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Click for the summary Questions and Answers Comprehension I 1.   I was educated by my father’s library says Borges. He means---- Ans: b. he educated himself by reading on his own. 2.  Why did Borges feel guilty about his mother?     Ans: Because he was not more understanding of her while she lived. 3.    According to the author, blindness is ------------ c. is actually a resource 4.   What according to Borges is the ultimate function of writing?      Ans: It is to bring happiness. 5.          Why does Borges prefer to believe that he is not blind? Ans: Because he has accepted it and enjoys as normal human being. 6.         Borges feels that when we read a book what matters is not the author’s intention, but what sense we get out of it.  True/False Ans: True. 7.         When does the poetic act happen, according to Borges? Ans: When the poet writes it and the reader reads it. 8.         Wh

Click for the summary QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Comprehension I 1.    Trace the childhood experiences that shaped the author’s interest in ecology. Ans: Vandana Shiva’s father was a forest conservator and her mother became a farmer. Besides, the Himalayan forests, and ecosystems shaped her interest in ecology. 2.      How does the scarcity of water, fodder and fuel affect women? Ans: That means longer walks for collecting water and firewood, and a heavier burden on women.    3.   What features of the ‘Chipko Movement’ does the author highlight? Ans: It's a non-violent response to the deforestation by hugging the trees. The peasant women from Garhwal Himalaya had come out in defense of the forests. They declared that they would hug the trees, and the loggers would have to kill them before killing the trees. 4.         The real value of forest for women was Ans: (c) springs and streams. 5.         List the activities she undertook after

Click for the summary Comprehension I 1.     Why was ‘Monaco’ called a ‘toy kingdom’? Ans: It had just about seven thousand people and if all land in kingdom were divided, there would not be an acre for each inhabitant. 2.    Name the commodities taxed in Monaco. Ans: They were tobacco, wine and spirits. 3.    What was the source of the King’s special revenue? Who were its beneficiaries? Ans: Gaming house or the profit from the gaming house wear the source of special revenue. The King, the gamekeeper, the officials and his people were the beneficiaries. 4.  Why did the Germans stop gaming houses in their country and how did it benefit Monaco? Ans: The gaming houses caused more harm.        Monaco was benefited as it was the only             place in Europe that allowed this game. 5.   What was the punishment given to the murderer? Ans: Death sentence / Capital Punishment / Execution 6.    The death sentence was converted in