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प्रश्न
While tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper,there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies.
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उत्तर
Tribal communities may not seem to possess the scientific temper. However, there are many ideas from tribal conventions that could enrich modern societies. The tribals live close to nature. They treat nature as a living being. They consider it to be the mother who nurtures them. The tribals have a very intimate and positive relation with nature. This positive ideas of the tribals towards ecology can help enrich the modern societies. The tribals are very simple minded. They have not been influenced by evils like consumerism. Some tribal communities follow matrilineal system. Tribal societies do not follow dowry system instead some tribal communities fix a bride price that the groom pays to the bride either in cash or in kind. This can be a lesson for the modern societies.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1 True or False:
Rewrite the following statements and state whether they are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Mashelkar’s mother did menial work to bring him up.
(ii) Mashelkar’s father died when he was twelve.
(iii) Mashelkar was born in a very rich family.
(iv) Tatas added much value to Mashelkar’s life.
I start with my greatest guru-my mother. I was born in a very poor family and my father died when I was six. We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work to bring me up. Two meals a day was a tough challenge. I studied under street lights and I walked barefoot until, I think, I was twelve. I remember when I passed the seventh standard and I wanted to go into the eighth standard, our poverty was such that even to secure 21 rupees for secondary school admission became a big challenge. We had to borrow from a lady, who was a housemaid in Chaupati in Mumbai. That was the tough life I had.
In fact, I remember, my passing the SSC Examination-i.e. 11th standard. Those days it used to be not 10th standard or 12th standard but 11th standard. I stood 11th among 1,35,000 but I was about to leave higher education and find a job. What helped me was the scholarship by Sir Dorab Tata Trust. It was just 60 rupees per month and would you believe that 60 rupees per month from Tatas added so much value to my life that I have been able to stand here today before you to speak to you.
I am on the Board of Tatas now and it is very interesting that the same Bombay House where I used to go to collect that 60 rupees per month now one goes and sits there like a Director on the Board of Tata Motors. The turn that these 40 years have taken is very interesting. It has all been possible because of the chance I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother. She gave me the values of my life. She was one of the noblest parents I have met in my life.
So, my greatest guru was my mother. My second guru was Principal Bhave, about whom I made a mention earlier. He taught us Physics. Because it was a poor school, I remember, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of Science.
A2 Complete:
Complete the following sentences and write:
(i) Mashelkar was inspired by his greatest guru _______
(ii) Mashelkar studied under _______
(iii) Principal Bhave taught _______
(iv) The scholarship by _______ Trust helped him in higher education.
A3 Find the meaning:
Choose the appropriate meaning of the underlined words from the given alternatives:
(i) We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
(a) skilled
(b) hard
(c) unskilled
(d) of low status
(ii) Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
(a) do a cheap experiment
(b) introduce new things
(c) avoid
(d) try hard
(iii) I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
(a) firm saying
(b) being inspired
(c) being inspected
(d) being instigated
(iv) That was the tough life I had.
(a) difficult
(b) soft
(c) cheap
(d) simple
A4 Match:
Match the following sentences with their tags:
| 'A' | 'B' | ||
| (i) | I stood 11th among 1,35,000 |
(a) | aren’t I? |
| (ii) | I am on the Board of Tatas | (b) | didn’t we? |
| (iii) | It was a poor school | (c) | didn’t I? |
| (iv) | We moved to Mumbai | (d) | wasn’t it? |
A5 Personal Response:
“Mother is the greatest Guru.” Discuss.
Briefly comment on:
The purpose of the author’s journey to Mount Kailash.
Comment on the indifference that meets Iona's attempts to share his grief with his fellow human beings.
Comment on the graphic detail with which the various passengers who took Iona's cab are described.
How is humour employed to comment on the pains that the author took to get his watch set right.
Why do you think the poet has used so many 'negatives' to make his statement?
What does the bird in the poem announce? How is this related to the title, ‘Coming’?
What are the criteria that Ruskin feels that readers should fulfil to make themselves fit for the company of the Dead?
What two things are compared in the poem?
Comment on the capitalisation of all the words in the line:
'Children Must be Disciplined'.
How did the author feel about her mother's passion to make her a dancer?
What were the lessons of life learnt in her younger days that Kumudini carried into her adult life?
Answer in your own words.
How did the plants respond when Revathi played her favourite tune?
Make a list of the preparations made for an assault on Tiger Hill.
Bofors guns _____________.
Breeding worms to use them to convert organic waste into fertilizer is called Vermiculture or vermicomposting.
Find out more about Vermiculture and how you can carry out the same in your garden/backyard, to fertilize your plants at home.
Read the Preamble of the Constitution of India given in your textbook. Pick out a word that refers to the following.
Brotherhood
Answer the given question in your own words.
Why did the Swallow finally decide not to leave the Prince?
State whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement.
The Ear was appointed as a judge.
Discuss in your group and write down the most important reason, why Pediatrician and Veterinarians have, a tougher job to diagnose their patients' illnesses.
Form suitable groups and discuss the following.
You have heard/read stories of Akbar and Birbal, Tenali Raman, Mulla Nasruddin. Recollect and write down the names of those stories.
Pick out those aspects of a story that you find a common in all their stories.
- Humour
- Supernatural event
- Wisdom
- Suspense
- Magic
- Beauty of Nature
- Wit
- Play upon words
- Sadend
- Violence
Write a short autobiography of any bird or animal of your choice.
Form groups and discuss the following statements, in the context of the extract.
‘If he is indeed wise, he does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind’ Kahlil Gibran.
Read the passage and answer the following question:
What is seen on the obverse and reverse of the PVC medal?
Discuss and write 1-2 lines about the following.
How Bushi defeated Yonamine in the wrestling match.
Read aloud/Enact the play.
Hold a mock trial for the following offence. There should be a complainant, a defendant, and lawyers to argue the case on behalf of them. The whole class can vote to pass the judgment. On what occasions will you plead for justice? What punishment will you suggest? When will you plead for mercy?
A very poor and honest servant has broken a vase while cleaning it. The vase was valuable and the employer liked it very much.
Read the following sentence aloud. Write who said it and to whom.
“Why, the dress you go to the theatre in !”
Say whether you agree or disagree.
The children showed disinterest even in the bachelor’s story-telling, throughout.
Imagine the following and write about it in your own words:
What the world looks like to a fish.
Guess the meaning of the following word.
postponed
List and say whether the following statement agrees with the passage or not.
You should try to talk most of the time whenever there is a discussion.
Describe Gulliver’s walk around the city.
- Form groups of 5–8. Then make pairs of groups. Decide which group will be hosts and which will be guests. Arrange mock parties in the classroom so that the roles of hosts and guests can actually be played out.
- Later on, hold groupwise discussions on how your party went. Make lists of the tips you followed and those you forgot to follow.
Write what the lark does.
Where is Rangoli usually drawn?
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;
- What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
- Why do they find everything amiss?
Identify the speaker/character.
Don't worry, Madam, it's only a warning.
Read these lines and answer the question given below.
How cheerful he seems to grin
Who does ‘he’ refer to?
The people were making all kinds of sounds because ______.
Describe Gulliver’s encounter with the army of Blefuscu.
Why did the girl reply haughtily?
The second daughter ________ the milet to a flock of birds.
When did the battle of Nauranang start? How long did it continue?
Who asked the Robot to charge the phone?
What are the three parts of a robot
The rich man ______ at the beggar.
How was the rich man's house?
Karate makes me brave and bold. Would you like to learn it?
Some words sound the same but their spelling and meaning are different. Such words are called homophones. There are many homophones.
The old man put _____ on the mouth of the gourd.
Match the following.
| pale |  |
| tremble |  |
| fainted |  |
Sparrow tied the elephant and the crocodile with a ______.
Moles bite and ______ the earth worms.
The kingdom was situated in the foothills of______.
Many may lie and______.
How many marks did he score in his 12th board exam?
What strange things did Alice see?
“Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen?
Based on the poet’s idea of true success, think of four people in your surroundings - your family, neighbours, friends, teachers, classmates, etc. who have achieved true success. Write, in short, what makes them successful.
