Question 1:
Who was Gaurav Jani ?
Answer:
Gaurav Jani is a person who travelled on his motorcycle alone from Mumbai to Jammu & Kashmir.
Question 2:
Whose name is Loner ?
Answer:
Loner is Gaurav Jani’s motorcycle.
Question 3:
What is meaning of Loner in English ?
Answer:
Loner means lonely.
Question 4:
What things Gaurav Jani took with him on his journey ?
Answer:
Gaurav Jani took with him tent, plastic sheet, sleeping bag, warm clothes, food packets for many days, camera, tins for carrying petrol etc.
Question 5:
At night where Gaurav Jani stays ?
Answer:
Gaurav Jani stays in his tent at night.
Question 6:
What is a cold desert ?
Answer:
The area of Ladakh is called a cold desert. It has snow capped mountains.
Question 7:
What type of house Tashi had ?
Answer:
Tashi’s house was double storeyed. It was made of stones, which were kept one over the other. The walls were coated with a thick layer of mud and lime. The ground floor is for animals and for storing necessary things. The ground floor had no windows. Sometimes, when it gets too cold, they come to ground floor.
Question 8:
How is the Changthang area ?
Answer:
Changthang is a rocky plain at 5000 metre height. It is so high that it is difficult to breath normally.
Question 9:
How are the people of Changpa tribe ?
Answer:
The Changpa tribe has only about 5000 people. The Changpa are always on the move with their goats and sheep. It is from these that they get all that they need, milk, meat, skin for tents and wool for coats and sweaters. Their goats are their only treasure. From these goats they get pashmina wool.
Question 10:
What types of houses are made in Jammu & Kashmir ?
Answer:
In Jammu & Kashmir different types of houses are made which are according to their needs and weather.
Question 11:
What is a house boat ?
Answer:
In Srinagar, in Dal Lake people live in wooden houses which float on water. These floating houses are called house boats. Many tourists stay in these houseboats.