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प्रश्न
What did the photograph portray?
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उत्तर
The photograph portrayed North Col and the old route which had been made famous by the struggles of those great climbers in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Were the boys saving money to go to the States? How do you know?
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why? Substantiate the statement with reference to the story
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
Does the author like drinking tea with sugar? Give reasons.
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
What are the author’s views on China tea?
Discuss how the essay reveals the factual points and the author’s personal opinions on the preparation of tea.
What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
Why did Hillary become clumsyfingered and slow-moving?
Why was the original zest fading away?
What was put on the family agenda?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
Classify these pictures to show what they depict–Personal freedom/Public liberty.
| Personal freedom | Public liberty |
| colouring the hair red | |
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
Para 4
Tenzing kicked steps in a long
traverse back towards the ridge, and we
reached its crest where it forms a great
snow bump at about 28000 feet. From
here the ridge narrowed to a knife-edge
and, as my feet were now warm, I took
over the lead.
Para 5
The soft snow made a route on top
of the ridge both difficult and dangerous,
which sometimes held my weight but often
gave way suddenly. After several hundred
feet, we came to a tiny hollow and found
there the two oxygen bottles left on the
an earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.
I scraped the ice off the gauges and was
relieved to find that they still contained
several hundred liters of oxygen-enough
to get us down to the South Col if used sparingly
Para 6
I continued making the trail on up
the ridge, leading up for the last 400 feet
to the southern summit. The snow on this
the face was dangerous, but we persisted in
our efforts to beat a trail up it.
We made frequent changes of
lead. As I was stamping a trail in the deep
snow, a section around me gave way and
Para 7
I slipped back through three or four of
my steps. I discussed with Tenzing the
the advisability of going on, and he, although
admitting that he felt unhappy about the
snow conditions, and finished with his
the familiar phrase “Just as you wish”.
Para 8
I decided to go on, and we finally
reached firmer snow higher up, and then
chipped steps up the last steep slopes and
crampon onto the South Peak. It was now 9 a.m.
Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet. (Para 4 to 8)
‘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.
Can you iron your clothes and arrange them? Can you replace a tube light?
