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प्रश्न
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.
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What made the boys work so hard?
Why didn’t the boys disclose their problem to the author?
Describe the appearance of Nicola and Jacopo.
Who took the author to 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
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
Which tea does the author prefer– China tea or Indian tea?
What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
What should be poured into the cup first–tea or milk?
What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?
Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?
Who encouraged them and how?
What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?
How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?
“These two children had given me a profound lesson …” Elucidate.
How did a casual incident in a hospital help Dr. Barnard perceive a new dimension of life?
The soft snow was difficult and dangerous. Why?
How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
What was Pedanna’s suggestion to their father?
Why were the two chairs compared to Rama-Lakshmana?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
When did the children get over the fear of sitting on the chair?
What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
What is ‘liberty’ according to the old lady?
Para 18
My first feelings were of relief–
relief that there were no more steps to
cut, no more ridges to traverse, and no
more humps to tantalize us with hopes
of success. I looked at Tenzing. In spite of
the balaclava helmet, goggles, and oxygen
mask – all encrusted with long icicles–that
concealed his face, there was no disguising
his grin of delight as he looked all around
him. We shook hands, and then Tenzing
threw his arm around my shoulders and
we thumped each other on the back until
we were almost breathless. It was 11.30
a.m. The ridge had taken us two and a
half hours, but it seemed like a lifetime
To the east was our giant
Describe the feelings of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing as they reached the top of the Summit. (Para 18)
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?
