At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is, in contrast, a sense of stillness. Its immense white dome is ringed by a road. Small shops stand on its outer edge : many of these are owned by Tibetan immigrants; felt bags, Tibetan prints and silver jewellery can be bought here. There are no crowds: this is a haven of quietness in the busy streets around.
Kathmandu is vivid, mercenary, religious, with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets; with fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards; shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate; or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques. Film songs blare out from the radios, car horns sound, bicycle bells ring, stray cows low questioningly at motorcycles, vendors shout out their wares.
1. ‘Stupa’ is ………………..
A. a temple.
B. a church.
C. a shrine.
D. a mosque.
2. The small shops surrounding the Baudhnath stupa are owned by………………
A. Baudh monks.
B. Tibetan immigrants.
C. local Tibetans.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
3. In what sense ‘this is a haven of quietness’ ?
A. ‘Silence prevails there’.
B. ‘There every activity goes on quietly’.
C. ‘That is a religious place’.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
4. The meaning of the phrase ‘blare out’ is …………….
A. ‘sound loudly and stridently’.
B. ‘muse inadvertantly’.
C. ‘entertain completely’.
D. ‘irritate strongly’.
