NIOS Class 12 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: The Hitopadesha is an ancient Sanskrit text containing moral and instructional stories. 'The Crow and the Deer' is the second story from Book 1, titled 'Mitralabha' (How to gain a friend). It teaches

A: The crow Su-buddhi and the deer Chitrang share an enduring friendship that is as lasting as the ancient trees surrounding them in the Champakvati forest of Magadh Desh. Their bond is built on genuine

A: Kshudra-buddhi is a cunning and deceitful jackal whose name literally means 'small wit' in Sanskrit. When he encounters the healthy, plump deer in the forest, he becomes tempted to make the deer his m

A: Mary Kom's full name is Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom. She is an Indian professional boxer born on November 24, 1982, in Sagang village, Churachandpur district, Manipur. She is nicknamed 'Magnificent M

A: Underprivileged means deprived of basic resources, opportunities, or advantages. In Mary Kom's context, she was born into an underprivileged family of the Kom tribe in Manipur, where her family strugg

A: Dingko Singh was a boxer from Manipur who won a gold medal at the Asian Games in 1998 when he returned to Manipur. Mary Kom was inspired beyond measure by his achievement and success. This inspiration

A: The protagonist is a middle-aged man who poses as an astrologer in the town. However, he is actually a fake astrologer who has no genuine knowledge of stars or astrology. He earned his livelihood by o

A: The astrologer's professional equipment includes: (1) a dozen cowrie shells, (2) a square cloth with obscure mystic charts, (3) a notebook, and (4) palmyra writing materials. His appearance includes a

A: The astrologer left his village without any thought or plan because he did not want to continue the traditional life of his forefathers, which involved tilling the land and living in the ancestral hom