Overcoming physical disabilities (Evelyn Glennie) and the life of Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan

His music was linked with Indian tradition and Banaras. In culture-based questions, remember the Indian context.

She became a musician and made the seemingly impossible possible. In career questions, remember her music.

Ustad Bismillah Khan was born in Dumraon, Bihar; therefore, Dumraon is important as his birthplace. He later learned the shehnai in Varanasi from his maternal uncle, Ali Bux, so option B is incorrect. Exam tip: Remember to distinguish a person's birthplace from the place where they learned or worked.

This idea opened a new path to music for Evelyn. Remembering the main idea makes the answer easy.

Bismillah Khan had a deep emotional and cultural bond with Banaras. He associated the Ganga, the city’s temples, and its musical traditions with his identity and music. Therefore, even when offered opportunities abroad, he could not imagine leaving Banaras. Option B is incorrect because audiences for the shehnai were not limited to Banaras. Exam tip: In this chapter, Banaras and the Ganga represent Khan Sahib’s cultural attachment.

Ron Forbes showed Evelyn a way to feel music. In teacher-related questions, choose proper guidance.

Ustad Bismillah Khan was India’s celebrated shehnai player, so he is respectfully remembered as the ‘Shehnai maestro’. Sitar, tabla and dance belong to other art forms and were not his artistic identity. Exam tip: remember an artist’s title by linking it with their main instrument or art form.

Evelyn Glennie’s life shows that a physical difficulty does not have to decide a person’s future. Although she became profoundly deaf, she learned to experience music through vibrations and through careful awareness of sound. With determination, guidance, and persistent practice, she developed into a successful percussionist. Her achievement came from working with her challenge rather than using it as a reason to abandon her interest.

Therefore, option A is correct: students are inspired to fight difficulties and achieve their goals. The lesson does not teach people to run away from problems, stop practising, or fear art. Evelyn’s example encourages patience, confidence, discipline, and creative effort. It reminds learners that obstacles may require a different method, but they need not end a meaningful ambition.

His life shows both love for art and patriotism. In value-based questions, choose the positive quality.

Both Evelyn and Bismillah Khan made music a way of life. In combined questions, notice the common lesson in both lives.

Evelyn Glennie is a famous musician from Scotland. In exams, remember her country and profession together.

Evelyn became almost totally deaf by the age of eleven. Match the age and condition correctly.

Evelyn did not let hearing disability become a barrier to success. In value-based questions, identify determination.

Evelyn did not depend only on hearing through ears. She learned to feel vibrations through her body.

Ron Forbes used two large drums to explain vibrations to Evelyn. Remember the fact about the teacher's help.

Evelyn Glennie learned music by sensing vibrations through her body. She learned to feel higher notes in the upper part of her body, above the waist, while lower notes were felt below the waist. Therefore, option A is correct. The notes were not felt only in her hands or feet. Exam tip: Remember: higher notes—above the waist; lower notes—below the waist.

She learned to feel lower notes below the waist. In such questions, remember higher and lower notes separately.

Evelyn succeeded through continuous passion and practice. In easy questions, focus on character traits.

Although Evelyn Glennie was profoundly deaf, she sensed musical vibrations through different parts of her body, especially her fingers and feet. Therefore, she experienced music as vibrations. Experiencing music as colours is not stated in the chapter. Exam tip: Remember Evelyn’s music as vibrations felt through the body.

Evelyn performed brilliantly in admission. In success-based questions, notice the result of hard work.