Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.
The act of thinking deeply and calmly about something in a state of heightened awareness is known as meditation. It is an approach to train up the mind, similar to the way that fitness is an approach to training the body, Voltaire explains, "Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in eternal awareness or pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity." From the ancient times, meditation has been a part of some religious traditions as a way of achieving the body's release from worldly cares, and creating inner harmony. Meditation in our time is practiced by people to reduce stress and tension, and improve focus. There are trainers who help beginners with some exercises such as improved breathing and progressive relaxation. One of the most common approaches to meditation is concentration.
To develop concentration one needs to focus on a single point. Since focusing the mind is challenging, a beginner might meditate for only a few minutes and then work up to longer durations. Meditation releases anxiety 'and brings a state of calmness. It increases the thinking ability of human brain so that people have a better control of their emotions. Those who practice meditation can work tirelessly, for a longer period of timE- Meditation helps improve blood circulation in the brain and other parts of the body. Finally, meditation improves creativity, self-awareness and tolerance
- What does the word "hate" in the passage refer to?
- Answer the following questions :Why do people leave their own countries?Do you think that there have been massive diasporas in Africa?Why is diaspora attracting so much attention?How do the twentieth century Palestinian diasporas draw the attention of the world leaders?Why have the scholars been studying about the diasporas with great interest?
- Sheikh Kamal had a great ____ for classical music.
- How many years did the people of Bengal pass in agony?
- The sky teaches us to be-
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but only recently have dreams been subjected to empirical research and scientific study. Chances are that you've often found yourself puzzling over the content of a dream, or perhaps you've wondered why you dream at all. First, let's start by answering a basic question : What is a dream? A dream can include any of the images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or very vague; filled with joyful emotions or frightening images; focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Why do we dream? What purpose do dreams serve? While many theories have been proposed about the reason and function of dreams, no consensus has emerged. Considering the time we spend in a dreaming state, the fact that researchers do not yet understand the purpose of dreams may seem baffling. However, it is important to consider that science is still unraveling the exact purpose and function of sleep itself. Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being. Next, let's learn more about some of the most prominent dream theories. Consistent with the psychoanalytic perspective, Sigmund Freud's theory of dreams suggests that dreams are a representation of unconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. According to Freud, people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While these thoughts are not consciously expressed, they find their way into our awareness via dreams. In his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams (1899), Freud wrote that dreams are '...disguised fulfillments of repressed wishes.
- This haor was declared an Ecologically Critical Area in -
- The phrase "take place" in the second sentence stands for-
- Answer the following questions :What do you know about the parentage and birth place of Sheikh Kamal?Sheikh Kamal was both a sports lover and a good organizer. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.What do you know about Sheikh Kamal's participation in cultural activities?What type of life did Sheikh Kamal lead?How did Sheikh Kamal spend his childhood?
- The word ‘Shimmering' in the text could be best replaced by --
- What is the correct meaning of the word 'consensus'?
- What does the word ‘blessed’ imply?
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.Valentina Tereshkova was born in a village, in Central Russia on 6 March 1937. Her father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a textile plant. At the age of eight she began her schooling but did not enjoy it much. She left the school within a few years. Afterwards she completed her education through distance learning. She became interested in parachuting from a young age, and trained in skydiving at the local Aeroclub, making her first jump at age 22 on 21 May 1959. At the time, she was employed as a textile worker in a local factory. It was her expertise in skydiving that led to her selection as a cosmonaut. After the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first human being to travel to outer space in April 1961, the Soviet Union decided to send a woman in spacE- On 16 February 1962, "proletaria" Valentina Tereshkova was selected for this project from among more than four hundred applicants. Tereshkova had to undergo a series of training that included weightless flights, isolation tests, centrifuge tests, rocket theory, spacecraft engineering, 120 parachute jumps and pilot training in MiG-15UTI jet fighters. Since the successful launch of the spacecraft Vostok-5 on 14 June 1963, Tereshkova began preparing for her own flight. On the morning of 16 June 1963, Tereshkova and her back-up cosmonaut Solovyova were dressed in space-suits and taken to the space shuttle launch pad by a bus. After completing her communication and life support checks, she was sealed inside Vostok-6. Finishing a two- hour countdown, Vostok-6 launched faultlessly.
- What does 'baffling' mean?
- The word 'cognitive' means-
- What does the phrase 'thousands of years' mean in the passage?
- "I was half wakened by the sound of chopping." Here the word 'chopping' in the first line is a/an ....
- The phrase 'leads to’ in the passage refers to-
- . Spending beyond one's means may ..
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult to definE- As we look around, we discover beauty in pleasurable objects and sights — in nature, in the laughter of children, in the kindness of strangers. But asked to define, we run into difficulties. Does beauty have an independent objective identity? Is it universal, or is it dependent on our sense perceptions? Does it lie in the eye of the beholder? —we ask ourselves. A further difficulty arises when beauty manifests itself not only by its presence, but by its absence as well, as when we are repulsed by ugliness and desire beauty. But then ugliness has as much a place in our lives as beauty, or may be more as when there is widespread hunger and injustice in a society. Philosophers have told us that beauty is an important part of life, but isn’t ugliness a part of life too? And if art has beauty as an important ingredient, can it confine itself only to a projection of beauty? Can art ignore what is not beautiful? Poets and artists have provided an answer by incorporating both into their work. In doing so, they have often tied beauty to truth and justice, so that what is not beautiful assumes a tolerable proportion as something that represents some truth about lifE- John Keats, the romantic poet, wrote in his celebrated 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', 'Beauty is truth, truth beauty', by which he means that truth, even if it’s not pleasant, becomes beautiful at a higher level. Similarly, what is beautiful forever remains truE- Another meaning, in the context of the Grecian Urn — an art object — is that truth is a condition of art..
- “The dog lay close to him and found a comfort there that I did not have for him.” Here what does the word ‘that’ refer to?
- The word 'launched' in the passage could be replaced
- What does the word "challenge" in the passage refer to?
- What happened to the machine when the girls crept up to the machine and rewind it?
- Why is Kuakata a much sought after tourist destination?
- Read the passage and answer the questions A and B.Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but only recently have dreams beensubjected to empirical research and scientific study. Chances are that you've often found yourself puzzling over the content of a dream, or perhaps you've wondered why you dream at all.First, let's start by answering a basic question : What is a dream? A dream can include any of the images, thoughts and emotions that are experienced during sleep. Dreams can be extraordinarily vivid or veryvague; filled with joyful emotions or frightening images; focused and understandable or unclear and confusing. Why do we dream? What purpose do dreams serve? While many theories have been proposed about the reason and function of dream, no consensus has emerged. Considering the time we spend in a dreaming state, the fact that researchers do not yet understand the purpose of dreams may seem baffling. However, it is important to consider that science is still unraveling the exact purpose and function of sleep itself.Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being. Next, let's learn more about some of the most prominent dream theories. Consistent with the psychoanalytic perspective, Sigmund Freud's theory of dreams suggests that dreams are a representation of subconscious desires, thoughts and motivations. According to Freud, people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While these thoughts are not consciously expressed, they find their way into our awareness via dreams. In his famous book The Interpretation of Dreams, Freud wrote that dreams are '....disguised fulfillment of repressed wishes.'Freud's theory contributed to the popularity of dream interpretation. Following his paths many theorists came up with their own ideas about dreams
- The word 'impart' means-
- Which one is an effect of social segregation?
- The word 'scenic' mentioned in the passage means --
- The word 'beginner' refers to........
- Road no. 32 is a _____
- B. Answer the following questions :What is meant by 'etiquette' and 'manners'?Who likes a bad mannered person? Give an example of a bad manner.Why is it important to learn and practise the rules of behaviour in everyday life?Where do we learn etiquette and manners from?Write a few polite expressions mentioned in the passagE-
- A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives :The word 'decade' refers to-
- The word 'society' can be synonymous to ............
- What does the word 'decade' stand for?
- The word 'thatched' means,,,,,,,,,
- What does die word ‘cognitive’ mean?
- The range of actions of Mandela encompasses --
- The word ‘holy’ mentioned in the passage means-
- A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives :When did the writer reach Sonaimuri?