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Indian through a Traveller's Eyes

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Q1 FREE PREVIEW

Buck had visited India ................

a

to see the Taj Mahal

b

to see the Jama Masjid

c

to meet Gandhiji

d

to see and listen to two-groups of Indian people

✓ Correct answer: d)

to see and listen to two-groups of Indian people

Explanation

In the essay 'India Through a Traveller's Eyes', Pearl S. Buck explicitly clarifies that she did not visit India to see the famous monuments like the Taj Mahal, the Fatehpur Sikri, or the caves of Elephants, as she had seen pictures of them many times.

Instead, she states that she came to India to see and listen to two specific groups of people:

  1. The young intellectuals in the cities (to understand their thoughts and plans for India's freedom).

  2. The peasants in the villages (to understand the real condition of the poor and rural India).

She wanted to understand the spirit of India through its people rather than its buildings.

Q2

The food in Indian villages was served on ______ leaves.

a

banana

b

banyan

c

papaya

d

mango

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