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27. \u201cHe had an insatiable thirst for books\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a)Who does \u2018he\u2019 refer to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans : Here, \u201che\u201d refers to Dr. B.R. Ambedker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b) How can you say that he had in satiable thirst for books?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He had an insatiable thirst forbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He bought books by curtailing his daily needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He purchased about 2,000 books in New York<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c) What do you mean by \u2018insatiable\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: \u2018insatiable\u2019 means that the state of mind which cannot be satisfied<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    28.<\/strong>  The three nuclear powers were willing to come to an agreement, putting  a ban on the nuclear   weapon test.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a)      Who were the three nuclear powers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       Ans: Soviet Union, United States and United Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       b)    Where did they meet to put a ban on the nuclear weapon test?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Ans: They met in Geneva to put a ban on the nuclear weapon test<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b)     Why did they want a ban on the nuclear weapon test?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Ans: They wanted a ban on the nuclear weapon test because nuclear weapons are a threat to mankind.?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29.<\/strong> \u201cCaptain, be careful sometimes they are desperate\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Who gave this warning?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans:   Pepe gave this warning to Columbus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c.     Who were desperate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Ans:  The sea men were desperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. Why were they desperate?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: They lost their patience as they left their family since many days back , they wanted to go back to Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30. \u201cShall I sing of your clear dawn with its pure gold-streaks?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            a) Who is the \u2018I\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: The poet \u2013V.K.Gokak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c)      Who is the speaker addressing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: The speaker is addressing to Mother- INDIA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d)     What does the clear dawn with its pure gold-streaks mean in the context?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ans: The glorious moments of dawn-the sun rising  at the Himalayan  ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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27. \u201cHe had an insatiable thirst for books\u201d a)Who does \u2018he\u2019 refer to? Ans : Here, \u201che\u201d refers to Dr. B.R. Ambedker. b) How can you say that he had in satiable thirst for books? Ans: Dr. Ambedkar was a voracious leader.  He had an insatiable thirst forbooks.  He bought books by curtailing his daily needs….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[552],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t