The mystery of Shining Stones Read the following passage carefully:- A bus was wheeling away towards its destination. It was from 9 o’clock at night. Modern Public School had arranged a school tour to Nainital for class 8th students. Four teachers were also accompanying them. Children were very happy. Nobody was feeling sleepy even at midnight. They were… Read More »
Featured Image Credit upscbuddy.com Child Labour (The following speech is perfect for 1 min. to 1.05 min) India is, unfortunately, the home of the largest number of child labourers in the world. Far more, unfortunately, this number is continuously increasing. The census found an amazing increase in the number of child labourers from 11.28 million to 12.59 million… Read More »
Capital Punishment Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them: Written history has several mentions of capital punishment. The legal principle lextalionis — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life — was mentioned in the 18th century BCE code of Babylonian king Hammurabi. Many ancient societies… Read More »
Complete the story on the following beginning Once there was a poor weaver named Sam. He was very lazy……………………… Self Help is the Best Help Once there was a poor weaver named Sam. He was very lazy and always used to shirk the work. He could not earn much because of it. He always used to blame his… Read More »
An old man – four sons – a company of bad boys – advised – no effect – basket full of mangoes – a rotten mango – all mangoes get rotten. (150-200 word) Ans. Importance of Good Company An old man had four sons. They were good boys who worked hard. But after some time, they fell into… Read More »
Gaurav was shocked. He could not believe his best friend had cancer. Within a few seconds,………………….“True Friendship”. (150-200 words) Ans. “True Friendship”. Gaurav was shocked. He could not believe his best friend had cancer. Within a few seconds, his world had… Read More »
Complete the story on the following beginning A man was working when his boss started shouting at him. It made……………………………… Circle of Anger A man was working when his boss started shouting at him. It made him full weak and useless. The man went home and immediately shouted at his wife, accusing her of spending too much money.… Read More »
Role of chance in Examinations (The following speech is perfect for 1 min. to 1.05 min) Why arc examinations such a terror? Perhaps because chance plays such a great part in them. The examination paper is like a lottery uncertain, undependable. The element of uncertainty and surprise is bound to shake the most confident examinee. Sometimes our nervousness… Read More »
TRANQUIL DRIVE Read the following passage carefully: A tranquil drive on the arid roads for about 225 km to the South East of Muscat brings you to Misfah. Drowsy Misfat Al Abryeen, often’ known as Misfat or Misfah, is a traditional village in Oman that is fighting to maintain its old-world charm against the onslaught of modern development… Read More »
GANGA Read the Passage Carefully and answers the Following Questions: – 1. What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt—it is sure about where it is going, and it doesn’t want to go anywhere else,” Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Hal Boule once said. This statement, however, no longer holds true as some… Read More »
Write a story in 150-200 words referring to the picture given above. A B C, the first three letters of the English alphabet comprise a lot. Imagine these three letters as friends and write a story about them. Ans. … Read More »
The Aim of Education (The following speech is perfect for 1 min. to 1.05 min) The aim of education to train us to understand the eternal values to appreciate the supreme human virtue and the simple decencies of life. We must be educated not for cruelty and power but for love and kindness. We must foster the freedom… Read More »
“Honesty is the best policy”. (150-200 words) Ans. Honesty is the Best Policy Aman booked a cab and said goodbye to his friends. The party had been fun but it was getting late and he had to catch an early morning flight. He was… Read More »
National Capital Region Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them: People in the National Capital Region may not be able to use firecrackers to celebrate festivals and marriage ceremonies as the Supreme Court on Friday said it would ask Centre not to issue fresh licences to sellers and suspend the existing licences to… Read More »
Stubble Burning Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them: “Punjab stubble burning is killing us,” a bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar said, adding that Delhiites are being robbed of three years of their life due to alarming pollution levels. “It is literally capital punishment as the capital is being… Read More »