Winds of Change — Class 9 MCQs with Answers
Class 9 CBSE English · Chapter 3
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard · Updated
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Practise the most important Class 9 CBSE English questions from Chapter 3, "Winds of Change". You get 6 timed quizzes made from 60 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that top scorers in CBSE Board exams get right.
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Winds of Change — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 9 English)
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- Q1 of 6Easy
The word 'pankha' originates from the word 'pankh', which means:
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Answer: Feather of a bird
Explanation: 'The word punkha or pankha originates from the word pankh, which means feather of a bird.'
- Q2 of 6Easy
The 'zardozi' hand fan of Rajasthan is known for its:
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Answer: Glittering gold threadwork
Explanation: 'the zardozi hand fan of Rajasthan differs in its use of glittering ornate and encrusted gold threadwork.'
- Q3 of 6Medium
'Encrusted gold threadwork' — 'encrusted' means:
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Answer: Covered or decorated
Explanation: 'encrusted' is glossed as covered or decorated.
- Q4 of 6Medium
The comparison of a garden to a painting throughout the poem is an example of:
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Answer: An extended metaphor
Explanation: The single comparison (garden = painting) is sustained across the whole poem, making it an extended metaphor.
- Q5 of 6Hard
Which of the following from the text is a FACT (not an opinion)?
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Answer: Pankhas were used in temples to fan deities and in royal courts to fan kings.
Explanation: The temple/court use is a verifiable historical fact; the others are subjective judgements.
- Q6 of 6Hard
The essay's overall movement is best described as:
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Answer: From the pankha's ancient origins and regional richness to its modern decline and revival
Explanation: It traces origins (Ajanta, temples) → regional varieties → modern restriction to decoration → revival initiatives.
Winds of Change notes: key concepts (Class 9 English)
An informative-persuasive essay tracing the Indian hand fan — the pankha — from its ancient temple and courtly use to its survival today as a decorative craft, paired with the poem 'Canvas of Soil'. Both texts ask the reader to look again at something ordinary and see art in it.
- What a 'pankha' is
- A hand fan. The word comes from 'pankh', meaning the feather of a bird, which is what the earliest fans were made from.
- Earliest evidence
- The pankhi appears in the Buddhist wall paintings at Ajanta, showing how far back the craft runs in India.
- Its original uses
- In ancient times pankhas fanned the deities in temples and were used in royal courts and rituals — utility and ceremony, not decoration.
- How it changed
- In modern times the pankha's use has been largely restricted to decorative purposes, which is the 'change' the punning title points to.
- Range of sizes
- From a tiny two-inch fan up to fans so large they needed a person's full arm strength to move them.
- Why regions differ
- Villages and towns developed their own varieties depending on local geography, culture and ritual, so materials and designs vary across India.
- Regional varieties to know
- Rajasthan — zardozi (gold threadwork) and appliqué; Gujarat — bead craft, and hand-stitched leather in Kutch; Bengal — sola pith and the palm-leaf 'Tal Patar Pankha'; Uttar Pradesh — Phadh fans with gold, silver zari, silk and satin frills.
- How the craft can survive
- The first step is celebrating pankhas and appreciating their culture, stories and artistry; workshops and handicraft exhibitions then spread awareness and give artisans a commercial platform.
- Fact versus opinion
- A fact can be verified — pankhas were used in temples to fan deities. An opinion states a judgement — 'they were considered exotic and stylish' cannot be proved true or false.
- The author's purpose
- Informative-persuasive: to explain the pankha's heritage AND to argue that the craft deserves to be preserved.
- Poem: 'Canvas of Soil'
- An extended metaphor sustained across the whole poem — the garden is a painting, the seeds are brushstrokes, the blossoms are its colours and the gardener is the painter. Rhyme scheme AABB, tone appreciative.
- Key vocabulary
- Indigenous means local, from where it originated; industrious means hardworking; intricate means elaborate or detailed; perpetually means constantly; encrusted means covered or decorated; initiatives are actions taken to improve a situation.
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What are the key concepts in Class 9 English Winds of Change?+
An informative-persuasive essay tracing the Indian hand fan — the pankha — from its ancient temple and courtly use to its survival today as a decorative craft, paired with the poem 'Canvas of Soil'. Both texts ask the reader to look again at something ordinary and see art in it. Key ideas include What a 'pankha' is, Earliest evidence, Its original uses, How it changed, Range of sizes, Why regions differ.
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The questions that matter most test What a 'pankha' is, Earliest evidence, Its original uses, How it changed, Range of sizes, Why regions differ. This page shows 6 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations. Sign in to practise all 60 questions on the chapter as timed quizzes.
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