A Hockey Match Last Sunday I witnessed a very keenly contested hockey match between the National College and the Government College. Large crowds of spectators gathered to witness the final match of the year. A match during the first half It was a brisk game from the very ‘start. The center forwards of the National team pressed their opponents hard. At first, they seemed to carry everything before them. At one...
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October 14, 2016 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages12 Comments
A Visit to the Museum A visit to the National Museum a peep into our rich national heritage — a very fine collection of specimens of Indian arts and crafts — old Buddhist figures and carvings Asoka’s pillars with the edicts carved on them statues, images, coins and engravings of the Golden Age of the Guptas — a peep into the Rajput chivalry — shields, swords, lances, spears and armour used...
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A Municipal Election Atmosphere of excitement two candidates contesting a seat — both sides confident hand-bills distributed posters pasted on walls — election manifestoes by the candidates — canvassing for votes — even the humblest voter had his importance — appeals, persuasions, allurements — all sorts of things employed by both the parties to capture votes — election day itself — opening of the poll — loud-speakers rend the air —...
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A Visit to an Exhibition The National Industrial Exhibition held in the National Park — organized by the Central Government — Opened by the Prime Minister — elaborate arrangements for visitors as well as exhibitors — hundreds of stalls — all beautifully and tastefully decorated — stall-holders from all parts of the country — varieties of industrial products exhibited — shawls, saris, things made of ivory, leather goods, rugs, blankets, pottery,...
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Scenes at a Village Well A village well — a busy haunt of the village men and women in the morning and in the evening. Women are there with their pitchers. It is an important meeting-place for them. Water-carriers are also there with their vessels. Buckets are lowered and pulled up. The wheel and axle produce a creaking noise. Scenes at the well. Women are drawing water and filling their pitchers....
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A House on Fire One evening I had not been long in bed when I was awakened by cries of ‘Fire ! Fire !’ I at once dressed myself and hurried out of the house to see where the fire had broken out. There were many like me who, roused by the alarm, were hurrying towards the scene, and I joined them. We had hardly gone a furlong or two when...
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October 14, 2016 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages1 Comment
Recollections of My Childhood My childhood was a sheltered and uneventful one …. In the evenings usually many friends came to visit father and he would relax after the tension of the day and the house would resound with his tremendous laughter. His laugh became famous in Allahabad. Sometimes I would peep at him and his friends from behind a curtain, trying to make out what these great big people said...
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October 14, 2016 evirtualguru_ajaygourEnglish (Sr. Secondary), Languages1 Comment
Syllabus of ” Mathematics “ Paper – 1 (1) Linear Algebra: Vector spaces over R and C, linear dependence and independence, subspaces, bases, dimension; Linear transformations, rank and nullity, matrix o fa linear transformation. Algebra of Matrices; Row and column reduction, Echelon form, congruence’s and similarity; Rank of a matrix; Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear equations; Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skew-symmetric, Hermitian, skew-Hermitian,...
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October 13, 2016 evirtualguru_ajaygourUPSE SyllabusNo Comment
