What effect does the experience as described in the lines below have on the speaker?
Time and again, I have seen men and women risk their lives for an idea.
Time and again, I have seen men and women risk their lives for an idea.
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Select one inference about the idea of courage from the given context:
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.
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- being fearless
- absence of fear
- feeding your fears
- ability to overcome fear
The Correct Option is D
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Answer in about 40 words, with reference to the extract:
According to the author, what does true courage entail? How does this perspective differ from a common misconception about courage?
According to the author, what does true courage entail? How does this perspective differ from a common misconception about courage?
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Fill in the blank with the correct phrase from the bracket in the context of the given extract:
Men stood up to torture showing strength and resilience that is _______ (impossible to understand / seeped in reality).
Men stood up to torture showing strength and resilience that is _______ (impossible to understand / seeped in reality).
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Loans from Co-operatives
Besides banks, the other major source of cheap credit in rural areas are the co-operative societies. Members of a co-operative pool their resources for co-operation in certain areas. There are several types of co-operatives possible such as farmers co-operatives, weavers co-operatives, industrial workers co-operatives etc. Krishak Co-operative functions in a village not very far away from Sonpur. It has 2300 farmers as members. It accepts deposits from its members. With these deposits as collateral, the co-operative has obtained a large loan from the bank. These funds are used to provide loans to members. Once these loans are repaid, another round of lending can take place. Krishak Co-operative provides loans for the purchase of agricultural equipment, loans for cultivation and agricultural trade, fishery loans, loans for construction of houses and for variety of other expenses.- CBSE Class X - 2025
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The Need for Political Parties
As we have seen, large societies need representative democracy. As societies became large and complex, they also needed some agency to gather different views on various issues and to present these to the government. They needed some ways, to bring various representatives together so that a responsible government could be formed. They needed a mechanism to support or restrain the government, make policies, justify or oppose them. Political parties fulfil these needs that every representative government has. We can say that parties are a necessary condition for a democracy.- CBSE Class X - 2025
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The Independence Day Pledge, 26 January 1930
“We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth. We also believe that if any government deprives people of these rights and oppresses them, the people have a further right to alter it or abolish it. The British Government in India has not only deprived the Indian
people of their freedom but based itself on the exploitation of the masses, and has ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the British connection and attain Purna Swaraj or Complete Independence.”- CBSE Class X - 2025
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