Commerce (English Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• He demonstrated that he couldn’t tell the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and reduced the plot to a shambles.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• The writer must carefully explain to the reader all the boundary conditions of the imaginary society.

Some verbs take a that-clause after them. Find the verb ask in the last paragraph of the first part of this text (which begins ‘I don’t even ask that…’) and note how it is followed by that-clauses. Look for other verbs, in this text as well as in the earlier ones, that are followed by a that-clause (verbs such as belief, know, realize, promise…).

How does Prakriti’s mother react when she hears of Prakriti’s encounter with the monk?

Will Prakriti resign herself to her lot?

Will the spell work? What will happen when Ananda is made to come?

Why does something so ordinary and commonplace as giving water to a wayfarer become so significant to Prakriti?

Why is the girl named Prakriti in the play? What are the images in the play that relate to this theme?

How does the churning of emotions bring about self-realization in Prakriti even if at the cost of her mother’s life?

How does the mirror reflect the turmoil experienced by the monk as a result of the working of the spell?

What is the role of the mother in Prakriti’s self-realization? What are her hopes and fears for her daughter?

‘Acceptance of one’s fate is easy. Questioning the imbalance of the human social order is tumultuous.’ Discuss with reference to the play.

How does the dramatic technique suit the theme of the play?

By focusing attention on the consciousness of an outcast girl, the play sensitizes the viewer/reader to the injustice of distinctions based on the accidents of human birth. Discuss how individual conflict is highlighted against the backdrop of social reality.

‘I will enthrone you on the summit of all my dishonor, and build your royal seat of my shame, my fear, and my joy’. Pick out more such examples of the interplay of opposites from the text. What does this device succeed in conveying?

‘Shadow, mist, storm’ on the one hand, ‘flames, fire,’ on the other. Comment on the effect of these and similar images of contrast on the viewer/reader.

How genuine is the love that Manjula expresses for her sister?

The sister does not appear in the play but is central to it. What picture of her is built in your mind from references in the play?

When the image says—‘Her illness was unfortunate. But because of it, she got the best of everything’

What is the nature of Manjula’s reply?

When the image says—‘Her illness was unfortunate. But because of it, she got the best of everything’

How can it be related to what follows in the play?