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प्रश्न
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
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उत्तर
Of the 125 million children born that year, 12 million are unlikely to reach the age of one. Another six million will die before the age of five. Among the rest, many will end up as mental or physical cripples.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is full of ups and downs. It has pleasant surprises as well as rude shocks. Nevertheless, every incident offers a lesson for us to learn and evolve into better individuals.

The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
What made the boys work so hard?
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
When and where did the accident occur?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
Who encouraged them and how?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
Describe the ‘Grand Prix’ at Cape Town’s Red Cross Children’s Hospital.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
What did the photograph portray?
What was put on the family agenda?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
