Question

(B) It was a fine Sunday morning. Newton was reading a book at the foot of an apple tree in his

garden. All of a sudden, a ripe apple dropped down from down from the tree. He picked it up with great

joy. He looked at the fruit, intently struck with wonder. The fruit had been hanging from the branch so

long, why should if fall as it did? Could it fall by itself, by its own strength? It could not do he argued; for

was it not a lifeless thing, having no will of its own? After deep thought Newton discovered that the

cause was ‘Nature Law of Gravitation’ and that the earth is like a great magnet.

i) What was Newton doing? 1

ii) What did he do with the fallen apple? 2

iii) What was the cause that he discovered? 2

30. Translate the following into English:
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Answer 1

Newton was reading a book at the foot of an apple tree in his garden.

2)He picked it up with great joy. He looked at the fruit, intently struck with wonder.

3)Newton discovered that the cause was ‘Nature Law of Gravitation’ and that the earth is like a great magnet.