Question-Answers
B. Read these lines from the text given below and
answer the questions:
1. Bihus
are among the biggest festivals of this state.
(a) Which state is being
referred to here?
Answer: Assam is being referred
to here.
(b) Why is Bihu celebrated?
Answer: Bihu marks the beginning
and end of the harvesting season and the completion of sowing.
(c) How is Bihu celebrated?
Answer: Bihu is celebrated with feasts, music and dancing. Bihu
competitions, held all over Assam, attract visitors and locals alike in large
numbers.
2. Songs and dances form the soul of these Naga festivals.
(a) Why are festivals important to the
Nagas?
Answer: The festivals are used by Nagas to preserve and pass down
their oral history.
(b) Name a Naga festival
Answer: A
major festival of Nagas is Moastu,
which is celebrated in the villages after the sowing season. The people in the
villages dance to traditional music and dress themselves in colourful clothes
and headgear decorated with feathers and wild boar tusk.
C. Answer
these questions.
1. Why is
River Brahmaputra important for the people of Assam?
Answer: The mighty Brahmaputra in Assam provides livelihood to the people through agriculture.
2. What is
the special quality of the people of Arunachal Pradesh?
Answer: Nature has provided the people of Arunachal Pradesh with a
deep feeling for beauty which can be seen in their festivities, songs and
dances.
3. Can we
call Ningol Chakouba a festival for women?
Answer: Yes, we can call Ningol Chakouba a festival for women
as it binds and revives the relationship between married girls and their
parents.
4. Why do
the people of Manipur congregate on hilltops during the Cheiraoba festival?
Answer: The people of Manipur congregate on hilltops during
the Cheiraoba festival as a part of a ritual for they believe that this will
help them rise to a higher plane in this life.
5. Describe
the festival of Garos.
Answer: Wangala or the Hundred-drum Festival is the most
important festival celebrated by the Garos in the villages of Meghalaya. This
harvest festival is celebrated to mark the end of a period of hard work, which
naturally brings a good harvest.
