HSC Arts (English Medium) 12th Standard Board Exam - Maharashtra State Board Question Bank Solutions

Read the text and state whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the False statement.

Words like ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ help us in making our passage through life uneasy.

Read the text and state whether the following statement is True or False. Correct the False statement.

The law permits anybody to use violence if another person is discourteous.

Select the most appropriate sentences which suggest the theme of the essay.

Find the reasons for the lift-man’s uncivilized behaviour.

Discuss and write the impact of good temper and kindliness on the society in the light of the good-mannered conductor.

Good manners are required in our daily life for making our social contacts more cooperative and friendly. Illustrate the behaviour of the polite conductor with different people in various situations.

List the people and their behaviour that made the passenger rude and ill-mannered.

‘A modest calling can be made dignified by good temper and kindly feeling’. Explain the statement with your choice of examples.

The service of the police is necessary for the implementation of law in our society. Do you think you require this service for good social environment? Discuss.

Read A. G. Gardiner’s essay ‘The Open Window’ and compare its theme with the essay ‘On Saying “Please.’’

‘Nothing clears up my spirits like a fine day’ - Keats. Collect the information of the poet Keats and write it in your notebook.

Soft skills are required in all walks of life including careers and industries. They are increasingly becoming the essential skills of today’s workforce.
Soft skills are an integral part of finding, attracting, and retaining clients also. Highly developed presentation skills, networking abilities, and etiquette awareness can help you win new clients and gain more work.

The following are considered the most important soft skills.

Following are the institutions where you will get the courses related to soft skills.

a. Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
b. Indian School of Business Management, Hyderabad
c. XLRI  Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur
d. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi

Jobs available at

•  Customer service centre
• Management schools
• Hotel industry

Suppose you have gone to a place where the winter season is very severe, discuss with your partner the ways in which you would protect yourself in the cold climate.

When you see a cop approaching, you feel either ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’. Discuss with your partner the situations when you feel ‘relieved’ or ‘scared’.

Discuss some of the motivating things that can change a person’s life. One is given:

1. Listening to an inspiring speech

2. _________________________________

3. _________________________________

4. _________________________________

Discuss with your partner and find out the different ways in which Soapy tried to get arrested. The first one is given.

(a) Tried to enter a luxurious cafe

(b) _______________________________

(c) _______________________________

(d) ______________________________

Describe the atmosphere when Soapy reached near the Church.

(a) A soft light glowed through the violet-stained window.

(b) _____________________

(c) _____________________

(d) _____________________

(e) ______________________

Read the story and match the incidents given in Column ‘A’ with the consequences given in Column ‘B’:

Give reasons and complete the following:

Soapy had confidence in himself because ________.