Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Guess the meaning of the following word:
Kyang
In which language are these word found?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Below word is from the Tibetan language.
Kyang: It is a wild Tibetan ass.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the passage and complete the activities given below :
B1 Pick out
The correct answers from the statements given below:
B2 Fill in the gaps with the information given in the passage :
What is the meaning of the line “Both wry with the laboured ease of loss”.
Tick the statement that is true.
Rajendra Desphande was a historical event.
Explain the associations that the colour 'white' has in the story.
Why did the author finally give up on his watch?
'The author's treatment of the subject matter makes the readers identify themselves with the experience.' Comment on the statement.
What, according to Russell, is the importance of love in life?
Why is the quality of pity earth-bound while the other two passions are elevating?
What is the central argument of the speaker?
Read the extract 'Being Neighborly' and complete the following statement:
Jo swept a path around the garden for ________________.
The word 'report' means -
(a) Give a spoken or written account of something.
(b) Cover an event or subject as a journalist or reporter.
Breeding worms to use them to convert organic waste into fertilizer is called Vermiculture or vermicomposting.
Find out more about Vermiculture and how you can carry out the same in your garden/backyard, to fertilize your plants at home.
Find proof from the poem for the following.
The struggle of the cherry tree for survival.
Make pair of sentences to show the difference between the meaning of the following Homograph from the story.
interest
Use the following word/phrase to make a sentence of your own.
enthusiasm
State a type of drama each from any four periods of history.
Compare the features of a comedy and tragedy.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
And if we get him itself, nothing but abuse on our heads for it from the people, and maybe from our own relations -
you may begin like this
We do not think about society at large _________________________________________________.
“A Midsummer-Night’s Dream” is one of the best examples of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. Comment.
Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Read the passage and answer the following:
Who is the main character in the story?
Complete the following diagram.
Find the names of the exotic musical instruments and animals mentioned in the poem.
The items in the programme below have got mixed up. Rearrange them in the proper order. Just add the number in the left-hand column.
| Balanand Vidyalaya Art Festival Programme | |
| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
| ( ) | → igniting the Lamp |
| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
| ( ) | → Dignitaries Arrive |
| ( ) | → Recital of ‘Taal kacheri’ |
| ( ) | → Welcome and Introduction of Guests |
| ( ) | → Prize Distribution |
| ( ) | → The Boy Comes Home - A skit by Std IX |
| ( ) | → Vote of Thanks |
Find the meaning of the following word.
rated
Name the following.
Captain of the Indian Team.
List the polite expressions we use such as ‘Pardon’.
Write how the travellers crossed the second gulf.
What does a farmer need most for his fields?
How did Helen overcome her handicaps?
Miranda was brought to the island ____________ years ago.
Read the following lines from the poem and answer the question given below.
There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street
- Where does the family live?
- Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?
What made John Shepherd-Barron to come up with the idea of ATM?
The______ of ______ are nearly run.
- soft
- vain
- fear
- joy
- love
- heard
- toiled
- mild
- good
- sand
- life
- harsh
Why can’t Alice get through the little door into the garden?
Did he hire Kiouni? Why?
In India’s coastal waters we can see a species of ______.
Selvi asked, 'Did they come in an aeroplane?' because she______.
_____ is called the red planet.
You don’t need ______ and ______ in the Earth.
The man didn’t want to get up because he was tired as he wcoas thrown into the ditch.
What did the father give to all the daughters?
What is our core?
Choose the odd one out.
A man in ______ clothes stopped near him.
The pigeon flew away for dry twigs.
The bird-catcher had a pigeon in his _______.
Identify the character or the speaker.
“I hope he is safe.”
Anbu got ______ fish this week.
Guess how would the sparrow pull the elephant and the crocodile.
The brown sparrow laid ________eggs.
Fill in the blank
Moles dig ______ to catch earth worms.
Did the seeds given to Ani sprout? why?
Bihar people saved trees by______ painting.
Do we worry when the progress is slow?
Match the animals with their sounds.
 |
bray |
 |
croak |
 |
bark |
 |
hum |
 |
neigh |
 |
mew |
What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
The rabbit had
Here is an amazing news item on how the qualities of duty and devotion is not restricted to humans alone but shared by animals. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Caesar, the Hero of Mumbai on 26/11
- Mumbai: Caesar, the last surviving hero of his kind, died of a heart attack on Thursday. Caesar, a Labrador Retriever, was covered with tri-color and given an emotional farewell from the city Police Force. The Mumbai Police Commissioner too marked the passing of the hero with a tweet.
- Caesar, who was 11 years old was the sole survivor among the dogs of Mumbai Police who took part in bomb detection operations during the terrorist attack on Mumbai that began on November 26, 2008. He died of a heart attack at a farm in Virar where he and his three canine buddies had been sent after retirement. During the terror attack in Mumbai, Caesar saved several lives when he sniffed out the hand grenades left by the terrorists at the busy CST railway station.
- Caesar was also a part of the search team at Nariman House, where terrorists were holed up for three days. Earlier he was also pressed into service for bomb search operation after the 2006 serial train blasts and July 2017 blast in Mumbai. The Mumbai police officials also tweeted their grief saying, “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable. We will remember our heroes forever.”
Answer the following questions.
- The Labrador Retriever was covered with tri-color. What does this signify?
- How did Caesar save several lives at the CST railway station?
- Which word in the third paragraph of the passage means the same as ‘forced’?
- “Services of retired members of Dog Squad during 26/11 will be unforgettable”. Mention three services rendered by Caesar.
- Caesar is a Labrador breed of dogs. Name a few other native breeds that are used by the Police Force.
- Try to rewrite the news item in your mother tongue without losing the spirit and flavour of the text. Give a suitable title to the translated version.
