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In what ways have universities improved the society?

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Universities are the repositories of knowledge and the nursing ground for emissaries of thought, wisdom, and service. They equip individuals with the task of bettering society. Universities have in fact eschewed monarchy and autocracy and have initiated the era of democracy. Thus universities have helped society.

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पाठ 5.1: The Convocation Address - Exercises [पृष्ठ १४३]

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पाठ 5.1 The Convocation Address
Exercises | Q A. 4. | पृष्ठ १४३

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

What is your favourite sport? Do you play any sport?


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  

How do psychologists interpret forgetfulness?


What is the commonest type of forgetfulness, according to Lynd?


What does the author mean when he says the letter in his pocket leads an unadventurous life?


When does human memory work with less than its usual capacity?


How do the chemists make fortunes out of the medicines people forget to take?


You have borrowed a branded cricket bat from your reluctant friend for an outstation match. After returning home you realize you have absent-mindedly left it in the hotel room. Write a letter of apology and regret to your friend.


Kahlil Gibran states ‘Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.’ Write an article for your school magazine, linking your ideas logically and giving appropriate examples.


Why was the author sure he would not be caught?


What made the author ignore his friend’s warning?


What made the friend laugh heartily?


‘Tight Corner’ means a ______.


The narrator had been a safe contributor at the auction, as ______.


What is the difference between a physical and mental tight corner?


How did the narrator take advantage of the situation?


Form a meaningful summary of the lesson by rewriting the numbers in the correct sequence:

a) The narrator had only 63 pounds with him and did not know how to manage the situation.  
b) The narrator thought of all his relations from whom he could borrow.  
c) Unfortunately he had made the highest bid.  
d) The narrator entered Christie’s as his friend persuaded him to visit the saleroom.  
e) Every time someone else made a higher bid and the narrator was not caught.  
f) The narrator on a sudden impulse added 50 more guineas, to the amount offered.  
g) His friend joined him then but left immediately unable to control his laughter.  
h) He even thought of borrowing from moneylenders and considered the possibility of confessing the truth to the staff at Christie’s.  
i) The picture was declared sold to the narrator.  
j) After some time a picture was put up and a bid for 4000 guineas was raised.  
k) A sudden stroke of luck befell the narrator when he heard that the gent who had made the bid of 4000 guineas would offer him the additional 50 guineas and buy the picture.  
l) The narrator kept bidding just for fun.  
m) The picture was given away to the other bidder and the narrator was saved from humiliation.  
n) His friend had left the place roaring with laughter at the narrator’s predicament.  
o) The narrator was quite happy at the offer but demanded 100 guineas instead of the 50. Now there was no need for him to make any payment.  

Trace the thoughts that went on in the mind of the narrator when picture after picture was put up and sold at the auction.


Work in pairs. Look at the mind map below and add a few other features of democracy you can think of. Share your answers with the class.

  • e.g. sharing and caring

Given below is a list of items or features you find in a good school. Study the list and classify the items as individual and common.

textbooks – uniform – smart classroom – laboratory – competent teachers – library – mid-day meals – blackboard – stationery – playground – sports equipment washrooms

Individual Common
e.g. textbooks playground
   
   
   
   
   

Universities develop broad-mindedness. How does Dr. Radhakrishnan drive home this idea?


How can a graduate give back to his/her society?


What are the hindrances graduates face in their task of serving the society?


How do Universities mould students apart from imparting academic education to them?


How does the speaker highlight the importance of giving back to the society?


Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.


Describe the fluttery cascade of things tumbling from the bag.


How would staying away from liquid mischief benefit Bryson?


Briefly describe the ‘accidents’ encountered on the flight by Bryson.


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