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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
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Who took the author to the cubicle?
Recount the untold sufferings undergone by the siblings after they were rendered homeless.
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Why does the author say that it is important to include a tea recipe in cookery books?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
What are the aspects that contribute to humor in the essay?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
Give an account of the medical problems for which the two boys were hospitalized.
Life is unjust and cruel to certain people. Do they all resign themselves to their fate? Can you think of some who have fought their disabilities heroically and remained a stellar example for others? (for e.g. the astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, a paraplegic). Give an account of one such person and his/her struggle to live a fruitful life.
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
What was put on the family agenda?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
‘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.
