Zeugma is a fun rhetorical device, an important figure of speech, wherein a single word is used to denote two or more words in a sentence and is fraught with literal and metaphorical undertones. Like most other figures of speech, even this rhetoric device draws its name from the Greek …

Characterised by carrying a meaning just opposite to the literal meaning, Ironies add fun to conversation. These statements become a part of our regular conversation, intentionally or unintentionally. Irony can be situational, dramatic or verbal. Situational ironies are purely unintentional – just like, Titanic, which was boasted as “100% unsinkable”, …

Our Changing Earth: 7 Class NCERT CBSE SST Geography Question: What are lithospheric plates? Answer: The lithosphere is broken into numerous pieces These big pieces are called lithospheric plates The earth’s crust consists of several large and small, rigid, irregularly shaped plates/pieces. The movement of these plates causes changes on …

The Hack Driver: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘Footprints without feet‘ Chapter 08 Question: Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place? Answer: The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a …

Amanda! Poem: 10th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘First Flight’ Chapter 17 Question: How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this? Answer: Amanda is about a 9 – 10 year old school going girl. She is being scolded for things typical for that particular age. Her parents are trying …

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: NCERT 7th Class CBSE Geography Question: Answer the following questions. Which are the two factors on which the growth of vegetation mostly depends? Which are the three broad categories of natural vegetation? Name the two hardwood trees commonly found in tropical evergreen forest. In which part …

Human Environment: Settlement, Transport and Communication – 7th Class Geography Chapter 07 Question: How did early human beings depend entirely on nature? Answer: Early human beings depended entirely on nature for food, clothing and shelter. Question: What new skills did the human beings learn in course of time? Answer: In …

‘One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world,’ a quote by the daughter of a teacher, Malala Yousafzai. Rightly so, teachers are the first guiding step in this big bad world. Without a mentor over our heads, a guide to distinguish right from wrong, we will …

We all live in a society and have to deal with many different kinds of people in our daily life. But perhaps the people in our daily life. But perhaps the people we deal with most closely are our neighbours. that is because they live right next to us and …

Princess September 8th Class NCERT CBSE English ‘It So Happened’ Chapter 5 Question: What did the King of Siam give his daughters one year on his birthday? Answer: One year on his birthday, the King of Siam gave each of his daughters a green parrot in a golden cage. Question: What happened …