Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in an uproar. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)
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Five years later, the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin had American physicists in a state of commotion. (in a state of commotion, full of criticism, in a desperate state)
Top Questions on A truly beautiful mind
1. ______the firefighters finally put out the fire. (They worked round the clock.)
2. She watched the sunset above the mountain,_____ (She noticed the colours blending softly into one another.)
3. The excited horse pawed the ground rapidly, _____(While it neighed continually.)
4. _____, I found myself in Bangalore, instead of Benaras. (I had taken the wrong train.)
5. _____, I was desperate to get to the bathroom. (I had not bathed for two days)
6. The stone steps,______ needed to be replaced. (They were worn down).
7. The actor received hundreds of letters from his fans, _______(They asked him to send them his photograph.)
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- Einstein got ever more involved in politics, agitating for an end to the arms buildup. (campaigning, fighting, supporting)
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What kind of place is Innisfree? Think about:
(i) the three things the poet wants to do when he goes back there (stanza I);
(ii) what he hears and sees there and its effect on him (stanza II);
(iii) what he hears in his “heart’s core” even when he is far away from Innisfree (stanza III).
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- Do you think Innisfree is only a place, or a state of mind? Does the poet actually miss the place of his boyhood days?
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- Look at these words; ... peace comes dropping slow Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings What do these words mean to you? What do you think “comes dropping slow...from the veils of the morning”? What does “to where the cricket sings” mean?
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Questions Asked in CBSE Class IX exam
- The following data on the number of girls (to the nearest ten) per thousand boys in different sections of Indian Society is given below:
Section
Number of girls per thousand boys Scheduled Caste (SC)
940
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
970
Non-SC/ST
920
Backward districts
950
Non-backward districts
920
Rural
930
Urban
910
(i) Represent the information above by a bar graph.
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- Graphical Representation of Data
- Fig shows the distance-time graph of three objects A, B and C. Study the graph and answer the following questions:
- Which of the three is travelling the fastest?
- Are all three ever at the same point on the road?
- How far has C travelled when B passes A?
- How far has B travelled by the time it passes C?
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- Graphical Representation of Motion
- The text you read is a travelogue where the author, Vikram Seth, talks about his visit to two sacred places in Kathmandu. Imagine that you were with Vikram Seth on his visit to Pashupatinath temple, and you were noting down all that you saw and did there, so that you could write a travelogue later.
Record in point form • what you see when you reach the Pashupatinath temple • what you see happening inside the temple • what you do when inside the temple • what you see outside the temple • what your impressions are about the place.- CBSE Class IX
- Kathmandu
- Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?
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- The beggar
- In Fig. 9.24, ∠PQR = 100°, where P, Q and R are points on a circle with centre O. Find ∠OPR.
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- Angle Subtended by an Arc of a Circle