Commerce (English Medium) इयत्ता १२ - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Core

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?

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?

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What is the bond that unites the two − the old Mr. Lamb and Derry, the small boy? How does the old man inspire the small boy?

Do you think Dr. Sadao’s final decision was the best possible one in the circumstances? Why/ Why not? Explain with reference to the story, ‘The Enemy’.

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In one's approach to life one should be practical and not live in a world of dreams. How is Jansie's attitude different from that of Sophie? 

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Fear is something that we must learn to overcome if we want to succeed in life. How did Douglas get over his fear of water? 

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At the end of the storytelling session, why does Jack consider himself  ‘caught in an ugly middle position’? 

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How does the perception and attitude of the villagers of Raveloe towards Silas Marner change from the beginning to the end of the novel ?

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How is Godfrey Cass different from his younger brother, Dunstan? 

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“Misdirected and self-serving ambition essentially remains an exercise in futility.’ Describe Griffin's character in the light of the above statement. 

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Garbage to them is gold. How do ragpickers of Seemapuri survive? 

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The peddler thinks that the whole world is a rattrap. This view of life is true only of himself and of no one else in the story. Comment.

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Good human values are far above any other value system. How did Dr. Sadao succeed as a doctor as well as a patriot? 

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Describe Marvel as an opportunist. 

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George Eliot has portrayed Godfrey as a morally weak character. Comment. 

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Far far from gusty waves these children's faces.  
Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor;
The tall girl with her weighed-down head.
(a) Who are these children?
(b) Which figure of speech has been used in the first two lines?
(c) Why is the tall girl's head weighed down?
(d) What does the word, 'pallor' mean? 

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Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
(a) Why are the tigers called Aunt Jennifer's tigers?
(b) How are they described here?
(c) How are they different from Aunt Jennifer?
(d) What does the word, 'chivalric' mean?

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At back of the dim class
One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream,
Of squirrel's game, in three room, other than this.

(a) Why is the class dim?
(b) How is the young child different from others?
(c) What is he doing?
(d) What is a tree room?

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Aunt Jennifer's fingers fluttering through her wool
Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand.

(a) What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool?
(b) Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory needle?
(c) What does 'wedding band' stand for?
(d) Describe the irony in the third line.  

Answer the following question in 120−150 words:                  "For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival." What kind of life do the rag-pickers of Seemapuri lead?