CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread known as the bol, just as a party or a feast loses its charm without bread. Not enough can be said to show how important a baker can be for a village. The lady of the house must prepare sandwiches on the occasion of her daughter’s engagement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: Bread is an important part of Goan life. Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread known as the bol. For a party, bread is a must, while for Christmas, cakes and bolinhas are a must.

Detailed explanation-3: -(ii) Correct. Because the bakers were known as Paders and they still exist in the Goan villages. Because paders still exist in Goan villages. Because paders wear shirts and trousers which are shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was a profitable business and most of the bakers were plump. They had their peculiar traditional dress called Kabai. consider him their friend, companion and guide. Thus, the presence of the baker’s furnace in the village is absolutely necessary.