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

Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words: 

It is normal for adolescents to fantasise and indulge in hero worship. How far is it true of Sophie? 

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Silas Marner lost his hoard of gold. Describe the circumstances under which his 'gold' is restored to him in the form of Eppie.

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How did Griffin make himself completely invisible at 'Coach and Horses'?

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Godfrey Cass is good-natured but weak-willed. Comment.

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As a scientist, how is Kemp different from Griffin ? 

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Perhaps the Earth can teach us

as when everything seems dead

and later proves to be alive.

Now I’ll count upto twelve

and you keep quiet and I will go.

(i) What does the Earth teach us? 

(ii) What does the poet mean to achieve by counting upto twelve? 

(iii) What is the significance of ‘keeping quiet’? 

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: 

A flowery band to bind us to the Earth,

Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth

Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,

Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways

Made for our searching:

(i) What are we doing everyday? 

(ii) Which evil thing do we possess and suffer from?

(iii) What are the circumstances that contribute towards making humans unhappy and disillusioned with life? 

Answer the following in 125-150 words: 

What made the American publisher think that the novel, ‘The Name of the Rose’ won’t sell well in America? What actually happened? What was the secret of its success?

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How did the peddler feel after robbing the crofter? What course did he adopt and how did he react to the new situation? What does his reaction reveal?

Answer the following in about 100 words: 

Exploitation is a universal phenomenon. The poor indigo farmers were exploited by the British landlords to which Gandhiji objected. Even after our independence we find exploitation of unorganized labour. What values do we learn from Gandhiji’s campaign to counter the present day problems of exploitation?

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What is the bond that unites the two − the old Mr. Lamb and Derry, the small boy? How does the old man inspire the small boy?

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Do you think Dr. Sadao’s final decision was the best possible one in the circumstances? Why/ Why not? Explain with reference to the story, ‘The Enemy’.

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victory with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.

(a) Whom does the word ‘those’ refer to?
(b) What does the poet mean by : ‘put on clean clothes’?
(c) Describe the irony in the third line.
(d) When can a person walk about with ‘their’ brothers?

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness; but will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.

(a) Which two qualities of beauty are mentioned here?
(b) How does it give calm to a troubled mind?
(c) What does the word ‘bower’ mean?
(d) How does beauty lead to ‘a sleep full of sweet dreams’?

Why did Aunt Jennifer decide to create animals so different from her own character ? 

What change did Saheb feel working at the tea shop ?

Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream ? 

Why did McLeery bring a smallish semi-inflated rubber ring to Oxford Prison ? 

Why was Dr. Sadao not sent abroad with the troops during the war ? 

Why did Roger Skunk go to visit the owl ?