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प्रश्न
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
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उत्तर
Adding sugar to tea will deprive tea of its real taste. Misguided people who take tea do it because of the sweetness and not because of the taste of tea.
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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.
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
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
How does army tea taste?
What are the author’s views on China tea?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
Who encouraged them and how?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
Life is unjust and cruel to certain people. Do they all resign themselves to their fate? Can you think of some who have fought their disabilities heroically and remained a stellar example for others? (for e.g. the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, a paraplegic). Give an account of one such person and his/her struggle to live a fruitful life.
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 |
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
When did the children shy away from the chair?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
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)
‘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.
