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प्रश्न
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
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उत्तर
Lucia was a girl of about twenty. She was propped up on pillows wearing a pretty lace jacket. Her eyes were soft and tender.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What made the boys work so hard?
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
What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?
What happened in the grand finale?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
What was put on the family agenda?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
"My right to swing my fist ends, where your nose begins." Elucidate with reference to, ‘On the Rule of the Road’.
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)
