
Sankardev Sishu Niketan
Sankardev Sishu Niketan is an educational institution in Assam, inspired by Srimanta Sankardev’s teachings. It promotes Assamese culture, moral values, and quality education, fostering holistic development among students.
Risks
Q.1. According to the poem, what does one rick in laughing or weeping ?
Answer : In the poem ‘Risks’, one risks appearing to be a fool by laughing and appearing sentimental by weeping.
Q.2. Placing ideas or dreams before a crowd brings about what risk ?
Answer : According to the Poet, Placing ideas or dreams before a crowd brings the risk of one appearing to be naive.
Q.3. Hoping and trying entail what risk ?
Answer : Hoping entails the risk of despair and trying entails the risk of failure.
Q.4. What is the greatest hazard in life ?
Answer : The greatest hazard of life is not to ask any risk.
Q.5. Describe the consequences of not taking a risk.
Answer : If one is not able to take a risk, one cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love or live. A person who doesn’t take a risk, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing and becomes nothing.
Q.6. Which person is said to be truly free ?
Answer : In the Poem the poet says a person who takes risks is said to be truly free.
Q.7. Why risks must be taken ?
Answer : Risks must be taken in order to learn, change, feel, grow, love and live. Risks must be taken to break the chains of being slaves to certitude and set oneself truly free.
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