangles or the special sweet bread he sold.
Detailed explanation-5: -The children used to treat the baker as their friend, companion and guide. They were attracted to the typically sweet fragrance of the bread loaves. They were only interested in the bread-bangles or the special sweet breads meant for them. So they would run to meet him.