Lesson 10 Santiniketan
1. Name of the mango orchard
(a) Amrokunja
(b) Amro Bagan
(c) Amro House
(d) Amro Tower
2. Shyamoli is a –
(a) green house
(b) an earthen house
(c) golden house
(d) the gateway
3. Santiniketan is a great centre of –
(a) art
(b) games
(c) education
(d) cinema
4. Santiniketan came up in --
(a) 1963
(b) 1861
(c) 1863
(d) 1763
1. Why are the students sitting in the open air?
Ans: The students are sitting in the open air because the earth is the sky is their roof. their classroom and
2. What will ring for the future generations?
Ans: The bell at Singhasadan, the gateway, will ring for future generations.
3. How is the courtyard of Punoscho used?
Ans: The courtyard of Punoscho is used for drama rehearsals.
4. What is Santiniketan also famous for?
Ans: Santiniketan is also famous as a great centre of education.
5. What is Santiniketan reminded of ?
Ans: Santiniketan is reminded of old days.
6. Who built Santiniketan?
Ans: Debendranath Tagore built Santiniketan.
7. What is Shymoli?
Ans: Shymoli is an earthen house.
8. What is Deholi?
An: . Deholi is a house which is now a children school.
1. In Santiniketan students read in the open air.T
2. Rabindranath Tagore built Santiniketan.F
3. There was no electricity there then.T
4. Punoscho stands by a copse of sal trees.T
