JANTAR MANTAR - Chapter 9 English Class VIII

(Anundoram Borooah Academy)

English - Class VIII
Chapter 9
JANTAR MANTAR

EXERCISE (অনুশীলনী) :

A. Answer the following questions (তলত দিয়া প্ৰশ্নবোৰৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া) :

1. To whom was the title 'Sawai' conferred ?
(কাক ‘সাৱাই’ উপাধি প্ৰদান কৰা হৈছিল?)
Answer : The title 'Sawai' was conferred to Jai Singh II, the ruler of the princely state of Amber.

2. What does 'Sawai' mean?
(‘সাৱাই’ য়ে কি বুজায় ?
Answer : 'Sawai' means one and a quarter of an average man in worth.

3. What is 'Jantar-Mantar'? Why were these Jantar-Mantar made?
(‘যন্তৰ-মন্তৰ’ৰ কি ? যন্তৰ-মন্তৰবোৰ কিয় তৈয়াৰ কৰা হৈছিল?)
Answer : Jantar-Mantar is an astronomical observatory. It was made to study the movements of the sun, the moon and the other planets.

4. How did the observatory 'Jantar-Mantar' get its name?
(মানমন্দিৰ যন্তৰ-মন্তৰ'ৰে ইয়াৰ নাম কিদৰে পাইছিল?)
Answer : Jai Singh named the observatory 'Jantar-Mantar'.
'Jantar' means instrument and 'Mantar' means formula. It was called so because by means of it the accurate time of the day was determined.

B. Answer the following questions (তলত দিয়া প্ৰশ্নবোৰৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া) :

1. Describe Jantar-Mantar.
(যন্তৰ-মন্তৰ’ বিষয়ে আলোচনা কৰা ।)
Answer : Jantar-Mantar is an astronomical observatory at Delhi. It was made to study the movements of the sun, the moon and the other planets. Jai Singh named the observatory 'Jantar-Mantar'. 'Jantar' means instrument and 'Mantar' means formula. It was built at Delhi between 1724 to 1730. The observatory is dominated by a huge Sundial known as Samrat Yantra which was used to measure the time of the day accurate to within half a second.

2. Narrate the story behind the building of the observatories.
(মানমন্দিৰসমূহ নিৰ্মাণৰ আঁৰত থকা কাহিনীটো বৰ্ণনা কৰা।)
Answer : The observatories were built by Sawai Jai Singh-II, the ruler of the princely state of Amber. There is a story behind the building of the observatories. The Mugal Emperor raised him to the rank of Governor of Agra and later on Malwa. Once, at the court of the Mugal Emperor Muhammad Shah, Jai Singh found that the Hindu and the Muslim astrologers were in intense argument over certain planetary positions. It was impertative to know the accurate position to determine an auspicious hour for the emperor to set out on an expedition. Jai Singh offered to rectify the astronomical tables and the Mugal Emperor readily accepted it. As a result the Jantar-Mantar at Delhi was built to study the movements of the sun, the moon and the planets.

C. Fill in the blanks (খালী ঠাই পূৰণ কৰা।) :

1. Jai Singh built _____ observatories.
Answer: Five

2. The observatory at Delhi was completed in _____
Answer : 1730

3. _____ named the observatory Jantar-Mantar.
Answer : Sawai Jai Singh-II

4. The Jantar-Mantar of Delhi was the logo of the _____ Asian games.
Answer : 1982