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प्रश्न
Locate the lines in the text that support the title. 'The Ailing Planet'.
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उत्तर
The lines that support the title of the chapter are given below.
- “The earth’s vital signs reveal a patient in declining health.”
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“Are we to leave our successors a scorched planet of advancing deserts, impoverished landscapes, and the ailing environment?”
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“…the environment has deteriorated so badly that it is ‘critical’ in many of the eighty-eight countries investigated”.
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(B) In all .................................................................................
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It was roses, roses, all the way,
With myrtle mixed in my path like mad;
The house-roofs seemed to heave and sway,
The church-spires flamed, such flags they had,
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In triumphs, people have dropped down dead,
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one by one they all turned around and went back to help him
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Then all the nine runners joined hands and continued
The hundred-yard dash now reduced to a walk
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Claudio: I would scarce trust myself though I had sworn the contrary if I Hero would be my wife.
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(iii) Explain the lines:
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Joan jumped ………. the river to rescue the child.
Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:
Ali took ……… his cap and wiped his face.
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Bow |
cabin |
rudder |
cockpit |
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stern |
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mast |
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King Tut’s body has been subjected to repeated scrutiny.
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All but Blind*
All but blind
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| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. |
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| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. |
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______ do you have for breakfast?
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