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401.

Who do you think of, when you hear the word 'genius'? Who is a genius- what qualities do you think a genius has?

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Who do you think of, when you hear the word 'genius'? Who is a genius- what qualities do you think a genius has?

402.

What is a 'nickname'? Can you suggest another one for Private Quelch?

Answer»

What
is a 'nickname'? Can you suggest another one for Private Quelch?

403.

पुस्तक में संकलित 'मुरली तऊ गुपालहिं भावति' पद में गोपियों का मुरली के प्रति ईर्ष्या-भाव व्यक्त हुआ है। गोपियाँ और किस-किस के प्रति ईर्ष्या-भाव रखती थीं, कुछ नाम गिनाइए।

Answer»
पुस्तक में संकलित 'मुरली तऊ गुपालहिं भावति' पद में गोपियों का मुरली के प्रति ईर्ष्या-भाव व्यक्त हुआ है। गोपियाँ और किस-किस के प्रति ईर्ष्या-भाव रखती थीं, कुछ नाम गिनाइए।
404.

23. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

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23. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?


405.

Q69)From the above passage it can inferred that -

Answer»

Q69)From the above passage it can inferred that -


406.

निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों के उत्तर (25-30 शब्दों में) लिखिए -भीड़ ख्यूक्रिन पर क्यों हँसने लगती है?

Answer»

निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों के उत्तर (25-30 शब्दों में) लिखिए -



भीड़ ख्यूक्रिन पर क्यों हँसने लगती है?

407.

In which year did Cyrus McCormick invented the first mechanical reaper?

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In which year did Cyrus McCormick invented the first mechanical reaper?


408.

डराने-धमकाने, उपदेश देने या दबाव डालने की जगह सहजता से किसी को भी सही राह पर लाया जा सकता है - पाठ के आधार पर तर्क सहित उत्तर दीजिए।

Answer»

डराने-धमकाने, उपदेश देने या दबाव डालने की जगह सहजता से किसी को भी सही राह पर लाया जा सकता है - पाठ के आधार पर तर्क सहित उत्तर दीजिए।

409.

was the first governor-general of Independent India.

Answer» was the first governor-general of Independent India.
410.

हम दाँतों को मंजन से माँजते हैं। इसीलिए मंजन को मंजन कहते हैं। अब सोचो और लिखो इनके नाम ये क्यों हैं? दातुन .......................................................................................................... छलनी ......................................................................................................... मथनी ..........................................................................................................

Answer»

हम दाँतों को मंजन से माँजते हैं। इसीलिए मंजन को मंजन कहते हैं। अब सोचो और लिखो इनके नाम ये क्यों हैं?



दातुन ..........................................................................................................



छलनी .........................................................................................................



मथनी ..........................................................................................................

411.

Mets en ordre:1. C'est Perrault qui l'avait écrit.2. Que lis-tu?3. C'est un écrivain français du XVII siècle. Tu ne connais pas le conte Le Petit Chaperon rouge?4. Oui, mes parents me l'avaient raconté quand j'étais petit.5. Je suis en train de lire les contes de Perrault.6. C'est qui, Perrault?

Answer» Mets en ordre:



1. C'est Perrault qui l'avait écrit.

2. Que lis-tu?

3. C'est un écrivain français du XVII siècle. Tu ne connais pas le conte Le Petit Chaperon rouge?

4. Oui, mes parents me l'avaient raconté quand j'étais petit.

5. Je suis en train de lire les contes de Perrault.

6. C'est qui, Perrault?
412.

• What do you call 'Grandmother' in your language?• What do you call 'Grandfather' in your language?• Do you know any old people? Can you name them?• How can you make them happy? Discuss with your class.• Have you ever gone out with your grandparents?

Answer» • What do you call 'Grandmother' in your language?



• What do you call 'Grandfather' in your language?



• Do you know any old people? Can you name them?



• How can you make them happy? Discuss with your class.



• Have you ever gone out with your grandparents?
413.

Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.(a) The First General Elections in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and ……………….(The President of India/ State Assemblies/ Rajya Sabha/ The Prime Minister)(b) The party that won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the first elections was the ……………….(Praja Socialist Party/ Bharatiya Jana Sangh/ Communist Party of India/Bharatiya Janata Party)(c) One of the guiding principles of the ideology of the Swatantra Party was ……………….(Working class interests/ protection of Princely States/ economy free from State control / Autonomy of States within the Union)

Answer» Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.



(a) The First General Elections in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and ……………….(The President of India/ State Assemblies/ Rajya Sabha/ The Prime Minister)

(b) The party that won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the first elections was the ……………….(Praja Socialist Party/ Bharatiya Jana Sangh/ Communist Party of India/Bharatiya Janata Party)


(c) One of the guiding principles of the ideology of the Swatantra Party was ……………….(Working class interests/ protection of Princely States/ economy free from State control / Autonomy of States within the Union)
414.

John is a hypocrite. Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your answer.

Answer»


John is a hypocrite.
Do you agree with this statement? Substantiate your answer.

415.

Décrivez l'image.

Answer» Décrivez l'image.
416.

The first Tirthankara was ____________

Answer»

The first Tirthankara was ____________


417.

कवि के स्मृति-पटल पर कोयल के गीतों की कौन सी मधुर स्मृतियाँ अंकित हैं, जिन्हें वह अब नष्ट करने पर तुली है?

Answer»

कवि के स्मृति-पटल पर कोयल के गीतों की कौन सी मधुर स्मृतियाँ अंकित हैं, जिन्हें वह अब नष्ट करने पर तुली है?

418.

The author says that Duke 'knew his job'. The job was _____________. (i) to look after Chuck (ii) to get Chuck on his feet (iii) to humour Chuck (iv) to guard the house

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The
author says that Duke 'knew
his job'
.
The job was _____________.


(i)
to look after Chuck


(ii)
to get Chuck on his feet


(iii)
to humour Chuck


(iv)
to guard the house

419.

1. When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s did? 2. Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem? 3. Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc. during rain.

Answer»

1. When you were a young child, did your mother tuck you in, as the poet’s did?

2. Do you like rain? What do you do when it rains steadily or heavily as described in the poem?

3. Does everybody have a cosy bed to lie in when it rains? Look around you and describe how different kinds of people or animals spend time, seek shelter etc. during rain.

420.

How to solve scientific notation

Answer» How to solve scientific notation
421.

What does the poem tell us to do?

Answer» What does the poem tell us to do?
422.

Which of the following major parties is the oldest political party in our country?

Answer»

Which of the following major parties is the oldest political party in our country?


423.

‘While you were upstairs, I have been thinking a lot about your Papa and Mamma.’ What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now? (i) Earlier he did not want Jeanne’s parents to stay with them but now he is showing concern for them. (ii) Earlier he wanted Jeanne’s parents to stay with them but now he does not want them to come over. (iii) Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he wants them to come and stay in their villa. (iv) Earlier he stayed in Jeanne’s parents’ villa but now he wants them to stay with him and Jeanne.

Answer»

While you were upstairs, I have been thinking a lot about your Papa and Mamma.’



What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now?



(i) Earlier he did not want Jeanne’s parents to stay with them but now he is showing concern for them.



(ii) Earlier he wanted Jeanne’s parents to stay with them but now he does not want them to come over.



(iii) Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he wants them to come and stay in their villa.



(iv) Earlier he stayed in Jeanne’s parents’ villa but now he wants them to stay with him and Jeanne.

424.

खानपान के मामले में स्थानीयता का क्या अर्थ है ?

Answer»

खानपान
के मामले में
स्थानीयता का
क्या अर्थ है
?

425.

When Madhurima went to the property registration office, the Registrar told her. "You can’t write your name as Madhurima Banerjee d/o Α. K. Banerjee. You are married, so you must give your husband’s name. Your husband’s surname is Rao. So your name should be changed to Madhurima Rao." She did not agree. She said "If my husband’s name has not changed after marriage, why should mine?" In your opinion who is right in this dispute? And why?

Answer»

When Madhurima went to the property registration office, the Registrar told her. "You can’t write your name as Madhurima Banerjee d/o Α. K. Banerjee. You are married, so you must give your husband’s name. Your husband’s surname is Rao. So your name should be changed to Madhurima Rao." She did not agree. She said "If my husband’s name has not changed after marriage, why should mine?" In your opinion who is right in this dispute? And why?

426.

is a book on sanskrit grammar written by Panini(a) Ashtadhyayi(b) Brihatsamhita

Answer» is a book on sanskrit grammar written by Panini

(a) Ashtadhyayi

(b) Brihatsamhita
427.

निम्नलिखितप्रश्न का उत्तरदीजिए −क्याकवि की यह प्रार्थनाआपको अन्य प्रार्थनागीतों से अलगलगती है?यदिहाँ,तोकैसे?

Answer»

निम्नलिखित
प्रश्न का उत्तर
दीजिए


क्या
कवि की यह प्रार्थना
आपको अन्य प्रार्थना
गीतों से अलग
लगती है
?
यदि
हाँ
,
तो
कैसे
?

428.

How much of India’s landmass was under cultivation in 1600?

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How much of India’s landmass was under cultivation in 1600?


429.

What is the study of eugenics ?

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What is the study of eugenics ?

430.

Mets les phrases au style indirect:1. Nargis dit «Il fait beau».2. Paul dit : «Sylvie, combien de stylos as-tu ?»3. Le patron dit à la secrétaire, «Comment vas-tu au bureau ?»4. Le professeur lui dit, «Pourquoi fais- tu du bruit ?»5. Mon ami me dit, «Sois à l'heure!»

Answer» Mets les phrases au style indirect:



1. Nargis dit «Il fait beau».

2. Paul dit : «Sylvie, combien de stylos as-tu ?»

3. Le patron dit à la secrétaire, «Comment vas-tu au bureau ?»

4. Le professeur lui dit, «Pourquoi fais- tu du bruit ?»

5. Mon ami me dit, «Sois à l'heure!»
431.

Q91. Consider the following statement(s) about UNO: 1. General Assembly elects Non-Permanent members in Security Council. 2. The presidency of the Security Council rotates each month according to their order of election to UNSC. 3. While contributing for UN budget economic size and debt situation of member states are taken into account. 4. Coffee Club is a group of countries who are opposing the expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Answer»

Q91. Consider the following statement(s) about UNO:

1. General Assembly elects Non-Permanent members in Security Council.

2. The presidency of the Security Council rotates each month according to their order of election to UNSC.

3. While contributing for UN budget economic size and debt situation of member states are taken into account.

4. Coffee Club is a group of countries who are opposing the expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?


432.

Complétez les nombres avec 'et' ou '-' .p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; line-height: 120%; }a:link { }(1) vingt....un(2) vingt....trois(3) trente....un(4) trente....quatre(5) quarante....un(6) quarante....deux(7) cinquante....neuf(8) soixante....un(9) soixante....huit(10) soixante....dix(11) soixante....onze(12) soixante....dix....sept(13) quatre....vingts(14) quatre....vingt....quatre(15) quatre....vingt....onze

Answer» Complétez les nombres avec 'et' ou '-' .


(1) vingt....un



(2) vingt....trois



(3) trente....un



(4) trente....quatre



(5) quarante....un



(6) quarante....deux



(7) cinquante....neuf



(8) soixante....un



(9) soixante....huit



(10) soixante....dix



(11) soixante....onze



(12) soixante....dix....sept



(13) quatre....vingts



(14) quatre....vingt....quatre



(15) quatre....vingt....onze



433.

Q88. ‘Vajra Prahar’, recently seen in news is related to

Answer»

Q88. ‘Vajra Prahar’, recently seen in news is related to


434.

Say if it is True or False (Vrai ou Faux).1. J'adore mon école.2. J'aime fêter mon anniversaire.3. Je déteste mon institutrice.4. J'aime mes parents.5. Nous fêtons Noël en décembre.

Answer» Say if it is True or False (Vrai ou Faux).

1. J'adore mon école.

2. J'aime fêter mon anniversaire.

3. Je déteste mon institutrice.

4. J'aime mes parents.

5. Nous fêtons Noël en décembre.
435.

Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover inthe Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of thefollowing factors in this decline: Railways Shipbuilding Agricultural expansion Commercial farming Tea/Coffee plantations Adivasis and other peasant users

Answer»

Between 1880 and 1920, forest cover in
the Indian subcontinent declined by 9.7 million hectares, from 108.6
million hectares to 98.9 million hectares. Discuss the role of the
following factors in this decline:



  • Railways


  • Shipbuilding


  • Agricultural expansion


  • Commercial farming


  • Tea/Coffee plantations


  • Adivasis and other peasant users


436.

Fill in the blanks using the correct given words rat sip box rug cot den pit 1. The boy fell in the ____________.2. I ____________ hot milk.3. The kid is in the ____________.4. My toy is in the ____________.5. The lion is in the _________________.6. The cat runs after the _________________.7. I sit on the _________________.Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the underlined word given in the sentence.i. The rat ran in when the cat ran ____________.ii. The lion is big but the ant is ____________.iii. The giraffe has a long neck but owls are ____________.iv. The sun appears in the day and the moon at ___________.v. The tea is hot but the water is ____________.vi. Trees are tall but the bushes are ____________.vii. Ram was sad but Radha was ____________ .

Answer» Fill in the blanks using the correct given words














rat sip box rug cot den pit



1. The boy fell in the ____________.

2. I ____________ hot milk.

3. The kid is in the ____________.

4. My toy is in the ____________.

5. The lion is in the _________________.

6. The cat runs after the _________________.

7. I sit on the _________________.



Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the underlined word given in the sentence.



i. The rat ran in when the cat ran ____________.

ii. The lion is big but the ant is ____________.

iii. The giraffe has a long neck but owls are ____________.

iv. The sun appears in the day and the moon at ___________.

v. The tea is hot but the water is ____________.

vi. Trees are tall but the bushes are ____________.

vii. Ram was sad but Radha was ____________ .
437.

The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflect its_________.(i) love for the earth(ii) desire to take revenge(iii) merriment as it destroys(iv) desire to look beautiful

Answer»

The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflect its_________.



(i) love for the earth



(ii) desire to take revenge



(iii) merriment as it destroys



(iv) desire to look beautiful

438.

Choose the correct order of the words given and enter them sequentially without spaces in the space provided. Ayesha refused to be phased (A) / fazed (B) by their insulting remarks. The fort was bombarded with canon (A) / cannon (B) fires by the enemy. According to the law, all citizens must be given equitable(A) / equable (B) treatment. As soon as the king died, lawlessness reigned (A) / reined (B) over the city. Such inflammable (A) / inflammatory (B) remarks could lead to a communal discord. The correct sequence is ___

Answer» Choose the correct order of the words given and enter them sequentially without spaces in the space provided.

Ayesha refused to be phased (A) / fazed (B) by their insulting remarks. The fort was bombarded with canon (A) / cannon (B) fires by the enemy. According to the law, all citizens must be given equitable(A) / equable (B) treatment. As soon as the king died, lawlessness reigned (A) / reined (B) over the city. Such inflammable (A) / inflammatory (B) remarks could lead to a communal discord.

The correct sequence is ___
439.

Complète les proverbes suivants à l'aide des mots suivants: se ressemble, risque, un œuf, aime, consent1. Qui ne dit mot, .................................2. Qui ......................................., s'assemble.3. Qui ............................... bien, châtie bien.4. Qui ne .................................rien, n'a rien.5. Qui vole ................................, vole un bœuf.

Answer» Complète les proverbes suivants à l'aide des mots suivants:

se ressemble, risque, un œuf, aime, consent



1. Qui ne dit mot, .................................

2. Qui ......................................., s'assemble.

3. Qui ............................... bien, châtie bien.

4. Qui ne .................................rien, n'a rien.

5. Qui vole ................................, vole un bœuf.
440.

Super computer “Param Kanchenjunga”, which is the most powerful and fastest among all available at the 31 National Institute of Technology's, has been launched in which state of India?

Answer» Super computer “Param Kanchenjunga”, which is the most powerful and fastest among all available at the 31 National Institute of Technology's, has been launched in which state of India?
441.

जालीघर में रहनेवाले सभी जीव एक-दूसरे के मित्र बन गए थे, पर कुब्जा के साथ ऐसा संभव क्यों नहीं हो पाया?

Answer»

जालीघर
में
रहनेवाले
सभी
जीव
एक
-दूसरे
के
मित्र
बन
गए
थे
,
पर
कुब्जा
के
साथ
ऐसा
संभव
क्यों
नहीं
हो
पाया
?

442.

Has your life been different from or similar to that of Kezia when you were a child? Has your perception about your parents changed now? Do you find any change in your parents' behaviour vis-a-vis yours? Who had become more understanding? What steps would you like to take to build a relationship based on understanding? Write three or four paragraphs (150-200 words) discussing these issues from your own experience.

Answer»

Has your life been different from or similar to that of Kezia when you were a child? Has your perception about your parents changed now? Do you find any change in your parents' behaviour vis-a-vis yours? Who had become more understanding? What steps would you like to take to build a relationship based on understanding? Write three or four paragraphs (150-200 words) discussing these issues from your own experience.

443.

Dites vrai ou faux.1. Aneesh va à l'école.2. C'est la fête nationale de France aujourd'hui.3. Le drapeau français et le drapeau indien ont les mêmes couleurs.4. Le drapeau pakistanais a trois couleurs.5. La fête nationale française est au mois d'août.

Answer» Dites vrai ou faux.

1. Aneesh va à l'école.

2. C'est la fête nationale de France aujourd'hui.

3. Le drapeau français et le drapeau indien ont les mêmes couleurs.

4. Le drapeau pakistanais a trois couleurs.

5. La fête nationale française est au mois d'août.
444.

Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for each of the following statements. (i) Macavity is not an ordinary cat. (ii) Macavity cannot do what a fakir can easily do. (iii) Macavity has supernatural powers. (iv) Macavity is well-dressed, smart and bright. (v) Macavity is a spy, a trickster and a criminal, all rolled in one.

Answer»

Say ‘False’
or ‘True’ for each of the following statements.


(i) Macavity is not an
ordinary cat.


(ii) Macavity cannot do
what a fakir can easily do.


(iii) Macavity has
supernatural powers.


(iv) Macavity is
well-dressed, smart and bright.


(v) Macavity is a spy,
a trickster and a criminal, all rolled in one.

445.

Dites vrai ou faux.1. Mes parents sont très gentils.2. Je déteste mes instituteurs.3. J'adore mes camarades.4. Mon instituteur est très gentil.5. J'adore aller à l'école.

Answer» Dites vrai ou faux.

1. Mes parents sont très gentils.

2. Je déteste mes instituteurs.

3. J'adore mes camarades.

4. Mon instituteur est très gentil.

5. J'adore aller à l'école.
446.

Q38. All lawyers resist accepting evidence contrary to their legal views. Since Aman isn't a lawyer, he must not resist accepting evidence contrary to his legal views. Which of the following arguments is most parallel to the above?

Answer»

Q38. All lawyers resist accepting evidence contrary to their legal views. Since Aman isn't a lawyer, he must not resist accepting evidence contrary to his legal views.

Which of the following arguments is most parallel to the above?


447.

''लालानेलोटालेलिया,बोलेकुछनहीं,अपनीपत्नीकाअदबमानतेथे।''लालाझाऊलालकोबेढंगालोटाबिलकुलपसंदनहींथा।फिरभीउन्होंनेचुपचापलोटालेलिया।आपकेविचारसेवेचुपक्योंरहे?अपनेविचारलिखिए।

Answer»

''लाला
ने
लोटा
ले
लिया,
बोले
कुछ
नहीं,
अपनी
पत्नी
का
अदब
मानते
थे।''


लाला
झाऊलाल
को
बेढंगा
लोटा
बिलकुल
पसंद
नहीं
था।
फिर
भी
उन्होंने
चुपचाप
लोटा
ले
लिया।
आपके
विचार
से
वे
चुप
क्यों
रहे?
अपने
विचार
लिखिए।

448.

Look at this sentence. “I told George and Harris that they had better leave the whole matter entirely to me.” The words had better are used • in an advice or suggestion: You had better take your umbrella; it looks like rain. • in an order You had better complete your homework before you go out to play. • as a threat You had better leave or I’ll have you arrested for trespass! When we speak, we say you’d/I’d/he’d better, instead of you had better, etc. Work in pairs to give each other advice, orders or suggestions, or even to threaten each other. Imagine situations like the following: Your partner 1. hasn’t returned a book to the library. 2. has forgotten to bring lunch. 3. hasn’t got enough change for bus fare. 4. has found out a secret about you. 5. has misplaced your English textbook.

Answer»

Look at this sentence.



“I told George and Harris that they had better leave the whole matter entirely to me.”



The words had better are used



• in an advice or suggestion:



You had better take your umbrella; it looks like rain.



• in an order



You had better complete your homework before you go out to play.



• as a threat



You had better leave or I’ll have you arrested for trespass!



When we speak, we say you’d/I’d/he’d better, instead of you had better, etc.



Work in pairs to give each other advice, orders or suggestions, or even to threaten each other. Imagine situations like the following: Your partner



1. hasn’t returned a book to the library.



2. has forgotten to bring lunch.



3. hasn’t got enough change for bus fare.



4. has found out a secret about you.



5. has misplaced your English textbook.

449.

The dancing girl was made of ______

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The dancing girl was made of ______


450.

Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people?Choose the most appropriate answer and give reasons for your choice.(a)In a Parliamentary democracy only the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister.(b)Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers even before the expiry of their term.(c)Since the Prime Minister is appointed by the President there is no need for it.(d)Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve lot of expenditure on election.

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Why is the Prime Minister in India not directly elected by the people?

Choose the most appropriate answer and give reasons for your choice.

(a)In a Parliamentary democracy only the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha can become the Prime Minister.

(b)Lok Sabha can remove the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers even before the expiry of their term.

(c)Since the Prime Minister is appointed by the President there is no need for it.

(d)Direct election of the Prime Minister will involve lot of expenditure on election.