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प्रश्न
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
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उत्तर
A nice cup of tea means Indian tea which makes one feel wiser, optimistic, and wiser.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
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What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
What roles did the duo take up?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
Why was the original zest fading away?
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
Classify these pictures to show what they depict–Personal freedom/Public liberty.
| Personal freedom | Public liberty |
| colouring the hair red | |
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
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Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
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