2 Marks MVVI Questions English (12th) PDF

1. How is the Indian civilization different from European civilization? Ans:- The Indian civilization has a firm faith in God whereas the western civilization is based on material achievements. Indian Civilization has tendency of elevating the moral being where as Western Civilization promotes immor...

1. How is the Indian civilization different from European civilization? Ans:- The Indian civilization has a firm faith in God whereas the western civilization is based on material achievements. Indian Civilization has tendency of elevating the moral being where as Western Civilization promotes immorality. The ultimate aim of Indian civilization is to attain mastery over our minds and passions but the western civilization has no control over evil desires. 2. Why does Gandhi say that mind is a restless bird? What makes the mind restless? Ans:- Gandhi Ji says that the mind is a restless bird because the more it gets, the more it wants and still remains unsatisfied. Our unfulfilled desires make our minds restless. 3. Why did our ancestors dissuade us from luxuries and pleasure? Did they do the right thing? Ans:- Our ancestors dissuaded us from luxuries and pleasures because they knew that happiness is largely a mental condition. He further says that a man is not necessarily happy because he is rich or unhappy because he is poor. They also observed that happiness has nothing to do with the worldly things. 4. How did our ancestors view large cities? Why were they satisfied with small village? Ans:- Our ancestors claimed that large cities were a snare and a useless encumbrances and that people would not be happy in them, that there would be gangs of thieves and robbers, prostitution and vice flourishing in them. They were therefore satisfied with small villages. 5. How did our ancestors enjoy true “Home Rule”? Ans: - our ancestors were happy to live in small villages. The common people lived independently and followed their agricultural occupation. They never went to large cities in order to make money. Thus they enjoyed true “Home Rule”. 6. What, according to the author, is modern civilization? Ans:- According to the author, modern civilization is the worship of materials. It is the worship of brute in us and it is nothing if It does not talk of material triumph at its every step. Thus it is completely based on materialistic achievements. 7. What is the distinguished characteristic of modern civilization? Ans:- The distinguished characteristic of modern civilization is an indefinite multiplicity of human wants. Moreover it does not believe in God and instead it promotes immorality. It talks of only materialistic achievements. 8. What is Civilization in the real sense of the term? Ans:- Civilization, in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication, but in the deliberate and voluntary restriction of wants. This alone increase and promotes contentment for service. 9. What did Dr. Radha Krishnan bring to the presidency? Ans:- Dr. Radha Krishnan brought to the presidency mental equipment, a degree of erudition and wealth of experience rarely to be found anywhere. He advocated the oneness of all true spiritual values, irrespective of caste,colour and creed. 10. What is the business of education? Ans:- The business of education is to shape the future of the young ones of our country and make them able to develop themselves as well as their countrymen. Education is the prime instrument of national development. Without education we cannot achieve the vision of our nation as it helps in the growth of national culture and national culture. 11. When was Dr. Zakir Hussain born? Ans:- Dr. Zakir Hussain was born in 1897 In Hyderabad. 12.Why is Zakir Hussain overwhelmed ? Ans:- Dr. Zakir Hussain overwhelmed by the trust his people have placed in him by electing him for the highest office of the country. 13. What was the great lesson that India has to teach the west ? Ans:- The great lesson that India has to teach to the west is humanity. The west can also learn a lot from our culture, tradition and the influence of religions in the lives of Indians. 14. Why does Dr. Zakir Hussain call India “the young state of an ancient people”? Ans:- Dr. Zakir Hussain calls India “the young state of ancient people “because It has a glorious past and its people are still following that past. Our past is not dead. Our ancient values are not dead, they are alive. We can make our life happier by following our ancient culture and the way our ancestors lived happily. 15. How did Nanukaka impress Sohanlal Ratiram? Ans. Nanukaka started describing about his VIP status in a very loud voice so that Sohanlal could hear. He firstly talked about foreign tours and his contacts with politicians and ministers. Then he came to talk about Hazrat Barkat Ali, the ambassador in such a way as if they were best friends and this impressed Sohanlal the most. 16. How did Nanukaka impress the minister? Ans. Firstly he came in an outlandish car with a liveried chauffer. Secondly he dressed himself like a hereditary pundit form princely state and while getting into the car he shouted loudly to take him to a king’s place to show he had contacts with many kings. Lastly he wrote his name in the visitors’ book as the Hereditary Astrologer to the Maharaja of Ninnore. This is what he did to impress the minister. 17. On what occasion did Dr. Zakir Hussain deliver the speech? Ans. Dr. Zakir Hussain delivered the speech on the occasion of taking the oath as the third president of India. He pledged himself to work for the country's strength and progress and for the welfare of its people without distinction of caste,colour and creed. 18. Do you think Martin Luther is a great orator? What, according to you, are qualities of a great orator? Ans. Yes, I definitely think that Martin Luther King is a great orator. I think a great orator is one who holds up the excitement of listeners and influences their minds as well. A great orator must have the good quantity of quality words to impress the audience. In this speech, we can see that Martin Luther has brilliantly expressed his thought to fight for freedom and rights and justice of the Negroes. 19. What does Martin Luther say about the life of Negroes? Ans : Martin Luther mentions the tragic condition of the Negro. Some of them have come there out of great trials and tribulations. Some of them have come fresh from narrow cells. Some of them have come from the areas where their quest for freedom left them battered by the storms of the persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. They have been the veterans of creative suffering. In the valley of despair they become frustrated because they are not given justice and fundamental rights. 20. Has civilization taught us to be more friendly towards one another? Ans. Yes, civilization has taught us to be more friendly towards one another. It has also taught us the ways of living in a better and improved way as the time demanded. But even today we sometimes act like animals towards the people outside of our community. If it still continues we are not civilised at all. 21. What are the two broad categories of ideas that have helped mankind? Ans. The two broad categories of ideas that have helped mankind, are those that contribute to knowledge and technique, and those that are concerned with moral and politics. These both categories play crucial roles in leading a happy life in the most dignified way. 22. Did language play a role in human development? Ans. Of course , language has definitely played a vital role in human development. Without it, It would have been very difficult to shift our acquired knowledge from one generation to the other. it also helped us in communicating and exchanging our ideas and skills with other communities. 23. How are human beings different from animals? Explain. Ans. Human beings ‘intellectual and moral qualities separate them from animals. It is obvious that we know more than animals do, and it is common to consider this one of our advantages. Animals cannot think like human beings, because the human beings have extra-ordinary thinking power. It has highly sensitive power. The human beings are one of the most developed and advanced creatures of this world. So human beings are different from animals. 24. Why did Seibei wander about the town? Ans. Seibei always wandered about the town in search of gourds and thus he soon came to know every place that sold gourds and recognize almost every gourd in the market. 25. How did Seibei’s father react to the teacher’s complaint? Ans. A soon as Seibei's father heard the teacher's complaint ,he became very angry. In anger,he grabbed his son by the collar and gave him a sound beating. He chided his son that he would never get anywhere in the world, the way he is carrying on. 26. Who was Seibei? What was his hobby? Ans. Seibei was a twelve years old talented Japanese boy at primary school. His hobby was to wander about the town looking for the gourds. Then the evening he would sit across legged in the corner of the living-room working on his newly acquired fruit when he had finished treating it, he poured in a little sake, inserted a cock stopper which he had fashioned himself, wrapped it in a towel, put this in a tin, especially kept for the purpose and finally placed the whole thing in the charcoal fool warmer. 27. How are the ways of managing childbirth in traditional societies useful?/ A pregnant woman in a traditional societies does not fell that she is alone. why? Ans. In traditional societies, a pregnant woman is supported by her family ,especially her husband. Other members of her community also helps her. Normally , a woman goes to her mother's house for the last few months of her pregnancy and about the first three months of the baby’s life where she is given proper care and love. so these things in traditional societies are useful in managing childbirth. 28. Where do Sylheti woman go to stay during the last stage of pregnancy? Ans. A Silhety woman goes to her mother’s house for the last few months of her pregnancy and about the first three months of the baby’s life where she is given proper care and love. 29. What is the reward of pregnancy for a young Sylheti woman? Ans. The reward of pregnancy for a young Sylheti woman is visiting her parents' house where she is given proper care and love.The whole matter of pregnancy is one of celebration. When the baby is born it is an occasion of joy for the whole family. The naming ceremony is lovely. 30. How are children of the joint family in Bangladesh looked after? Ans. In Bangladesh children under the age of five or six are looked after by the whole family. All the children of the joint family are looked after together. They are taken to the pond for a bath perhaps by the daughter-in- laws, and she baths them all. Then they all come in, sit down and eat. 31.What would be fatal for the nation? Why? Explain. Ans. It would be fatal for the nation overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the determination of the Negro. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening of the nation return to business as usual. There will be neither rest not tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. So it would be fatal for the nation. 32.Who was the second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet ? Ans. The second important person Nanukaka had planned to meet was the welfare minister who wanted to marry his daughter to a prince of the state, called ,Ninnore. 33.What do you mean by the term "free press"? Ans. "Free Press" means where opinions are expressed on any particular issue independently. They are not manufactured or influenced by vested interests of advertisers or governments or their proprietors. There should be no restriction on the contents of the press. 34.Name the two sources of revenue newspapers usually survive on. The first source of revenue for any newspaper is its advertisers and another one is the wealth of the man or the company that owns it. 35.Name the seven charges the author makes against the press? Ans. The seven charges that the author makes against the press are- (1) Undue or false emphasis (2)Garbling (3)Inaccuracy (4)Reversal of the fact (5) Miracle-mongering (6)Random invention (7) Flat- Suppression. 36. In the poem ‘An Epitaph’, what will happen when the poet dies? Ans : In the poem ‘An Epitaph’ when the poet will die nobody will remember the beautiful lady of the west country. The poet is sad to think that when he crumbles, nobody will remember the lady of the west country because she has done nothing to be remembered. 37. Why is Macavity called a criminal? Ans : Macavity is termed as a criminal because he can defy and break any law. The poet says that he breaks law again and again but he is never caught. Even the Police Force and Flying Squad of Scotland have failed to arrest him. When the Flying Squad reaches the scene (place) of crime, Macavity is not there. So, the Scotland Yard is puzzled. 38. What did the Fire Hymn say to the speaker? Ans : The fire-hymn said to the speaker that he had forgiven him and now it had taken an oath to overlook and pardon him this time for the sin he committed. 39. Why was the speaker in ‘My Grandmother’s House’ proud of living in that house? Ans : The speaker in 'My Grandmother's House" was proud of living in that house because she received a lot of love and care in that house for a long time which she did not get even by begging at stranger's door. 40. What are the things that the sun does not have ? Ans : The sun has no beloved. So he has no desire or motive to return quickly. Even after that he returns every day. The poet gives this beautiful example to his beloved in order to convince her that he will make speedier journey than the sun. 41. What makes a man's power feeble ? Ans : Man cannot recall his happy moments or add something to his happiness when any misfortune takes place in his life. Instead he always weeps for his misfortunes. He continuously mourns and cries over his grief. Thus, it is misfortune that weakens his power. 42. In what way will the lover remain united ? Ans : The poet says that those who love each other spiritually can never be separated. They can remain united by setting belief in each other, by following their divining heart to live their life happily. Even death cannot separate them if their love is based on spiritual belief. 43. Who are the 'whispering neighbours' ? Ans : Different agents of nature or messengers of death are the whispering neighbours. They can easily take away our happy and memorable moments of our life as a whispering neighbour spoils our life. 44. In what sense does the sun conspire with autumn ? Ans : The sun conspires with autumn to load plants and trees with abundance of fruit and ripen the fruit to the core and also make dry fruit fleshy and tasty. yes, it is a fact that the sun is the chief source of energy for nature. It helps plants, flowers and fruits grow. 45. How does Keats personify Autumn in the poem ? Ans : John Keats was a great lover of Nature. In the poem 'Ode To Autumn' he describes the beauty and characteristic spirit of Autumn in a series of memorable pictures. He reveals the principle of beauty in nature in the autumn season. 46. In what sense does the fire forget it dead? Ans : The fire is supposed to burn the dead completely. But sometimes it does not do its duty. It leaves some limbs half-burnt. At this time, the fire forgets its dead. 47. Why did he consign his first born to the flames ? Ans : The speaker consigned his first born to the flames under compulsion because The Tower of Silence, where he should have disposed of the dead body was a thousand miles away. 48. What is the belief prevailing in Sicily about a snake ? Ans : The belief prevailing in Sicily about a snake is that black snakes are innocent. But golden snakes are venomous and poisonous and they must be killed. 49. Why did the speaker like the snake ? Ans : The speaker liked the snake because the speaker found the snake very innocent. It had come like a guest. It had drunk water quietly, and departed peacefully after drinking to its satisfaction. 50. Why does the poet want go away from his beloved ? Ans:- The poet wants to go away from his beloved because he wants to explore the world before he dies. By this short separation, he wants to die in jest (joke) before he finally dies in due course. This separation will teach him to die because each separation is like death. 51. What conditions prevail in the woods ? Ans:- The woods are leafless. The nightingale is dumb and no angel is visible anywhere. The trolls are found running and searching for their food there. Everything seems to be freezing. 52. How are autumn and summer related to spring ? Ans:- Autumn and Summer are related to spring as special gifts for the honey-bees. Spring comes before the arrival of summer. Autumn start with the departure of summer season. 53. In the poem 'An Epitaph' what will happen when the poet dies. Ans:- The memory of the beautiful lady of the west country is alive in the heart of the poet. When the poet dies, nobody will ever remember or think of this beautiful lady of the west. 54. What is the poet's impression of the lady in 'An Epitaph' ? Ans:- To the poet, she was the the most beautiful lady in the whole of the west country. She was light of step and heart. Her beauty was very attractive but short lived. After his death, no one will remember this most beautiful lady of the west. 55. Was the snake conscious of the poet's presence ? Ans:- No, The snake was not at all conscious of the poet's presence. Through he looked around, yet he was not aware of the poet. Had he been conscious, he would not have taken so much time and drunk water so leisurely. 56. Why did the poet feel honoured ? Ans:- The poet was fascinated by the beauty of the snake. He felt honoured too because it had come like a guest. It had drunk water quietly and departed peaceful after he drank to his satisfaction. 57. Why and how did the snake come out of its hole ? Ans. It was a hot day. The snake was thirsty. So, it came out of the hole near the trough to drink water. It came there trailing his yellow brown, slack and soft belly down over the edge of the stone trough. 58. What happened to the house after the grandmother died ? Ans:- After the death of grandmother, the house went into silence, the house shared the grief. The house symbolises collectively all the members of the family. It feels deeply saddened by the death of the speaker's grandmother. The books have been damaged due to lack of attention and the house is in a left condition. 59. Are there restrictions on Press in time of war ? Ans:- Yes, there are restrictions on press during the time of war. In fact all liberties are restricted in time of war. 60. Name two works of Shakespeare. Ans:- Two works of Shakespeare are- (i) Mackbeth (ii) As you like it. Most Important 2 marks questions for 2023 Bihar Board Exam (12th) Best wishes from Amit Sir (Subscribe our YouTube Channel- Amit Sir English Guru)