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प्रश्न
There are several physically-challenged people who have lived successful and meaningful lives. Here are a few personalities who have fought great odds and lived a life of blazing achievements. Let’s share what we know about each of them and complete the table below.
| Name of the personality | Nature of challenge | Field of achievement |
| e.g. Beethoven | Hearing impairment | Music |
| Demosthenes | ||
| Helen Keller | ||
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | ||
| Mozart | ||
| John Milton | ||
| Sudha Chandran |
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उत्तर
| Name of the personality | Nature of challenge | Field of achievement |
| e.g. Beethoven | Hearing impairment | Music |
| Demosthenes | Speech impaired | Oration |
| Helen Keller | Vision and multiple disorders | Writing, Public Service |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Physically handicapped | High Jump |
| Mozart | Hearing impairment | Music |
| John Milton | Hearing impairment | Poetry |
| Sudha Chandran | Physically handicapped | Dancing |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is full of ups and downs. It has pleasant surprises as well as rude shocks. Nevertheless, every incident offers a lesson for us to learn and evolve into better individuals.
What were the various jobs undertaken by the little boys?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why? Substantiate the statement with reference to the story
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Why does the author prefer the cylindrical cup to a flat cup?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
What did the photograph portray?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
What was put on the family agenda?
Who visited the family?
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
What is the foundation of social conduct?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
Para 20
The most important photograph,
I felt, was a shot down the North Ridge,
showing the North Col and the old route
which had been made famous by the
struggles of those great climbers of the
1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph? (Para 19 and 20)
‘There is no height, no depth that the spirit of man, guided by higher Spirit cannot attain’. Discuss the above statement in the context of the achievement of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing.
