Science (Hindi Medium) Class 12 [कक्षा १२] - CBSE Question Bank Solutions

Discuss the author’s attitude towards the pre-scientific imagination and the tone he adopts while talking about it.

Observe how the paragraph, as a form, has been used in the essay. Some paragraphs consist of just one sentence. What purpose do you think the author had in putting them in this manner?

Mark the linkers used by the author to connect the point he makes in one paragraph with that in the next. For example, Let me explain the difference that makes in the last line of para 1 of Section II. These are called discourse markers or discourse signalers.

(i) Look up a literary dictionary or encyclopedia or the internet to understand the references to the following mythical creatures

Find out parallel creatures in Indian mythology.

Find out about the story of Achilles and Hector.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• He expected a sudden change of rules.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• Nothing prevents writers from using actual science.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• He revealed that he didn’t know the difference between the element and the compound.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• He demonstrated that he couldn’t tell the difference between carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and reduced the plot to a shambles.

Here is a sentence with transitive verbs, adapted from the text. Identify the noun phrases that are the verbs’ objects, and underline them. Then turn this sentence into a passive form.

• The writer must carefully explain to the reader all the boundary conditions of the imaginary society.

Some verbs take a that-clause after them. Find the verb ask in the last paragraph of the first part of this text (which begins ‘I don’t even ask that…’) and note how it is followed by that-clauses. Look for other verbs, in this text as well as in the earlier ones, that are followed by a that-clause (verbs such as belief, know, realize, promise…).

How does Prakriti’s mother react when she hears of Prakriti’s encounter with the monk?

Will Prakriti resign herself to her lot?

Will the spell work? What will happen when Ananda is made to come?

Why does something so ordinary and commonplace as giving water to a wayfarer become so significant to Prakriti?

Why is the girl named Prakriti in the play? What are the images in the play that relate to this theme?

How does the churning of emotions bring about self-realization in Prakriti even if at the cost of her mother’s life?

How does the mirror reflect the turmoil experienced by the monk as a result of the working of the spell?

What is the role of the mother in Prakriti’s self-realization? What are her hopes and fears for her daughter?

‘Acceptance of one’s fate is easy. Questioning the imbalance of the human social order is tumultuous.’ Discuss with reference to the play.