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Journey To The Sundarbans Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option.
1. What does ‘Sundarban’ literally mean?
(a) lush meadows
(b) lovely woods
(c) dreary deserts
(d) beautiful forest
2. The tides reach inland as far as __________.
(a) 100 miles
(b) 200 miles
(c) 300 miles
(d) 400 miles
3. Amitav Ghosh is a __________.
(a) novelist
(b) historian
(c) explorer
(d) TV host
4. What was Ratul Saha’s role in the journey to the Sundarbans?
(a) interviewer
(b) guide
(c) editor
(d) host
Question 2: What are the Sundarbans? Where are they located?
Answer: The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world and home to many Bengal tigers. Sundarbans literally means ‘beautiful forest’.
They are located in West Bengal, a state of India in the East.
Question 3: Who wrote the book, The Hungry Tide? What does the book say about Sundarbans?
Answer: The book, The Hungry Tide is written by Amitav Ghosh.
About Sundarbans, the book says that “There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in”. It is home to man eating tigers and hungry tides. It is already seeing the impact of Climate change.
Question 4: What does the podcast say about the Bengal Tiger?
Answer: The podcast says about the effects of climate change on the environment and the tiger population.
While cruising inside the creeks of Sundarbans, we can see Sundarbans Tiger Reserve. If we are lucky, we can also see tigers. The Sundarbans are the home to a large population of Bengal Tigers.
Question 5: What other creatures are found in the Sundarbans? Describe them in brief.
Answer: Apart from Bengal Tigers, the other creatures found in the Sundarbans are – Monitor Lizard which is considered as lucky if seen in the beginning of the trip (as a local belief), cobras and crocodiles in the forest and water, Irrawaddy dolphin which is beautiful and is also a sign of good luck. There are crabs in the mud banks and fireflies at night.
Question 6: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. Climate change has already started to dramatically reshape some parts of the earth.
(a) Who is the speaker here?
Answer: Audie Cornish is the speaker here.
(b) What place are they visiting when these words are said?
Answer: When these words are said, they are visiting Sundarbans.
(c) How is climate change affecting the shapes of some parts of the earth? Explain.
Answer: Climate change is really affecting the shapes of some parts of the earth. If we talk about Sundarbans which literally means beautiful forest is losing its beauty day by day due to climate change. Thousands of acres of forest disappear under water, the villages are flooded every time the tides get especially high. This is making the life even harder there. Tides are taking away chunks of land into the water.
Years ago, one could see the mud banks would turn red with crabs. However, that never happens anymore. Moreover, one now cannot see trees lighting up at night with fireflies. All this is because of the climatic change.
2. To get to the Sundarbans, you leave from the big city…
(a) Which ‘big city’ is being talked about here?
Answer: Kolkata
(b) How long does it take to reach the Sundarbans from this ‘big city’?
Answer: It takes four hours – two by car and two by boat to reach the Sundarbans.
(c) What modes of transport does one use to get there?
Answer: Car and boat are the modes of transport that are used to get there.
Question 7: ‘There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in.’ Why do you think the novelist Amitav Ghosh writes this in his book? Explain the sentence with instances from the podcast.
Answer: Amitav Ghosh writes this in his book that ‘There is no prettiness here to invite the stranger in’ because the world’s largest mangrove forest is losing its beauty due to climate change. We get instances from the podcast for this -Thousands of acres of forest disappear under water, the villages are flooded every time the tides get especially high. This is making the life even harder there. Tides are taking away chunks of land into the water.
Years ago, one could see the mud banks would turn red with crabs. However, that never happens anymore. Moreover, one now cannot see trees lighting up at night with fireflies. All this is because of the climatic change.
So, these were Journey To The Sundarbans Questions & Answers.