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प्रश्न
Who does the speaker claim to represent?
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उत्तर
The speaker wishes to represent some of the cardinal principles enunciated by those who offered to graduates in the past. He remarks that his speech would bear the layman’s point of view to the findings of experts in various fields of education. He promises to annotate the speeches of great educationists for the benefit of the graduates.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
We use various sports equipment to play different indoor and outdoor games. Now, associate the following sports equipment with their corresponding sports or games.
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spear, racket, pawns, puck, stump, bow & arrow, club, oar, striker, sabre, dice, baton |
Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.
| Names of personalities | Sports / Games | |
| PV Sindhu | golf | |
| Geeta Phogat | weightlifting | |
| Koneru Humpy | swimming | |
| Karnam Malleshwari | badminton | |
| Anjali Bhagwat | cricket | |
| Sania Mirza | hockey | tennis |
| Dipika Pallikal | archery | |
| Bula Choudhury | athletics | |
| P.T. Usha | wrestling | |
| Saba Anjum Karim | chess | |
| Akanksha Singh | shooting | |
| Mithali Raj | basketball | |
| Sharmila Nicollet | squash | |
| Deepika Kumari | tennis |
How forgetful are you?
How sharp is your memory?
Take this five-minute memory test. The teacher will read out a series of 30 words, one by one. Some of them will be repeated. Whenever you hear a word for the first time, write ‘N’ (for New) in the corresponding box, and when you hear a repeated word write ‘R’. After completing this task, check your results. Compare it with your friends and see where you stand.
| 1 | N | 11 | 21 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 22 | |||
| 3 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 4 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | |||
| 6 | 16 | 26 | |||
| 7 | 17 | 27 | |||
| 8 | 18 | 28 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 29 | |||
| 10 | 20 | 30 |
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