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Correct option is C) As usual in the open air.

Correct option is B) I can't. I'm busy now / In 2 hours

Correct option is B) Not exactly so

Correct option is D) Agreed / As far as the bridge

Yes, I do. I usually go out for a morning walk.

Correct Answer is: (c) The loudness of a sound is directly proportional to its intensity.

b) Meteorites

Correct Answer is: (b) The difference between the frequencies of two sounds is called their ‘interval’.

The bright star-like objects with a long tail approaching the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit is called Comets.

Correct Answer is: (d) The second harmonic of a sound can also be called its second overtone.

Correct Answer is: (d) a continuous X-ray spectrum (bremsstrahlung) with a minimum wavelength of ~0.0155 nm and the characteristic X-ray spectrum of tungsten

As the energy of the incident electrons is greater than the magnitude of the energy of the K-shell electrons, the target atoms will have vacancies in the K shell (K-shell electrons will be knocked out). This will cause emission of the entire characteristic spectrum of tungsten. Along with this, continuous X-rays will always be present, with

λ_c = 1242 nm eV / 80 x 103 eV ≅ 0.0155 nm.

a) Pole star

Distances of stars are expressed in light year.

b) Aryabhatta

Halley’s appears after every 76 years.

A body revolving around another body is called as Satellite.

The correct answer is Rao Lunakaran.

• Rao Lunakaran:
  • He belongs to the third generation of Rao of Bikaner.
  • He ruled from 1505 to 1526. 
  • He was the son of Rao Bika of Jodhpur.
  • He consolidated and expanded the territory of his kingdom.
  • He is popularly known as ‘Kaliyug ka Karn’.

In both fiction and non-fiction, an interior monologue is the expression of a character’s thoughts, feelings, and impressions in a narrative. An interior monologue may be either direct or indirect. Direct – In which the author seems not to exist and the interior self of the character is given directly. Indirect – In which the author serves as selector, presenter, guide, and commentator.

काल्पनिक और अकाल्पनिक दोनों ही उपन्यासों में आन्तरिक एकालाप किसी पात्र (चरित्र) के विचारों, भावनाओं और किसी वर्णन में उसके प्रभावों का प्रस्तुतीकरण होता है। एक आन्तरिक एकालाप प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष हो सकता है। प्रत्यक्ष- प्रत्यक्ष आन्तरिक एकालाप वह होता है जिसमें कि लेखक की उपस्थिति नजर नहीं आती बल्कि चरित्र का आन्तरिक स्व (आत्म) सीधा सामने होता है। अप्रत्यक्ष- अप्रत्यक्ष आन्तरिक एकालाप वह होता है जिसमें लेखक चयनकर्ता, प्रस्तुतकर्ता, मार्गदर्शक, और। उद्घोषक का कार्य करता है।

That's strange,our kids do not watch TV serials.

Only i and iii.

The correct answer is Only i and iii.

• The Shops and Establishment Act is important legislation for the regulation of businesses in the states of India.
• The act is promulgated by the state and differs from one state to another.
• The act is regulated by the department of labour of the respective state.

 Important Features of the Act

• The act basically includes laws and regulations relating to

• The regulation of working hours.
• Payment of wages.
• Leave or Holiday.
• The terms of service
• Any other conditions of work for people working in various establishments.

• The rules of this act are applicable to people working in

• Commercial Establishments
• Shops
• Other establishments notified by the government.

• The act also regulates societies, charitable trusts, an educational institution for gain and premises in which activities like banking, insurance, and stock or share brokerage is carried on.
• However, factories are not covered by the shops and establishments act and are regulated by the Factories act 1948.
• Any shop or commercial establishment that commences operation must apply to the Chief Inspector for a Shop and Establishment Act License within time.
• On successful submission and review by the Chief Inspector, the Certificate of registration is issued.
• The registration certificate must be prominently displayed at the shop or commercial establishment and renewed periodically, as per the act.
• In case of closure, the occupier should notify the Chief Inspector in writing within fifteen days of closing, who after reviewing may cancel the registration.
• The Chief Inspector is appointed by the respective state government and hold power as provided by the Shops and Establishment Act.

The man was bitten by a dog.

The correct answer is the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

• Employee State Insurance Corporation is an autonomous organization that comes under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Important Features of the Employee State Insurance act of 1948

• It was the first major legislation on social security for workers in independent India.
• The Act gives effect to the provisions of the Directive Principle as provided in Articles 39 and 41 of the Indian Constitution.
• It makes certain social security provisions to counterbalance or negate any distress in such a situation to the person.
• Under section 2(12) of the Act, it is applicable to all factories and establishments in an area employing 10 or more employees.
• The act includes Medical care facilities for an insured person as well as dependent members of his/her family.
• It also includes medical cover for some specific illnesses with cash benefits.
• It covers 70% of the employees’ wages until 91 days but to avail this benefit, the workers require constituting at least 78 days work for six months.
• Various benefits provided under the act

1. Medical benefit.
2. Sickness benefit.
3. Maternity benefit.
4. Disablement benefit.
5. Dependents benefit.
6. Funeral expenses.
7. Rehabilitation allowances.

• There is a special benefit provided for women employed by the act for maternity leave or any pregnancy-related issues. The period for maternity leave is 26 weeks with a One-month extension.
• In case of death or disablement, there is a provision of monthly payment to the employee or to his dependent.
• The scheme is also applicable for an unemployed person who will get 50% of his last salary, provided that he discloses information about his/her last employer.
• The act established Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), an autonomous corporation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It has been given the status of a legal entity.
• For all employees earning 21,000 or less per month, the employer contributes 3.25% and the employee contributes 0.75%, total share 4%. This fund is managed by the ESIC according to the rules of the act.
• Section 75 of the act provides for Employee Insurance Court to adjudicate dispute or claims related to Employee State Insurance Act 1948.
• The latest amendment to the act made two changes One, it raised the monthly wage limit to 21000 from the previous 15000 with effect from 1 January 2017, and second, it lowered the rate of contribution from 6.5% to 4% effective from 1 July 2019.

The correct answer is 26 weeks

• 2017 amendment to Maternity Benefit act increased paid maternity leave to 26 weeks from 12 weeks, with 8 weeks prior to delivery and 12 weeks after the delivery.

Key Highlights of 2017 amendment to Maternity Benefit Act

• Paid Maternity leave increased to 26 weeks from 12 weeks, with 8 weeks prior to delivery and 12 weeks after the delivery.
• No increased benefit for a third child, it is applicable for the first two children only.
• A woman who has already given birth to two or more children shall only be entitled to 12 weeks of maternity benefits, of which 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after the delivery.
• In the case of surrogacy or adoption, if a woman adopts a child below three months or a commissioning mother in the case of surrogacy then they are entitled to 12 weeks of Maternity benefit from the date of handover of the child to the adopting or the commissioning mother respectively.
• Crèche facility is made mandatory for the establishment employing 50 or more people.
• Now nursing breaks are increased from two to four for visits to the crèche including her interval period.
• An employer may allow a woman to work from home post the period of maternity benefit on mutually agreed conditions.

Either of the two is acceptable.

The correct answer is Sarojini Naidu.

• Sarojini Naidu was also known as the Bharat Kokila or the Nightingale of India.
• She was called the Nightingale of India or Bharatiya Kokila because her poems are rich in imagery and emotions.
• She was a poet, orator, and freedom fighter, a crusader for equality, and a lover of nature.
• She was the vibrant and articulate voice of India at gatherings across the globe.
• She has many firsts to her credit, including being the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress and the first woman to become the governor of an Indian state.
• Sarojini Naidu was a prolific poet whose volumes of poetry included The Golden Threshold (1905), The Bird of Time (1912), and her collected poems, published as The Sceptred Flute (1928) and The Feather of the Dawn (1961).

The correct answer is from 15000 to 21000 per month.

  The latest amendment to the Employee State Insurance act of 1948 made two changes

• One, it raised the monthly wage limit to 21000 from the previous 15000 with effect from 1 January 2017.
• Second, it lowered the rate of contribution from 6.5% to 4% effective from 1 July 2019.

  Important Features of the Employee State Insurance act of 1948

• It was the first major legislation on social security for workers in independent India.
• The Act gives effect to the provisions of the Directive Principle as provided in Articles 39 and 41 of the Indian Constitution.
• It makes certain social security provisions to counterbalance or negate any distress in such a situation to the person.
• Under section 2(12) of the Act, it is applicable to all factories and establishments in an area employing 10 or more employees.
• The act includes Medical care facilities for an insured person as well as dependent members of his/her family.
• It also includes medical cover for some specific illnesses with cash benefits.
• It covers 70% of the employees’ wages until 91 days but to avail this benefit, the workers require constituting at least 78 days work for six months.
• Various benefits provided under the act

1. Medical benefit.
2. Sickness benefit.
3. Maternity benefit.
4. Disablement benefit.
5. Dependents benefit.
6. Funeral expenses.
7. Rehabilitation allowances.

• There is a special benefit provided for women employed by the act for maternity leave or any pregnancy-related issues. The period for maternity leave is 26 weeks with a One-month extension.
• In case of death or disablement, there is a provision of monthly payment to the employee or to his dependent.
• The scheme is also applicable for an unemployed person who will get 50% of his last salary, provided that he discloses information about his/her last employer.
• The act established Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), an autonomous corporation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It has been given the status of a legal entity.
• For all employees earning 21,000 or less per month, the employer contributes 3.25% and the employee contributes 0.75%, total share 4%. This fund is managed by the ESIC according to the rules of the act.
• Section 75 of the act provides for Employee Insurance Court to adjudicate dispute or claims related to Employee State Insurance Act 1948.
• The latest amendment to the act made two changes One, it raised the monthly wage limit to 21000 from the previous 15000 with effect from 1 January 2017, and second, it lowered the rate of contribution from 6.5% to 4% effective from 1 July 2019.

I bought these books at auction.

The correct answer is Twenty or more persons are employed.

  The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952 applies to

• Industries employing 20 and more.
• For theatres employing 5 and more.
• And other industries mentioned in Schedule I of the EPF Act.

 Important Features of the Act

• Once the act is applied to an establishment it shall remain applicable even if the number of an employed person falls below twenty.
• It applies to all the employees whose Wages (Basic + DA) is less than 15000 per month.
• The act and schemes framed thereunder have been structured as self-applying and the employers are responsible to report the compliance of their own.
• The Schemes framed under it are

1. Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme 1952.
2. Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme 1976.
3. Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995.

• The aim of these schemes is to inculcate among workers a spirit of saving and encourage employees to save a portion of their present earning for the future.
• EPF Scheme deals with retirement savings.
• EPS Scheme deals with a post-retirement pension.
• And EDLI Scheme deals with relief to family members in case of sudden death.
• Benefits of the Act

1. Tax-free savings with interest rate at 8% plus.
2. If you withdraw you’re PF after 5 years or after maturity then you are not liable for any tax.
3. Postretirement benefits with full EPF and EPF for a minimum of 10 years’ service.
4. In emergencies such as death, marriage, loan you can withdraw your PF fund.
5. In case of loss of income due to unemployment and if you are unable to find a new job for two months then you can withdraw your PF.
6. EDLI scheme provides relief to family members in case of sudden death.
7. With Universal Account Number (UAN) now you can transfer EPF from your old to new employer easily.

• Contribution rates are divided between employee and employer and they are as following

1. An employee contributes 12% to the EPF account.
2. Whereas the Employer contributes 13.15% into EPF, EPS, and EDLI.
3. Also, 0.65% of the 13.15% are charged as EPF admin charges with a minimum of 500 charges. They are paid by the employer
4. When an employee is 58 plus of age then his EPS contribution is moved to EPF.

• There are some businesses where employee contribution rate is 10% instead of 12% and employers contribution is also less, they are

1. They are businesses with voluntary coverage with less than 20 employee strength.
2. Sick businesses.
3. A business where financial year loss is greater than or equal to net worth.
4. Jute, Coir, Brick, Guar gram.

• There is a provision of the Central Board and Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the CEO of the board.
• Dispute settlement for the parties is as provided in the Industrial Dispute Act of 1947.

Anglo-Indian Literature is a branch of English Lieterature. It was produced by Englishmen who lived in India at least for some time. It is the outcome of the fusion of two different cultures– the East and the West. The first few decades of 20th century can be considered as the golden period of Anglo-Indian Literature. It came to an end with the independence of India.

आंग्ल-भारतीय साहित्य अंग्रेजी साहित्य की एक शाखा है। इसने उन अंग्रेज लेखकों ने जन्म दिया जो कुछ समय के लिये ही सही मगर भारत में रहे। यह (शाखा) दो भिन्न संस्कृतियों- पूरब और पश्चिम के मिलन का परिणाम है। 20वीं शताब्दी के आरंभिक कुछ दशकों को आंग्ल भारतीय साहित्य का स्वर्णिम काल माना जा सकता है। भारतीय स्वतंत्रता प्राप्ति के साथ इसका अन्त हो गया।

Indo-Anglian Literature or Indian English Literature is a specific term that refers to the works of Indian writers who write in English. Such writers are R. K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, Nissim Ezekiel, A.K. Ramanujan, Girish Karnad etc. It is also associated with the works of members of Indian diaspora (writers of Indian origin living abroad) like V.S. Naipaul, Kiran Desai, Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie etc.

भारतीय-आंग्ल साहित्य या भारतीय अंग्रेजी साहित्य एक विशेष शब्द है जो उन भारतीय लेखकों के कार्य को इंगित करता है जो अंग्रेजी में लिखते हैं। ऐसे लेखक हैं- R. K. Narayan, Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, Nissim Ezekiel, A.K. Ramanujan, Girish Karnad आदि। यह भारतीय समुदाय ( भारतीय मूल के अन्य देशों में रह रहे लेखक) के लेखकों के लेखन से भी सम्बद्ध है जैसे – V. S. Naipaul, Kiran Desai, Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie hifci

The correct answer is It applies to all employees with wages more than 15000.

• Once the act is applied to an establishment it shall remain applicable even if the number of an employed person falls below twenty.
• It is a compulsory contributory fund for the future of an employee and his family in case of his death.
• It applies to all the employees whose Wages (Basic + DA) is less than 15000 per month.
• The contribution of the employee into the fund is 12%.

Important Features of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act

• The Act gives effect to the provisions of the Directive Principle as provided in Article 41 of the Indian Constitution.
• It is a compulsory contributory fund for the future of an employee and his family in case of his death.
• Applicability of the act

1. Industries employing 20 and more.
2. For theatres employing 5 and more.
3. And other industries mentioned in Schedule I of the EPF Act.

• Once the act is applied to an establishment it shall remain applicable even if the number of an employed person falls below twenty.
• It applies to all the employees whose Wages (Basic + DA) is less than 15000 per month.
• The act and schemes framed thereunder have been structured as self-applying and the employers are responsible to report the compliance of their own.
• The Schemes framed under it are

1. Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme 1952.
2. Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) Scheme 1976.
3. Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995.

• The aim of these schemes is to inculcate among workers a spirit of saving and encourage employees to save a portion of their present earning for the future.
• EPF Scheme deals with retirement savings.
• EPS Scheme deals with a post-retirement pension.
• And EDLI Scheme deals with relief to family members in case of sudden death.
• Benefits of the Act

1. Tax-free savings with interest rate at 8% plus.
2. If you withdraw you’re PF after 5 years or after maturity then you are not liable for any tax.
3. Postretirement benefits with full EPF and EPF for a minimum of 10 years’ service.
4. In emergencies such as death, marriage, loan you can withdraw your PF fund.
5. In case of loss of income due to unemployment and if you are unable to find a new job for two months then you can withdraw your PF.
6. EDLI scheme provides relief to family members in case of sudden death.
7. With Universal Account Number (UAN) now you can transfer EPF from your old to new employer easily.

• Contribution rates are divided between employee and employer and they are as following

1. An employee contributes 12% to the EPF account.
2. Whereas the Employer contributes 13.15% into EPF, EPS, and EDLI.
3. Also, 0.65% of the 13.15% are charged as EPF admin charges with a minimum of 500 charges. They are paid by the employer
4. When an employee is 58 plus of age then his EPS contribution is moved to EPF.

• There are some businesses where employee contribution rate is 10% instead of 12% and employers contribution is also less, they are

1. They are businesses with voluntary coverage with less than 20 employee strength.
2. Sick businesses.
3. A business where financial year loss is greater than or equal to net worth.
4. Jute, Coir, Brick, Guar gram.

• There is a provision of the Central Board and Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the CEO of the board.
• Dispute settlement for the parties is as provided in the Industrial Dispute Act of 1947.

Authors use ‘Stream of Consciousness’ to more closely follow a character’s interior life. It gives a direct view into the subtle and sometimes rapid shifts in the way a character thinks while going about his or her day. It provides a very intimate relationship between the reader and the character.

लेखक ‘stream of consciousness’, अर्थात् चेतना के प्रवाह का प्रयोग किसी पात्र के आन्तरिक जीवन को अधिक नजदीक से देखने के लिये करते हैं। यह किसी पात्र (चरित्र) के विषय में एक सीधा दृश्य सूक्ष्म रूप में या कभी-क़भी तीव्र रूप में जैसा कि कोई पात्रे (चरित्र) सोचता है, प्रदान करता है। यह ‘stream of consciousness’ पाठक व पात्र के बीच में एक घनिष्ठ सम्बन्ध स्थापित करता है।

The doctor suggested that the patient should take a vacation.

The special traits of Impressionistic Literature are :

प्रभाववादी साहित्य की विशेषताएँ हैं –

(a) Narrative style and ambiguous meanings are the hallmarks of impressionistic literature.

वर्णनात्मक शैली व अस्पष्ट शब्दावली प्रभाववादी साहित्य की अति विशिष्ट विशेषताएँ हैं।

(b) Impressionistic poets often describe the action through the eyes of the character while the events are occuring. They don’t provide minute details. All of the details seem unclear.

जब घटनाएँ घटित होती हैं तो प्रभाववादी कवि उस घटना का वर्णन अक्सर पात्र की आँखों के माध्यम से ही करते हैं। वे उनका पूर्णरूप से (संक्षिप्त से संक्षिप्त विवरण सहित) ब्यौरा नहीं देते हैं। सारी ब्यौरा (वर्णन) अस्पष्ट सा लगता है।

(c) These poets often avoid chronological telling of events. Instead, they give the readers information in a way that forces them to focus on how and why things happen.

ये कवी अधिकांशतः घटनाओं के क्रमबद्ध वर्णन से बचते हैं। इसके बजाय वे पाठकों को घटनाओं की सूचना इस प्रकार देते हैं कि वह उन्हें इस पर ध्यान केन्द्रित करने को बाध्य करती है कि घटनाएँ कैसे और क्यों होती हैं।

Metaphysical poets use ordinary speech mixed with metaphors, puns, and paradoxes. Complicated terminologies often drawn from science or law are used in abundance. Often poems are presented in the form of an argument.

आध्यात्मिक कवि रूपक, श्लेष व विरोधाभास मिश्रित साधारण भाषण या वक्तव्यों का प्रयोग करते हैं। विज्ञान या कानून के क्षेत्र से ली गई जटिल शब्दावलियों का प्रयोग काफी अधिक होता है। अधिकांशत: कविताएँ तार्किक बहस के रूप में प्रस्तुत की जाती हैं।

English used since AD 1500 is called Modern English.

John Donne is a metaphysical poet.

He in so poor that he cannot bay this book.

She is so slow that she can not finish her work on time.

The ways of managing child birth in traditional societies are many and varied.Help of this line poest says that the ways of managing in child growth.Many of new creation habbit which is successful in life.

My Grandmother's house- The poem "My Grandmother's House" is a wounderful creation by "Kamala Das." She has written about the grandmother's house. she also used tolive with her grandmother in that house. When she was young in the house she very beautiful. There she and her grandmother live a very happy life.

Everything around very that house is good. But when her grandmother died and the speaker lived in other places, the house became in bid condition. Everywhere that house became pitiable. Bushes grew around when the speaker went there to see the house. when she reached there she received warm welcome.She saw her house damage. A strong feeling caught her mind. Everything was changed when she was there but still she was proud because she reached there and received loved which she begged at stringer's door.

In this poem, Kamala Das, the speaker told in the autobiography how she lived when she was too young.

(a) Walt Whitman

(b) W.H. Auden

(c) Rupert Brooke

Snake- David Herbert Lawernce wrote the poem 'Snake'. He has described about a snake in this poem.He said that one night when he felt thirsty came out to drink but as soon as he came out he saw a black cobra which also came to drink water.It was too hot that night.The snake was looking good, silent and peaceful. It came out from a carobtree only to drink water. To see its politness the poet did't fear at first but his sense of humour felt him that he should kill the snake at.any cost. But the snake was too peaceful to hit. After some time the poet decided to hit the snake. He went to pick up a stick to his the snake. He hit the snake speedily and the snake was killed by the poet. It was looking poisionous. The poet did't want to kill him but if he didn't kill him, he was to be killed by the snake.

Life of Indian Peoole

People of lndia are concerned about the primary necessities of life. They concerned with clothing, shelter and housing with education health and so on people must deal with ideal or objective in view. Human mind then there must be something wrong.

Broken, yet rebellious, I swore this time.To save it from the sin of forginving.In this time broken is commonly used in any way of Iife.

(a) Watt whitman

(b) W.H.Auden

It is obvious that we know more than animals do and it is common to consider this one of our advantages.? we know that pets animal ashined his master verty quickly. we can common consider to help of animal and more advantage.