This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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What did Ramana Maharshi say about the killing of snakes? |
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Answer» Ramana Maharshi said “We have come to their home and we have no right to trouble them. They do not trouble us”. |
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Why did Ramana Maharshi not allow anyone to kill snakes? |
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Answer» Ramana Maharshi never allowed people to kill snakes in his ashram. He said, “ We have come to their home and we have no right to trouble them. They do not trouble us”. |
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Who told Stories to Lucy? |
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Answer» Her Grandmother. |
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Why do you want to become thus? Discuss with your friends. |
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Answer» I want become a teacher Because it is a Nobel profession |
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Why did the mother give person gold coin? |
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Answer» The boy went crying to his mother, her heart melted at the sight of tears in her son’s eyes. So, she gave her son a gold coin. |
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How did he earn two rupees? |
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Answer» A shopkeeper offered him two rupees for carrying his bag to his house. |
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Dignity of Labour Summary In English |
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Answer» Once there lived a rich businessman. He had a lazy son. The father wanted him to learn the value of labour. So, one day the father calls his son arid says that today he should go out and earn or else he won’t get his food for the night. The lazy boy was not used to do any kind of work. He got scared and went crying to his mother. The mother’s heart melted on seeing his son crying. She gave him a gold coin. In the evening, the father asked what he had earned, the boy gaves him the coin. The father asked him to throw it in the well, he threw it. The father was a wise man he guessed that the coin was given by his wife. So he sent her to her parents house. He again told his son to go out and earn. This time the sister give him a rupee coin. The boy shows his father the coin and he asked him to throw it into the well and he again did it. The father again realised that someone had given him the coin. So he sent his daughter now, to her in – law’s house. Once again he sent his son out to earn. This time there was no one to help the boy. He went to the market in search of work. A shopkeeper offered him two rupees for carrying his bag to his house. The boy carried his bag, sweating a lot, his feet trembling and his neck and back aching. He returned home and give the money to his father. His father again asks him to throw the coin into the well again. The boy cried and told him that was his hard earned money and would not throw it in the well The businessman became very happy. The son promised never to be lazy. The father gave the keys of his shop to the son. The son had realised the value of hard work. |
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Why was the boy not ready to throw the two rupee coins into the well? |
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Answer» Because it was his hard earned money. |
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What did they see? |
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Answer» They saw a man walking with his pet dog. He was trying to talk to his dog and the dog seemed to be answering him by barking. |
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What did the businessman tell his son? |
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Answer» The businessman told, ‘Today, I want you go out and earn something, otherwise, you won’t be given food tonight”. |
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Why did the son go to the market? |
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Answer» The son went to the market in search of work. |
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you are asking me to throw my hard earned money into the well!” Explain the feelings of the boy when he said this. |
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Answer» There was a time no one to helped the boy. He went to the market in search of work. A shopkeeper offered him two rupees for carrying his bag to his house. The boy accepted the offer. He was sweating a lot by the time he finished this work. His feet were trembling and his neck and back were acting. He returned home and handed the two rupee coin to his father, his father asked him to throw it into the well. The boy cried out in pain and said, ‘Father, I earned this money, my entire body is aching, my palms have rashes and you are asking me to throw my hard earned money into the well, the business man was happy his son had realised the value of hard work. The son vowed never to be lazy. |
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What did the father ask the son to do with the coin? |
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Answer» The father asked him to throw it into the well in front of their house. |
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Describe the attitude of the boy towards work. |
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Answer» The businessman’s son was lazy. His father wanted his son to be hardworking and responsible. He wanted his son to realise the value of Labour. One day he called his son and warned him that he won’t be given food that night if he did not go out and earn. The lazy boy was not used to doing any kind of work. His father’s demands, scared him. When he went crying to his mother, she gave him a gold coin. The father asked him to throw the coin into a well. The next day his sister gave him a rupee coin. Again his father asked him to throw it into the well The lather again warned his son to go out and earn or else he would not be given supper. This time there was no one to help him and therefore he went to the market in search of work. A businessman offered him two rupees for carrying his bag to his house. He agreed and carried the bag to his house. He was sweating a lot by the time he finished his work. His feet were trembling and his neck and back were aching. In the evening he returned home and Landed the two rupees to his father, he asked the boy to throw in the well. The boy cried out in pain that it was his hard earned money and to earn that two – rupees, he had work hard by carrying a bag and his body was aching, there were rashes an his palms. He disagreed to throw the two rupees into the well. The boy had realised the value of hard work and the businessman was happy, He also promised not to be lazy again. |
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Describe Ramana Maharshi’s love for animals. |
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Where did Ramana Maharshi keep the animals? |
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Answer» Animals lived in his ashram. |
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Why were the animals attracted to¬wards Maharshi? |
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Answer» Even animals were attracted to him. He spoke to them just as he would speak with people. |
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What happened one day when he was sitting by hillside? |
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Answer» A snake crawled over his legs. He didn’t move nor show any fear. Later, someone asked him what he felt like when the snake crawled over his legs. He replied, “Cool and soft”. |
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How did he feed the peacocks? |
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Answer» He fed the peacocks by first making sounds of their cries and gave them peanuts, rice and mangoes with his hands. |
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Who were Lucy and Nithin? What time of the day could it be at the beginning of the story, and how were they going home? |
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Answer» Lucy and Nithin were two school children who were also friends. It was 4.15 RM in the evening, they were going home walking. |
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Who was Ramana Maharshi? Do you know anything more about him? |
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Answer» Ramana Maharshi was a famous Indian sage of the twentieth century. |
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What kind of a boy was the business man’s son? |
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Answer» Businessman’s son was a lazy boy. |
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What happened one day when he was sitting by the hillside? |
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Answer» One day when he was sitting by the hillside a snake crawled over his legs. |
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Where were the children? |
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Answer» Children went to exhibition with Boss. |
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What did he think on his way home? |
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Answer» He remembered the promise he had made to his children. He was feeling sad for having disappointed them. He wondered how he would calm his wife. |
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Who was the Boss? |
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Answer» Dr. AP J Abdul Kalam. |
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When did the scientist leave the office? |
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Answer» Scientist left the office at half-past eight in the evening. |
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What did she ask him? |
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Answer» She asked “Would you like to have a cup of coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner, if you are hungry” |
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How did his wife react when he entered the house? |
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Answer» She reacted calmly. |
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Who had taken them to the exhibition? |
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Answer» Boss, had taken them to the exhibition. |
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When the scientist returned home, his wife was very calm. The scientist did not expect this, why? |
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Answer» He didn’t take children to exhibition. He expected his wife would be angry and quarrel and the children would have cried in disappointment. |
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What do you think the scientist thought on the way home? |
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Answer» The scientist was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children and wondered how he would pacify his wife. |
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Where did one of the scientists want . to take his children? |
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Answer» Scientists want to take his children to exhibition. |
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What do you want to say about the boss? |
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Answer» The boss was very understanding and treated all the scientist’s as his own family. |
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What made them restless? |
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Answer» They were all involved in developing rockets. This was an adventurous task. And this took a lot of time. There was so much of work that really made them restless. |
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The Boss Who Cares Summary In English |
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Answer» The given Lesson ‘The Boss Who Cares’ is about a boss who takes great care of his subordinates (those working under him) There were about seventy scientists working at Tumba space centre. (Thumba is a village near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala). A space centre is a place where studies are conducted about outer space of the earth The scientists were involved in developing rockets which was a very daring task. They had to dedicate all there time to their profession. But they never thought of leaving their job, in spite of the hardship they faced. One day, one of the scientists working there came to his boss and requested him to allow him to leave the office at 5.30 pm in the evening. He had promised his children to take them to – an exhibition in the town, that day. His boss agreed, the scientist was happy and began to work enthusiastically and never even bothered to look at his watch. When he had completed his work he found that it was 8.30 pm in the evening. As his boss had already left, he left for home. He remembered his promise to his children and felt sad for disappointing them. He also did not know how he could pacify his wife. |
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How many scientists were there at Thumba Space Centre? |
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Answer» At Thumba Space Centre there were about seventy scientists. |
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Why did the donkey want to live in the house? |
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Answer» The donkey was jealous of the dog who lived with the master in the house. So, it also wanted to five in the house. |
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Why could the washerman not lift the donkey? |
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Answer» The donkey was too big and too heavy to be lifted by the washerman. |
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The Child Who Saved the Forest Summary In English |
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Answer» The given lesson ‘The Child who Saved the Forest’ is about a boy Prem and his love for the forest near his village and how he saved the trees in the forest from being cut down. Prem lived in a small village near Bandipur forest, with his parents. He had the good habit of walking in the forest every evening. He had become friendly with many animals and birds. One day he returned from school looking sad. He told his mother that he had heard that many trees in the forest would be cut down and that he was worried about the animals and birds in the forest. His mother asked him to go to the forest with his friend Nasrin to find out the reason. Both Prem and Nasrin went to their favorite place in the forest and sat down on a rock. Heera, the deer came running to them. Nasrin asked Prem why the deer looked sad. Prem replied that the deer-might have heard that the trees in the forest would soon be cut down. Both sat there and worried about the animals. Then Prem asked Nasrin discussed among themselves how they could stop the trees from being cut down. Nasin suggested that they could approach the concerned authorities to stop it. Both felt happy and returned to Prem is house. Prem informed his mother about their plan and asked her to tell them as to whom they should address the complaint. Prem’s mother asked them to complain to the President of Gramasabha. Later Prem wrote a complaint to the Gramasabha President and requested his parents and friends to sign the letter and sent it to the gram sabha office. The President of Gramsabha Mrs. Rukmini Ramaiah replied to the letter. The President had written to inform Prem that they were happy about the love he had for nature and that his request had been accepted. They had decided not to cut the trees and the trees, animals and birds would now be safe. Later that evening Prem informed the happy news to the whole village. |
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Describe Prem’s love for the forest and the animals. |
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Answer» Prem and Nasrin were feeling sad after hearing about the cutting of trees in the forest. They wanted to stop it. They were friendly with the animals and birds in the forest. Where will the animals and birds go if the trees are cut. So they wanted to stop it and write a letter to the President of the Gramasabha. The President of the Gramasabha wrote back saying that they will let the trees stay in the forest. In the end Prem and Nasrin were successful in their plan. This shows us that they were lovers of nature. The forest gives us pure air, water and soil. They keep the atmosphere clean. They provide shelter to the birds and animal. They provide fodder for the cattle and food for men. They give fibre and fertilisers. Timber is used for many purposes in man’s life. |
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Who signed the petition? |
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Answer» Prem parents and their friends sign and they also took signatures of the people in the local community and those residing in nearby villages. |
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What do you learn from this lesson? |
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Answer» We learn that we should not cut the trees in the forest and we have to save the plants, animals, and birds. |
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What was the petition about? |
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Answer» Petition was for not cutting the trees in the forest. |
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What did Prem and his friend Nusrin want to do to solve the problem? |
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Answer» Prem and his friend wanted to appeal to the authorities to drop the idea of cutting trees. |
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What did the president of Gramasabha write back to Prem? |
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Answer» The Gramasabha President reply that “Your request for not cutting trees in the forest has been accepted. We have decided not to cut the trees in the forest”. |
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Why did Prem come home sad and worried? |
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Answer» Prem heard that the forest trees will soon be cut so, he came home sad and worried. |
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Whom did they write the letter to? |
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Answer» Prem wrote a letter to the President of Gramasabha. |
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Where did Prem and his family live? |
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Answer» Prem and his family lived is a small village near Bandipur forest |
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Who brought God the leaden heart and the dead bird ? |
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Answer» One of God’s angels brought them to Him. |
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