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प्रश्न
Who came galloping on a horse to Napoleon?
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उत्तर
A young soldier came galloping on a horse to Napoleon.
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Fill in the following empty boxes.
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| Fort St. George | Chennai |
| Gingee Fort | ______ |
| Golconda Fort | ______ |
| Red Fort | ______ |
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How did the enemies enter the castle?
Our only enemy was gold
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A little wicked wicket gate.
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Read the given line and answer the question that follow.
And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,
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Full of wise saws and modern instances;
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- How does he behave with the people around him?
- What does he do to show his wisdom?
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| world, thunder, meaningful, gather, undaunted, heaven |
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He works his work, I mine.
Explain with reference to the context the following line.
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And see the great Achilles, whom we knew.
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Tell him to be a fool ever so often
and to have no shame over having been a fool
yet learning something out of every folly
hoping to repeat none of the cheap follies
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- What does one learn from every folly?
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Where was the narrator when the incident happened?
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