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प्रश्न
What did Hillary do with his wet boots?
उत्तर
Hillary cooked his wet boots over the fierce flame of the Primus and managed to soften them.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Who did the narrator meet at the outskirts of Verona?
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
How did the narrator help the boys on Sunday?
Describe the girl with whom the boys were talking to in the cubicle.
What was the driving force that made the boys do various jobs?
Write a character sketch of Nicola and Jacopo.
Justify the title of the story ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Adversity brings out the best as well as the worst in people. Elucidate this statement with reference to the story
According to the author, what does the phrase ‘a nice cup of tea’ refer to?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
Summarise George Orwell’s distinctive ideas in “A Nice Cup of Tea”.
When and where did the accident occur?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
Who encouraged them and how?
What happened in the grand finale?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.
Adventures, expeditions, and explorations are always exciting. Especially when they are real and if it is the first of its kind, it is even more thrilling. The only question that comes to one’s mind is what makes one to take up such tasks that involve high risks. It is the spirit of formidable adventure and certain qualities which make them achieve such feats.
Tick the qualities that are required to achieve such a feat.
| passion | reward | determination | physical |
| fame | faith | courage | money |
| drive | vengeance | inspiration | self-satisfaction |
| vision | undying spirit | inner-urge | perseverance |
What did Tenzing and Edmund Hillary gift to the Gods of lofty Summit? How did they do it?
Describe the stool that the narrator’s family had.
When did the children shy away from the chair?
Narrate the humorous incidents that happened in the author’s home before and after the arrival of the chair.
From the pictures given below, identity the actions that may cause inconvenience and discomfort to others. Discuss.
Classify these pictures to show what they depict–Personal freedom/Public liberty.
| Personal freedom | Public liberty |
| colouring the hair red | |
Why did the lady think she was entitled to walk down the middle of the road?
According to the author, what are we more conscious of?
Civilization can only exist when the public collectively accepts constraints on its freedom of action – Explain.
Para 15
For a few moments, I lay regaining
my breath, and for the first time really
felt the fierce determination that nothing
now could stop us from reaching the top. I took
a firm stance on the ledge and signaled
to Tenzing to come on up. As I heaved
hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his
way up the crack, and finally collapsed at
the top like a giant fish when it has just
been hauled from the sea after a terrible
struggle.
Para 16
The ridge continued as before:
giant cornices on the right; steep rock
sloped on the left. The ridge curved away
to the right and we have no idea where the
top was. As I cut around the back of one
hump, another higher one would swing
into view. Time was passing and the ridge
seemed never-ending.
Para 17
Our original zest had now quite
gone, and it was turning more into a grim
struggle. I then realized that the ridge
ahead, instead of rising, now dropped
sharply away. I looked upwards to see a
narrow snow ridge running up to a snowy
summit. A few more whacks of the ice-ax
in the firm snow and we stood on top.
The ridge had taken us two and half hours, but it seemed like lifetime. Why? (Para 15 to 17)
