Maharashtra Board Class 10 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He originally composed this poem in Bengali and later translated it into English.

A: This poem is from Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize-winning anthology 'Gitanjali', which means 'Song Offerings'.

A: It refers to the divisions and barriers created by religion, caste, class, and color in societies and between countries. These walls separate people and create discrimination.

A: Ruskin Bond is the author. He is an Indian author of British descent who received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992 for 'Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra', Padmashri in 1999, and Padmabhushan in 2014. He

A: The narrator's real name is not revealed. He tells Anil his name is 'Hari Singh' but admits he lies about his name. He takes a new name every month to stay ahead of the police and his former employers

A: The narrator is 15 years old and describes himself as 'an experienced and fairly successful' thief. Despite his young age, he considers himself skilled in his criminal activities.

A: Air Marshal Arjan Singh was an icon of India's military history and a war hero who led the IAF during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. He was the first and only officer to attain the rank of Marshal of the Air

A: Air Marshal Arjan Singh flew more than 60 different types of aircraft during his career, ranging from pre-World War II era biplanes to contemporary aircraft like Gnats and Vampires.

A: Arjan Singh was honoured with the rank of Marshal of the Air Force on Republic Day in 2002, making him the first and only 'Five Star' rank officer in the Indian Air Force. This was in recognition of h