Arts (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Important Questions

Lakshmi Holmstrom in “The Novels of R. K. Narayan” Calcutta: Writers Workshop Publication, 1973, comments “Different abilities and values are opposed and matched until Pal becomes a “nightmare to Margayya”. Keeping the above statement in mind, trace the evolution of Margayya and Mr. Pal’s relationship.

“A man whom the goddess of wealth favours need not worry much. He can buy all the knowledge he requires. He can afford to buy all gifts that Goddess Saraswathi holds in her palm” In the light of the above lines, elaborate on the relation of the human and divine realms in R.K. Narayan’s The Financial Expert.

Describe briefly Margayya’s new found career in the publishing house.

Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

The old woman said to Arun, “Can you help me to cross the street?”
(Begin: The old woman asked Arun……………….) 

Transform the following sentence as per the given instruction.

How cruel Shylock was to demand his pound of flesh!
(Begin: It was cruel………………….) 

You are the editor of your school magazine. You have recently attended a cultural program in your city. Write an account of this program (in approximately 300 words) using the points given below:

State any two objectives of problem identification.

How is 'Naturalisation of Humans' different from 'Humanisation of Nature'?

Examine any five factors which are responsible for population flow from rural to urban areas in India.

Match the Column I with Column II and choose the correct option:

Given below are the steps to generate geothermal energy. Arrange the following in correct sequence:

1. It is so hot that when it rises to the earth's surface, it turns into steam.
2. Groundwater in such areas (where the geothermal gradient is high) absorbs heat from the rocks and becomes hot.
3. This steam is used to drive turbines and generate electricity.
4. Geothermal energy exists, because the earth grows progressively hotter with increasing depth.

Classify industries of the world on the basis of raw material. Explain their features with examples.

Differentiate between retail trading and wholesale trading.

"The quaternary sector along with the tertiary sector has replaced most of the primary and secondary employment." Support the statement.

Explain the attractions which promote tourism across the globe.

"Services occur at different levels throughout the world." Support the statement with examples.

Why has the demand for holidays increased rapidly?

Explain how geological structures, mineral resources and climate are the bases of international trade. 

Examine the changing pattern of the composition of India's imports. 

On the given political map of the World, seven geographical features have been marked as A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Identify any five with the help of the following information and write their correct names on the lines drawn near each feature.

1. A major seaport.
2. An international airport.
3. An important Seaway.
4. An area of subsistence gathering in South America.
5. An important seaport of Asia.
6. An area of Nomadic Herding.
7. Region of extensive commercial grain agriculture.