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प्रश्न
Why did Davy choose Faraday as his secretary?
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उत्तर
- Davy was temporarily blinded by a chemical accident in his lab and required an aide with good recall.
- He was reminded of Faraday, but he doubted the boy's abilities in science.
- So he employed Faraday as his secretary.
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Write what is implied in the following sentence.
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| Machines that run on electricity | |
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When he was twelve, ______ school ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
One day he came across a book on ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
Faraday decided that ______ scientist - ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
He handed him a piece of Bavarian glass, which ______ microscopes ______.
Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
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One day he came across a book on ______.
Now complete the following sentence using your own word.
He decided that ______.
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He went on to prove that ______.
