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How did the Champaran episode prove to be a turning point in India's freedom struggle ?
Concept: Indigo
Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Concept: Indigo
Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?
Concept: Indigo
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
Concept: Indigo
As the host of a talk show, introduce Rajkumar Shukla to the audience by stating any two of his defining qualities. You may begin your answer like this:
Meet Rajkumar Shukla, the man who played a pivotal role in the Champaran Movement. He ______
Concept: Indigo
Biographies include features of non-fiction texts - factual information and different text structures such as description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, or problem and solution. Examine Indigo in the light of this statement, in about 120-150 words.
Concept: Indigo
'The settlement given to the sharecroppers was symbolic.' Justify why Gandhi thought so.
Concept: Indigo
Gandhi worked for the social backwardness in the Champaran village. Elaborate.
Concept: Indigo
How did the Champaran incident bring about a change in the plight of the peasants?
Concept: Indigo
Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context.
| A girl from the countryside, she hadn’t gone through all the stages of worldly experience that generally precede a position of importance and sophistication that she had found herself catapulted into. She never quite recovered from the terror she felt that day. That was the end of a brief and brilliant acting career — the legal adviser, who was also a member of the Story Department, had unwittingly brought about that sad end. While every other member of the Department wore a kind of uniform — khadi dhoti with a slightly oversized and clumsily tailored white khadi shirt — the legal adviser wore pants and a tie and sometimes a coat that looked like a coat of mail. Often, he looked alone and helpless … |
(i) Select the option that completes the given sentence appropriately. (1)
‘Stages of worldly experience’ in the given context would refer to ______
- good education to gain knowledge.
- situations that require one to be street smart.
- smaller, not so important roles in acting.
- training in soft skills.
(ii) Select the suitable word from the extract to complete the following analogy: (1)
sealed: closed :: propelled: ______.
(iii) Select the correct option to fill in the blank. (1)
The harm done to the actress was a/an ______
- well-planned act.
- unintentional act.
- act of jealousy.
- act of male dominance.
(iv) Based on the above extract, choose the statement that is TRUE for the legal adviser. (1)
- He disliked the actress from the countryside.
- He acted after thinking through things carefully.
- He did not gel well with others in the Department.
- He was always dressed smartly.
(v) Identify the textual clue that allows the reader to infer that the writer is sympathetic towards the professional fate of the actor. (1)
(vi) Complete the sentence with an appropriate explanation, as per the extract. (1)
The writer uses the word ‘uniform’ to refer to the outfits of the Department members because just like a uniform ______.
Concept: Poets and Pancakes
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What does the story of Subbu's success in the film industry reveal about the importance of loyalty, creativity, and versatility in this field?
Concept: Poets and Pancakes
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?
Concept: The Interview
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
Concept: The Interview
Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context.
| Some might make quite extravagant claims for it as being, in its highest form, a source of truth, and, in its practice, an art. Others, usually celebrities who see themselves as its victims, might despise the interview as an unwarranted intrusion into their lives, or feel that it somehow diminishes them, just as in some primitive cultures it is believed that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody then one is stealing that person’s soul. |
(i) What is the most likely reason some people consider the practice of interview to be an art? (1)
This could be because it requires-
- fluency of words.
- sensitive and careful handling.
- creativity and imagination.
- probing and focusing on details.
(ii) Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with its inference. (1)
Celebrities feel that an interview diminishes them.
(iii) On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below. (1)
(1) Celebrities don’t consent to be interviewed.
(2) Interviews intrude the privacy of celebrities.
- (1) Can be inferred from the extract but (2) cannot.
- (1) cannot be inferred from the extract but (2) can.
- (1) is true but (2) is false.
- (2) is the reason for (1).
(iv) Rationalise, to support the given opinion: (1)
To say that an interview, in its highest form, is a source of truth, is an extravagant claim.
(v) Replace the underlined word with its antonym from the extract. (1)
Some celebrities hate the idea of having to give an interview because it makes them feel like supporters.
(vi) The author’s views on interview, in the extract, can best be described as statements based on ______. (1)
- facts
- hypothesis
- beliefs
- superstitions
Concept: The Interview
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Umberto Eco, with reference to "The Name of the Rose" says, “I think if I had written The Name of the Rose ten years earlier or ten years later, it wouldn’t have been the same.” What could he have meant?
Concept: The Interview
Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream ?
Concept: Going Places
Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Concept: Going Places
Do you think that the third leve was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
Concept: The Third Level
