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TextBook Solutions for Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education Class 9 English Beehive Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music

Question 1

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How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal Academy of Music?

Solution

Evelyn was Seventeen years old when she went to the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Question 2

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When was her deafness first noticed? When was it confirmed?

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Question 3

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Who helped her to continue with music? What did he do and say?

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Question 4

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Name the various places and causes for which Evelyn performs.

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Question 5

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How does Evelyn hear music?

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Question 6

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1. The (shehnai, pungi) was a ‘reeded noisemaker.’
2. (Bismillah Khan, A barber, Ali Bux) transformed the pungi into a shehnai.
3. Bismillah Khan’s paternal ancestors were (barbers, professional musicians).
4. Bismillah Khan learnt to play the shehnai from (Ali Bux, Paigambar Bux,
Ustad Faiyaaz Khan).
5. Bismillah Khan’s first trip abroad was to (Afghanistan, U.S.A., Canada).

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Question 7

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Find the words in the text which show Ustad Bismillah Khan’s feelings about
the items listed below. Then mark a tick (✔) in the correct column. Discuss your
answers in class.

Bismillah Khan’s feelings about

Positive

Negative

Neutral

1. teaching children music

2. the film world

3. migrating to the U.S.A.

4. playing at temples

5. getting the Bharat Ratna

6. the banks of the Ganga

7. leaving Benaras and Dumraon

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Question 8

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Why did Aurangzeb ban the playing of the pungi?

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Question 9

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How is a shehnai different from a pungi?

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Question 10

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Where was the shehnai played traditionally? How did Bismillah Khan change
this?

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