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What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?

A jackfruit is considered strong and healthy and a jackfruit-like appearance is indicated of having a plump physique. According to the text, such a physique was linked to the bakers as their profession was considered a profitable one. The text also mentions that the baker’s family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous with a jackfruit-like appearance.


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Who invites the comment- “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?

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Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?

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Which of these statements are correct?

(i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.


(ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.


(iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.


(iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.


(v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.


(vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.


(vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.

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Is bread an important part of goan life? How do you now this?