Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What seems ‘curious’ to the author?
Advertisements
Solution
The absence of “Tea” in the recipes of the cookery book is curious to the author.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
What was Lucia suffering from?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
The narrator did not utter a word and preferred to keep the secret to himself. Why? Substantiate the statement with reference to the story
How was the family affected by the war?
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
What are the author’s views on China tea?
How was the unattended trolley put to use?
What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?
What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?
Why does Dr. Barnard find suffering of children heartbreaking?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
What did Hillary find in a tiny hollow?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
Who visited the family?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
How did Maamanaar handle the chair at home?
How would a reasonable person react when his actions affect other person’s liberty?
What is the foundation of social conduct?
Why is there a danger of the world getting ‘liberty drunk’?
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
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?
