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प्रश्न
Here are some fact from Einstein’s life. Arrange the in chronological order.
[1 ] Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
[2] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
[3] Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against
Germany’s building of an atomic bomb.
[4 ] Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
[5 ] Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
[6 ] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
[7 ] Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
[8 ] Einstein dies.
[ 9] He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
[10 ] Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
[11 ] He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
[12 ] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
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उत्तर
[1] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.
[2] Einstein attends a high school in Munich.
[3] Einstein’s family moves to Milan.
[4] Tired of the school’s regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.
[5] Einstein joins a university in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.
[6] He works in a patent office as a technical expert.
[7] Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity.
[8] He provides a new interpretation of gravity.
[9] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
[10] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.
[11] Einstein writes a letter to U.S. President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and warns against
Germany’s building of an atomic bomb.
[12] Einstein dies.
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| A | B |
| 1. slaving | (i) a quarrel or an argument |
| 2. cgaos | (ii) remove something from inside another thing using a sharp tool |
| 3. rummage | (iii) strange, mysterious. Difficult to explain |
| 4. scrape out | (iv) finish successfully, achieve |
| 5. stumble over, tumble into |
(v) search for something by moving things around hurriedly or carelessly |
| 6. accomplish | (vi) completer confusion and disorder |
| 7. uncanny | (vii) fall, or step awkwardly while waking |
| 8. (to have or get into) a | (viii) working hard |
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The members of a family act ________
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- Which asks about people or things.
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