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प्रश्न
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
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उत्तर
Nicola was 13 and Jacopo only 12. They were brothers. They were tanned, had tangled hair and dark earnest eyes. Though they were just kids, they were serious about their work. They did hundreds of errands for the tourists. They were found doing brisk business shining shoes or selling wild berries. They had the skill to find seats in the theater for the tourists and also guide the tourists through many important sites of the city of Verona such as Juliet’s tomb. Jacopo was lively as a squirrel. Nicola’s smile was steady and engaging yet in their innocent faces, one could find seriousness far beyond their years. What struck one was the extreme willingness of both the boys to work. Under the scorching Sun, they hawked newspapers. When the narrator enquired what they did with the money they earned as they were not spending it on clothes or food or saving it for emigrating to America, Nicola colored but he did not reveal the secret family adversity. Both are gentlemen because they did not want anyone’s sympathy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Life is full of ups and downs. It has pleasant surprises as well as rude shocks. Nevertheless, every incident offers a lesson for us to learn and evolve into better individuals.
Why did the author avoid going to Lucia’s room?
What made the boys work so hard?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Mention the countries in which tea is a part of civilization.
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Why should tea be directly added to the pot?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
How was the unattended trolley put to use?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
What were the problems the trolley driver suffered from?
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?
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
Why did Maamanaar hand over the chair to the villagers to retain it?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
Write character sketches of Maamanaar and Pedanna.
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
Para 4
Tenzing kicked steps in a long
traverse back towards the ridge, and we
reached its crest where it forms a great
snow bump at about 28000 feet. From
here the ridge narrowed to a knife-edge
and, as my feet were now warm, I took
over the lead.
Para 5
The soft snow made a route on top
of the ridge both difficult and dangerous,
which sometimes held my weight but often
gave way suddenly. After several hundred
feet, we came to a tiny hollow and found
there the two oxygen bottles left on the
an earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.
I scraped the ice off the gauges and was
relieved to find that they still contained
several hundred liters of oxygen-enough
to get us down to the South Col if used sparingly
Para 6
I continued making the trail on up
the ridge, leading up for the last 400 feet
to the southern summit. The snow on this
the face was dangerous, but we persisted in
our efforts to beat a trail up it.
We made frequent changes of
lead. As I was stamping a trail in the deep
snow, a section around me gave way and
Para 7
I slipped back through three or four of
my steps. I discussed with Tenzing the
the advisability of going on, and he, although
admitting that he felt unhappy about the
snow conditions, and finished with his
the familiar phrase “Just as you wish”.
Para 8
I decided to go on, and we finally
reached firmer snow higher up, and then
chipped steps up the last steep slopes and
crampon onto the South Peak. It was now 9 a.m.
Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet. (Para 4 to 8)
