NCERT Solution of Class 9 English Ch-8 Kathmandu
I. Answer these questions in one or two words or in short phrases.
Question 1:
Name the two temples the author visited in Kathmandu.
Question 2:
The writer says, “All this I wash down with Coca Cola.” What does ‘all this’ refer to?
Question 3:
What does Vikram Seth compare to the quills of a porcupine?
Question 4:
Name five kinds of flutes.
II. Answer each question in a short paragraph.
Question 1:
What difference does the author note between the flute seller and the other hawkers?
Question 2:
What is the belief at Pashupatinath about the end of Kaliyug?
Question 3:
The author has drawn powerful images and pictures. Pick out three examples each of
(i) the atmosphere of ‘febrile confusion’ outside the temple of Pashupatinath
(for example: some people trying to get the priest’s attention are elbowed aside…)
(ii) the things he sees
(iii) the sounds he hears
III. Answer the following questions in not more than 100–150 words each.
Question 1:
Compare and contrast the atmosphere in and around the Baudhnath shrine with the Pashupatinath temple.
Question 2:
How does the author describe Kathmandu’s busiest streets?
Question 3:
“To hear any flute is to be drawn into the commonality of all mankind.” Why does the author say this?
