Pushkar Class 7 Worksheet Buzzword

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) What is the main attraction of Pushkar during autumn?
(a) Colorful clothing
(b) Animal fairs
(c) Camel races
(d) Turban-tying competitions
Ans: (b)
Pushkar hosts one of the world's most colorful animal fairs during autumn.

(ii) Which of the following is NOT a type of animal bought and sold at the fair?
(a) Cattle
(b) Camels
(c) Elephants
(d) Sheep
Ans: (c)
Cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and horses, but not elephants.

(iii) What did the dhaba owner look like?
(a) A movie villain
(b) A wrestler
(c) A chef
(d) A camel herder
Ans: (a)
The dhaba owner as having the appearance of a movie villain.

(iv) What do people do at the bathing ghats during the dawn ritual?
(a) Watch camel races
(b) Offer thanks for the year
(c) Buy souvenirs
(d) Eat jalebis
Ans: (b)
People at the bathing ghats offer thanks for the year during the dawn ritual.

(v) What kind of animal is of the Nukra breed and originally priced at thirteen lakhs?
(a) Camel
(b) Horse
(c) Cow
(d) Sheep
Ans: (b)
A superb white horse of the Nukra breed that was originally sold for thirteen lakhs.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The tribes from all over Rajasthan stream out to the land around Pushkar during ________________.
Ans: autumn
The tribes start to move in the long, blue evenings of autumn.

(ii) The irresistible aroma of frying pakoras and sizzling, succulent, golden jalebis emerged from a ________________.
Ans: dhaba
 The aroma of food emerging from a dhaba.

(iii) The night was silvered with ________________ as we slept.
Ans: moonlight
The night was silvered with moonlight.

(iv) The steps leading down to the lake were crowded with ________________ dressed women.
Ans: brightly
Women in brightly colored clothing.

(v) Pilgrims carried their lamps to the water's edge and set them afloat on the lake to celebrate the ________________ of the Jayeshtha Pushkar Lake.
Ans: birth

Q3: Match the Column (In a Table)

Match the items in Column A with the corresponding descriptions in Column B.
Ans: 

Q4: True or False

(i) The fair and the full moon festival in Pushkar occur at different times.
Ans: True
Pushkar hosts the animal fair every year and the full moon festival.

(ii) The narrators took pictures at the fair.
Ans: False
The narrators taking pictures at the fair.

(iii) Women at the fair were always accompanied by male companions.
Ans: True
Women shopping at the fair with lone male companions.

(iv) The night of the full moon is when pilgrims set lamps afloat to celebrate the lake's birth.
Ans: True
A beautiful ceremony on the night of the full moon where pilgrims set lamps afloat to celebrate and offer thanks for the Jayeshtha Pushkar Lake.

(v) The villagers were not hospitable.
Ans: False
Most desert people are very hospitable.