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प्रश्न
What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
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उत्तर
If the pedestrian takes to the road, the cars have to take the pavement to drive on. The lady’s action would result in universal chaos.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The boys did not spend much on clothes and food. Why?
What made the boys work so hard?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
What happened in the grand finale?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
Why did Hillary become clumsyfingered and slow-moving?
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.

Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
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)
How responsible and capable are you at home?
