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teaching will ee vary. The seeker is at liberty to extract from this
treasure any meanings he likes so as to enable him to enforce in his
life the central teaching.
Nor is the Gita a collection of do's and don'ts. What is lawful for one
may be unlawful for another. What may be permissible at one time,
or in one place, may not be so at another time, and in another place.
Desire for fruit is the only universal prohibition. Desire lessness is
obligatory.
The Gita has sung the praises of knowledge. but it is beyond the mere
intellect. It is essentially addressed to the heart and capable of being
understood by the heart. Therefore the Gita is not for those who have
no faith. The author makes Krishna say :
“Do not entrust this treasure to him who is without aoe: bie
the desire for this teaching and who denies Me.
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ho will give this precious treasure to My
those W
ce assuredly teach Me. And
absorb this teaching, shall, ha
devotion without
the other hand those w
will by the fact of this servi
being free from malice. will with faith
attained
freedom, live where people of true merit 29Questions -
(© Give the word from the passage that gives the meaning of 1
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(a) aphoristic (b) religious
(©) obligatory (4) permissible
(ii) Give the verb form of the word “Prohibition”
(a) Prohibit (>) Prohibiting
(c) Prohibited (d)_ Prohibitingly
iii) Give the antonym of “Poorer*
(a) deeper (b) richer
(c) taller (d) shorter
(iv) The Gita is capable of being understood
(Qiebyrer (b) by brain
(oh ty eae: (d)_ by eyes
(v) In_ the given passage. what is the only uni
(a) Desire for fruit (b) Desire
(c) Desire for result (d) Desire
iversal prohibition.
for work
for aim(vi) The Gita is 7
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(vii) The Gita is important for —
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(a) The old people
(b) The children
(c) everyage the people at large
(d) The young people
(viii) What do you understand by do's and don't in ee
(a) work that should be done
(b) work that should be observed
(c) work that should not be done
(d) work that should be done and work that shouk
(ix) According to Krishna the Gita is only for those
(a) Who have faith (b) Who have nx
(c) Who have truth (d) Who have 1
(x) Opposite word of ‘Malice’
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(a) criticism (b)
(c) good will (a) “SaeedRead the followit save &i
he following passage carefully and answer the questions
given below :
Coal is a natural resource which constitutes approximately 85 percent
of the total fossil fuel reserves in the world. The coal deposits of India
oceur in two distinct stratigraphic horizons Gondwana and its territories
Gondwana coal contributes about 99% of the country’s coal resources.
These mines are located in peninsular India, in the South Eastern
quadrant, bound by the 78°E tongitude and the 24°N latitude, thus.
leaving a major part of the country devoid of any coal deposits, The
major Gondwana coalfields are represented by isolated ‘basins, which
occur along prominent present day rivers such as Damodar, Koel, Sone,
Mahanadi, pench and Godavari. The relatively minor resource of tertiary
coal is located on the either extremities of peninsular India.
Coal can be broadly classified in two categories = coking and non-coking.
that which has cacking property
2 on the quality of coke
Coking coal are and which is used in
metallurgical industries. Again dependin;
it is sub-divided into prime
non-coking coal is also
produced by this coal, coking, coal, medium
coking coal, and semi-ce
categorised in seven grades (Grade A to G), dey
king coal. similarly,
pending on its caloric
value.
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(i) Make notes on the above passage in points.
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‘our father has been transferred to another city. You want
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household goods. Design a suitable advertisement to be published
Ma local
newspapers.
You are Anuj Dubey. Write a letter to your friend describing a
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recent exciting cricket match in which your team won.
OR
Last month you bought a digital camera from Modem Flectronies,
Now you find something wrong with it, Tt is not wodkn
Jabalpur.
¢ dealer complaining about the probe
properly. Write a letter to th6
Fill in the blanks choosing the correct option -
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The boy ____ the bird almost everyday.
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(c) catching (aja
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There are precious books im the library.
(a) much a
Gs (4) cach
We are going ss match today
(a) playing (b) to play
(©) played (4d) play
My friend lives ___ New Delhi.
(a) in (b) at
(c) into (d) on
The temple is the middle of the river.
b) in
(a) on (b) 1
(d) at
c). into
market where My father has put up stall
Let's go 10
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(b) an
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Do
a)
(4)
(6)
(7)
as directed - (any five)
(a) Sita does not sing
(b) She does hot dance.
[Combine the Sentences using ‘neither
Mr. Gupta teaches us Hindi.
[Change the voice]
If they do not work Properly, they will be Punished,
[Rewrite using ‘unless’ in place of ‘If
He is too weak to stand.
[Rewrite using “so ...,.... that”
The child cried for milk.
[Change into past continuous tense]
(a) He gets his salary.
(b) He starts spending it.
[Combine using “No SOONET «1... .. than’)
Raju / write J can / either / with / hand.
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questions in about 30
words : (any thre
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(1) Why are the
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siyrnclie 2 trees described ‘as * ,
other at sixty six’ 2 ‘springing’ in the poem
(2) What will couni
‘counting Upto twelve and kcepi
ceping still help us
achieve 7
3) What makes human beings love life e of troubles ant
s hu bl id
et hee:
in spite of
(4) What is 5
ae by the image “massive wei
wedding band’ ? s eight of uncle's
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(i) What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of
tigers to kill ?
(2) What are the indications for the future of humankind ?
(3) What will Dr. Sadao and his wife do with the man ?
tions in about 75 words + (any two) pce
10 Answer the following ques
ons for the migration of people
(1) What could be some of the rease
from villages to cities ?
(2) How did Dougla: g fear of water ?
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that ordinary people too contributed 1 the
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freedom movement 2
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Answer any) ame ow estions
mme Of the following questi
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nature does the poet invoke
there ci e li pee
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(2) What symbot
Answer any ene of the following questions in abo
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(1) Bo you think that the third level was a medi 78 ae
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for Charley ? Why ? ee
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(2) What is i that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb }
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of
himself ?
Read the following extract carefully and answer the question %
lt had happened when | was ten or eleven years old. 1 had gecy,
to learn to swim. There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. in “oe
offered exactly the opportuni The Yakima river was. val
rned against it, and kept fresh in my ‘mind the
the river. But the YM.C.A. pool was sali
p at the shallow end; and while
rop was gradual. 1 got a pai
ent to the pool. | heated to walk naked into i
1 subdued my pride and did ie
given below it :
Mother continually wa
details of each drowning in
It was only two or three feet dee
was nine feet deep at the other, the d
water wings and W'
show my skinny legs. But
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(b) William Douglas
(1) Name the author of the above
(a) Anees Jung,
(c) Louis Fischer (d) AR. Barton@)
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Aeon 00 Oe: esata ay tg iG Galea inane
(a) Easton
(b) ¥.M.C.A,
(c) Yakima
() Ellensburg
The author speaks abeut the iisidventitel wie! Ge Wes
(a) 10-Year-oig
(b) ten or eleven years old
(c) nine years old
(d) three years old
Find a word from the extract which means “Dangerous’
(a) gradual
(b) treacherous
(c) deep
(d) shallow
Synonyms of ‘gradual’ -
(b) sage
(a) gentle
a6 (d) hate
(c) ep14 (A) Read the following