What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Solution and Explanation
Dinamani is the name of a Tamil newspaper. Abdul Kalam attempts to trace the Second World War's news in the headlines of this newspaper.
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A B (i) broke out (a) an attitude of kindness, a readiness to give freely (ii) in accordance with (b) was not able to tolerate (iii) a helping hand (c) began suddenly in a violent way (iv) could not stomach (d) assistance (v) generosity of spirit (e) persons with power to make decisions (vi) figures of authority (f) according to a particular rule, principle, or system - CBSE Class IX
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2. In spite of financial difficulties, the labourers (pay) on time.
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A driver of a car travelling at \(52\) \(km \;h^{–1}\) applies the brakes Shade the area on the graph that represents the distance travelled by the car during the period.
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Section
Number of girls per thousand boys Scheduled Caste (SC)
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Scheduled Tribe (ST)
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Non-SC/ST
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Backward districts
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Non-backward districts
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Rural
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Urban
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- 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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