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he went to many schools and colleges to teach. On 27 July, 2015 he

was teaching at a college when he suddenly died.

For his work, he has received many awards and honours. He was
also given the Bharat Ratna, the highest award of India.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :

1. Siddhartha was the prince of ____________ .

(a) Kapilvastu (b) Kerala

2. ____________ saved the swan.

(a) Devdutt (b) Siddhartha
3. We know A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as the ____________ .

(a) Buddha (b) Missile Man of India

4. ____________ was given the Bharat Ratna.

(a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (b) Siddhartha

B. Answer the questions briefly :

1. Why did Siddhartha and Devdutt argue?

2. Why did the king say that the swan was Siddhartha’s?

3. In what capacity did Kalam work at the DRDO?

4. When did A.P.J. Abdul Kalam become the President of India?

Great People and You

v A very large number of great people have worked to make your life
easy and safe. They worked in almost all fields :

· Great people worked to make you free.

· Great people worked to give you new machines.

· Great people worked to give you many rights.

· Great people found solution to different problems, like medicine
for diseases.

We must salute the great people!

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