HSC Commerce कक्षा १२ - Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education Question Bank Solutions

If you were lost at sea for as long as Pi was, what is the one item you would want with you? Write a diary entry in which you identify the item and explain why it is the one thing you would want with you.

Sequence the following incidents logically to write the summary of the story ‘Life of Pi’.

• As he looked around, he was shocked to find Richard Parker on board. 
• His search for water took him dangerously close to Richard Parker but nothing could stop him – neither Richard Parker nor the hyena.
• Pi left Richard Parker in a jungle and reunited with his family. 
• Pi came back to life and his senses after drinking the elixir of life. 
• He understood that it was Richard Parker who helped him survive for 227 days.
• He was pinned by weakness having had no food, water, or even sleep for nearly three days. 
• Strangely his thirst overpowered his fear of Richard Parker and he went about exploring for freshwater. 
• A little later, he succeeded in his search, when he found stacks of cans of drinking water. 
• Pi was stranded in the Pacific on a lifeboat. 
• Then, he realized that Parker who scared him earlier brought him peace, purpose, and wholeness.

There are several physically-challenged people who have lived successful and meaningful lives. Here are a few personalities who have fought great odds and lived a life of blazing achievements. Let’s share what we know about each of them and complete the table below.

What thoughts troubled Dr. Christiaan Barnard as he neared the end of his career as a heart surgeon?

What were Dr. Barnard’s feelings when he was hospitalized after an accident?

When and where did the accident occur?

How did the hospitalization of Dr. Barnard and his wife affect their routine?

How was Dr. Barnard’s attitude to suffering different from that of his father’s?

How was the unattended trolley put to use?

What roles did the duo take up?

Why did the choice of roles prove to be easy for them?

Who encouraged them and how?

What does Dr. Barnard compare this entertainment to?

What happened in the grand finale?

How does Dr. Barnard know the boy who played the trolley’s driver?

What was the profound lesson that Dr. Barnard learnt from the boys?

Detail the statistics Dr. Barnard has provided in his speech.

What happened when the doctor couple were crossing the street?

What injuries did they sustain in the accident?

Dr. Barnard couldn’t find any nobility in suffering. Why?