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प्रश्न
Write a short note on the following:
Prince Siddharth’s protected life.
उत्तर
The king surrounded Prince Siddharth with every imaginable luxury and comfort. The king had three magnificent palaces, and the Prince lived a secluded and protected life in the beautiful atmosphere of these mansions. At the age of twenty-nine, Siddharth went out to see his kingdom and meet his subjects.
संबंधित प्रश्न
A1. True or False
State whether the following statements are true or false:
(1) The author's new house was situated at Bangalore.
(2) The writer was delighted because their new house, was the biggest they ever lived.
One of the advantages of growing up in an Army household was the frequency with which we moved. 'Postings' came with predictable regularity every three years. What was unpredictable and therefore exciting was the suspense. Where would we go this time? Ambala, Pune, Dehradun, Allahabad, Tejpur, Bangalore, Yo! ............ In my short span of thirteen years we had moved lock. stock and barrel eleven times!
Every move meant change. New journeys, new places, new schools, my new books, new uniforms, new friends and new houses. We lived in tents, bashas, Nissen huts, flats and bungalows. No matter what the shape and size of the dwelling, mother soon put her own special stamp on it and transformed it into a familiar place - our home - complete with bright yellow-curtains, coffee-brown carpet, assorted pictures, hanging ferns and potted palms - providing a comforting sense of continuity in our essentially nomadic life.
I was thirteen, the year we moved to the Cantonment at Allahabad. In stark contrast to the razzle-dazzle of the city's commercial areas like Katra and Chowk, the Cantonment was a quiet, orderly place with broad tree-lined roads that still carried the names of long-dead Britishers. Our bungalow was on a sleepy by-lane called MacPherson Road. When we first saw it, my brothers and I were delighted. It was by far the biggest house we had ever lived in. The task of furnishing those huge, echoing rooms daunted Mother.
A2. Complete
a. The broad tree-lined roads were named after.............................
b. Katra and Chowk are .............................
c. Mother was daunted with the task of................................. .
d. The suspense was exciting because the posting was.........................
A3. Personal response
What do you think are the problems faced by those who change households frequently.
Answer the following in 200-250 words :
What are Helen's opinions about examinations?
Fill in the blank.
The author wanted to grow ______________.
What was the businessman looking for? Why?
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Question
The horses were four and a half inches tall.
How did Santhosh record his diary?
Vicky’s father decided to change his son’s character.
Recite any 4 lines of the poem with intonation.
The Delhi government did not allow blind children to study Science after ____________.
