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प्रश्न
Give one example to show that Davy was not a good mentor.
उत्तर
- Davy was envious of his pupil's achievements and never supported him in his challenges.
- He assigned Faraday an impossible duty to keep him out of the way.
- Faraday was unable to complete the work with the existing lab equipment.
- He wanted to celebrate his student's failure. This shows that Davy was not an effective mentor.
संबंधित प्रश्न
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| Machines that run on electricity | |
| Electronic devices |
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- a wicker basket
- a glass bottle or jar
- a steel bowl
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- A labelled diagram
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Find the following matter in the passage and copy the missing word.
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