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121701.

To insert a symbol like © (copyright) you need to click on the special character option of the Insert tab.

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True 

© is a special character which is added by Symbol option under Insert tab.

121702.

Under which tab, Comments group is present, ……………… (a) Insert (b) Review (c) View (d) Mailings

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(b) Review tab contains the Comments groug.

121703.

What are the steps to insert a readymade shape in a document? (a) I.  Select the Insert tab. II.  In the Illustrations group, click on Shapes and select desired shape. III. Click and hold the mouse, where you want to draw the shape and drag the mouse pointer keeping the mouse pressed. IV.  Release the mouse button. (b) I.  Select the Insert tab and select Shape that you want to draw from ClipArt. II Press the mouse and drag it while keeping it pressed. III.  Release the mouse button. (c ) Both (a) and (b) (d)  None of the above

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(a) I.  Select the Insert tab.

II.  In the Illustrations group, click on Shapes and select desired shape. 

III.  Click and hold the mouse, where you want to draw the shape and drag the mouse pointer keeping the mouse pressed. 

IV.  Release the mouse button.

121704.

………………. documents are used by Mail Merge

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Two documents are used by Mail Merge

121705.

When a field name has a space in its title, such as Last Name, how is the merge field displayed in the mail merge document? (a) LastName (b) Last-Name (c) Last Name (d) LastYName

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(c) When a field name has a space in its title, such as Last Name, Last_Name is the merge field displayed in the mail merge document.

121706.

Which of the following mail merge terms lists the specific information to be inserted in a mail merge document? (a) Main document (b) Data source (c) Mail Merge (d) Merge field

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(b) Data source lists the specific information to be inserted in a mail merge document.

121707.

Which feature of Word is used to create a set of documents, such as forms or letters etc. (a) Mail Merge (b) Merging document (c) Main document (d) Data source

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(a) Mail Merge feature is used to create a set of documents with minor differences like recipient’s name and address.

121708.

Mail merge involves three components ………………….. , …………………. and ………………..

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Mail merge involves three components  Main text document,Data source and Merged document.

121709.

How will you insert Mathematical symbols in your Word document?

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Microsoft Office Word 2007 allows insertion of mathematical symbols into equations. 

To insert mathematical symbols, do the following: 

1.  On the Insert tab, in the Symbols group, click the arrow under Equation option and then, click Insert New Equation. 

2. Under Design tab select Equation from Tools group and can add more symbols from Symbols group, click the More arrow. 

3. Click the arrow next to the name of the symbol set and then, click the name of the symbol set that you want to display. (As you can choose operators, scripts etc.) 

4.  Now, click the symbol that you want to insert.

121710.

Write down the steps for Mail Merge operation.

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Sometimes you may need to send similar letter to a large number of people. But, each version of letter is not exactly same so, you may need to sit for hours to draft each letter individually. 

Normally, the mail content of such letters remains the same and only the specific information changes, such as name and address of the recipients. Microsoft Office Word 2007 Mail Merge feature can be proved to be a very useful tool in such a situation. 

Mail Merge feature enables you to generate a set of forms, letters etc., containing similar information that can be sent to a group of people. To use a Mail Merge system, you have to first store a set of information like a list of names and addresses in one file. In another file, you have to write a letter, substituting special symbols in place of names and addtesses (or whatever other information will come from the first file). 

Components of Mail Merge 

Following are the three main components of Mail Merge process: 

1.  The Main Text Document refers to the main contents of the letter. 

2.  The Data Source refers to the database that stores the information related to the name and address of the recipients. 

3. The Merged Document refers to the documents that is generated as a result of merging the main text document and the data source which is also refer to as finished documents.

121711.

Define the term Mail Merge.

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Mail Merge is a useful tool that allows you to produce multiple letters, labels, envelopes by linking a main (common) document to a set of data or data source. The main document is linked to the data source by common fields of data, called merge fields. 

You can create your own merge fields, specific to your data source, or you can use a predefined set provided by Word. e.g. in a form letter, your main document would be the letter informing the person that they have won money, or their car service time has arrived.

121712.

According to Mara,.......comes down the mountain to slake its thirst in the dead of the night.

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According to Mara, a tiger comes down the mountain to slake its thirst in the dead of the night.

121713.

Who was Mara waiting for, hiding in the tree?

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Mara, hiding in the tree, was waiting for the king.

121714.

What is described as the ‘life-blood of the King’s subjects’?

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The water of the Veda River is the very life-blood of the king’s humble subjects.

121715.

Whose idol is installed on the lower pedestal in the shrine?

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The idol of Mara, the watchman of the lake, is installed on the lower pedestal in the shrine.

121716.

What was Mara’s last request to the king before he sacrificed his life?

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Mara’s last request to the king was to make his son and the sons of his future generations only as of the watchman of the lake.

121717.

Who threatened to lock up Mara if he did not go out of sight for two days?

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The village headman threatened to lock up Mara if he did not go out of sight for two days.

121718.

What instructions does the Headman give Bhima? Why?ORHow does the Headman try to frighten Mara?OR How does the village Headman try to prevent Mara from approaching the king?

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Initially, the Headman tries to control Mara with his harsh words. He calls him a lunatic and orders him to keep away from the path. When this fails, he even tries to cajole Mara by offering him a gift on condition that he kept away. After failing to persuade Mara to leave the spot with either threat or reward, the Headman decides to use force on Mara. He decides to make use of Bhima, a giantsized man, to restrict Mara from coming to the spot. He instructs Bhima to bind Mara hand and foot and throw him into the cellar behind the old temple and keep him there till the king passed by that way. He also cautions Mara that if he tried any trick, Bhima would crush him between his thumb and forefinger.

121719.

Whose idol is installed on the top pedestal in the shrine?

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The idol of the Guardian Goddess of the lake is installed on the top pedestal in the shrine.

121720.

Who ordered Ganga to perform his father’s duties after the death of Mara?

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The king ordered Ganga to perform his father’s duties after the death of Mara.

121721.

Give an account of Mara’s second meeting with the king.

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If the first meeting of Mara with the king is adventurous, the second meeting is very disturbing. In Scene Four we see Mara at the palace seeking permission to speak to the king late at night. Mara, who is drenched in water and has mud splashed all over him, confides with the king that the Goddess had appeared in his dream again and had warned him about Veda overflowing the banks of the lake. She hadn’t relented even when Mara had reminded her that it was at her behest that the tank had been built. Mara adds that the Goddess seemed to be in a destructive mood. Mara tells the king that if the water overflowed, then the whole kingdom would be destroyed. Even as the king gets ready to inform his subjects about the impending deluge and doom, Mara tells him that there is one way of saving the kingdom.

He says that the Goddess had promised not to overflow until Mara returned and the king could ensure that Mara didn’t return by killing him. Thus we see that Mara sacrifices himself for the welfare of the king and his subjects. His only request is to make his son the next watchman and his grandson and greatgrandsons after his son to be subsequent watchmen of the lake.

121722.

State True Or False: 1. The Tiger King is the king of Pratibandapuram. 2. Royal astrologers predicted his death to be caused by a snake. 3. The king hunted ninety-nine tigers. 4. The Tiger King’s story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. 5. The Maharaja had killed all the tigers found within his state. 6. The Maharaja ordered his Dewan to find the nineteenth tiger at any rate.

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1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False

121723.

Alignment buttons are available on the …………… tab.

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Alignment buttons are available on the Home tab.

121724.

How did the prediction of the astrologers about the King of the Pratibandapuram come true? प्रतिबन्दपुरम् के राजा के बारे में ज्योतिषियों की भविष्यवाणी किस प्रकार से सच्ची सिद्ध हुई?

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It was the royal astrologers’ prediction that the Tiger King would be killed by a tiger. When the King came of age, he sat on the throne of the state. He banned hunting tigers by anybody in his state except for himself. He killed the first tiger and showed his bravery to the state astrologer. The astrologer told him that he might kill ninety-nine tigers the same way but the hundredth tiger might bring about his death. The King decided to kill one hundred tigers. When he shot the hundredth tiger, the bullet whizzed by the tiger and it fell down in a faint but was not killed. The King thought that he had killed the hundredth tiger. Some days later on his son’s birthday, he bought a wooden toy-tiger. A sliver from its rough surface pierced into his hand. Ultimately the infection proved fatal. Thus Tiger King died and the prediction proved true.

शाही ज्योतिषियों ने भविष्यवाणी की थी कि राजा की मृत्यु एक व्याघ्र के द्वारा ही होगी। जब राजा वयस्क हुआ तो राज्य के सिंहासन पर बैठा। उसने अपने राज्य में अपने सिवाय किसी के भी द्वारा व्याघ्रों का शिकार करने पर रोक लगा दी। उसने पहला व्याघ्र मारा और अपनी वीरता ज्योतिषी को दिखाई। ज्योतिषी ने कहा कि वह उसी ढंग से निन्यानवे व्याघ्र मार सकता है परन्तु सौवाँ बाघ उसकी मृत्यु ला सकता है। राजा ने सौ व्याघ्र मारने का निश्चय किया। जब उसने सौवें व्याघ्र को निशाना बनाया, गोली सनसनाती हुई उसके पास से निकल गई और व्याघ्र मूच्छित होकर गिर पड़ा परन्तु मरा नहीं। राजा ने सोचा कि उसने सौवें व्याघ्र को मार दिया है। कुछ दिन बाद अपने बेटे के जन्मदिन पर उसने लकड़ी का एक व्याघ्र खिलौना खरीदा। उस खिलौने की खुरदरी सतह से एक फांस उसके हाथ में चुभ गई। अन्त में संक्रमण घातक सिद्ध हुआ। इस प्रकार व्याघ्र राजा की मृत्यु हुई और भविष्यवाणी सच्ची सिद्ध हुई।

121725.

Why did the Maharaja start hunting tigers? महाराजा ने व्याघ्रों का शिकार करना क्यों शुरू किया?

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At the time of the Maharaja’s birth, his death was predicted to be caused by a tiger. On growing up, he decided to kill all tigers to defend himself. He thus started hunting tigers.

महाराजा के जन्म के समय उनकी मृत्यु एक व्याघ्र द्वारा होने की भविष्यवाणी की गई थी। बड़ा होने पर उन्होंने आत्मरक्षा के लिए व्याघ्रों को मारने का निश्चय किया। इसीलिए उन्होंने व्याघ्रों का शिकार करना शुरू कर दिया।

121726.

What did Mara tell the king about the tank on a stormy night?

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Mara told the king that until that evening there was no sign of the coming rain, but at dusk, the sky darkened all of a sudden. Raindrops started battering his roof and at midnight the wind rocked his hut. He came out of his hut and saw a terrifying sight. Veda was thundering down the mountain, and the wind shook the earth. When he went to the edge of the water, the waves rose to a man’s height and hammered at the bank; the water level was just a hair’s breadth below the shore. It appeared as though it might heave and flow over.

121727.

How did the king respond to Mara’s information about the command of the Goddess?

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Mara met the king in order to tell him about the conversation he had with the Goddess in his dream. The Goddess of the river appeared in Mara’s dream several times and told him to ask his king to build a tank for river Veda and to not let river Veda leave their village. The Goddess told him that the king was passing through their village the next day and he should tell the king to build a tank for Veda and give her a home. As soon as he heard what Mara told him, the king was very happy to learn about the command of the Goddess. He was also happy that Mara had been lucky enough to have spoken to the Goddess. That is why Mara asked the king that he might get him trampled down by his royal elephant if he did not believe his words. The king, on the contrary, expressed his appreciation for Mara for having been graced by the Goddess. The king said that Mara’s words were valuable and needed due consideration.

121728.

Describe the circumstances that prompted Mara to meet the king on a stormy night.

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One evening, when daylight was gradually fading and the sky was darkening, Mara sensed that it was going to rain very heavily. He called his son in and shut the door of his hut. Raindrops started battering his roof and at midnight the wind rocked his hut. Mara became anxious and came out of his hut. He saw Veda thundering down the mountain and also felt the wind shaking the earth. He went to the edge of the water in the tank and watched the waves rising to a man’s height and hammering at the bank. The water level had risen to just a hair’s breadth below the shore. He thought it might heave and flow over the banks any moment.

Mara went on his knees and prayed to the Goddess of the river. She appeared before him in an angry mood. Her tresses were wild, her eyes gleamed with a strange light; there was a sword in her hand and her forehead was splashed with vermilion. When he cowered at her sight she asked him to stand up and listen to what she was going to say. Then she told him to clear out of his hut at once as she desired to destroy the tank built around her. Mara pleaded with her to spare them and have pity on them. But the Goddess did not change her mood. Then Mara requested her to grant his one wish. He begged her to promise him that she would stay her hand and not carry out the devastation until he returned from the king’s palace after informing him about what was going to happen to the tank.

The Goddess gracefully granted his wish and agreed to wait until he came back. Thus having stayed the decision of the river Goddess, Mara had to somehow save the tank and his people. That is why Mara met the King on a stormy night.

121729.

How did Mara manage to meet the king the first time?

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After having been told by the Goddess of the river that the king was passing through their village the next day, Mara went to see the road the king would pass through. The workers told the headman of the village that Mara had peeped at them from behind a rock and had run away.

The village headman considered Mara a lunatic. Therefore, he wanted to prevent Mara from meeting the king. He called Bhima, a worker, who was well-built and strong, to bind Mara hand and foot and throw him into a cellar behind the old temple and keep him there for two days. Mara went along with Bhima without showing any resistance. On the way, Mara told him about what the Goddess had asked him to tell the king. Bhima was convinced that Mara was telling the truth and so set him free.

Mara hid on a tree near the road on which the king was passing through. Later, that day, while the king was going through that road, Mara jumped down from the tree and was brought before the king by his servants. When the king asked him why he was hiding there, he told the king what the Goddess had asked him to do.

121730.

Why did Mara meet the king the first time?

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Mara met the king the first time in order to tell him about the conversation he had with the Goddess in his dream. The Goddess of the river appeared in Mara’s dream several times and told him to ask his king to build a tank for river Veda and to not let river Veda leave their village. The Goddess appeared in Mara’s dream and told him that the king was passing through their village the next day and he should tell the king to build a tank for Veda and give her a home.

121731.

How did Mara save the lake?

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When Mara fell at her feet, the Goddess asked him to rise up and hear her intently. She told him that she was the Goddess of the Lake and that river Veda was her plaything. She asked him to leave the hut at once and save his life. Mara asked her what was going to happen. She told him that she was going to destroy the tank that imprisoned Veda. When Mara told her that they had built the tank at her command, the Goddess replied that she was in a different mood and wanted to splash away the waters of Veda. Mara told the Goddess that the waters of Veda would wash away hundreds of villages and towns and the king’s capital beyond if the bank was removed.

Mara prostrated before her and begged her to stay her hand and not to carry out the devastation until he came back after informing the king about it. After meeting the king he requested the king to get him executed and prevent him from returning to the Goddess. Though the king disliked the suggestion, finally he granted Mara’s wish and got him executed. The Goddess stayed her hand, did not destroy the tank and waited for Mara’s return. Thus, Mara saved the lake.

121732.

Give an account of Mara’s vision of the Goddess on the night of the storm.

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Until that evening there was no sign of the coming rain, but at dusk, the sky darkened all of a sudden. Raindrops started battering Mara’s roof and at midnight the wind rocked his hut. He came out of his hut and saw a terrifying sight. Veda was thundering down the mountain, and the wind shook the earth. When he went to the edge of the water, the waves rose to a man’s height and hammered at the bank; the water level was just a hair’s breadth below the shore. It appeared as though it might heave and flow over. On seeing the turbulent Veda, Mara fell down and prayed. He had a vision of the Goddess of the lake. He saw the Goddess standing before him. Her tresses were wild, and her eyes gleamed with a strange light; she carried a sword in her hand and she had splashed her forehead with vermilion.

121733.

Why was the shrine dedicated to Mara by the king in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?

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‘Watchman of the Lake’ by R.K. Narayan enacts the legendary story of the martyrdom of Mara, an innocent villager of Sakkarepatna situated in the eastern base of Baba Sudan Hills, in Karnataka. It was once the capital of a king called Rukmangada.

One night Mara saw in his dream, the Goddess of the River Veda which flows down the hills throughout the year. The Goddess told Mara to meet the king and ask him to build a tank and to give her a home. Though no one believed Mara’s story and made fun of him, Mara managed to meet the king one day and narrate his story. The king, unlike the others, believed Mara’s account and eventually got a tank built and stored the waters of the river Veda. The king made Mara the watchman of the lake and saw to it that the water of the lake was properly utilized for agricultural and other useful purposes.

Many years later, one evening Mara noticed that there was going to be a thunderstorm and owing to strong winds, there were waves in the tank rising very high and hammering at the bank. Mara at once realized that it was a dangerous situation and the waters of the lake might overflow the banks and destroy his village. He feared for the lives of the people and their property in the village. Mara, at once, went down on his knees and prayed earnestly to the Goddess of the river. The Goddess appeared before him carrying a sword in her hand and her forehead was splashed with vermilion. She told Mara to move out of his hut at once and save himself. She told him that she was going to break out of the tank and flow over the villages and the towns and the king’s capital beyond it.

Mara immediately prostrated before her and begged her to give him enough time to go and inform the king about it. He requested her to wait and not do anything until he returned.

Later Mara met the king, narrated the whole story and also gave him a suggestion as to how he could save the tank and his people. He requested the king to get him executed so that he would never return to his place and the Goddess would continue to wait for Mara.

Though the king was not ready to accept Mara’s suggestion, Mara persuaded the king to get him executed so that the tank and the people of his kingdom could be saved. The king agreed and as per his wish, got Mara executed. Next, he got a shrine built for Mara in which the top pedestal had the idol of the Guardian Goddess of the village and just below it was the idol of Mara. The king ordered that the villagers should worship those idols every Tuesday and Friday to commemorate the martyrdom of Mara.

121734.

What did Mara request the Goddess and the king to save the lake?

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The Goddess of the river told Mara that she intended to destroy the lake and splash the waters of the river Veda. She asked him to clear out of the hut at once. Mara pleaded with her to spare them. He then told her that they had built the tank aj her command. The Goddess told him that Veda was her plaything and she was now in a destructive mood and wished to destroy the tank. Mara requested the Goddess to stay her hand until he returned to his village after informing the king about it. The Goddess granted his wish.

Then Mara met the king at midnight and told him the whole story. He then asked the king to execute him and make it impossible for him to return to his village. That way, he would be able to save the tank, since the Goddess had agreed to not destroy the tank until he came back. Mara then requested the king to make his son the watchman of the lake, and after him, his son, and then his son’s son to the last generation of his family. Though the king was disturbed by his request, he finally agreed and got Mara executed.

121735.

How did Mara prepare his son to become the watchman of the lake?

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One late afternoon, Mara came out of his hut looking for his son. As he did not see Ganga anywhere nearby, he called out to him. When Ganga came back running, Mara asked him where he had gone. Ganga told him that he was watching a man fishing in the lake. Mara immediately ran to the spot where the man was fishing and asked him what he was doing there. The man told him that he was doing nothing. Mara then asked him why he was carrying a fishing rod in his hand and how did all the fish in his basket come to him. Mara then ordered him to put all the fish back into the lake and threatened to push him into the lake if ever he saw him there again with the hook and the rod.

It was at this moment that Mara told his son that, after his death, he would be the watchman of the lake. Mara informed his son about the sanctity of the lake. He told his son Ganga that the lake

was sacred and it belonged to the Goddess. She had commanded him that nothing that flew or swam or walked in those parts should ever be killed. Even if it was a tiger that came at the dead of night to slake its thirst at a distant corner of the lake, it should go untouched. The king had also given similar instructions to Mara.

Later, when the man who was fishing at the lake tried to treat Mara’s words as trivial and insignificant, Mara told him how the king had got the tank built for the river Veda and had given him the responsibility of taking care of the lake. Then he told him and his son how the river water nourished the cornfields of thousands of the king’s subjects. He also told him how he controlled the flow of water from the lake wisely and watched over the lake day and night vigilantly so that the water remained pure and unpolluted by man or beast. Then he told him that he had complete authority over the lake and no one could touch the water without his permission.

Mara next taught his son how to treat villagers who came to the lake for using the water for their needs. When Mara saw a man taking his cow to the water’s edge, Mara asked his son to warn that man that it was very deep at that spot and hence to move a little further off to a safer spot.

Later, when a villager came to see Mara asking for water for his fields at the farthest part of the king’s domain, Mara treated him hospitably and assured to guide him where to lay the channels. He also promised to let water into the channels as per the laws laid down by the king. Thus, Mara taught his son how he should take care of the lake after his death.

121736.

Do you think Mara took his responsibilities seriously in ‘Watchman of the Lake’? Illustrate.

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Yes. As watchman of the lake, Mara discharged his responsibilities very sincerely. He obeyed the command of the Goddess in letter and spirit. The Goddess had instructed that nothing that flew over the lake or swam in the lake or walked in those parts should be killed. She had also warned not to hurt even a tiger if it came down from the mountain to slake its thirst in the lake at night.

Soon after the tank had been constructed, Mara lived in a hut near the lake and watched over the lake day and night. If ever Mara saw anyone walking near the lake with a fishing rod or arrows, he would warn them not to fish in the lake or hunt the gulls that skimmed over the lake. Secondly, Mara tended the lake with great care so as to see that no one polluted the lake. If anyone wanted to take water from the lake he had to seek Mara’s permission.

Mara also managed to provide water to all the farmers in and around the village so that the crops and cattle did not die of drought. He did so by opening the gates that let the water into the fields at the right time and supervised the flow of water wisely.

Finally, when the Goddess told him that she wanted to destroy the tank, Mara prayed to her not to do so. When she refused to grant his request he obtained from her an assurance that she would wait until he came back after informing the king about it. After meeting the king, he requested the king to get him executed and prevent him from going back to the village so that the Goddess would never destroy the lake. He did so because he wanted to ensure that the lake was not destroyed and the king’s subjects and the whole village would not be washed away by the waters of the lake. He also got the king to promise him that his son, and after him, his son and then his son’s son to the last generation of Mara’s family would be made the watchman of the lake. Thus Mara, as watchman of the lake, took his responsibilities seriously.

121737.

Compare and contrast the different circumstances that prompted Mara to meet the king.

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In the story ‘Watchman of the Lake’, Mara meets the king on two occasions – once, to get a tank constructed for the river Veda and the second time to save the tank from being destroyed.

One night the Goddess of the river appeared in his dream and instructed him to tell his king that he should build a tank for the river Veda and give her a home in that village.

A few days later the Goddess appeared again in his dream to inform him that the king was passing through their village and Mara should tell him about the tank.

Mara went to the spot where workers were making a road fit enough for the king to pass through. Mara hid behind a rock and peeped at the workers, which made the workers laugh and make fun of him. When the village headman came to know that Mara had come there, he sent his workers and got him caught and locked up in a cellar under the watchful eyes of Bhima. Later, when Mara narrated his meeting with the Goddess, Bhima let him escape and hide in a tree.

When Mara saw the king passing that way, he jumped down the tree and was brought before the king. The king gave him a patient hearing and later asked him to accompany him to the palace. Later, the king got a tank constructed for the waters of the river Veda and made Mara the watchman of the lake.

Several years later, one afternoon, Mara looking at the clouds gathering in the sky, realized that it was going to rain very heavily that evening and called his son back into the hut and both of them stayed indoors. Soon after that, there was a torrential downpour and a shrieking storm.

Late in the night, when the winds rocked his hut, Mara came out of the hut and saw the river water flooding the tank and the water level was a hair’s breadth below the shore. He concluded that the river might heave and flow over the tank any moment. Immediately, Mara knelt on the ground and prayed to the Goddess. The Goddess stood before him, wielding a sword in her hand. She asked him to move out of the hut at once, as she intended to destroy the tank. Mara pleaded with her earnestly to save the people, but she refused to grant his wish. Then Mara requested her to give him an assurance that she would stay her hand until he returned from the king’s palace after informing him about it. She granted his wish and Mara hurried to the king’s palace.

When Mara gave the king the message of the Goddess, the king was shocked and got ready to warn his subjects. Then Mara told the king that he had a plan to save the tank and the kingdom. He requested the king to get him executed and make it impossible for him to return. If he did not return, the Goddess would stay her hand and the tank would not be destroyed. Though the king was reluctant to do so, Mara persuaded the king to get him executed for the sake of his people.

121738.

How was Mara treated differently by the king and the village headman in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?

Answer»

The village headman did not have a good opinion about Mara. He called him a worthless dog and a lunatic. When the workers told him that Mara had come there and stood behind a rock he had peeped at them, he got furious and asked his workers to catch him and bring him there.

Then, he admonished Mara for distracting and disturbing his workers. Next, he threatened to get Mara locked up in the cellar behind the old temple, until the king had passed through their village. Mara innocently told him that the Goddess of the river had appeared in his dream, and had informed him that the king was coming through his village and so he should go and ask the king to build a tank for Veda. The village headman got angry again and told him to be off, but when Mara gave him a jovial reply he ordered Bhima to bind Mara hand and foot and keep him in a cellar. Thus the village headman treated Mara with a lot of contempt.

On the contrary, the king treated him courteously and gave him a sympathetic hearing. When Mara told the king that he had been waiting for him since daybreak, the king suggested that he should have asked for an audience. Later, after listening to Mara’s account of how he had slipped out of the cellar and waited for the king to arrive, the king asked him what he wanted. Mara told the king about the spiritual significance of that place and the need to utilize the water of the river Veda. Then he conveyed the message of the Goddess to the king. When Mara told the king that he could get him punished if he did not believe him, the king told him that he believed him and was pleased that he had been blessed by the Goddess. Then he asked Mara to accompany him to the capital.

Though Mara humbly submitted that he had no good clothes to wear and he was only Mara the mad, the king told him that he should obey his command without fail. After the tank had been built, the king made him the watchman of the lake.

121739.

Give an account of Mara’s meeting with the king on a stormy night in ‘Watchman of the Lake’.

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When Mara fell at her feet, the Goddess asked him to rise up and hear her intently. She told him that she was the Goddess of the Lake and that river Veda was her plaything. She asked him to leave the hut at once and save his life. Mara asked her what was going to happen. She told him that she was going to destroy the tank that imprisoned Veda. When Mara told her that they had built the tank at her command, the Goddess replied that she was in a different mood and wanted to splash away the waters of Veda.

Mara told the Goddess that the waters of Veda would wash away hundreds of villages and towns and the king’s capital beyond if the bank was removed. Mara prostrated before her and begged her to stay her hand and not to carry out the devastation until he came back after informing the king about it. After meeting the king he requested the king to get him executed and prevent him from returning to the Goddess. Though the king disliked the suggestion, finally he granted Mara’s wish and got him executed. The Goddess stayed her hand, did not destroy the tank and waited for Mara’s return. Thus, Mara saved the lake.

121740.

………… is a powerful tool that you can use to create effective documents.

Answer»

MS-Word 2007 is a powerful tool that you can use to create effective documents.

121741.

What were the incidents that led the king to build the shrine in ‘Watchman of the Lake’?

Answer»

One afternoon, Mara, looking at the clouds gathering in the sky, realized that it was going to rain very heavily that evening and called his son back into the hut and both of them stayed indoors. Soon after that, there was a torrential downpour and a shrieking storm.

Late in the night, when the winds rocked his hut, Mara came out of the hut and saw the river water flooding the tank and the water level was a hair’s breadth below the shore. He concluded that the river might heave and flow over the tank any moment. Immediately, Mara knelt on the ground and prayed to the Goddess. The Goddess stood before him, wielding a sword in her hand. She asked him to move out of the hut at once, as she intended to destroy the tank. Mara pleaded with her earnestly to save the people, but she refused to grant his wish. Then Mara requested her to give him an assurance that she would stay her hand until he returned from the king’s palace after informing him about it. She granted his wish and Mara hurried to the king’s palace.

When Mara gave the king the message of the Goddess, the king was shocked. Then Mara told the king that he had a plan to save the tank and the kingdom. He requested the king to get him executed and make it impossible for him to return. If he did not return, the Goddess would stay her hand and the tank would not be destroyed. Though the king was reluctant to do so, Mara persuaded the king to get him executed for the sake of his people. Soon after that, the king got a shrine for the Goddess and one for Mara built. The king gave orders that worship is performed at both the shrines.

121742.

Why was tiger hunting banned in Pratibandapuram? प्रतिबंदपुरम् में व्याघ्र के शिकार करने पर प्रतिबंध क्यों लगा दिया गया था?

Answer»

The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram was told by astrologers that a tiger would cause his death. So he decided to hunt a hundred tigers. Tiger hunting was banned there because the Maharaja himself wanted to hunt all the tigers.

प्रतिबन्दपुरम् के महाराजा को ज्योतिषियों ने बताया था कि उनकी मृत्यु का कारण कोई व्याघ्र होगा। इसलिए उन्होंने सौ व्याघ्रों का शिकार करने का निश्चय किया था। इस कारण वहाँ उनके अलावा किसी और द्वारा व्याघ्र का शिकार करने पर प्रतिबन्ध लगा दिया गया। महाराजा स्वयं सभी व्याघ्रों का शिकार करना चाहते थे।

121743.

Give geographical reason:Hunting has been banned.

Answer»
  • In the older days hunting was the most important primitive activity of man to obtain food.
  • Since agriculture was not developed, it was the only source of food for man.
  • As a result, large number of animals were killed to such an extent, that some of the species of animal have become extinct or at the verge of extinction.
  • In order to conserve and protect animals, hunting is banned all over the world.
121744.

Which shortcut key is used to make the selected text italic? (a) Ctrl +I (b) Shift +I (c) F1 + I (d) None of these

Answer»

(a) Ctrl+I is the shortcut key to make the selected text italic.

121745.

We can underline the text by (a) Crl+B (b) Ctrl+I (c) Ctrl+U (d) None of these

Answer»

(c) Ctrl+U is the shortcut key for underlining the text.

121746.

MS-Word 2007 allows you to easily create a variety of professional looking documents using features such as Themes, Styles, SmartArt and more.

Answer»

True 

MS-Word 2007 is a powerful tool that allows you to create a variety of professional looking documents because in Word 2007, all the things are replaced with a new navigation system.

121747.

MS-Word 2007 allows you to insert …………. in your documents.

Answer»

MS-Word 2007 allows you to insert pictures in your documents.

121748.

The documents can be saved by using (a) Ctrl+S (b) Fffir—> Save (c) File —> Save As (d) All of these

Answer»

(d) Documents can be saved by clicking 

File —> Save As, File —> Save or using Ctrl+S key.

121749.

Arrange the following fibres in the order of increasing strength (keeping the fibre of least strength first): Nylon, Cotton, Wool, Polyester, Silk

Answer»

Some fibres are stronger than the others. The fibres are arranged in terms of strength in the following way: Wool, Cotton, Polyester, Nylon, Silk.

Silk is the strongest fibre whereas wool is the weakest in terms of strength.

121750.

Clothes of nylon, polyester, terylene and cotton fibre are soaked in water and then dried up on rope. What do you observe?

Answer»

We observe that nylon, polyester, terylene clothes dry up quickly than cotton clothes. Synthetic threads soak less water hence dry easily.