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प्रश्न
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
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उत्तर
Towards the end of his career, Dr. Christiaan Barnard was troubled by the suffering of people and especially of young children. He could not accept the fact that 12 million children are unlikely to reach the age of one and about 6 million children die annually before reaching the age of five.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
How was the family affected by the war?
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
Based on your understanding of the text, complete the chart given below by choosing the appropriate words or phrases given in brackets.
Golden Rules of Tea Preparation
(add sugar, shaken, milk, infused properly, strainers, without cream, taken to the kettle, small quantities, China or earthenware, stirred, warmed)
| Tea should be made in ______in a teapot. |
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| The teapot should be made of ______ |
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| The pot should be ______beforehand. |
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| The pot should not have ______ |
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| While pouring water the teapot should be ______ |
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| The tea leaves should be ______ |
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| After making tea, it should be ______or the pot should be ______ |
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| The milk for the tea should be ______ |
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| The author does not like to ______to tea. |
How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?
How was the unattended trolley put to use?
How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?
What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?
Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?
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.
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
When did Hillary feel a sense of freedom and well being?
What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means too much”?
How did the mountaineers belay?
What did Edmund Hillary do to escape the large overhanging ice cornices?
What did the photograph portray?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
Who visited the family?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
What does the ‘rule of the road’ mean?
What is the foundation of social conduct?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
Para 19
neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
the great bulk of Kanchenjunga loomed
on the horizon. To the west, we could
see the great unexplored ranges of Nepal
stretching off into the distance.
Para 20
The most important photograph,
I felt, was a shot down the North Ridge,
showing the North Col and the old route
which had been made famous by the
struggles of those great climbers of the
1920’s and 1930’s. After ten minutes,
I realized that I was becoming rather
clumsy-fingered and slow-moving. So I
quickly replaced my oxygen set
Describe the view from the top. What was the most important photograph? (Para 19 and 20)
