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प्रश्न
Read the expression:
‘the blueprint of our past’s tomorrow’. Consider in a group why the poet has not mentioned ‘the present’. It is because of the planners who have possessed our ‘present’ in order to change ‘our past’ into the ‘future’ they desire. Go through the poem and write the lines which support this thought.
- The buildings are in alignment with the roads which meet at desired points.
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________
- ____________________________________________.
उत्तर
The lines which support the thought mentioned in the question are as follows:
- The buildings are in alignment with the roads which meet at desired points.
- They build and will not stop.
- Even the sea draws back and the skies surrender.
- They erase the flaws, the blemishes of the past.
- So history is new again
- The drilling goes right through the fossils of the last century.
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Answer any four of the following in 30 − 40 words each :
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(b) How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad's house?
(c) Why does one feel 'a sudden strangeness' on counting to twelve and keeping quiet?
(d) Mention any two things which cause pain and suffering. (A Thing of Beauty)
(e) When was the Tiger King in danger of losing his throne?
(f) What role did the American professor play in bringing Hana and Sadao together?
Answer any three of the following in 30-40 words each:
(a) Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
(b) The poet says, ‘And yet, for these Children, these windows, not this map, their world.’ Which world do these children belong to? Which world is inaccessible to them?
(c) What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
(d) What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?
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- Steps taken to resolve the crisis:
- Climax:
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| At 12.53: | ________________________ |
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| ( ) | → Koli Dance |
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| ( ) | → Chief Guest Speaks |
| ( ) | → Appraisal of the Art Festival |
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Optimism :
- ______
- ______
Pessimism :
- ______
- ______
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- ______ you have not done what I asked.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
- _______________________.
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As soon as I ______ of my home, I greet my family.
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- transformation in the child……..
- things that amazed the writer……..
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Describe the elephant driver in your own words.
Identify the speaker/character.
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Which place was the last stand of the Indian army?
Who asked the Robot to charge the phone?
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In memory of his mother, he carved ______ statue.
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- Net weight
- Veg or Non-veg
- Recipe
- Nutrition facts
- MRP
- Mfg date
- Website
- Other instructions, if any
