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प्रश्न
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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Remove
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slackers
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muck
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kept in
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got carried away
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cut
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sadist
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shrivelled up
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उत्तर
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emove: a division in a school
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slackers: unmotivated and lazy students
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muck: useless, of no practical good
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kept in: grounded, detained, work after the official school hours
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got carried away: to get very excited or lose control of your feelings due to strong emotions.
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cut: escape, go away without permission.
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sadist: a person who gets pleasure out of inflicting pain to others
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shrivelled up: having no feelings
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Read the following extract carefully and present the information in the form of notes with the help of the given clues :
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Vice President and second President of India.
He was a teacher, a philosopher and 'an author. He had introduced the thinking of Western idealist philosophers like Plato, Plontinus, Bergson into Indian thought.
He was born on 5th of September, 1888 in a poor Brahmin family. As his father could not afford his education expenses, Radhakrishnan supported most of his education
through scholarships. He completed his B.A. and M.A. with majors in philosophy. He went on to become a professor of philosophy. He showed that Indian Philosophy, once translated into standard academic jargon, is worthy of being called philosophy by Western standards.
He thus, placed Indian Philosophy on world map.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had established a strong relationship with the Soviet Union when he w Is appointed as the ambassador to the Soviet Union.
He has been honoured with many awards for his achievements nationally and internationally. He was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 1954. He is also acknowledged with the Templeton Prize, Peace Prize of German Book Trade, Order of Merit and many other honours.
Title : Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Birth : 5th September, 1888
Qualifications : B.A. ___________
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Work : Translated_____________ into standard____________
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International Order of Merit
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They whisper like drizzle
as they roam the streets
with a lost gaze as though
something they had thrown up
never returned to earth.
They shiver like December nights
in their dreamless sleep
on shop verandahs.
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Louka:
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Eternal I rise
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