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Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was born in Bikrampur, Dhaka, on November 30,1 1858. He passed the Entrance Examination is 1875 from Hare School and got himself admitted into St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. He received a bachelor degree from the University of Kolkata in 1879. He did his B.Sc. degree from the University of London in 1884. He returned to India in 1885 and joined Presidency College as an Assistant Professor of Physics. Bose wrote a book called Response in the Living and Non-Living in 1902 and in that book he proved that plants are sensitive to heat, cold, light, noise and other external stimuli just like human beings. The discovery made him world famous. He passed away on November 23, 1937.
Complete the table below with information from the passage.
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose | |||||
His Proof | All the plants are sensitive. to heat, cold, light, proof noise and other external stimuli just like human beings
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Who | Name of Event | Place | Year/Time | Activities/Admission | Subject/what |
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| Passed the examination
| From Hare school | (ii)…. | Ingot into Xavier's Examine School College Kolkata | Entrance examination |
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| (iii)…. | In1885 |
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He
| Returned to India |
| (iv)… | joined as Assistant professor of physics |
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| WROTE A BOOK |
| 1902 | discovered that plants are living beings | (v)…. |
Extra Question:
Name of Events | Place | Year/Time | Contribution |
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Received Bachelor of Science degree | (ii)… |
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Started his career in | (iii)……. |
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Extra Solution Answer:
(i) 1875 (ii) University of London (iii) Presidency College (iv) Response in the living and non-living (v) November 23, 1937
বাংলা অনুবাদ:
স্যার জগদীশ চন্দ্র বসু ১৮৫৮ সালের ৩০শে নভেম্বর ঢাকার বিক্রমপুরে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। তিনি ১৮৭৫ সালে হেয়ার স্কুল থেকে প্রবেশিকা পরীক্ষায় উত্তীর্ণ হন এবং কলকাতার সেন্ট জেভিয়ার্স কলেজে ভর্তি হন। ১৮৭৯ সালে তিনি কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে স্নাতক ডিগ্রি লাভ করেন। এরপর ১৮৮৪ সালে তিনি লন্ডন বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে বি.এসসি. ডিগ্রি অর্জন করেন।
১৮৮৫ সালে তিনি ভারতে ফিরে এসে প্রেসিডেন্সি কলেজে পদার্থবিজ্ঞানের সহকারী অধ্যাপক হিসেবে যোগ দেন।
বসু ১৯০২ সালে Response in the Living and Non-Living নামে একটি বই লিখেছিলেন, যেখানে তিনি প্রমাণ করেছিলেন যে উদ্ভিদও তাপ, ঠান্ডা, আলো, শব্দ এবং অন্যান্য বাহ্যিক উদ্দীপনার প্রতি সংবেদনশীল, ঠিক যেমন মানবদেহ। এই আবিষ্কার তাকে বিশ্বজোড়া খ্যাতি এনে দেয়। তিনি ১৯৩৭ সালের ২৩শে নভেম্বর মৃত্যুবরণ করেন।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was born in (a) __________, Dhaka, on November 30, 1858. He passed the (b) __________ Examination in 1875 from Hare School and got admitted to (c) __________ College, Kolkata. In 1879, he received a (d) __________ degree from the University of Calcutta. He completed his (e) __________ degree from the University of London in 1884. After returning to India in (f) __________, he joined Presidency College as an (g) __________ Professor of Physics.
In 1902, he wrote a book called (h) __________, in which he proved that plants are sensitive to (i) __________, cold, light, noise, and other external stimuli, just like human beings. This discovery made him (j) __________. He passed away on November 23, 1937.
Answers:
(a) Bikrampur(b) Entrance(c) St. Xavier's(d) bachelor's(e) B.Sc.(f) 1885(g) Assistant(h) Response in the Living and Non-Living(i) heat(j) world-famous
Summary
Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was born in Bikrampur, Dhaka, in 1858. He completed his early education in Kolkata before earning his B.Sc. from the University of London in 1884. In 1885, he returned to India and joined Presidency College as an Assistant Professor of Physics. In 1902, he wrote Response in the Living and Non-Living, where he proved that plants respond to external stimuli like humans. This discovery earned him global recognition. He passed away in 1937.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
Complete the flowchart with the major events related to Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose’s life:
Born in Bikrampur, Dhaka, in 1858 →
Passed Entrance Examination in 1875 and got admitted to St. Xavier’s College →
Received a bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University in 1879 →
Completed B.Sc. from the University of London in 1884 →
Joined Presidency College as an Assistant Professor of Physics in 1885 →
Published Response in the Living and Non-Living in 1902, proving plant sensitivity →
Became world-famous for his discovery →
Passed away on November 23, 1937
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