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In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring. - English

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प्रश्न

In Gujarat, the kite - festival is celebrated to welcome the Spring.

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  • True

  • False

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उत्तर

The statement is False.

Explanation:

Gujarat celebrates Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti, the kite festival, to mark the sun's entry into the Capricorn zodiac (Makara Rashi) and the end of winter, not spring. More of a harvest and seasonal change event. 

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अध्याय 3.2: The Kite Festival - English workshop [पृष्ठ ६४]

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अध्याय 3.2 The Kite Festival
English workshop | Q 2. (b) | पृष्ठ ६४
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अध्याय 3.2 The Kite Festival
ENGLISH WORKSHOP | Q 2. (b) | पृष्ठ ९

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the following passage and do the given activities :
B1  Select :
Complete the following sentences by selecting the correct alternatives: 
(i)
It is more important to have _______ before rushing to work. (lunch, breakfast, dinner)

(ii) Skipping breakfast brings a higher risk of _______ (cancer, heart attack, brain attack)

(iii) An adequate _______ is provided by your meal. (energy, weight, height)

 (iv) More than half of the people risk heart attack due to _______ eating. (early morning, afternoon, late night) 

MEN WHO SKIP BREAKFAST FACE
27% HIGHER RISK OF HEART ATTACK

Late-Night Eaters at 55% risk. TNN.
 London-Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. But now, there’s more reason to have that piece of toast before rushing to work: Skipping breakfast has for the first time been associated with an increase in heart attacks.
 A study published in the American Heart Association journal circulation showed that men who skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of heart attack or death from coronary heart disease than those who didn’t.
 “Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which may, in turn, lead to a heart attack over time,” said Leah E. Cahill, lead author from the Harvard School of Public Health.
 “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition, and now this new data also suggests overall dietary habits can be important to lower risk of coronary heart disease,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
 “Don’t skip breakfast,” Cahill said. “Eating breakfast is associated with a decreased risk of heart attacks. Incorporating many types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an essay way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a healthy balance of nutrients. 

B2 Find:
Find the pieces of ‘advice’ from the passage and write.  

B3 Antonyms :
Find out the antonyms for the following words from the passage and write:
(i) higher                (ii) decrease
(iii) excluding        (iv) low 

B4 Reported Speech :
Complete the reported speech of the following sentences given indirect form:
(i) “Our study group has spent decades studying the health effects of diet quality and composition,” said co-author Eric Rimm.
Co-author Eric Rimm _________
(ii) “Dont’s skip breakfast,” Cahill said.
Cahill _______ 

B5 Personal Response :
How will you practice the message implied in the passage in your life?


Explain the line:
She makes too much steam–you want to hang the monkey wrench on the safety valve!


How does the poem bring out the elusive nature of happiness in human existence?


Find the meaning of the following word.

delicious


Where did Raj’s mother send him?


A country should have inner boundaries. Justify.


Why did the old man need someone?


______always stays to the last in our needs.


Match the rhyming words.

1.  share dare
2. bread rest
3. care needs
4. deeds ahead
5. zest bear

He started selling wooden toys at a high price.


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