English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Unit 8 - People And Places - Questions And Answers

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Gazi's Diary

Questions And Answers

Q.1: What are the things that the writer was missing?
Ans: The writer was missing his village, the simple, mud house that he lived in, the simple toys that gave him so much pleasure, and the simple, carefree people amongst whom he lived.

Q.2: Why did the lanes in the village become slippery in the rainy season?
Ans: Village did not have roads or streets; there were just narrow lanes covered with mud, so they became very slippery in the rainy season.

Q.3: Is the writer happy with his present life? Why? Why not?
Ans: He is not happy with his present life because he prefers the simple life and things of the village to the comforts of the present life and is disgusted with the artificial things of modern life.

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No, the writer is not happy with his present life because he feels that luxurious life style of city people has compromised their health. The availability of devices has distanced them from people. The access to technology has replaced the human touch. So, he prefer his village life and wish for a time machine to take him back to his simple life, simple people, simple interests, and simple wants and needs.

Q.4: Why do most parts of Pakistan have flood problem in summer?
Ans: Because of poor water management system, in the rainy season, Pakistan's rivers overflow their banks and create havoc far and wide. The population is dense and most of the population is inhabited near rivers.

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In Pakistan, floods create havoc when rivers over flow their banks during the monsoon season, because there is no proper management to store excess rain water. The population is dense and most of the population is inhabited near rivers.

Q.5: Why did people start building barrages?
Ans: Rivers flood during the rainy season and run dry or have very little water sometime after the rains. So, there is one way that people started building barrages to capture and retain the rain water for later use and to prevent it from flooding.

Q.6: Do you agree / think that we should build bridges? Why? Why not?
Ans: I think we should build more barrages than bridges. Bridges are very useful for transportation but in the current situation we need more barrages to overcome the water shortage. By building barrages to hold or retain rain water in monsoon or rainy season, floods can be avoided and retained water can be used throughout the year for growing food. By doing so, we will take the country towards development.
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Q.6: Do you agree / think we should build bridges in our country? Support your answer by providing two reasons?
Ans: I think we should build more barrages than bridges in our country because:
Reasons:
i) Bridges are very useful for transportation but in the current situation we need more barrages to overcome the water shortage.
ii) By building barrages, we can hold or retain rain water in monsoon or rainy season, floods can be avoided and retained water can be used throughout the year for growing food. By doing so, we will take the country towards development.

Q.7: What do you know about the life of the writer's village?
Ans: The villagers were very simple and carefree people. They had simple things. They sat and slept on floor. The houses were simple, small and made of wood, straw and mud. The village had narrow mud lanes. The environment of the village was peaceful and pollution free.

Q.8: Why were the villagers healthy and strong?
Ans: The villagers walked a lot. They sat and slept on floor. They worked hard from dawn to dusk, so all this exercise kept them healthy and strong.

Q.9: What was 'Otaq'? What did people do there?
Ans: Otaq was the meeting place for men in the village. The village men used to meet there in the evening or in leisure. They used to share news, jokes and gossips. They used to talk about weather, crops and village affairs and enjoy the folk songs sung to the tune of the ghaghar and tamboora.

Q.10: What was the meeting place for women in village?
Ans: The village well was the meeting place for village women, It is the center of all their activities. They share their news and issues and enjoy with each other's company.

Q.11: Why does the author dislike new technology in this lesson?
Ans: The author says that our luxurious life style has compromised our health. The availability of modern technology and new devices has distanced us from people. The access to technology has replaced the human touch. That is why the author dislikes new technology.

Q.12: What is a barrage? What are the benefits of a barrage? Why are barrages built? OR How can we get benefits from a barrage?
Ans: A barrage is a kind of wall constructed across the river. It has gates through which water passes in a limited quantity. A barrage controls the flow of water in floods and thus protects life and property. A barrage also retains water which is used for irrigation through canals throughout the year.

Q.13: What are the benefits of Guddu Barrage?
Ans: Benefits of Guddu Barrage are:
(i) A flood of about 1.2 million cusecs can pass through the Guddu Barrage.
(ii) The barrage irrigates an area of 2.7 million acres mostly in Sukkur and Jacobabad districts of Sindh.
(iii) It will increase the grain output by half a million tons.
(iv) It has reduced the distance between Lahore and Quetta while the distance between Rahim Yar Khan and Kashmore has almost been halved.

Q.14: Name the canal system of the Guddu Barrage. Which areas are being irrigated by this system?
Ans: The Guddu Barrage has three main canals. They are one of the biggest feeder canals in the world. The Bigari Sindh Feeder and the Desert Pat Feeder are on the right bank and the Ghotki Feeder on the left bank of the Indus river. This system irrigates most of the area of the Sukkur and Jacobabad districts of Sindh and some are of the Kalat division of Baluchistan province.

Q.15: Why were most towns in ancient times built near rivers?
Ans: Before the building of roads and railways, most trade was done by boats and ships. This is the reason for most towns in ancient times were built near rivers. Besides this, rivers provide water for irrigation.

Q.16: What are the two problems posed by rivers? What is the solution to these problems?
Ans: The two problems posed by rivers are:
How to get water from the rivers throughout the year and
How to escape the fury of floods.
A barrage is the solution to these problems. Barrages store water and control the flow of water.

Q.17 Write down a few sentences on the Guddu Barrage?
Ans: GUDDU BARRAGE:

• The Guddu Barrage is one of the biggest barrages in Pakistan, which has been built on the Indus river.
• It is built at a place where the river is fourteen kilometres in width. It is designed to force the water, spread over fourteen kilometres, to pass through a narrow barrage, about one kilometre wide.
• The barrage is 1355 kilometres in length.
• It is made in such a way that a flood of about 1.2 million cusecs can pass through it.
• The Guddu barrage has a system of three main canals. Two of these are on the right bank and one on the left. The Began' Sindh Feeder and the Desert Pat Feeder, are on the right bank. The third canal, the Ghotki Feeder is on the left bank. The three canals are amongst the largest feeder canals in the world.
• The barrage is meant to irrigate an area of 2.7 million acres. Most of this area lies in the Sukkur and Jacobabad districts of Sindh, and the rest in the Kalat division of the Baluchistan province.
• More than 5000 engineers, technicians, and labourers worked day and night to complete it. It was put into operation on 4th February, 1962.