9th English Ch 8 Ghazi’s Diary Mcqs Test Online & Short Questions Sindh Board
Start your preparation for 9th English Ch 8 Ghazi’s Diary Mcqs Test Online & Short Questions Sindh Board. This online test contains important MCQs from past papers. This test is designed for Sindh Boards (Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur) following the Sindh Textbook Board. Read the questions carefully and select the correct option below to see your result.
Unit 08: Ghazi’s Diary
Theme: People and Places
In “Ghazi’s Diary,” the writer contrasts simple village life with complex city living, while also detailing the importance of the Guddu Barrage for irrigation. This section offers a complete set of New Pattern MCQs and Short Questions covering the writer’s nostalgia, village culture, and technical details about the barrage. It is the perfect study tool for the “People and Places” unit.
Sindh Board 9th Class: English Chapter 8
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Class |
9th Class |
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Chapter |
Unit No 8: Ghazi’s Diary |
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Board |
Sindh Board |
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Test Type |
MCQs Test |
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Total Questions |
24 |
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Time Allowed |
30 Minutes |
Sindh 9th English CH 8 Ghazi’s Diary MCQs Test Online
English Chapter# 8 Ghazi’s Diary Short Questions Answers
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Q.1: What are the things that the writer was missing?
The writer was missing his Village, the simple mud houses, simple toys and simple carefree people whom he lived.
Q.2: Why did the lanes in the village become slippery n the rainy season?
The narrow streets of the village were covered with mud, so in rainy season they became slippery.
Q.3: Is the writer happy with his present life? Why? Why not?
He is not happy with his present life because he prefers the simple life and things of the village to the comforts of the present life and is disgusted with the artificial things of modern life.
Q.4: Why do most parts of Pakistan have flood problem in summer?
Because of poor water management, in the rainy season, Pakistan’s rivers overflow their banks and create havoc far and wide. The population is dense and most of the population is inhabited near rivers.
Q.5: Why did people start building barrages?
Rivers flood during the rainy season and run dry or have very little water sometime after the rains. People started building barrages to capture and retain the rain water for later use and to prevent it from flooding.
Q.6: Do you agree / think that we should build bridges? Why? Why not?
Bridges are very useful for transportation but in the current situation we need more barrages to overcome the water shortage. Rainwater can be stored. Floods can be avoided. By doing so, we will take the country towards development. I think we should build more barrages than bridges.
Q.7: What do you know about the life of the writer's village?
The villagers were very simple and carefree people. They had simple things. They sat and slept on floor. The houses were simple, small and made of wood, straw and mud. The village had narrow mud lanes. The environment of the village was peaceful and pollution free.
Q.8: Why were the villagers healthy and strong?
The villagers walked a lot. They sat and slept on floor. They worked hard from dawn to dusk, so they are healthy and strong.
Q.9: What was 'Otaq'? What did people do there?
Otaq was the meeting place for men in the village. The village men used to meet there in the evening or in leisure. They used to share news, jokes and gossips. They used to talk about weather, crops and village affairs and enjoy the folk songs there.
Q.10: What was the meeting place for women in village?
The village well was the meeting place for village women. They discuss their matters there.
Q.11: Why does the author dislike new technology in this lesson?
The author says that our luxurious life style has compromised our health. The availability of modern technology and new devices has distanced us from people. The access to technology has replaced the human touch. That is why the author dislikes new technology.
Q.12: What is a barrage? What are the benefits of a barrage? Why are barrages built? OR How can we get benefits from a barrage?
A barrage is a kind of wall constructed across the river. It has gates through which water passes in a limited quantity. A barrage controls the flow of water in floods and thus protects life and property. A barrage also stores water which is used for irrigation through canals.
Q.13: What are the benefits of Guddu Barrage?
Benefits of Guddu Barrage are:
(i) A flood of about 1.2 million cusecs can pass through the Guddu Barrage.
(ii) The barrage irrigates an area of 2.7 million acres mostly in Sukkur and Jacobabad districts of Sindh.
(iii) It will increase the grain output by half a million tons.
(iv) It has reduced the distance between Lahore and Quetta while the distance between Rahim Yar Khan and Kashmore has almost been halved.
Q.14: Name the canal system of the Guddu Barrage. Which areas are being irrigated by this system?
The Guddu Barrage has three main canals. They are one of the biggest feeder canals in the world. The Bigari Sindh Feeder and the Desert Pat Feeder are on the right bank and the Ghotki Feeder on the left bank of the Indus river. This system irrigates most of the area of the Sukkur and Jacobabad districts of Sindh and some are of the Kalat division of Baluchistan province.
Q.15: Why were most towns In ancient times built near rivers?
Before the building of roads and railways, most trade was done by boats and ships. This is the reason for most towns in ancient times were built near rivers. Besides this, rivers provide water for irrigation.
Q.16: What are the two problems posed by rivers? What is the solution to these problems?
The two problems posed by rivers are how to get water from the rivers throughout the year and how to escape the fury of floods. A barrage is the solution to these problems. Barrages store water and control the flow of water.
Q.17: Write down a few sentences on the Guddu Barrage?
The Guddu Barrage is one of the biggest barrages in Pakistan, which has been built on the Indus river. More than 5000 people worked day and night to put it into operation on February 4, 1962. The barrage is 1355 m in length and has three main feeder canals. It has brought many benefits to our country.
Guide for Sindh Board Students
This test follows the Sindh Textbook Board (Jamshoro) curriculum.
Preparation Tips:
- Book Lines: MCQs are often direct lines from the book chapters.
- Past Papers: Solving the last 10 years of Karachi/Hyderabad board papers is essential.
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