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PPDT Pictures with Solutions

Action – fire rescue operation by a worker of dry fruit factory

Lalit was a 26 years old worker in one of the  factories at Palampur. On an average day  he noticed that suddenly fire broke in the factory due to a short circuit in the main plug and it was spreading very fast. Seeing this, he quickly took action. He, with the help of a fire extinguisher, rescued the nearby people properly out of the factory. Not only this, he promptly called the fire brigade so that the fire could vanish. Later the fire came under control, and everyone was rescued safely. Lalit was satisfied.

Q.2.

Action – Just Quit Smoking....

Sudhir was a captain in the Army and posted in Jaipur. When he came back home, he planned a small get together with his friend during the holiday. While they were enjoying themselves, he saw that one of his friends starts smoking and that too in front of his child. Sudhir, seeing this felt very bad and stopped his friend from smoking. He told his friend about the various diseases caused by smoking like Cancer and its bad effect in front of a child. Later, Sudhir also suggested to his friend some meditation techniques and Nicotine gum, helping to quit smoking. After some months, Sudhir coordinated telephonically with his friend, and his friend was able to quit smoking. Seeing this, Sudhir was very happy. 

Q.3.

Action – Organizing the annual function. 

Daksh of age 17, was the student of class 12th. He was the head boy of the school and he got the responsibility to organize the annual function. He discussed with his teachers and decided the date, time and venue.
On the day of PTM he put a notice on the notice board and also gave the invitation to parents, distributed the work among the council members.
He ensured the events of the function, seating arrangement, refreshments, sent the invitation to the chief guest Everything went according the plan. Everyone appreciated the show and he felt happy.

Q.4.

Theme – Preparing for the contest of vice house captain. 

Shikha was in class 11th. One day her class teacher announced that those who want to contest for vice house captain can give their names and there will be a assessment of overall personality to get the title of the same.
Test will be physical as well as mental that is GK based and at the last a speech will be given by the candidate on their favorite topic. Shikha gave her name. 2 weeks have been given to prepare well. She started her practice for the test.
She started polishing her general knowledge skills through internet and different sources. She prepared a speech on women empowerment covering every aspect and practiced well in front of the mirror. She even practiced to maintain her physical stamina. She outshone everyone with her hard work and finally she was chosen for the post of vice house captain.

Q.5.

Action – Helping the friend in studies. 

Suresh and Sameer were the students of class 6th and they were good friends. One day they were called together to get their notebooks checked as their roll numbers were near to each other. Sameer was scolded by the teacher as his work was not completed. He was asked to show the notebook again the other day with the completed work.
Suresh talked to him when they were back in the class and got to know that he was busy in some important family business. Suresh asked him not to worry and ensured him that he would help him with his work.
He invited him to his home after school. Suresh helped him with the work and also helped him in understanding the concept which the teacher explained in his absence. After studies, they enjoyed the meal prepared by the mother of Suresh. Ram thanked him and felt happy.

Q.6.

Prashant. 18 year old class XII student of Presidency School, Bengaluru decided a to start preparation for Teacher’s Day Celebration, a fortnight before September 5. He called his whole batch to the common room to plan on events and finalised it to be  a Slide Show of pictures appreciating their teachers and their achievements, a humorous themed assembly, ground activities of racing, football and at last tug-of-war between outgoing batch and teachers, all preceding a grand tea-party. 

They pooled in money and divided the work and budget among themselves. Prashant overlooked the work of designing and tea-party, and also coordinated with other teams. They made greeting card for teachers to invite them for the show. The celebrations went perfectly well. Prashant and his whole batch were happy to create a memorable day for their teachers.

Q.7.

Mohit was a 25-year-old school teacher in the Sitapur district. When Mohit was roaming in the market on the weekend, he saw a thief running after surprisingly snatching a lady’s necklace. Mohit seeing this ran after the thief. Within some minutes, Mohit caught the thief and overpowered him. Not only this, Mohit, with the help of nearby people, handed over the thief to the nearby police station. Later he gave the necklace back to the lady. Mohit also advised police to do regular patrolling in the area so that such activities could be reduced. 

Q.8.

Rohit was newly elected president of a self help group which dealt in pickle making. He held meeting with members and told his plan of expansion. He asked the accountant of SHG to give loans both to members and outside and to keep a diary of all records. He even launched a training program to further up the skills in management for its members. He ensured that each member attended the group meeting and everyone got time to speak.
Any decision was to be taken by majority. The loan taken from bank was to be paid regularly and, therefore, secretary was asked to keep another book for the purpose. He also got office space and furniture and more refrigerators to preserve the product. He found out many more ways to make the pickle healthy and organic by help from knowledge of women of the village. He made the working quite efficient and as a result more members joined.

Q.9.

Rahul was just posted in Thoubal district of Manipur as SDM. While he was taking rounds and knowing the place, he saw a good opportunity to develop a river front above the Imphal river between the villages of Kanakpur and Thomba. So, he went onto the bridge and planned everything. He immediately called up a meeting with forest department officials to get permission, also, talked with contractors after floating tender, and asked them about the time to develop this as soon as possible and also gave them a maximum time limit.
He also planned to get ferry services, bungee jumping, put food stalls, and also get a different lane for cyclists and also put dustbins after every 20 meters. For a month he kept the river front free, but after that, in order for maintenance put a ticket. People came in huge numbers and enjoyed the river and scenic beauty.

Q.10.

Suraj, 18 year old class XII student of Doon School was going to back school after his summer vacations. He left for the airport 5 hours before the departure from CCS Airport. While on his way by cab, he was stuck in a huge traffic near Hazratganj. He noticed that there was an ambulance behind him, and a woman came out to seek help in clearing the traffic.
He quickly came out of the cab after telling the driver, and told the lady to calm down. Then he went to the intersection and saw that double parking caused very less space for vehicles. He called for help from people and they together cleared the parking and helped in getting the ambulance cleared. Then he went back to his cab and reached airport in time.

Q.11.

In a quiet room, a woman in a flowing white robe stands before a mirror. Her back is turned to us, her dark hair resting gently against the fabric. Yet, the mirror tells a curious tale: instead of reflecting the back of her head as we expect, it reveals her face, eyes meeting ours with an enigmatic gaze. This unexpected reflection invites us to ponder the mysteries behind appearances, hinting at hidden depths within the woman, or perhaps within ourselves. The simplicity of the drawing belies the complexity of its message, offering a visual riddle about perception and the layers of the human psyche.

Q.12.

Anjali, a home-maker, her husband is a teacher posted in the neighbouring district of Tarapur. She shoulders the responsibility of  managing the home and taking care of her 7 year old daughter Ria, who had developed a bad habit of using her smartphone throughout the day, due to online classes. So she made a plan of spending time with her daughter without any devices.
So she talked with her about this and when her classes got over, she would talk her about her day, narrate stories to her, and motivate her to develop a habit of reading. She also bought her reading material like picture novels, short stories book including Fantastic Five series by Enid Blyton. This had a good impact on Ria who started taking interest in reading and narrating stories to her dad, whenever he returned from his duty. Sneha was happy to see her daughter improve.

Q.13.

Aman is pursuing his Post-Doctoral Fellowship at ICAR and went to his native village Rajouri to visit his grandparents in village in Jharkhand, during his break. His grandparents were very happy to meet him, and he helped them in daily tasks of fields and taking care of the cattle. He observed that farmers of the village were still using the traditional methods for agriculture, even though cheaper and sustainable solution were there.
He discussed it with them and went through their ideas, jotting them all down. Then  he researched about it on Internet and with his colleagues, found subsidised products and ordered them with collaboration from the farmers. He started an awareness programme in village, and told the farmers about the various programmes they can use to modernise their systems in a cheap way. He was successful and then returned back to focus on his studies.

Q.14.

Anshul, 20 year old IGNOU student used to live in Goa with his family. His school friend Rajiv was coming to Goa with his family. Anshul was excited, told about it to his parent’s and got their permission to have Rajiv stay-over, then started preparing for making his friend’s vacation memorable. He planned a day trip to the beaches, booked a minibus, made a list of places to visit, selected the best restaurant in the area. 

After a week, they reached Goa. He picked them up from the station to his home using car after taking permission from dad. Welcomed them, gave them suppers, decided to make them rest for that day. Then on the next day, they visited the Palolem beach, played volleyball, enjoyed the scenery, and had the famous prawn dish at the restaurant. He took them to historical places, clicked photos of Portuguese architecture. Rajiv thanked him for making his vacation fantastic. He bid goodbye to them and asked to visit again.

Q.15.

Anshul, 21, was going to his college for his semester exams. On his way, he saw that in the alley near MG road a man on a scooter had collided with a car and fell down. Anshul rushed to the spot and with help from people removed the scooter above him and lifted him to the car’s backseat. Then he told the driver of the car to rush the Hospital nearby.  Meanwhile he put a cloth around the man’s wound.
He with help from car driver got the injured man admitted immediately, called the injured person’s wife and told her directions of the hospital, and when she came, told her about the scooter and details of his admission, then he went to the college for the exam.

Q.16.

Krishna was 22 years old, and studied at Agriculture College Gwalior. When he went to his village during the vacations, he found that the farmers are still using ancient farming techniques. Seeing this, he wanted to help them. With the sarpanch’s help, he called a village meeting for farmers where he discussed the whole matter with them. He told and guided them about the new farming techniques like HYV seeds, natural fertilizers, and modern machinery. Not only this, but he also told them about government schemes like Kisan Credit Card, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and many more, which could also help farmers to increase the productivity of their crops. After the meeting, all were happy, and the sarpanch raised Krishna’s work. 

Q.17.

Arvind, 20 year, second year student at University of Delhi was a bit sad after not doing well at the essay competition. He then sat down and wrote all his mistakes and decided to write a new essay again on the same topic. He then got it reviewed from his friends and teachers. Amongst the weaknesses pointed out by them, one was his incoherence conclusions. So he worked on them using youtube videos by eminent writers. He also started reading editorials from The Hindu and The Indian Express to improve his content and sentence formation.
He made a time table and put aside daily two hours from 5-7 am before going to college for continued writing with daily improvements and and getting them reviewed. His hardwork bore fruit as he was able to secure first position in the University Essay Competition. He thanked his friends and teachers for their continued support.

Q.18.

Arjun, 18 year , class XII student of Damani School had a bit of stammering issue while speaking English. So he developed a plan of removing it as soon as possible. He first started with loud reading of newspaper articles and then speaking it in front of mirror whatever he read. He requested his friends to converse with him only in English and they helped him.
He requested his English teacher to allow him to give an extempore in front of the class daily and then took reviews of teacher and friends on tips to improve his speech. With efforts, he became fluent in English, but he continued the hard work.

Q.19.

Since the economy has been facing a downturn, the workers at the factory are getting retrenched very frequently. That has added to the agony of these workers since they were already demanding a wage hike. To present their demands to the management and also ensure that the laying off stops, the workers decide to collectivise as a union and raise their demands. They realise that if they all speak in one voice it would be very difficult for the management to refute their demands. Therefore, on a particular day, they decide to go on  a strike. 
This also reflects our power when we collectivise.

Q.20.

Anshul, M.Sc Maths student , studied in University of Delhi and lived on rent in a room at Mrs Sharma’s house. On Monday while going to college he noticed Mrs Sharma had collapsed on the floor, he quickly called the neighbours and took their help in rushing her to the hospital. Unfortunately this was a fatal heart attack and Mrs Sharma couldn’t survive.
As Mrs Sharma’s son were working in USA, he gave them the information and requested the staff to keep her body in the morgue till her son came. They agreed and he went back to college. Then after her son came, he helped him in arranging the final rites and organizing the Terhavi. He also consoled him and successfully found a new home as her son planned on returning to USA.