by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
How does Douglas overcome his fear of water? Answer- Douglas was in the tight grip of a fear of swimming in water bodies and finally decided to get rid of it. He hired an instructor who taught him swimming piece by piece and when he had learnt it all,...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
The childhood experience of terror of Douglas made him stronger and more determined. Elucidate the above statement supporting it with evidence from the text. Answer – It is true; if the childhood mishaps had not occurred, Douglas would never have...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
‘This handicap stayed with me as the years rolled by.’ Which handicap is being referred to and what are the events that made Douglas handicapped? Answer – The handicap in question is Douglas’s fear of water, which he developed as a result of some...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer? Answer – The instructor worked hard to ‘build a swimmer’ out of Douglas. He recognised Douglas’s deathly fear of water and practiced with him five days a week for an hour each day. He devised a...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
Describe the efforts made by Douglas to save himself from drowning in the YMCA swimming pool. Answer – Douglas was dragged into the deep end of the YMCA swimming pool. Those nine feet seemed a long way down at the time. As soon as his feet touched...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience? Answer – William Douglas gives a detailed description of his childhood experience so that...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
How did Douglas develop an aversion to water? OR What happened at the YMCA swimming pool which instilled fear of water in Douglas’ mind? Answer – Since the age of three or four, when the author accompanied his father to the beach, he realized that...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text? Answer – We agree that promises made to underprivileged kids are frequently broken. We host several chat...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
“Mukesh is not like the others. His dreams loom like a mirage amidst the dust of streets that fill his town Firozabad”. Justify the statement in the light of contrast in the mindsets of Mukesh and the people of Firozabad. Answer – Mukesh belongs...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
How was Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family? Answer – Mukesh was prepared to leave the family’s history and vicious cycle of glassmakers. He followed his tender heart’s desire to train as a mechanic. In order to...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
What does the writer mean when she says, ‘Saheb is no longer his own master’? Answer – The author intended Saheb to be a carefree youngster who worked and still had time for himself when he was a ragpicker. Yet as soon as he began working...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
Give a brief account of the life and activities of the people like Saheb-e-Alam settled in Seemapuri Answer – Anees Jung notes in “Lost Spring” that Saheb-e-Alam’s life and activities are entirely dependent on garbage. That is, in truth, garbage...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty? Answer – Anees Jung correctly identified the two different classes that existed in the town of Firozabad. Families trapped in the tradition of creating...
by Meenu Saini | Dec 29, 2023 | General |
Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangle industry Answer: The glass bangle industry is highly dangerous to work in. Employees spend a lot of time close to the glass furnaces, which operate at high temperatures. They toil during the day in...
by Jatinder Kaur | Dec 28, 2023 | Edunews |
UGC to Universities – Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) degrees are no longer recognised MPhil Degree not recognised – The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed universities to stop admissions to the MPhil program, citing that the...
