Please select a subject first
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Say whether the following sentences are in the Active or the Passive voice. Write A or P after the sentence.
The mechanic repaired it for me. ______________
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Suppose you are one of the volunteers who went to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for relief work after the tsunami. You work in the relief camps, distributing food, water, and medicine among the victims. You listen to the various stories of the bravery of ordinary people even as they fight against odds to bring about some semblance of normalcy in their lives. You admire their grit and determination. Write a diary entry.
You may start in this way.
31 December 2004
The killer tsunami struck these islands five days ago. But the victims are being brought in even now. Each one has a story to tell...
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The story shows how a little girl saved the lives of many tourists when a tsunami struck the beach, thanks to the geography lesson that she had learnt at school. She remembered the visuals of a tsunami and warned her parents.
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Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson.
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Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears.
Mark the right answer.
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Which of the following statements are examples of “the logic of geography”?
(i) There are cities where there are rivers.
(ii) Cities appear as they are not from six miles above the ground.
(iii) It is easy to understand why valleys are populated.
(iv) It is difficult to understand why humans hate and kill one another.
(v) The earth is round, and it has more sea than land.
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Mention two things that are
- clear from the height.
- not clear from the height.
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Look at picture 1 and recall the opening lines of the original song in Hindi. Who is the singer? Who else do you see in this picture?
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In Picture 2 what do you understand by the Company’s “superior weapons”?
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Who is an artisan? Why do you think the artisans suffered? (picture 3)
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Which picture, according to you, reveals the first sparks of the fire of revolt?
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Do you think the Indian princes were short-sighted in their approach to the events of 1757?
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How did the East India Company subdue the Indian princes?
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Quote the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles.
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In what ways did the British officers exploit Indians?
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Name these people
The ruler who fought pitched battles against the British and died fighting.
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The person who wanted to reform society.
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The person who recommended the introduction of English education in India.
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Two popular leaders who led the revolt (Choices may vary.)
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Mention the following.
Two examples of social practices prevailing then.
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