NCERT Solutions for Class 5 EVS Chapter 10 Walls Tell Stories Think1.Why were bastions made in the fort wall?Ans. They were made to ensure security of the fort. 2.Why were big holes made in them?Ans. Big holes were made in them to increase the viewing area. Soldiers could look through these holes and could keep a better vigilance. 3.What difference would be there if you were to look from a straight flat wall or a bastion at a height? How would the soldiers find peeping from the holes in the bastions useful while attacking?Ans. Bastion ensured better safety of soldiers. It also provided a better vantage point from where a larger area could be seen. It would not have been possible from a flat wall. Think and Discuss1.How would the fountains have worked?Ans. Fountains would have got water supply from a large reservoir. 2.What arrangements would have been made in the building for air and light?Ans. Large windows, doors and ventilators allowed natural sunlight to enter the building. These also allowed lot of fresh air to come in. 3.Look carefully at the picture of the beautiful carving on the wall. What kind of tools would have been used for such fine carving?Ans. These carvings would have been made using chisel and hammer which were made of iron. Tell and WriteLook carefully at the map of Golconda. On the map, arrows show all the four directions: 1.If you are peeping inside from Bodli Darwaza, in which direction from you is Katora Hauz?Ans. In the north direction. 2.If someone is entering from Banjara Darwaza, in which direction from her is Katora Hauz?Ans. In the south direction.
