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प्रश्न
In your notebook, write a short paragraph on the following covering up their profession and personality traits with examples.
Rev. Peter Bernard Pereira
उत्तर
Rev. Peter Bernard Pereira
Rev. Father Bernard Pereira was the priest-in-charge of the church in Thumba, Kerala. He was a person who immediately understood the dilemma in the minds of Dr. Kalam and Professor Sarabhai. He realized that he would have to make a sacrifice in the interests of science. At the same time, he could not do this without the approval of his congregation. So he put the concept before the entire gathering in forceful terms and got unanimous support for the setting up of the space research centre.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and do the given activities.
A1. Choose the correct alternatives to the given statement:
i. Dr. Kalam was invited to _______
a. Swamiji’s programme
b. attend 102nd birthday celebration
c. meet Swamiji
ii. Swamiji looked as steady and alert as any other _______ present there.
a. Elder
b. Person
c. Youngster
iii. In Swamiji’s Ashram more than _______ children are taking education.
a. Nine thousand
b. Nineteen thousand
c. Seven thousand
iv. Dr. Kalam was deeply touched by _______
a. Birthday celebration
b. Swamiji’s inner strength
c. Swamiji’s Ashram
In April 2009, Dr. Kalam was invited to attend the 102nd birthday celebrations of His Holiness Dr. Sri Sri Shivakumara Mahaswamiji in the Tumkur district of Karnataka. Mahaswamiji is a remarkable person, who has dedicated his life to the service of humanity. His greatest contribution is the establishment of a free residential education system for more than nine thousand children in the ashram. The most astonishing aspect of the entire event of his birthday was that the 102 year old Swamiji stood on his feet without any support! He looked as steady and alert as any other youngster present there. This display of inner strength touched Dr. Kalam deeply.
A couple of days later, we were discussing this unusual birthday party. I said to him, ‘Sir, do you know, only four out of 1 lakh people cross the age of 100?’ I had googled the subject beforehand. He replied, ‘But how many of these four would be able to stand tall for half an hour, give a wise discourse, and then go on to feed thousands of children?’ Of course, nobody could know the exact answer to his question but the question itself led to many other relevant queries. ‘I wonder what powers Mahaswamiji possesses that keeps him so strong at such an advanced age? Maybe it’s a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, or perhaps it’s genetics?’ I asked.
A2. Find evidences from the passage that indicates that Swamiji:
i. was dedicated
ii. had inner strength
iii. contributed to the good of the society
iv. was younger than the young generation.
A3. Find out the noun forms of the following from the passage:
i. celebrate _______
ii. contribute _______
iii. educate _______
iv. strong _______
A4. Do as directed:
i. I had googled the subject beforehand.
(Identify the tense of the sentence)
ii. We were discussing this unusual birthday party.
(Add a question tag)
A5. Personal Response:
What measures will you take to keep yourself physically and mentally fit?
Get into pairs/groups and match the columns :
| ‘A’ | ‘B’ |
| (1) Science | The study of the basic nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially as an academic subject. |
| (2) Religion | The study of the nature of God and religious belief. |
| (3) Spirituality | The intellectual and practical activities in a systematic study of structure and behaviour of the natural world through experiment and observation. |
| (4) Philosophy | The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power of God. |
| (5) Theology | The quality of being more concerned with the human spirit as opposed to material or physical things. |
Given below are some incomplete Quote. Complete them choosing from the words SCIENCE/RELIGION/SPIRITUAL and make them meaningful :
_______________ without religion is lame; _________________without science is blind.
Read ‘Part II’. Go through the given statement and say whether you agree or disagree with the statement.
The person who could help and can be contacted was the Bishop - ________________.
Dr. Kalam’s friends discussed on _________________.
Write the significance of the following year, as given in the text.
1960
Who said to whom and when?
“I wonder what power Mahaswamiji possesses, that keeps him so strong.”
Answer the following in your own words, and write in your notebook.
What was so remarkable about Dr. Sri Shivakumar Mahaswamiji?
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
Write in your own simple words what the following expression conveys in the context they occur in the text.
Only when the dust is removed, does the mirror shine and the reflection becomes clear.
