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Now read the following article on the emerging career options in the modern era and answer the questions that follow. The students at the higher secondary level in schools start thinking

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Now read the following article on the emerging career options in the modern era and answer the questions that follow.

The students at the higher secondary level in schools start thinking of suitable courses to take up at the university level based on their aptitude, ability, and interests. While considering the higher education options, they should also plan the career path they wish to take. In today’s complex job scenario, there is a mismatch between demand and supply. On one hand, we have qualified professionals desperately trying to find a job, while on the other hand, there are many professions that need suitable talented employees. But such skilled employees are unavailable. Therefore, the need of the hour is that students have an understanding of the emerging career options. and globalisation has widened the scope of career options in the twenty–first century. Let us consider some popular careers.

Fashion Designing

The current cosmopolitan and fashion–conscious wave that has taken over our country has opened up a huge arena for careers in fashion. These careers encompass designing clothes, costumes, jewellery, footwear, wardrobe, cosmetics, accessories and the like.

Culinary Arts

With food and cookery shows being a major trend across the world, culinary arts, a sub-domain of the hospitality sector, has now become the most sought-after career.

Paramedical sciences

In recent times, there has been a great demand in the health care industry. Paramedical professionals who support medical practitioners in areas such as optometry, pathology, nursing, physiotherapy, and dentistry are much sought after.

Media, Journalism and Advertising

In this information era, print and entertainment media have become a force to reckon with. This arena has become a huge career playground because youngsters are attracted to it as the exposure and reach are greater through such mass media. We notice that radio and TV channels, internet companies, and advertising agencies are increasingly recruiting qualified professionals.

Hotel Management

The hotel industry is the fastest-growing industry in India. The number of international travellers (both for business and leisure) is increasing. The hospitality and service industry offers career options such as house keeping, front-desk executives, tourism management, etc.

Sports Management

With multinational companies supporting sports, careers in sports offer enormous scope. One need not be a player or an athlete to shine in a sports career because the field of sports offers various career options such as technical trainers, commentators, sports journalists, dieticians, referees, etc. Conducting sports events successfully, organizing the event laudably, preparing the ground for the event are all part of sports management.

  1. When do students start thinking about their career path?
  2. How can students build a strong career?
  3. What are the integral aspects of a successful career?
  4. What is meant by ‘culinary art’?
  5. Why is media a popular career option?
  6. Name some paramedical courses mentioned in the passage.
  7. Why is the hotel industry seen as the fastest growing in India?
  8. Does one have to be a player to opt for a career in the field of sports? Answer giving reasons.
  9. Pick one word from the passage which is the opposite of ‘modern’.
  10. Which word in the passage means ‘composed of people from many parts of the country’?
संक्षेप में उत्तर
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उत्तर

  1. At the end of plus two exams, students start thinking about their career path.
  2. To build a strong career, students must understand the prospective field and their primary interests. They need to qualify suitably by pursuing a degree course in their chosen area of interest.
  3. Personality development, communicative competence, required skill sets, keeping abreast of technological advancements in addition to qualification in the respective field are the integral aspects of a successful career.
  4. Cooking is called culinary art.
  5. Media is a popular career option because print and entertainment media have become a force to reckon with. Radio, TV channels, internet companies, and advertisement companies are increasingly recruiting qualified professionals.
  6. Optometry, pathology, nursing, physiotherapy, and dentistry are some popular paramedical courses.
  7. The number of international travellers visiting India is rapidly growing. This has resulted in the exponential growth of the hospitality and service industry. A lot of career options such as housekeeping, front-desk executives, tourism management, etc. are now open.
  8. No. Sports journalists, dieticians, technical trainers, and commentators need not be sportspersons.
  9. Traditional
  10. International travellers
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अध्याय 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Reading [पृष्ठ ४२]

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अध्याय 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
Reading | Q 2. | पृष्ठ ४२

संबंधित प्रश्न

Read the following extract carefully and complete the activities given below :
A1 Complete the following : 
(i)
Books were found on the _____________ and ____________.
(ii) The tales are described as ______________ and __________.

 

Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One-half of their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic tales
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
 
A2  What kind of books does the poet mention?

A3  Poetic Device :
THEY ... USED ... TO ... READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
Which words are repeated?

The figure of speech is _______________

Read the following passage and do the activities: 
B1  Match: 
Match the areas given in Column ‘A’ with the description of Mehendi design given in Column ‘B’: 

  'A'   'B"
(i) North African (a) A mix of Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design 
(ii) Indian  (b) Delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops
(iii) Arabic  (c) Geometrical images
(iv) South Asian  (d) Local textiles, paintings, and architecture

 

Henna comes from the leaves of the plant Lawsonia inertias. The plant grows in hot and dry climes and is native to North Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. The leaves of the plant are dried and crushed to powder. Various additives such as coffee decoction, tea, lime juice, Mehendi and eucalyptus oil are mixed with the henna powder to increase the potency of the dry, this also helps to bind the powder to a paste-like consistency. The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns depending on the region of use.
 Album of Patterns
 Four major styles can be found in the vast dictionary of Mehendi designs. Earlier the application was restricted to hand and feet, but the adoption of Mehendi by different cultures throughout the world has seen experimentation on different body parts including the neck naval and back.
 North African patterns rely on geometrical images to trace the shape of hands and feet, Arabic designs borrow heavily from local textiles, paintings, and architecture. These are more spaced out, to allow the design to stand out boldly from the skin parts left untouched by henna. The Indian style comprises of delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops and flowers that give a dainty filigreed glow-like effect. Though intricate patterning is the name of the game today, this trend took off in India only during the 20th century. The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design schemes. Chinese and Celtic symbols now find a place in the vast repertoire of Mehendi designs as well. 

B2  Complete:
Complete the following and write:
(i) The procedure before applying henna _______
(ii) The reasons for using additives _______
(iii) The suitable climatic conditions for the henna plant _______
(iv) Mehendi is used on _______

B3  Find words:
Look at the following description and find out proper words from the passage and write:
(i) Existing naturally in the place : - n _______
(ii) Consist of something: - c _______
(iii) Delicate decoration made from gold, silver and copper wire: - f _______
(iv) Substance that is added in small quantity : - a _______ 

B4  Language study:
Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinators given in the box:

as well as, so that, however, which

(i) The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns _______ depend on the region of use.
(ii)
The intricate pattern is the name of the game of today _______, this trend took off in India, recently.
(iii)
North African pattern relies on geometrical images ______ they can trace the shape of hands and feet.
(iv)
The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani _______ Arabic design schemes. 

B5  Personal Response:
Which Mehendi design do you like? Why?


Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?


'It is not an accident that the most discrimination literary criticism of Shelley's thought and work is by a distinguished scientist, Desmond King-Hele.' How does this statement bring out the meeting point of poetry and science?


State whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the false statement by finding evidence from the poem to support your remark.

The poem has an underlying message about the importance of trees.


Answer the given question in your own words.

What decision did the Swallow finally make? Was it a wise one? Comment.


Say where the image from nature given in the poem exists.
AIR / LAND / WATER

beneath the boughs


Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.


Imagine you are the Crane. What actions and words of the Peacock would you not like? Write about it in short.


Read the given words and share with your friend what comes to your mind.



Find sentences from the play related to the given points.

The tension between different loyalties

  1. It’s little we get but abuse from the people, and no choice but to obey our orders.
  2. ________________________________
  3. ________________________________
  4. ________________________________

Visit a library:
Read Lewis Carroll’s book ‘Alice in Wonderland.’


Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.

“I would rather not go to the party.”


Write the following:

The sights mentioned in the third stanza.


Write the rhyme scheme of the poem (Autumn).


Imagine you are one of the three brothers. Write in short what you did with the rice.


Write other meaningful words that begin/end with stepmother.


Why does the poet say that the dewdrops greet the dawn? 


Guess the meaning of the following word.

magnificent


The girl was badly hurt.


The robot did not obey his master.


Look at the picture and Choose the correct word.


How was the rich man's house?


Identify the character/speaker.

He set the fish free.


Who brought us to this world?


Name the character or speaker.

"Why does Nandhini look so sad?"


Why did Kani run to the kitchen?


Nithin had many ______toys.


What did he learn about the birds?


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