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प्रश्न
The Nobel Committee has been called a conservative body because
विकल्प
it is conservative in the choice of subjects.
its members believe in conservative ideology.
its members are old fashioned.
it awards prizes only to those people who adopt a conservative approach.
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उत्तर
It is conservative in the choice of subjects.
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First, read the questions given below. Next, listen to an excerpt from a poem read out by your teacher or played in a recorder. Note how a child admires and praises the abilities of his/her father. Then tick the right answers from the options given.
by Edgar Albert Guest
My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us, children, every day
Just what should now be done?
He knows the way to fix the trusts,
He has a simple plan;
But if the furnace needs repairs,
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i) When the ______ needs to be repaired, they have to hire a man.
- heater
- furnace
- stove
- oven
ii) Father knows no word like______
- fail
- frail
- jail
- snail
iii) It is certain that the father would restore the _______of the family members.
- glory
- prosperity
- confidence
- happiness
iv) The father will not be able to mend a broken
- table
- bench
- chair
- stool
v) The children expect their _________ to guide them in action.
- mother
- father
- teacher
- guardian
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- The station master enquired Edison if ______.
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