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प्रश्न
Which character do you like the most in the story and why?
उत्तर
Of all the characters, I like Nicola who is a 13-year-old boy (i.e.) one of the two gentlemen of Verona. Though he is small, he is mature beyond his years. Like John Keets, he hated sympathy and self-pity. He does not want any favor except the opportunity to work. He has an engaging smile. He and his brother Jacopo were hardworking and devoted to their sister Lucia. He has seriousness far beyond his years. Even when kindly enquired by the narrator as to why he was spending little on clothes and food, he doesn’t open up. He colors deeply and grows pale. He even avoided the eyes of the narrator. When his squirrel-like brother requested the narrator to send them in his car to Poleta on Sunday, Nicola doesn’t like it. He glares at his brother in vexation and says, “we couldn’t think of troubling you, sir.” He wins the respect of all readers because of his maturity, willingness to work, and devotion to his sister.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why did the driver not approve of the narrator buying fruits from the boys?
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What made the boys join the resistance movement against the Germans?
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What is the second golden rule in the preparation of tea?
Why does the author refer to himself as being in ‘a minority’?
How does adding sugar affect the taste of tea?
Elucidate the author’s ideas about teapots.
Who encouraged them and how?
What injuries did they sustain in the accident?
Why does Dr. Barnard describe the blind boy as a ‘walking horror’?
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How did the firm snow at the higher regions fill them with hope?
What happened to the visitor when he sat on the stool?
Why did the family find it difficult to make a chair?
What was grandmother’s suggestion of wood? Why?
How was the chair made and how did the villagers react to it?
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What would be the consequence of the old lady’s action?
Why should individual liberty be curtailed?
Define ‘liberty’ as perceived by the author.
How would ‘liberty’ cause universal chaos?
‘Curtailment of private liberty is done to establish social order’ – Do you agree?
Para 4
Tenzing kicked steps in a long
traverse back towards the ridge, and we
reached its crest where it forms a great
snow bump at about 28000 feet. From
here the ridge narrowed to a knife-edge
and, as my feet were now warm, I took
over the lead.
Para 5
The soft snow made a route on top
of the ridge both difficult and dangerous,
which sometimes held my weight but often
gave way suddenly. After several hundred
feet, we came to a tiny hollow and found
there the two oxygen bottles left on the
an earlier attempt by Evans and Bourdillon.
I scraped the ice off the gauges and was
relieved to find that they still contained
several hundred liters of oxygen-enough
to get us down to the South Col if used sparingly
Para 6
I continued making the trail on up
the ridge, leading up for the last 400 feet
to the southern summit. The snow on this
the face was dangerous, but we persisted in
our efforts to beat a trail up it.
We made frequent changes of
lead. As I was stamping a trail in the deep
snow, a section around me gave way and
Para 7
I slipped back through three or four of
my steps. I discussed with Tenzing the
the advisability of going on, and he, although
admitting that he felt unhappy about the
snow conditions, and finished with his
the familiar phrase “Just as you wish”.
Para 8
I decided to go on, and we finally
reached firmer snow higher up, and then
chipped steps up the last steep slopes and
crampon onto the South Peak. It was now 9 a.m.
Give an account of the journey to the South Col from 28,000 feet. (Para 4 to 8)
