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FORCE 1. Anticlockwise moments: If turning effect is anticlockwise, the moment of force is called anticlockwise moment and is positive. 2. Centre of gravity: Centre of gravity of a body is the point about which the algebraic sum of moments of weights of all the particles constituting the body is equal to zero. 3. Centrifugal force: Force acting away from the centre of the circular path is called centrifugal force. 4. Centripetal force: Centripetal force is the force acting on a body moving in a circular path, in a direction which is always towards the centre of the circular path. 5. Clockwise moments: If turning effect is clockwise, the moment of force is called clockwise and is negative. 6. Couple: Two equal and opposite parallel forces not acting along the same line, forms a couple. 7. Dynamic equilibrium: Under the influence of the several forces, if

The Bangle Sellers Sarojini Naidu Extract 1:        Bangle sellers are we who bear Our shining loads to the temple fair…. Q.1. What is being referred to as ‘shining loads’? Who all are its prospective buyers? Ans: The shining bangles that are being carried by the bangle sellers to the temple fair for sale are called the ‘shining loads’. The prospective buyers of these bangles are the women of every age group. Q.2. Why does the bangle sellers choose to sell their bangles at the temple fair? Ans: The temple fair is a place which is visited by women of all age groups. Therefore, the bangle sellers choose to sell their bangles to the ‘happy daughters and happy wives’ at the temple fair. Q.3. Which figure of speech has been used in the line, “Rainbow-tinted circles of light”?Explain how is this related to the happiness of daughters and wives? Ans: The figure of speech used here is metaphor as the multi-hued bangles are compared with the radiant lives of happy daughters and h

The Patriot: About the poem The Patriot is a dramatic monologue written by the renowned English poet and playwright Robert Browning. He is well known for his dramatic monologues and is widely celebrated as one of the foremost poets of the Victorian era. In this poem, Browning talks about Politics, Patriotism, Religious faith, and the harsh reality of the leaders who are true to their sense of patriotism. It speaks about the sacrifice of such leaders who are misunderstood by the people. The speaker of the poem is a patriot. The poem is a monologue of this ‘patriot speaker’ who narrates his tale to us as he has been taken to the scaffold to be executed publicly for his ‘misdeeds’. He tells us of his situation: how he was once well loved by everyone, and how he is now despised by the same people. The patriot is innocent of having done any misdeeds, and it is only out of the misunderstanding of the people that he is being put to death. His death sentence is for the wrong reason, and alth