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प्रश्न
Read the following lines and answer the questions.
It’s a slow, unwavering, ingrained trait
With the patience to work and the strength to wait.
- What is an ‘ingrained trait’?
- Why does a courageous man need patience?
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उत्तर
- Courage is an ‘ingrained trait’.
- A courageous man needs patience because courage is a slow, steady and firm quality.
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