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- How did the villager react to the tiger’s death? After the tiger’s death the villager got exited and crowded on the scene, they started shouting in the chorus on the victory of Mrs. Packlet... 1
- What comment did Miss Mebbin make after Mrs. Packletide had fired the shot? Why did Miss Mebbin make this comment? Miss Mebbin commented that Mrs. Packletide’s bullet had hit the wrong animal. It was the goat who was hit by the bullet while the tiger died... 1
- Mrs. Packletide was a good shot. Discuss. No, Mrs. Packletide was not a good shot because even though she targeted the tiger her bullet missed the tiger and instead of hitting the ti... 1
- Who was Miss Mebbin? Was she really devoted to Mrs. Packletide? How did she behave during the tiger shooting? Miss Mebbin was a paid companion to Mrs. Packletide. No, she was not devoted to Mrs. Packletide. She was only devoted to money. During the t... 1
- In what way did the villagers help Mrs. Packletide shoot the tiger? The villagers helped Mrs. Packletide in many ways. Children were posted night and day on the outskirts of the local jungle to head the tiger... 1
- How was the tiger shooting arranged? What kind of tiger was chosen for the purpose? The tiger shooting was arranged in a well planed way. Mrs. Packletide offered one thousand rupee to the villagers for a risk free and comfor... 1
- What made her decide to give a party in Loona Bimberton’s honour? What did she intend to give Loona on her birthday? Mrs. Packletide’s intension to show Loona down and humiliated her in front the crowd made her to decide to give party in Loona Bimberton’s h... 1
- Why did Mrs. Packletide wish to kill a tiger? Mrs. Packletide wished to kill a tiger because she wanted to show Loona Bimberton down, who had earned huge popularity by hunting a tiger. 1
- Why did not Nicola and Jacopo disclose their problems about their plans to the narrator Nicola and jacopo disclose their problem about their plans to the narrator because they were self made boys and didn't disclose their person... 1
- When the narrator asks the boys about their plan, they are evasive. Why don't they disclose their problems? When the narrator asks the boys about their plans, they are evasive, they do not disclose their problem as their self-respect does not allow... 1
- The narrator asks the boys, "Must you work so hard? You both look rather tired." The boys reply, We learn that the boys are self respectful and they do not want anyone to sympathize with their situation. 1
- Why were the boys in the deserted square at night? What character trait do they exhibit? The boys were in the deserted square at night as they were waiting for the last bus from Padua to sell the newspapers to the passengers. The... 1
- How were the boys useful to the author? The boys were very useful to the author as they helped the narrator in many ways. If he wanted a pack of American cigarettes or seats for th... 1
- Why was the author surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoeshine boys? The author was surprised to see Nicola and Jacopo working as shoeshine boys because he saw them selling fruits when he met them the first ti... 1
- Why were the narrator and his companion impressed by the two boys? The narrator and his companion were impressed by the two boys because of their brown skin, tangles hair and the dark earnest eyes of the boy... 1
- Why didn't Luigi, the driver, approve of the two boys? Luigi the driver, did not approved of the two boys of their shabby appearance. 1
- Which term of ap is first negative 50,45,40........ 12th term a+(n-1)d \\ = 50+(12-1)(-5) \\ = 50+(-55) =-5 2
- A 1.0 m long metallic rod is rotated with an angular frequency of 400 rad s-1about an axis normal to the rod passing Hence, the emf developed between the centre and the ring is 100 V. 1
- A long solenoid with 15 turns per cm has a small loop of area 2 2.0 cm placed inside the solenoid normal to its axis Hence, the induced voltage in the loop is = 7.54x10⁻⁶ V 1
- A chemist has one solution which is 50% acid and a second which is 25% acid. How much of each should be mixed to make Let x litres and y litres be the amount of acids from 50% and 25% acid solutions respectively. As per the question 50% of x + 25% of y = 40%... 1
- Find the values of a and b if the points A(–2,1), B(a,b) and C(4,–1) are collinear and a – b = 1. Answer: a = 1, b = 0 Three points are collinear when the area of the triangle formed by them is zero: x₁(y₂ - y₃) + x₂(y₃ - y₁) + x₃(y₁ - y₂... 1
- If (3,3),(6,y),(x,7) and (5,6) are the vertices of a parallelogram taken in order, find the value of x and y. Answer: x = 8, y = 4 Let A(3, 3), B(6, y), C(x, 7), D(5, 6). The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other, so the mid-point of AC equa... 1
- If xcosθ – ysinθ = a, xsinθ + ycos θ = b, prove that x2+y2=a2+b2. Answer: Square both equations and add; the cross terms cancel and sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 gives x² + y² = a² + b² . Squaring the first equation: a... 1
- If cosφ + sinφ = √2 cosφ, prove that cosφ - sinφ = √ 2sin φ. Answer: From the given condition, cosφ = (sqrt2 + 1)sinφ , which rearranges to cosφ - sinφ = sqrt2sinφ . Given cosφ + sinφ = sqrt2cosφ . So... 1