100525 + Interview Questions in GENERAL QA IN GENERAL AWARENESS

1.	When was Frederick Douglass separated from his mother?
Answer» When he was an infant.

Discussion

2.	The old woman sticks to the speaker like a ....... (Fill in the blank)
Answer» The old woman sticks to the speaker like a Burr.

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3.	How old was Frederick Douglass when his mother died?
Answer» About seven years old.

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4.	What did the speaker ask his beloved not to expect from him, in ‘Do not ask of Me, My Love’?
Answer» The speaker of the poem tells his beloved not to ask of him for the love he once had for her.

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5.	What does the old woman offer to do to get fifty paise?
Answer» Take the speaker to the horseshoe shrine.

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6.	What did Mara offer to do in order to save the lake?
Answer» Mara suggested to the king that he should get him executed and make it impossible for him to return to his place.

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7.	Name the village where Lucia was getting treatment in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’.
Answer» Polenta village

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8.	The tree wants to become a bier for a .... body in ‘If I was a Tree’. (Fill in the blank)
Answer» a bier for a sinless body.

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9.	What should the people regain about money in ‘Money Madness’?
Answer» Sanity should the people regain about money in ‘Money Madness'.

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10.	What did the narrator learn about Lucia from the nurse in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?
Answer» On Sunday afternoon, the narrator brought the two boys ¡n his car to a large red-roofed villa in a tiny village set upon the hillside. After the boys had disappeared beyond the corner of a stone wall, the narrator followed them closely and reached a grilled sideentrance. When he rang the bell, the door was opened by a trained nurse. When she learnt that the narrator had brought the two boys there, she let him in and took him to a ward upstairs, and showed him the two boys seated at the bedside of a girl, aged about twenty. Later, when the narrator begged her to tell him all she knew about the two boys, she told him that the girl was Lucia, and the boys had no one else in the world except for that sister. The boys had lost their father in the war. Shortly afterwards, a bomb had destroyed their home and thrown the three children into the sheets. For months, they had barely kept themselves alive in a sort of shelter they had built with their own hands amidst the rubble. During this time they suffered horribly from near-starvation and exposure to the cold Veronese winter. Consequently, their sister contracted tuberculosis of the spine. The two boys admitted their sister In that hospital and worked hard, earned enough money and paid for her treatment regularly.

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What did the narrator learn about Lucia from the nurse in ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’?

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On Sunday afternoon, the narrator brought the two boys ¡n his car to a large red-roofed villa in a tiny village set upon the hillside. After the boys had disappeared beyond the corner of a stone wall, the narrator followed them closely and reached a grilled sideentrance. When he rang the bell, the door was opened by a trained nurse. When she learnt that the narrator had brought the two boys there, she let him in and took him to a ward upstairs, and showed him the two boys seated at the bedside of a girl, aged about twenty.

Later, when the narrator begged her to tell him all she knew about the two boys, she told him that the girl was Lucia, and the boys had no one else in the world except for that sister. The boys had lost their father in the war. Shortly afterwards, a bomb had destroyed their home and thrown the three children into the sheets. For months, they had barely kept themselves alive in a sort of shelter they had built with their own hands amidst the rubble. During this time they suffered horribly from near-starvation and exposure to the cold Veronese winter.

Consequently, their sister contracted tuberculosis of the spine. The two boys admitted their sister In that hospital and worked hard, earned enough money and paid for her treatment regularly.

Discussion

11.	Narrate the experience of the speaker in ‘An Old Woman’.
Answer» In ‘An Old Woman’ the narrator presents a very common incident most tourists experience when they visit a historical shrine. Such tourist places are usually crowded out by beggars, vendors and tourist guides pestering tourists to give them alms or buy toys and trinkets or to hire them as guides respectively. The first four stanzas portray the old woman as ‘a burr’. The first stanza describes the narrator’s reaction. The sixth and seventh stanzas describe the narrator’s reaction and also signal a change in his attitude as well as his perspective towards old women. The poem is a recollection of the narrator’s experience when he visited a historical place on the barren hills of Jejuri town, which houses the famous legendary ‘Horseshoe’ shrine for Khandoba, the presiding deity at Jejuri. The poet presents his experience dramatically helping the reader visualize it instantly. As soon as he had landed in the place, an old beggar woman grabbed hold of his sleeve and hobbled along with him, pestering him to give her a fifty paise coin in return for which she would guide him to the horseshoe shrine. Though he told her that he had already seen It, she persisted and did not let him go. At that moment, the poet’s previous experience of dealing with old women coupled with that incident makes the narrator express his annoyance and scorn for such old women saying that they are like ‘a burr’ which cannot be brushed off easily. The narrator, then turned around to face her and send her away with a decisive look. Immediately, the old woman expressed her predicament stating that there was nothing else to do on those wretched hills except begging. Her statement shocked the narrator slightly. The old woman’s words triggered the moment of transformation in him. This made him look at her eyes sunk deep inside her face like two bullet holes and look right at the sky clearly through them. Her skin is wrinkled and cracks begin to appear around her eyes and spread beyond her skin. He feels that everything is falling apart. Everything is cracked and in ruins. The cracks spread beyond her skin to the hills and the sky. There is a catastrophe. The hills crack, the temples crack and the sky falls and shatters like a sheet of glass except for the “shatterproof crone who stands alone”. At this moment the poet realizes his own value. He has been reduced to a fifty paise coin in the hands of poverty, It is at this moment that the poet’s scorn for the old woman changes to respect.

11.

Narrate the experience of the speaker in ‘An Old Woman’.

Answer»

In ‘An Old Woman’ the narrator presents a very common incident most tourists experience when they visit a historical shrine. Such tourist places are usually crowded out by beggars, vendors and tourist guides pestering tourists to give them alms or buy toys and trinkets or to hire them as guides respectively. The first four stanzas portray the old woman as ‘a burr’. The first stanza describes the narrator’s reaction. The sixth and seventh stanzas describe the narrator’s reaction and also signal a change in his attitude as well as his perspective towards old women.

The poem is a recollection of the narrator’s experience when he visited a historical place on the barren hills of Jejuri town, which houses the famous legendary ‘Horseshoe’ shrine for Khandoba, the presiding deity at Jejuri.

The poet presents his experience dramatically helping the reader visualize it instantly. As soon as he had landed in the place, an old beggar woman grabbed hold of his sleeve and hobbled along with him, pestering him to give her a fifty paise coin in return for which she would guide him to the horseshoe shrine. Though he told her that he had already seen It, she persisted and did not let him go. At that moment, the poet’s previous experience of dealing with old women coupled with that incident makes the narrator express his annoyance and scorn for such old women saying that they are like ‘a burr’ which cannot be brushed off easily.

The narrator, then turned around to face her and send her away with a decisive look. Immediately, the old woman expressed her predicament stating that there was nothing else to do on those wretched hills except begging. Her statement shocked the narrator slightly. The old woman’s words triggered the moment of transformation in him. This made him look at her eyes sunk deep inside her face like two bullet holes and look right at the sky clearly through them. Her skin is wrinkled and cracks begin to appear around her eyes and spread beyond her skin. He feels that everything is falling apart.

Everything is cracked and in ruins. The cracks spread beyond her skin to the hills and the sky. There is a catastrophe. The hills crack, the temples crack and the sky falls and shatters like a sheet of glass except for the “shatterproof crone who stands alone”. At this moment the poet realizes his own value. He has been reduced to a fifty paise coin in the hands of poverty, It is at this moment that the poet’s scorn for the old woman changes to respect.

Discussion

12.	Which state government has recognized Babar Ali’s school ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’?
Answer» West Bengal

Discussion

13.	How did ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ come into existence?
Answer» It is amusing to know that the school began as a game. When Babar All was nine, he used to play ‘school-school’ game with his friends and used to act as their teacher. The other children, unlike All, had not seen the inside of the school and hence we’re excited to play the game with him. But, soon, the game turned into real teaching as children were happy to learn arithmetic. ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ got established with eight students on roll. In the course of nine years, the school grew step by step, and from eight, the number increased to 220 students ón roll and 800 students in all. The school started receiving both private and government assistance and had 10 volunteer teenage teachers teaching grade 1 to grade 8. It also had 60 regular attendees. The children of the village who worked as maids to cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employees or as mechanics, day labourers, grass cutters and livestock herders came voluntarily to All’s school in the afternoon after finishing their chores. What is heartening is the fact that All’s good work was rewarded as he received help from Babar’s teachers, lAS officers, and Ramakrishna Ashram monks. What is even more gratifying is the fact that the school was recognised by the West Bençal State Government and hence students from Baba’s school were eligible to pursue their studies in other schools if the need arose. The recognition gave Babar the singular privilege of being the youngest headmaster at the age of 16. Thus, what started as a game resulted in a much sought after school for the underprivileged and inspired other selfless youngsters like Debarita Bhattacharya, a college student, to work as volunteers in helping the have nots.

13.

How did ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ come into existence?

Answer»

It is amusing to know that the school began as a game. When Babar All was nine, he used to play ‘school-school’ game with his friends and used to act as their teacher. The other children, unlike All, had not seen the inside of the school and hence we’re excited to play the game with him. But, soon, the game turned into real teaching as children were happy to learn arithmetic. ‘Anand Siksha Niketan’ got established with eight students on roll. In the course of nine years, the school grew step by step, and from eight, the number increased to 220 students ón roll and 800 students in all.

The school started receiving both private and government assistance and had 10 volunteer teenage teachers teaching grade 1 to grade 8. It also had 60 regular attendees. The children of the village who worked as maids to cook, clean, wash clothes and dishes for their employees or as mechanics, day labourers, grass cutters and livestock herders came voluntarily to All’s school in the afternoon after finishing their chores.

What is heartening is the fact that All’s good work was rewarded as he received help from Babar’s teachers, lAS officers, and Ramakrishna Ashram monks. What is even more gratifying is the fact that the school was recognised by the West Bençal State Government and hence students from Baba’s school were eligible to pursue their studies in other schools if the need arose. The recognition gave Babar the singular privilege of being the youngest headmaster at the age of 16.

Thus, what started as a game resulted in a much sought after school for the underprivileged and inspired other selfless youngsters like Debarita Bhattacharya, a college student, to work as volunteers in helping the have nots.

Discussion

14.	Narrate the experience of the speaker in ‘An Old Woman’.
Answer» Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was an American slave, born in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped slavery and went to New York, where he changed his name to Frederick Douglass and worked for the emancipation of slaves until his death. This lesson is an excerpt from his autobiography and presents a graphic account of the cruel and inhuman suffering of the slaves. The slaves lived a very painful and miserable life in the custody of their slave masters. No slave had any accurate knowledge of his age because their slave masters never maintained an authentic record of the dates of birth of the slaves in their custody because they wanted to keep the slaves ignorant about their age. Consequently, the slaves were able to only recall a day nearer a season of the year like planting-time, harvest-time, cherry-time, spring-time or fall-time. Frederick narrates the circumstances of his birth and a few details about his parentage. Frederick was a mulatto child born to a white father and a black mother. His mother was a slave and his father was his master. As was the common custom in those days, Frederick, the infant, was separated from his mother even when he was an infant, not even twelve months old and was placed under the care of an old woman, too old for field labour. In such instances, the mother was taken away from the child and hired out on some farm a considerable di5tance off. Frederick says that he does not remember to have seen his mother not more than five times in his life and each of these times was very short in duration and at night. His mother was hired by Mr. Stewart, who lived about twelve miles from his home. She used to go to Frederick’s house in the night travelling on foot, lie down with her child, get him to sleep and would go back to her master’s house before dawn. His mother died when he was about seven years old. Frederick was not allowed to be present during her illness and at her death or burial. Frederick narrates another cruel and barbarous practice. The slaveholders had made a rule that the children of slave women irrespective of whether they were born to white or black fathers, should in all cases follow the condition of their mothers. This gave the slaveholders opportunities to not merely gratify their lustful desires but also make a profit out of it. Frederick says that mulatto children, despite being born to white fathers, suffered greater hardships than black slave children born to black parents, because mulatto children were a constant source of offence and displeasure to their white mistresses. It was common for the wives of white masters to find fault with mulatto children. They would be normally happy to see mulatto children lashed especially when they suspected that their husbands were showing special favours to his mulatto children. This being the fact, many white masters used to sell their mulatto slaves only out of sympathy for them so that they would be spared the trouble of whipping their own children or stand by and watch one white son tie up his brother and lash him with a whip. Frederick narrates an incident which highlights how inhumane and cruel slave masters were. Frederick Douglass had two masters - Captain Anthony and his overseer Mr. Plummer whom he describes as a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer and a savage monster. He used to take sadistic pleasure in whipping a slave Frederick recalls how, once he saw his own aunt, a slave tied to a joist being whipped on her naked back till she was literally covered with blood. Thus, Frederick Douglass’ autobiography depicts the painful and harsh experiences of the slaves.

14.

Narrate the experience of the speaker in ‘An Old Woman’.

Answer»

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was an American slave, born in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped slavery and went to New York, where he changed his name to Frederick Douglass and worked for the emancipation of slaves until his death. This lesson is an excerpt from his autobiography and presents a graphic account of the cruel and inhuman suffering of the slaves. The slaves lived a very painful and miserable life in the custody of their slave masters. No slave had any accurate knowledge of his age because their slave masters never maintained an authentic record of the dates of birth of the slaves in their custody because they wanted to keep the slaves ignorant about their age.

Consequently, the slaves were able to only recall a day nearer a season of the year like planting-time, harvest-time, cherry-time, spring-time or fall-time.

Frederick narrates the circumstances of his birth and a few details about his parentage. Frederick was a mulatto child born to a white father and a black mother. His mother was a slave and his father was his master. As was the common custom in those days, Frederick, the infant, was separated from his mother even when he was an infant, not even twelve months old and was placed under the care of an old woman, too old for field labour. In such instances, the mother was taken away from the child and hired out on some farm a considerable di5tance off.

Frederick says that he does not remember to have seen his mother not more than five times in his life and each of these times was very short in duration and at night. His mother was hired by Mr. Stewart, who lived about twelve miles from his home. She used to go to Frederick’s house in the night travelling on foot, lie down with her child, get him to sleep and would go back to her master’s house before dawn. His mother died when he was about seven years old. Frederick was not allowed to be present during her illness and at her death or burial.

Frederick narrates another cruel and barbarous practice. The slaveholders had made a rule that the children of slave women irrespective of whether they were born to white or black fathers, should in all cases follow the condition of their mothers. This gave the slaveholders opportunities to not merely gratify their lustful desires but also make a profit out of it.

Frederick says that mulatto children, despite being born to white fathers, suffered greater hardships than black slave children born to black parents, because mulatto children were a constant source of offence and displeasure to their white mistresses. It was common for the wives of white masters to find fault with mulatto children. They would be normally happy to see mulatto children lashed especially when they suspected that their husbands were showing special favours to his mulatto children. This being the fact, many white masters used to sell their mulatto slaves only out of sympathy for them so that they would be spared the trouble of whipping their own children or stand by and watch one white son tie up his brother and lash him with a whip.

Frederick narrates an incident which highlights how inhumane and cruel slave masters were. Frederick Douglass had two masters - Captain Anthony and his overseer Mr. Plummer whom he describes as a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer and a savage monster. He used to take sadistic pleasure in whipping a slave Frederick recalls how, once he saw his own aunt, a slave tied to a joist being whipped on her naked back till she was literally covered with blood. Thus, Frederick Douglass’ autobiography depicts the painful and harsh experiences of the slaves.

Discussion

15.	How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ express the pain and plight of a particular community?
Answer» The poem, ‘If I was a Tree’ presents a satirical account of the cruel and inhumane practise of caste discrimination practised in Indian society. The poem presents the impersonal and largehearted treatment of nature vis-a-vis the pettiness of man. The speaker speaks in the persona of an untouchable and presents some instances of untouchability that he/she is subjected to. He uses the tree as a metaphor for representing the plant world and highlights how agents of nature like the sunlight, the cool breeze and the raindrops would have treated an untouchable if he were not a tree when they come in contact with him. The speaker says that if only he was not a tree his shadow would feel defiled when the sunlight embraced him; his friendship with the cool breeze and the leaves would not be sweet; the raindrops, taking him as an untouchable, would refuse to give him water to quench his thirst and the mother earth would flee him asking for a bath if she came to know that he was branching out further from his roots. Similarly, taking the bird as a representative of the animal world, the speaker says that if he were not a tree the bird would have asked him what caste he was if he wanted to build its nest on the tree. Similarly, if he were not a tree the sacred cow would not scrape her body on him scratching whenever it itched her and incidentally all the three hundred thousand gods sheltering inside her would not have touched him. The speaker concludes optimistically, hoping that, because he is a tree at least, after Its death the tree would be hacked into pieces of dry wood, and would be either used as fuel for the holy fire or a bier for a dead body. The pieces of wood, when they burn as fuel in the holy fire, would make him pure and if not, as a bier fora sinless body he would be borne on the shoulders of four good men. Thus the poem expresses the anguish and desperation of the untouchables.

15.

How does the poem ‘If I was a Tree’ express the pain and plight of a particular community?

Answer»

The poem, ‘If I was a Tree’ presents a satirical account of the cruel and inhumane practise of caste discrimination practised in Indian society. The poem presents the impersonal and largehearted treatment of nature vis-a-vis the pettiness of man. The speaker speaks in the persona of an untouchable and presents some instances of untouchability that he/she is subjected to. He uses the tree as a metaphor for representing the plant world and highlights how agents of nature like the sunlight, the cool breeze and the raindrops would have treated an untouchable if he were not a tree when they come in contact with him.

The speaker says that if only he was not a tree his shadow would feel defiled when the sunlight embraced him; his friendship with the cool breeze and the leaves would not be sweet; the raindrops, taking him as an untouchable, would refuse to give him water to quench his thirst and the mother earth would flee him asking for a bath if she came to know that he was branching out further from his roots. Similarly, taking the bird as a representative of the animal world, the speaker says that if he were not a tree the bird would have asked him what caste he was if he wanted to build its nest on the tree. Similarly, if he were not a tree the sacred cow would not scrape her body on him scratching whenever it itched her and incidentally all the three hundred thousand gods sheltering inside her would not have touched him.

The speaker concludes optimistically, hoping that, because he is a tree at least, after Its death the tree would be hacked into pieces of dry wood, and would be either used as fuel for the holy fire or a bier for a dead body. The pieces of wood, when they burn as fuel in the holy fire, would make him pure and if not, as a bier fora sinless body he would be borne on the shoulders of four good men. Thus the poem expresses the anguish and desperation of the untouchables.

Discussion

16.	How does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ bring out the misery of the farmer’s wife?
Answer» The poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ by the Volga begins with the lamentation of the farmer’s wife, who laments over the death of her husband. However, in her lamentation, it is clear that more than mourning over the death of her husband, she expresses her grief over the hopelessness of the situation. Her husband has committed suicide because he was unable to face the creditors. However, his act is not considered an irresponsible act. In fact, people may even think of his act as the virtuous act of a self-respecting man who did not want to bend his head and stretch his arm. But the woman points out that, by committing suicide he has left the woman behind, to bend her head and stretch her hand as she has to continue to live at least for the sake of her four children. The woman ironically adds that bending the head and stretching the arm pose no problem to her as she has always done that. She has always done that as women are always pushed to the low level. But she cannot understand how her husband, who had always asserted his right over her, simply by virtue of being a man, could drink poison and get released from the worldly bonds in a cowardly way. The woman, in her questioning of his act, implies that his Irresponsible act has poisoned her very existence. She suggests that when living was worse than death, embracing death was a selfish and even cruel act on the part of the man as he had no thought for the family that he left behind. The woman is shocked that the man, who could kick and bully her with the claim of superiority over her, could give her the final death blow by committing suicide. At this point, the woman compares the hardship she suffered in the family over the years and the problem of the cotton crop being destroyed that year. She points out that the pain she had undergone was for a longer period of time, but she had withstood it. The problem of the cotton crop, as she says, ‘Is but yesterday’s.’ The juxtaposition of the two problems is done to show that men buckle under pressure more easily than women. Men are self-centred too and when they take recourse to escapism, they don’t give any thought to what would happen to their family. They are not worried over the future of their children either. Hence It becomes a double jeopardy for the woman. On the one hand, she has to come to terms with the death of her husband, on the other she has to worry over the future of her children. Here also the poet draws an analogy between the natural crop and the children. The woman points out that when the crop failed, her husband committed suicide; if she were to do the same thing, her children wouldn’t have a bright future. She adds that she is not prepared to allow the harvest of her womb to perish. She cannot leave her children helpless like the wormeaten cotton pods in the wind. The woman rightly points out that meeting one’s end is over in a moment. It’s not a long struggle. But the struggle in life, for life to sustain and continue, is a long struggle, full of perils. For this, one needs a brave heart. Only the one with a firm heart will analyse the difficult situation with questions like, ‘What of this?’ or ‘Why is this?’ When a person asks, ‘What of this?’, he probably wonders about what would be the final outcome of all the struggle. When he asks, ‘Why is this?’, he definitely has a sense of self-pity. Yet he should never lose his reasoning ability and the determination to fight his misfortune. Otherwise, his children would become orphans. That is why the farmer’s wife asserts that she would continue to live to teach her children how to live. She wants to Instil in her children the fighting spirit which her husband lacked. That is why she says that she would continue to be alive to teach her children to fight with a clenched fist for not only the basic need of food but also more important things, attaining which might be nothing less than a battle. For this, she pledges to embrace life and not death, though life would present a long and painful struggle. Thus the poem is a tribute paid to the dauntless spirit of the woman and a plea to the weak-hearted not to lose hope.

16.

How does the poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ bring out the misery of the farmer’s wife?

Answer»

The poem ‘The Farmer’s Wife’ by the Volga begins with the lamentation of the farmer’s wife, who laments over the death of her husband. However, in her lamentation, it is clear that more than mourning over the death of her husband, she expresses her grief over the hopelessness of the situation. Her husband has committed suicide because he was unable to face the creditors. However, his act is not considered an irresponsible act. In fact, people may even think of his act as the virtuous act of a self-respecting man who did not want to bend his head and stretch his arm. But the woman points out that, by committing suicide he has left the woman behind, to bend her head and stretch her hand as she has to continue to live at least for the sake of her four children. The woman ironically adds that bending the head and stretching the arm pose no problem to her as she has always done that.

She has always done that as women are always pushed to the low level. But she cannot understand how her husband, who had always asserted his right over her, simply by virtue of being a man, could drink poison and get released from the worldly bonds in a cowardly way. The woman, in her questioning of his act, implies that his Irresponsible act has poisoned her very existence. She suggests that when living was worse than death, embracing death was a selfish and even cruel act on the part of the man as he had no thought for the family that he left behind. The woman is shocked that the man, who could kick and bully her with the claim of superiority over her, could give her the final death blow by committing suicide.

At this point, the woman compares the hardship she suffered in the family over the years and the problem of the cotton crop being destroyed that year. She points out that the pain she had undergone was for a longer period of time, but she had withstood it. The problem of the cotton crop, as she says, ‘Is but yesterday’s.’ The juxtaposition of the two problems is done to show that men buckle under pressure more easily than women. Men are self-centred too and when they take recourse to escapism, they don’t give any thought to what would happen to their family. They are not worried over the future of their children either. Hence It becomes a double jeopardy for the woman.

On the one hand, she has to come to terms with the death of her husband, on the other she has to worry over the future of her children. Here also the poet draws an analogy between the natural crop and the children. The woman points out that when the crop failed, her husband committed suicide; if she were to do the same thing, her children wouldn’t have a bright future. She adds that she is not prepared to allow the harvest of her womb to perish. She cannot leave her children helpless like the wormeaten cotton pods in the wind. The woman rightly points out that meeting one’s end is over in a moment. It’s not a long struggle. But the struggle in life, for life to sustain and continue, is a long struggle, full of perils.

For this, one needs a brave heart. Only the one with a firm heart will analyse the difficult situation with questions like, ‘What of this?’ or ‘Why is this?’ When a person asks, ‘What of this?’, he probably wonders about what would be the final outcome of all the struggle. When he asks, ‘Why is this?’, he definitely has a sense of self-pity. Yet he should never lose his reasoning ability and the determination to fight his misfortune. Otherwise, his children would become orphans.

That is why the farmer’s wife asserts that she would continue to live to teach her children how to live. She wants to Instil in her children the fighting spirit which her husband lacked. That is why she says that she would continue to be alive to teach her children to fight with a clenched fist for not only the basic need of food but also more important things, attaining which might be nothing less than a battle. For this, she pledges to embrace life and not death, though life would present a long and painful struggle. Thus the poem is a tribute paid to the dauntless spirit of the woman and a plea to the weak-hearted not to lose hope.

Discussion

17.	Classify the following compounds according to their shape.BeF2 , BeCl2 , CH4 , BF3 , PCl5 , SF6 , SbCl5 NH4+ , SiF4 , AlCl3 .
Answer» Linear – BeF₂ , BeCl₂ Trigonal planar- AlCl_3,BF₃ Tetrahedral – CH₄ , NH₄⁺ , SiF₄ Trigonal bipyramidal PCl₅ ,SbCl₅

17.

Classify the following compounds according to their shape.BeF2 , BeCl2 , CH4 , BF3 , PCl5 , SF6 , SbCl5 NH4+ , SiF4 , AlCl3 .

Answer»

Linear – BeF₂ , BeCl₂

Trigonal planar- AlCl_3,BF₃

Tetrahedral – CH₄ , NH₄⁺ , SiF₄

Trigonal bipyramidal PCl₅ ,SbCl₅

Discussion

18.	What instructions did Mara give his son, Ganga, about the duties of the watchman of the lake?
Answer» Mara reminded his son that he had to be the watchman of the lake after his death. Mara also shared with his son what the Goddess had Instructed Mara to do. She had commanded that nothing that flew, swam or walked those parts, where the lake existed, be killed as the place was scared. So Mara told his son that no killers should be allowed there, whether they came with arrows for the gulls which skimmed over the water or with the rod for the fish. These instructions are given by Mara to his son, first of all, show that Mara was obedient to the Goddess. Secondly, it shows that he was a great lover of nature. Thirdly, it shows his sense of responsibility. He wanted the lake and the bank to be taken care of in an exemplary way. At the same time, he was authoritative too. He did not allow anyone to exploit the bank. Yet, he did not deny anyone the just use of the water of the bank. Thus, we see that Mara was a noble watchman of the lake.

18.

What instructions did Mara give his son, Ganga, about the duties of the watchman of the lake?

Answer»

Mara reminded his son that he had to be the watchman of the lake after his death. Mara also shared with his son what the Goddess had Instructed Mara to do. She had commanded that nothing that flew, swam or walked those parts, where the lake existed, be killed as the place was scared.

So Mara told his son that no killers should be allowed there, whether they came with arrows for the gulls which skimmed over the water or with the rod for the fish. These instructions are given by Mara to his son, first of all, show that Mara was obedient to the Goddess. Secondly, it shows that he was a great lover of nature. Thirdly, it shows his sense of responsibility. He wanted the lake and the bank to be taken care of in an exemplary way. At the same time, he was authoritative too. He did not allow anyone to exploit the bank. Yet, he did not deny anyone the just use of the water of the bank. Thus, we see that Mara was a noble watchman of the lake.

Discussion

19.	Classify the following compounds according to their hybridisation.CH4 , BF3 , C2H4 , BeF2 , C2H2
Answer» sp³ hybridisation – CH₄ sp² hybridisation – BF₃ , C₂H₄ , sp hybridisation – BeF₂ , C₂H₂

19.

Classify the following compounds according to their hybridisation.CH4 , BF3 , C2H4 , BeF2 , C2H2

Answer»

sp³ hybridisation – CH₄

sp² hybridisation – BF₃ , C₂H₄ ,

sp hybridisation – BeF₂ , C₂H₂

Discussion

20.	Choose the correct molecules from the given clues: H2O, SF6, BF31. Clue -1 The central atom is in sp2 hybridised state and the molecule has trigonal planar in shape. Clue-2 The bond angle is 120° 2. Clue-1 The number of electron pairs in this molecule is 6. Clue -2 It has octahedral geometry. 3. Clue-1 The bond angle is reduced from 109° 28′ to 104.5° Clue-2 It has a bent shape.
Answer» 1. BF₃ 2. SF₆ 3. H₂O

20.

Choose the correct molecules from the given clues: H2O, SF6, BF31. Clue -1 The central atom is in sp2 hybridised state and the molecule has trigonal planar in shape. Clue-2 The bond angle is 120° 2. Clue-1 The number of electron pairs in this molecule is 6. Clue -2 It has octahedral geometry. 3. Clue-1 The bond angle is reduced from 109° 28′ to 104.5° Clue-2 It has a bent shape.

Answer»

1. BF₃

2. SF₆

3. H₂O

Discussion

21.	A student arranged the halide ions in the increasing order of polarisability as: F < l < CI < Br 1. Is this the correct order? If not write it in correct order. 2. Justify.
Answer» 1. No. Polarisability increases in the order: F^- < Cl^- < Br^-< I^- 2. Polarisability increases when the size of anion increases.

21.

A student arranged the halide ions in the increasing order of polarisability as: F < l < CI < Br 1. Is this the correct order? If not write it in correct order. 2. Justify.

Answer»

1. No.

Polarisability increases in the order:

F^- < Cl^- < Br^-< I^-

2. Polarisability increases when the size of anion increases.

Discussion

22.	In which of the following carbon atom is sp2 hybridised? (a) CO2 (b) C2H6 (c) C6H6 (d) HCN(e) CH3− C ≡ CH
Answer» C₆H₆is sp² hybridised.

Discussion

23.	The order of repulsion of electron pairs as written by student is given below: lone pair-lone pair repulsion < lone pair bond pair repulsion>bond pair-bond pair repulsion. 1. Can you see anything wrong in this? If yes, correct it. 2. Name the theory behind this.
Answer» 1. Yes. Repulsion decreases in the order: lone pair lone pair repulsion>lone pair-bond pair repulsion> bond pair-bond pair repulsion, 2. VSEPR theory

23.

The order of repulsion of electron pairs as written by student is given below: lone pair-lone pair repulsion < lone pair bond pair repulsion>bond pair-bond pair repulsion. 1. Can you see anything wrong in this? If yes, correct it. 2. Name the theory behind this.

Answer»

1. Yes.

Repulsion decreases in the order:

lone pair lone pair repulsion>lone pair-bond pair repulsion> bond pair-bond pair repulsion,

2. VSEPR theory

Discussion

24.	AgF is ionic whereas AgCl is covalent. This can be explained by .......
Answer» AgF is ionic whereas AgCl is covalent. This can be explained by Fajans Rule.

Discussion

25.	The C – O bond order in CO32- is .......
Answer» The C – O bond order in CO₃^2- is 1.33.

Discussion

26.	The electron dot structure (Lewis structure) of ammonia molecule is shown below:1. Write the number of bond pairs of electrons and lone pairs of electrons in ammonia molecule. 2. The structures of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol are shown in the figure. The former is a steam volatile liquid whereas the latter is a solid. Justify your answer giving reason.
Answer» 1. Ammonia molecule contains one lone pair of electrons and 3 bond pair of electrons, 2. In o-nitrophenol, there is intramolecular hydrogen bonding and there is no molecular association. But in p-nitro phenol intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present and hence molecular association is possible.

26.

The electron dot structure (Lewis structure) of ammonia molecule is shown below:1. Write the number of bond pairs of electrons and lone pairs of electrons in ammonia molecule. 2. The structures of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol are shown in the figure. The former is a steam volatile liquid whereas the latter is a solid. Justify your answer giving reason.

Answer»

1. Ammonia molecule contains one lone pair of electrons and 3 bond pair of electrons,

2. In o-nitrophenol, there is intramolecular hydrogen bonding and there is no molecular association. But in p-nitro phenol intermolecular hydrogen bonding is present and hence molecular association is possible.

Discussion

27.	The shape of covalent molecule CIF3 is ......
Answer» The shape of covalent molecule CIF₃ is T – shaped.

Discussion

28.	Change the following sentences into indirect speech : "You have all done it very badly," remarked.
Answer» The teacher remarked and told method I had all done it very bodly.

Discussion

29.

Fill in the blanks:MoleculeShapeHybridisationBond angleBF3NH3CH4BeCl2H2O

Answer»

Molecule	Shape	Hybridisation	Bond angle
BF₃	Trigonal planar	sp² hybridisation	120°
NH₃	Pyramidal	sp³hybridisation	107°
CH₄	Tetrahedral	sp³hybridisation	109°28'
BeCl₂	Linear	sp³hybridisation	180°
H₂O	V-shaped	sp³hybridisation	104°28'

Discussion

30.	Change the following sentences into indirect speech :He said, "How will you do it ?
Answer» He asked me how I should do it.

Discussion

31.	Combine the following sentences into one sentence each :He is poor. He is honest.
Answer» Although he is poor, he is honest.

Discussion

32.	When I returned, there was an appalling spectacle. There was complete silence from the box, but from its airholes and chinks around the lid, blood had trickled and dried. I whipped off the lock and tore open the lid, and Mij, exhausted and blood-spattered, whimpered and caught at my leg. He had torn the lining of the box to shreds; when I removed the last of it so that there were no cutting edges left, it was just ten minutes until the time of the flight, and the airport was five miles distant. I put the miserable Mij back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand. I sat in the back of the car with the box beside me as the driver tore through the streets of Basra like a ricocheting bullet. i. Choose the speaker that uses the phrase ‘appalling spectacle’ correctly.Speaker 1 – We got back home to see that our pet dog had eaten kheer my mother had kept out of the fridge. Indeed, an appalling spectacle.Speaking 2 – We got back home and witnessed that our cousin had dressed our pet dog in his t-shirt. Have to admit that it was an appalling spectacle.Speaker 3 – We got back home to see that our pet dog sitting with a mangled rat. It was an appalling spectacle.Speaking 4 – We got back home from the airport and observed our pet dog sound asleep on the rug. What an appalling spectacle!a) Speaker 1 b) Speaker 2 c) Speaker 3 d) Speaker 4ii. “whipped off”, is an example of a phrasal verb i.e. a combination of a verb and a preposition. Choose the option that DOES NOT fit the given definition.a) Option 1 b) Option 2 c) Option 3 d) Option 4iii. Choose the option that is closest in resemblance to the box’s condition in which Mij was kept.a) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)iv. Select the option that DOES NOT state the possible reason for Maxwell’s cutting the box edges off.a) Mij could have injured himself further. b) It could have made the place untidy. c) Mij could have accidently swallowed the torn pieces d) It could have obstructed the shutting of the lid.v Choose the option that correctly states Maxwell’s likely feelings, in the situation below. “… I put the miserable Mij back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand.”(1) anxious (2) disappointed (3) terrified (4) guilty (5) insulteda) 1 and 5 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 4 d) 3 and 5
Answer» i. c ii. b iii. d iv. b v. c

32.

When I returned, there was an appalling spectacle. There was complete silence from the box, but from its airholes and chinks around the lid, blood had trickled and dried. I whipped off the lock and tore open the lid, and Mij, exhausted and blood-spattered, whimpered and caught at my leg. He had torn the lining of the box to shreds; when I removed the last of it so that there were no cutting edges left, it was just ten minutes until the time of the flight, and the airport was five miles distant. I put the miserable Mij back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand. I sat in the back of the car with the box beside me as the driver tore through the streets of Basra like a ricocheting bullet. i. Choose the speaker that uses the phrase ‘appalling spectacle’ correctly.Speaker 1 – We got back home to see that our pet dog had eaten kheer my mother had kept out of the fridge. Indeed, an appalling spectacle.Speaking 2 – We got back home and witnessed that our cousin had dressed our pet dog in his t-shirt. Have to admit that it was an appalling spectacle.Speaker 3 – We got back home to see that our pet dog sitting with a mangled rat. It was an appalling spectacle.Speaking 4 – We got back home from the airport and observed our pet dog sound asleep on the rug. What an appalling spectacle!a) Speaker 1 b) Speaker 2 c) Speaker 3 d) Speaker 4ii. “whipped off”, is an example of a phrasal verb i.e. a combination of a verb and a preposition. Choose the option that DOES NOT fit the given definition.a) Option 1 b) Option 2 c) Option 3 d) Option 4iii. Choose the option that is closest in resemblance to the box’s condition in which Mij was kept.a) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)iv. Select the option that DOES NOT state the possible reason for Maxwell’s cutting the box edges off.a) Mij could have injured himself further. b) It could have made the place untidy. c) Mij could have accidently swallowed the torn pieces d) It could have obstructed the shutting of the lid.v Choose the option that correctly states Maxwell’s likely feelings, in the situation below. “… I put the miserable Mij back into the box, holding down the lid with my hand.”(1) anxious (2) disappointed (3) terrified (4) guilty (5) insulteda) 1 and 5 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 4 d) 3 and 5

Answer»

i. c

ii. b

iii. d

iv. b

v. c

Discussion

33.	According to the recommendations of NCF 2005, technology could be integrated1. with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes2. with revisions to meet current developmental policies of the Central Government3. as an add-on to the main educational goals4. used only judiciously "subject to the economic and social goals of a community
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes NCF 2005 or National Curriculum Framework is a document that seeks to present a framework within which schools and teachers can select and plan experiences that they feel all children should have. As per NCF, technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes. NCF recommends the softening of subject boundaries so that children can get a taste of integrated knowledge and the joy of understanding. The national policy on education stressed the need to employ educational technology to improve the quality of education. The technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programs. Smartboards are a great medium of technology. Teachers use smart boards to teach various concepts that make their teaching enjoyable. Thus, it is concluded that according to the recommendations of NCF 2005, technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes.

33.

According to the recommendations of NCF 2005, technology could be integrated1. with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes2. with revisions to meet current developmental policies of the Central Government3. as an add-on to the main educational goals4. used only judiciously "subject to the economic and social goals of a community

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes

NCF 2005 or National Curriculum Framework is a document that seeks to present a framework within which schools and teachers can select and plan experiences that they feel all children should have. As per NCF, technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes.

NCF recommends the softening of subject boundaries so that children can get a taste of integrated knowledge and the joy of understanding.
The national policy on education stressed the need to employ educational technology to improve the quality of education.
The technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programs.
Smartboards are a great medium of technology. Teachers use smart boards to teach various concepts that make their teaching enjoyable.

Thus, it is concluded that according to the recommendations of NCF 2005, technology could be integrated with the larger goals and processes of educational programmes.

Discussion

34.	Which of the following features indicate that Indian economy is of the developing category? I. Occupation mainly agricultural II. Chronic unemployment III. Poor quality of human capitalIV. Low per capita intake of proteins (a) I, II and III(b) I and IV (c) II and III (d) I, II, III and IV
Answer» (d) I, II, III and IV

Discussion

35.	For the first twenty-four hours Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor as far from my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until the servant brought tea in the morning, and during the day he began to lose his apathy and take a keen, much too keen, interest in his surroundings. I made a body-belt for him and took him on a lead to the bathroom, where for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in it, shooting up and down the length of the bathtub underwater, and making enough slosh and splash for a hippo. i “Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent…” From the actions of the given set of friends, choose the person who’s behaviour is likely to resemble Mijbil’s. e) Akanksha rudely tells her best friend to stop calling.f) Piyush was amicable since the day he walked into his new classroom. g) Rishabh became nasty as soon as he started earning money. h) Urvashi was distant for a while after losing her grandmother. ii Select the option that correctly puts the following events in correct order. 1. Maxwell planned to take Mijbil to the bathroom. 2. Mijbil slept at a significant distance from Maxwell’s bed. 3. Mijbil immensely enjoyed playing in water. 4. Mijbil slept in much closer vicinity of the author as opposed to the previous night. a) 1, 3, 4, 2 b) 3, 1, 2, 4 c) 2, 4, 1, 3 d) 4, 3, 1, 2 iii The words “slosh and splash” are examples of the onomatopoeic words that go together phonetically-resembling the sound that they describe. Choose the option that DOES NOT fit the given description. a) hip hop b) bow wow c) tick tock d) pitter patter iv Choose the option that correctly describes a body-belt in the given context as explained by the four people given below.a) A body-belt is a device especially made for swimmers and scuba divers, which helps them breathe under water. b) Body-belts basically resemble the waist belts and keep our body upright, in a standing position. c) Body-belts are used for restraining while doing certain activities, in order to prevent hurt. d) A body-belt is an accessory used by body builders for weight training as a measure against muscle and bone injuries. v Select the option that best describes the final action of the otter, based on the given passagea) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)
Answer» i. d ii. c iii. a iv. c v. b

35.

For the first twenty-four hours Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor as far from my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until the servant brought tea in the morning, and during the day he began to lose his apathy and take a keen, much too keen, interest in his surroundings. I made a body-belt for him and took him on a lead to the bathroom, where for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in it, shooting up and down the length of the bathtub underwater, and making enough slosh and splash for a hippo. i “Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent…” From the actions of the given set of friends, choose the person who’s behaviour is likely to resemble Mijbil’s. e) Akanksha rudely tells her best friend to stop calling.f) Piyush was amicable since the day he walked into his new classroom. g) Rishabh became nasty as soon as he started earning money. h) Urvashi was distant for a while after losing her grandmother. ii Select the option that correctly puts the following events in correct order. 1. Maxwell planned to take Mijbil to the bathroom. 2. Mijbil slept at a significant distance from Maxwell’s bed. 3. Mijbil immensely enjoyed playing in water. 4. Mijbil slept in much closer vicinity of the author as opposed to the previous night. a) 1, 3, 4, 2 b) 3, 1, 2, 4 c) 2, 4, 1, 3 d) 4, 3, 1, 2 iii The words “slosh and splash” are examples of the onomatopoeic words that go together phonetically-resembling the sound that they describe. Choose the option that DOES NOT fit the given description. a) hip hop b) bow wow c) tick tock d) pitter patter iv Choose the option that correctly describes a body-belt in the given context as explained by the four people given below.a) A body-belt is a device especially made for swimmers and scuba divers, which helps them breathe under water. b) Body-belts basically resemble the waist belts and keep our body upright, in a standing position. c) Body-belts are used for restraining while doing certain activities, in order to prevent hurt. d) A body-belt is an accessory used by body builders for weight training as a measure against muscle and bone injuries. v Select the option that best describes the final action of the otter, based on the given passagea) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)

Answer»

i. d

ii. c

iii. a

iv. c

v. b

Discussion

36.	Success of 4th plan was obstructed by :(a) poor monsoon (b) war with Pakistan (c) problem of Bengal refugees (d) All of the above
Answer» (d) All of the above

Discussion

37.	During which Plan did prices show a decline?(a) First (b) Third (c) Fifth (d) None of the above
Answer» During First Plan did prices show a decline.

Discussion

38.	Fill in the blank with appropriate tense forms of the verbs given in brackets : The first baby bomb was dropped ...... (drop) on the densely populated town of Japan.
Answer» The first baby bomb was dropped droped on the densely populated town of Japan.

Discussion

39.	Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate words given in the brackets : ....... (wear, where) do you ......(by, buy) cotton clothes?
Answer» Where do you buy cotton clothes?

Discussion

40.	Fill in the blank with appropriate ‘preposition’ : Swami became a hero ..... one night.
Answer» Swami became a hero in one night.

Discussion

41.	In India, the concepts of "minimum heeds" and "directed anti-poverty programmes" were the innovations of:(a) Fourth Five-year Plan (b) Fifth Five-year Plan (c) Sixth Five-year Plan (d) Seventh Five-year Plan
Answer» (b) Fifth Five-year Plan

Discussion

42.	Her interest in people and other animals was warm, personal and FRIENDLY. A) cordial B) antagonistic C) harmful D) cool E) hostile
Answer» Correct option is A) cordial

Discussion

43.	math . h is a/an……A. data file B. header file C. linker D. program block
Answer» Correct option is: B. header file

Discussion

44.	The contribution of agriculture to India's' economy is: (a) increasing (b) decreasing (c) constant (d) None of these
Answer» The contribution of agriculture to India's' economy is decreasing.

Discussion

45.	Fill in the blank using suitable linker He was obstinate ........ he was punished.
Answer» He was obstinate therefore he was punished.

Discussion

46.	Which of the following statements about the Indian Economy is correct?(1) Indian economy is as developed as that of China. (2) About 70% Indians are involved in some type of self-employment and are the owners of some or the other micro or small enterprise. (3) In India, single biggest employment is agriculture and allied activities. (4) About 48% Indian workforce is employed in foreign countries or in organizations assisted by foreign capital. (5) None of these
Answer» (3) In India, single biggest employment is agriculture and allied activities

Discussion

47.	Which of the following bodies finalises the Five Year Plan proposals?(a) Planning Commission (b) Union Cabinet (c) National Development Council (d) Ministry of Planning
Answer» (c) National Development Council

Discussion

48.	Find the synonymStubborn A) shy B) obstinate C) pliable D) yielding
Answer» Correct option is B) obstinate

Discussion

49.	Which one of the following is NOT with in the duties of the Planning Commission?(a) To define the stage of growth and suggest allocation of resources (b) To make an assessment of the material, capital and human resources of the country (c) To determine the nature of machinery required for implementation of plan proposals (d) To prepare the annual central budget
Answer» (d) To prepare the annual central budget

Discussion

50.	Scheduled Banks have to be registered with(a) SEBI (b) RBI (c) Finance Ministry (d) SBI
Answer» Scheduled Banks have to be registered with RBI.

Discussion

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