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

Will the injured McLeery be able to help the prison officers track Evans?

Will the clues left behind on the question paper, put Evans back in prison again?

Where did Evans go?

Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans’ having the last laugh?

When Stephens comes back to the cell he jumps to a conclusion and the whole machinery blindly goes by his assumption without even checking the identity of the injured ‘McLeery’. Does this show how hasty conjectures can prevent one from seeing the obvious? How is the criminal able to predict such negligence?

What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to the prison when he caught him at the Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that “he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible governor, that was all”?

While we condemn the crime, we are sympathetic to the criminal. Is this the reason why prison staff often develops a soft corner for those in custody?

Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits?

The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?

It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?

Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?

How to geological phenomena help us to know about the history of humankind?

What are the indications for the future of humankind?

'The World's geological history is trapped in Antarctica.' How is the study of this region useful to us?

What are Geoff Green's reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition? 

'Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.' What is the relevance of this statement in the context of the Antarctic environmeent?

Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to understand the earth’s present, past and future?

Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.

1. in great dread of
2. counted on
3. thumbed at the edges
4. in unison
5. a great bustle
6. reproach ourselves with

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?