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प्रश्न
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
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उत्तर
As a doctor, he does not find any nobility in suffering. There is nothing noble in a patient’s thrashing around in a sweat-soaked bed, mind clouded in agony. He was against his dad’s faith that suffering ennobles human beings.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What was Lucia suffering from?
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
How was the family affected by the war?
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
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| 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 |
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
What did the photograph portray?
What was put on the family agenda?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
What does the traffic policeman symbolize?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
Explain in your own words, "What freedom means?"
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.
