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प्रश्न
Mention the following.
Four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence.
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उत्तर
Discontent was brewing amongst the Indians. They felt that their kings who were supposed to be their protectors were mere puppets in the hands of the British. They lost their old jobs and lands. Taxes continued to ruin the peasants. There was discontent in the East India Company’s army too. The white soldier got huge pay, mansions to live in and servants, while the Indian soldiers got a pittance and slow promotions. Few Englishmen had cared to understand Indian customs or the people’s mind. The religious sentiments of both Hindus and Muslims were also hurt. The grease on the bullets they had to bite was made from the fat of cows and pigs.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which words in the list below describe Sanjeev, in your opinion?
(Look up the dictionary for words that you are not sure of.)
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cheerful |
ambitious |
brash |
brave |
careless |
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heroic |
selfless |
heartless |
humorous |
Use words from the list to complete the three sentences below.
(i) I don’t know if Sanjeev was cheerful, ____________ or _____________.
(ii) I think that he was very brave, ______________ and ____________.
(iii) Sanjeev was not heartless, ____________ or _____________.
Go through Part - I carefully, and make a list of many words as you can find that indicate movement of different kinds. (There is one word that occurs repeatedly — count how many times!) Put them into three categories.
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fast movement
slow movement
neither slow nor fast
Can you explain why there are many words in one column and not in the others?
Which of the following statements are examples of “the logic of geography”?
(i) There are cities where there are rivers.
(ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill one another.
(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.
Do you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?
Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for the following statement.
Macavity is not an ordinary cat.
“The king, sword in hand” suggests
(i) wealth
(ii) power
(iii) more power than wealth
Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.
Answer the following question.
Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why?
Answer the following question.
What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?
Answer the following question.
If ‘the lantern’ is the man, what would its ‘walls’ be?
Complete the sentence using the right form of the adjective given in the bracket.
My friend has one of the ____________cars on the road. (fast)
Complete the following sentence.
The leopard was successful in_______________________ but had to flee when _____________________________.
Complete the following sentence.
It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when ________________________.
Put the verbs in the brackets into their proper forms.
She (see) a film. She (narrate) it to her friends who (listen) carefully.
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against the following statement.
One would clearly distinguish the features of the Stone Face only from a distance
Describe the first meeting of the little boy and the Giant.
What do the reactions indicate about the nature and temperament of each?
“The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?
Discuss the following points.
Is the boy intelligent? If so, what is the evidence of it?
Should a scientist’s findings be suppressed if they seem disturbing? Give reasons for and against the topic.
Why were travellers attracted towards India?
