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Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
'There can be life under apparent stillness'. Explain.
Concept: Keeping Quiet
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
| Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the Earth let’s not speak in any language, let’s stop for one second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together |
- The poet counts up to twelve as a countdown to ______. (1)
- lift arms
- speak in different languages
- stop all activities
- be without engines
- The poet appeals to the people that they should ______. (1)
I. keep quiet
II. not move
III. celebrate festivals
IV. not hibernate
Choose the most appropriate option:- Only II
- I and II
- Only I
- I and IV
- Choose the option that displays the same poetic device as used in the third line of the extract: (1)
- lightning danced across the sky
- greedy good doers
- children spilling out of their homes
- fight like cats and dogs
- The benefits of 'Keeping Quiet' include ______. (1)
I. harmony
I. non-violence
III. brotherhood
IV. meditation
Choose the most appropriate option:- I and II
- II and IV
- I, II and III
- I, II, III and IV
- Complete the statement with reference to the extract: (1)
The poet suggests we will all be together when ______. - The word 'exotic' in the extract most nearly means ______. (1)
- unique
- luxurious
- rich
- illusive
Concept: Keeping Quiet
Do we experience things of beauty only for short moments, or do they make a lasting impression on us?
Concept: A Thing of Beauty
Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context:
| Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear The thought of so much childish longing in vain, The sadness that lurks near the open window there, That waits all day in almost open prayer For the squeal of brakes, the sound of a stopping car, Of all the thousand selfish cars that pass, Just one to inquire what a farmer’s prices are. |
- What is the sentiment expressed in the above extract? (1)
(i) remorse
(ii) regret
(iii) empathy
(iv) disappointment
(v) guilt
Choose the correct appropriate option.
- (iii) and (iv)
- (ii) and (iii)
- (iv) and (v)
- (i) and (v)
- Identify the phrase in the extract that suggests 'innocent desires'. (1)
- The roadside stand owners pray for ______. (1)
- a relief from the heat
- free housing
- cars stopping
- benefits from pollution
- Complete the following analogy correctly: (1)
He fought like a lion : Simile :: selfish cars : ______. - On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to (1) and (2) given below: (1)
(1) The people who have put up the roadside stand keep waiting for customers.
(2) They become sad when someone turns up.- (1) is true, but (2) is false.
- (1) is false, but (2) is true.
- Both (1) and (2) are true.
- Both (1) and (2) are false.
- Fill in the blank appropriately with reference to the extract. (1)
'Squeal of brakes' implies ______.
Concept: A Roadside Stand
Explain the irony at the end of the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'.
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Answer the following in about 120-150 words.
'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers' and 'A Thing of Beauty', can be read together to show the permanence and everlasting impact of art and of thµtgs of beauty. Comment.
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why do Aunt Jennifer’s tigers not fear the men beneath the tree?
Concept: Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Read the following approaches of human geography and choose the correct option of the chronological order:
- Exploration and description
- Spatial organisation
- Areal differentiation
- Regional analysis
Concept: Nature of Human Geography
Which one of the following approaches was initially proposed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?
Concept: Approaches of Human Development
बीट रिपोर्टिंग और विशेषीकृत रिपोर्टिंग में क्या अंतर है? स्पष्ट कीजिए।
Concept: विशेष लेखन-स्वरुप और प्रकार
बीट रिपोर्टिंग और विशेषीकृत रिपोर्टिंग में क्या अंतर है? स्पष्ट कीजिए।
Concept: विशेष लेखन-स्वरुप और प्रकार
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
| List-I (Harappan Site) |
List-II (Location) |
| i. Manda | Uttar Pradesh |
| ii. Rakhigarhi | Sindh |
| iii. Nageshwar | Gujarat |
| iv. Kalibanga | Rajasthan |
Concept: Finding Out About Craft Production
Which one of the following regions of Harappa was called as 'Ganeshwar Jodhpur Culture'?
Concept: Strategies for Procuring Materials
'Mohenjodaro was a planned Urban Centre.' Support the statement with suitable arguments.
Concept: Mohenjodaro: a Planned Urban Centre
Match the following:
| Column-I (Archeologists) |
Column-II (Contribution) |
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| (A) | S.N. Roy | (i) | The Mythical Massacre at Mohenjodaro |
| (B) | G.F. Dales | (ii) | Ancient India |
| (C) | R.E.M. Wheeler | (ii) | The Story of Indian Archaeology |
| (D) | John Marshall | (iii) | Mohenjodaro and the Indus |
Concept: Discovering the Harappan Civilisation
Describe any three features of ancient numismatics.
Concept: Finding Out About Craft Production
Describe the town planning of Harappa.
Concept: Mohenjodaro: a Planned Urban Centre
Describe the contributions of various archaeologists from 1875 till 1950 in discovering the Harappan civilization.
Concept: Discovering the Harappan Civilisation
Identify the best reason for considering King Ashoka as ‘Devanampiya’ and ‘Piyadassi’ by his subjects.
Concept: Back to Basics - How Are Inscriptions Deciphered?
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of India?
Concept: Towns and Trade
