Science (Hindi Medium) कक्षा १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

‘In order to fix a date, it is necessary to remember what one saw’. Have you experienced this at any time? Describe one such incident and the non-chronological details that helped you remember a particular date.

‘Tablecloths of a different kind were not real tablecloths. Does this sentence embody the idea of blind adherence to rules and tradition? Discuss with reference to ‘Understanding Freedom and Discipline’ by J. Krishnamurti that you’ve already read.

According to the author, nature prompts action as a way of ending thought. Do we tacitly assume that ‘men of action are men who don’t think?

Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of narration: one, where the reader would remain aware of some outside voice telling him/her what’s going on; two, a narration that seeks to reproduce, without the narrator’s intervention, the full spectrum and continuous flow of a character’s mental process. Which of these is exemplified in this essay? Illustrate.

This essay frequently uses the non-periodic or loose sentence structure: the component members are continuous, but so loosely joined, that the sentence could have easily been broken without damage to or break in thought. Locate a few such sentences, and discuss how they contribute to the relaxed and conversational effect of the narration.

(i) Can you say which words are content words in the examples below, and which are function words? All the examples are from the text in this unit.

(ii) Can you name the kind of word (its category as a noun, pronoun, etc.?). A dictionary may help you to do this. You can work in pairs or groups, discussing the reasons for your analysis.

• Ants carry a blade of straw so feverishly and then leave it.
• They wanted to leave this house because they wanted to change their style of furniture.
• I don’t believe it was made by a nail after all; it’s too big, too round, for that.
• There was a rule for everything.
• The tree outside the window taps very gently on the pane.

What childhood memories does the author recollect that had a bearing on his later involvement with filmmaking?

What connection does the author draw between filmmaking and conjuring?

What is the nature of the first impressions that form the basis for a film?

Which art form is film-making closest to? What is the reason for the similarity?

Quite often a film made out of a book is not very successful. Discuss.

What, according to Bergman, is the relationship between a filmmaker and his audience?

What is the story of the Cathedral of Chartres and how does the author relate it to his profession?

What are some of the flaws of the world of filmmaking today?

Pick out examples from the text that show Bergman’s sensitivity to sensory impressions which have made him a great filmmaker.

What do you understand of the complexity of the little invisible steps that go into the making of a good film?

What are some of the risks that film-making involves?

What misgivings does Bergman have about the contemporary film industry?

Compare Bergman’s views about making films out of books with that of Umberto Eco’s.

According to the author, split-second impressions form a ‘mental state, not an actual story, but one abounding in fertile associations and images’.

Compare this with Virginia Woolf’s experiment with the stream of consciousness technique in ‘The Mark on the Wall’.