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प्रश्न
Whom does the author call ‘misguided people’? What is his advice to them?
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उत्तर
Some misguided people admit that they drink tea for stimulation and warmth. They are not interested in tea. So, they add sugar to take the taste away. He advises them to drink tea without adding sugar for a fortnight. They would never again ruin the real taste of tea by adding sugar.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
How was the family affected by the war?
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Do tea lovers generally like strong tea or weak tea?
Why does the author advise removing cream from the milk?
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. |
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
Name an equipment and a tool carried by the climbers during their expedition.
What did Hillary mean by saying “We had had enough to do the job, but by no means too much”?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
When did the children shy away from the chair?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
What is the foundation of social conduct?
How can we sweeten our life’s journey?
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
What do you infer from Gardiner’s essay ‘On the rule of the Road'?
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)
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)
How responsible and capable are you at home?
