Arts (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Important Questions

Read the following statements carefully.

Statement 1: Both India and Pakistan initiated their economic reforms without any external pressures.

Statement 2: Pakistan has successfully implemented the SEZ policy and reaped its benefits using the Export Promotion policy.

In the light of the given statements, choose the correct alternative:

Assertion (A): In the late 1970s, China’s population growth rate had sharply declined.

Reason(R): China has witnessed an increase in the proportion of elderly people owing to stringent family planning programmes.

Compare and analyse the following information related to Imports and Exports of the three neighbouring nations:

Under ______ in China, farmers and industrial units were required to buy and sell fixed quantities of inputs and outputs on the basis of prices fixed by the government and the rest were purchased and sold at market prices.

From the set of the events given in column I and corresponding facts given in Column II, choose the correct pair of statements:

“During the colonial period, a number of socio-economic indicators were in a dilapidated state.”

List any three such indicators that led to the worsening of India’s demographic profile.

“In the late 1970s, China introduced the One-child policy that led to arrest in the population coupled with skewed sex ratio.”

Justify the given statement with valid arguments in support of your answer.

The Last Lesson shows that people suddenly realised how precious their language was to them.
Comment.

“You realise the true value of a thing only on losing it.” Comment on this statement in the light of the story, The Last Lesson.

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

1. List any two sensory details present in this extract.     (1)
2. Why does the protagonist feel anxious about entering the classroom on this particular day?      (1)
   1. The classmates have started the lesson
   2. The teacher is in a bad mood
   3. The classroom is too quiet
   4. The protagonist is running late
3. Complete the sentence appropriately.      (1)
   The phrase "as quiet as Sunday morning" suggests that ______.
4. Pick evidence from the extract that helps one infer that this was not the protagonist’s first time being late to school.       (1)
5. What does the term 'terrible iron ruler' indicate about M. Hamel?      (1)
6. Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract?     (1)
   1. The Fears of a Latecomer
   2. The Importance of Punctuality
   3. The Rigidity of the School System
   4. The Anxiety of a Young Student

What change did Saheb feel working at the tea shop ?

What do we come to know about the author of Lost Spring, Anees Jung, through her interactions with Saheb and Mukesh?

Read the given extract and answer the questions.

1. What is the writer’s purpose in allowing the boys to speak for themselves via dialogue, as opposed to only a writer’s commentary?    1
2. The line, "It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot" can be best classified as:    1
   1. A fact
   2. An opinion
   3. A theme
   4. A plot point
3. Explain any one possible inference that can be drawn from the line, "an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon”.     1
4. Identify the line from the text that bears evidence to the fact that the writer's association with the boys is not a recent one.    1
5. Based on the context provided in the extract, select the most likely comment that the writer would have made, based on the boy's reaction to the mismatched shoes.      1
   1. "Why are your shoes mismatched? That's not a good look."
   2. "Don't worry about your shoes, you can wear a matching pair later."
   3. "I like your shoes. What matters is that they protect your feet."
   4. "Have you chosen to mismatch your shoes?"
6. Complete the sentence with ONE word.      1
   The phrase "he answers simply", suggests that the boy's response to the writer's question about why he wasn't wearing chappals was ______.

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?

When and how did the peddler realise that he had fallen into a rattrap ? How could he get out of it ? 

Mistaken identity led to a discovery of a new one for the rattrap peddler. How did this impact him?

If the Christmas spirit is about selflessness, forgiveness and becoming 'better' versions of ourselves amongst other things, Edla Willmansson is the epitome of this spirit. Justify with two points of evidence from The Rattrap.

What Christmas present did the peddler give Edla? Explain its significance.

Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.

How does the setting of the remote forest location in 'The Rattrap' contribute to the overall tone and mood of the story?

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?