Gautam Buddha, originally from a royal family in northern India, renounced his ordinary life at age 29 to pursue religious meditation and asceticism. Though he fasted severely, he was not satisfied this would lead to salvation. While meditating under a famous tree, he reached enlightenment and the realization of nirvana, meaning the end of rebirth. He had become "the Buddha", meaning the enlightened one. The passage provides background on Gautam Buddha and the meanings of key Buddhist terms.
Gautam Buddha, originally from a royal family in northern India, renounced his ordinary life at age 29 to pursue religious meditation and asceticism. Though he fasted severely, he was not satisfied this would lead to salvation. While meditating under a famous tree, he reached enlightenment and the realization of nirvana, meaning the end of rebirth. He had become "the Buddha", meaning the enlightened one. The passage provides background on Gautam Buddha and the meanings of key Buddhist terms.
Gautam Buddha, originally from a royal family in northern India, renounced his ordinary life at age 29 to pursue religious meditation and asceticism. Though he fasted severely, he was not satisfied this would lead to salvation. While meditating under a famous tree, he reached enlightenment and the realization of nirvana, meaning the end of rebirth. He had become "the Buddha", meaning the enlightened one. The passage provides background on Gautam Buddha and the meanings of key Buddhist terms.
Gautam Buddha, originally from a royal family in northern India, renounced his ordinary life at age 29 to pursue religious meditation and asceticism. Though he fasted severely, he was not satisfied this would lead to salvation. While meditating under a famous tree, he reached enlightenment and the realization of nirvana, meaning the end of rebirth. He had become "the Buddha", meaning the enlightened one. The passage provides background on Gautam Buddha and the meanings of key Buddhist terms.
Note -1 This paper is divided into four sections A,B,C and D. 2. All the sections are compulsory. 3. Do not exceed the prescribed word limit while answering the questions. Section –A: Reading Q-1 Read the following passage given below and answer the question. 12 The Family name of the Buddha, by which he if often called, was Gautam. He was the son of the ruler of a small state in northern India. He married and had a son but at the age of twenty nine according to tradition, he gave up his ordinary life and left home to pursue a religious life. This was not an unusal thing to do in india at that time. Many members of the upper classes become religious wanderers. He members of the upper classes became religious meditiation and asceticism, but was not Satisfied that the way of either would certainly lead to salvation. He Fasted until he was nearly dead, but to no avail Finally, While sitting under the Famous tree of enlightenment, he went through several stages of meditation, at the end of he went through several stages of mediation at the end of which he could say” Rebirth has been destroyed. I have no more to do which this world” He had become the Buddha’ that is to say ‘ The Enlightened one’ He had apparently entered’ nirvana’ even in this life, and in any case would not be born again. (i) When did Gautam Buddha leave home.? (ii) Why did Buddha fast.? (iii) What is the meaning of the terms ‘nirvana ‘ and the enlightened one.? (iv) Give the suitable tittle to the above passage.? (v) Find the word from the passage which means.? 1. Custom 2. Severe self – discipline 3. Contented.
Section – B Writing Q-2 Write a composition/ an article on the any one of the given topics in 100 – 150 words. 10 (i) Terrorism and world peace. (ii) Pollution control Q-3 Write a letter to the waterworks department complaining about erratic and polluted water supply in your locality. Section- C Grammer Q-4- Do as directed in the brackets (I to iv) 10x2 = 20 (i) Santosh said to Rajesh,” please lent me your dictionary” (ii) She said,” How beautiful is the rain!’ (iii) No one has seen the wind ( into interrogative). (iv) Great men accomplish great things ( into passive). (v) I have taken my food .( into passive voice) (vi) Why did you not complete your work yesterday ( Passive voice) (vii) The brave alone deserves the fair ( Negative sentence) (viii) No one can put up with such conduct.( interrogative sentence) (ix) For all his riches, he is not contented.( Compound sentence) (x) What a piece of work is man.( assertive sentence). Q-5- Translate the following in to English: 5 Hkkjr dk jk’V` fuekZ.k dk xkSjo”kkyh bfrgkl gSaA Hkkjr ds yksxksa us gh viusa Je ls jk’V` dks fo”o izfrf’Br fd;k gSaA n”kZu vkSj laLd`fr ds fy, oSfnd _f’k dfiy cqf) egkohj vkSj “kadjkpk;Z tSls iwoZt mYys[kuh; gSaA xf.kr ds {ks= esa ‘“kwU;’ dh [kkst, fpfdRlk ds {ks= esa ‘pjd lafgrk ‘ O;kdj.k ds {ks= esa ‘v’Vk/;k;h’ us fo”o dks igys gh cgqr dqN nsdj Hkkjrh; Kku dh Js’Brk lkfcr dj nh gSaA izkphu jk’V`h; ,drk ds fy, pUnzxqIr ekS;Z v”kksd leqnzxqIr o g’kZ dh jkT; O;oLFkk,Wa gSaA
Section – D: Literature Q-6 Answer any two question of the following in 30 – 40 words each. 8 (i) How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream? (ii) What was the first lesson of Dougleas’s Training? (iii) Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him hime? Q-7- Answer any one of the following question in about 100 words.? 7 (i) Which two distinct worlds does the author notice in the bangle making industry.? (ii) Shukla led Gandhi to the house of a lawyer name this lawyer and describe the whole Scenario.? Q-8- Read the stanza given below and answer the following question that follow: 6 When Aunt is dead, her terriefied hands will lie Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by The Tiger in the panel that she made Will go an prancing, proud and unafraid (i) Why are Anut Jenniefer’s hands called terriefied.? (ii) What ordeals did she experience in her Married life.? (iii) Why will her tigers go an prancing, proud and unafraid after her death. Q-9- Write the Central idea of one of the Poem given bellow: 4 (i) My mother at sixty six. (ii) Keeping Quiet. (iii) An elementary School classroom in a slum. Q-10- Answer any two of the following questions in about 30- 40 words each. (i) Why did charley buy old style currency next day.? (ii) Who were famed for swalloming sheep whole in the kingdom of the Maharaj.? (iii) How did Sadao and his wife determine that the man was an American Prisoner of war.? Q-11- Answer any one of the following questions in about 100 words. (i) Why does Jack insist that it was the Wizard that was hit and not the mother.? (ii) Draw a character- Sketch of Mr. Lamb?
