Thinking about the Text:
1. Choose the right answer:
(i)When something is conserved, it is preserved/destroyed.
Answer: When something is conserved, it is preserved.
(ii) Hervorous animals eat flesh/grass.
Answer: Hervorous
animals eat grass.
(iii)When you excavate, you dig out/cover up something.
Answer: When you excavate, you dig out something.
(iv) When you visit a historical site, you see new/old
monuments.
Answer: When you visit a historical site, you see old
monuments.
(v) When you play an indigenous game, it is a foreign/local
game.
Answer: When you play an indigenous game, it is a local
game.
II. Answer these questions in one or two short sentences:
1. Why did the children wake up early in the morning?
Ans- The children woke up early in the morning because their
parents promised them to go to somewhere (Sivasagar and Kaziranaga) the next day for their holiday. That day,
they were so excited for the journey.
2. Why is Assam unique?
Ans- Assam is a unique land famous for its tea gardens,
ancient temples, extra ordinary historical monuments, natural sceneries and
many other unique things. Also, Assam is mostly famous for its natural beauty.
3.What is a national park?
Ans-National park is a reserve place. It is used for
conservation of animals and essential trees. Kaziranga National Park, Manash
National Park, Pabitara National Park etc are some examples of national Parks.
4. When was Kaziranga designated as a National Park?
Ans- Kaziranga was designated as a National Park in 1974.
5. What is the full form of UNESCO?
Ans- The full form of UNESCO is United Nations Educational Scientific
and Cultural Organization.
6. Why was Kaziranga Game Sanctuary renamed the Kaziranga Wild Life
Sanctuary?
Ans-‘Kaziranga Game Sanctuary’, this name was changed in
1950 by P.D. Stracey. Basically, the word ‘game’ sometimes means sports and animals
hunted for food. So, this name should not be matched for conservation purposes.
For this reason, it was renamed to ‘Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary’.
7.What does the rhinoceros eat?
Ans-The rhinoceros is harbious. The rhinoceros eat leaves,
fruits, water plants and branches of shrubs.
8.”On their way to Sivsagar, they crossed a stone bridge.” What is the
name of this bridge?
Ans- The name of the bridge is Silor saaku or ‘The Namdang
Stone Bridge’.
9. Name the three temples built on the bank of the Sivasagar Tank.
Ans- The three temples built on the bank of the Sivasagar
tank are Siva Dol, Vishnu Dol and Devi Dol.
10. Who built the Ranghar?
Ans: Ranghar was built by the king Pramatta Singha.
III. Fill in the blanks:
1. Well, in 1904________visited Kaziranga.
Answer: Well, in 1904
Mary Curzon visited Kaziranga.
2. The Namdang Stone Bridge was built by the
Ahom King________.
Answer: The Namdang Stone
Bridge was built by the Ahom King Rudra Singha.
3. Siu-Ka-Pha
made_________his first capital.
Answer: Siu-Ka-Pha made Charaideo his first capital.
IV. Answer these questions in a short paragraph:
1. Write briefly the history of Kaziranga as a protected area.
Answer:- Mary Curzon, the wife of Lord Curzon visited
Kaziranga in 1904. She heard that Kaziranga was famous for rhinos.
Unfortunately, she could not find a single rhino there. So, she requested her
husband to protect the rhinos immediately. From then or soon in 1905, the
Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest’ was created.
Thus,
Kaziranga was a protected area from then.
2. Write a short note on ‘Talatal Ghar’.
Ans-Among the other extra-ordinary things, Talatal Ghar is
another one famous monument in Sivasagar. It does not look so good. It has four
storeys above ground. Other three storeys are available in below ground. There
are also the two secret tunnels. One, which is sixteen (16) kilometers long and
lead to the Gargaon place. The other, which is three (3) kilometers long and
lead to the Dikhow River. But, the tunnels are closed now.
3.Wite a note on Charaideo Maidam.
Ans- Siu-Ka-Pha, the founder of the Ahom dynasty made
Charaideo his first capital. It is twenty two kilometers (22) away from
Sivasagar town and as worth visiting. There are at least a hundred maidams in
Charaideo.
It was a burial ground for the
Ahom Kings and nobles. Many royal graveyards still exists in this place. The
hillock of Charaideo was considered to be sacred by the Ahom dynasty. It was
considered as ancestral god’s place during the Ahom rules.
Thus, Charaideo Maidam is
another one famous historical place or monument of Sivasagar.
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