General English Only Selected Question Answers Four Lesson Notes Class XI PSEB
SECTION A
General English Notes Only Selected Question
Class XI PSEB
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CONTENTS ENGLISH-XI |
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Lesson No. |
Lesson Name |
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Chapter 6 |
The Earth is not Ours (Kofi Annan) |
Chapter 7 |
Let’s Not Forget the Martyrs (Vandana Sehgal) |
Chapter 8 |
Water: A True Elixir (Dr. D.V. Jindal) |
Chapter 10 |
No Time for Fear (Philip Yancey) |
Chapter 6. The Earth
is not Ours
(Kofi Annan)
Ans. The
whole world has come at one platform for every kind of activity. This trend is
called globalization.
Q.2. What are the dangers of globalization?
Ans. It
causes increase in crime, drugs, smuggling, terrorism etc.
Q.3. What are the benefits of globalization?
Ans. It
leads to growth all over the world. It opens new opportunities to solve many
global issues.
Q.4. What
fundamental freedoms does the author talk about?
Ans. These
are – freedom from poverty, freedom from fear and freedom for future
generations to survive on this planet.
Q.5. What is
the old African wisdom that author refers to?
Ans. This
wisdom suggests that the earth is not ours. We hold it for our future
generations.
Significance
of the title ‘The Earth is not Ours’
The title
suggests that the earth is not only for us but it is for future generations
also. So we must use
the natural
resources wisely. We should save environment from pollution. In this way we
would be
able to
entrust earth to our future generations with sustainable resources.
Chapter 7. Let’s Not
Forget the Martyrs
(Vandana
Sehgal)
Q.1. Name the
five recipients of the Param Vir Chakra mentioned in the chapter.
Ans. These
are- 1. Major Som Nath Sharma 2. Lieutenant Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa. 3.
Havildar
Abdul Hamid.
4. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon. 5. Captain Vikram Batra.
Q.2. Havildar
Abdul Hamid is known as killer of tanks. Why?
Ans. Because
he alone destroyed three tanks of the enemy forces during Indo-Pak waar 1965.
Q.3. In which
war did Captain Vikram Batra display exemplary bravery?
Ans. During
1999 Kargil war at Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Q.4. Why was
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon awarded the Param Vir Chakra?
Ans. During
a Pakistani raid he alone defended Srinagar air base.
Chapter 8. Water: A
True Elixir
(Dr. D.V.
Jindal)
Ans. Rivers
can fulfill the needs of water of civilizations. That is why generally
civilizations grow
on the banks
of big rivers.
Q.2. What
type of water supply and sewerage system prevailed during the Indus Valley Civilization
period?
Ans. A very well organized urban water supply and sewerage system
prevailed during the
Indus Valley Civilization.
Q.3. What
technology can be used to save water?
Ans. The
technology related to soil and agronomic management can be used to save water.
Necessity of
Conserving Water
Conserving
water is the necessity of the time. We are using water out of limits. We are
also wasting
a lot of
water every moment. Water pollution with industrial waste is another reason of
decrease in
usable
water. Cutting trees is also disturbing the water cycle. Water level at certain
places has gone
down to
alarming levels. Water is the
base of all sort of life on earth. So it has become very necessary to conserve
water if we want a
healthy life for coming generations. The technology related to soil and
agronomic management
can be used to save water. Thus it must be done to conserve water.
Chapter 10. No Time
for Fear
(Philip
Yancey)
Q.1. Who were
Malcolm and Barb?
Ans. Malcolm
and Barb were two lovers from Canada.
Q.2. Who
attacked Barb?
Ans. A
she-bear attacked Barb.
Q.3. Why did
Malcolm ignore Barb’s letters?
Ans. Malcolm
thought Barb’s concern is only for sympathy and not for love.
Q.4. Why did
Barb marry Malcolm?
Ans. Barb
believed that scars can’t change a person.
Malcolm’s
encounter with the grizzly
Once a
grizzly, a she bear, attacked Malcolm and his friend Barb. Malcolm fell far
away with bear’s
one attack
of her paw. Then the bear attacked on Barb. When Malcolm saw this, he didn’t
find time
to think or
fear. Out of his love for Barb, he stabbed the bear with his knife from back.
The bear
became
furious in pain. It attacked Malcolm severely. His face was bleeding from
everywhere. A
part of his
hair and skull were also gone. When he stopped fighting back to the grizzly, it
thought
him dead and
left from there.
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