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Question
In your notebook, write a short paragraph on the following covering up their profession and personality traits with examples.
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Solution
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was a great scientist. He was so humble and he said that he got this humility from his father. Dr. Kalam joined ISRO in 1960 when it was just a fledgling organization. His interactions with the great scientist Professor Vikram Sarabhai and the Reverend Peter Bernard Pereira shaped his thoughts on religion and learned about the true meaning of religious service. From Professor Dhavan, he got to know how one can be academically accomplished. From Mahaswamiji he realized the value of generosity. He learned many good qualities from great people like Pramukh Swami, Mahapragya Ji, Professor Brahma Prakash, Father Pereira, Dr. Sarabhai, Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, and his father. He believed that faith and fact can create a better planet for all of us; spirituality can lift us out of any kind of confusion, misery, or failure. He was truly a patriot because he said that one should use one's degree to transform the society where one lives. In 2012, he started a movement "What Can I Give, through which he tried to combat corruption, environmental degradation, and social evils.
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Given below are some incomplete Quote. Complete them choosing from the words SCIENCE/RELIGION/SPIRITUAL and make them meaningful :
________________ is meant to awaken man’s love for his Source - God!
Read ‘Part I’ and match the words in Column ‘A’ with associating words given in Column ‘B’.
| No | 'A' | 'B' | |
| (i) | Science and faith | (a) | Created by fact and faith |
| (ii) | Science | (b) | Success of societies |
| (iii) | Better Planet | (c) | Betterment of humanity |
| (iv) | Creations and Discoveries | (d) | Believers of science and religions |
| (v) |
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How can academic brilliance diminish?
What Dr. Kalam gathered while swimming in silence at the shores of Mahapragyaji?
Answer the following in your own words, and write in your notebook.
How did the Reverend relate and compare the work that he and Dr. Sarabhai did for people?
Answer the following in your own words, and write in your notebook.
Why is there an urgent need to replace ‘What can I take’ with ‘What can I give?
Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in the context they occur in the text.
Faith and fact can, together, create a better planet.
Go through ‘Part III’ and complete the following statement.
To keep this planet liveable and the human race thriving, we have to _______________.
Go through ‘Part III’ and complete the following statement.
We can remove the impurities obscuring our souls by ____________.
