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and Juliet? compared to a rich jewel. (b) Juliet (©) Rosaline (d) Bthiope (b) Juliet 2. Juliet teaches the torehes_____in the poem ‘Romeo and Juliet” (@) to bum bright (b) to bun dim (©) to bum like sun (d) to burn pale ins. (a) to burn bright (a) Romeo 3. Juliet is compared to Ethiope’s ear. —— ee tnan (a) asnowy dove —_(b) acrow (©) arich jewel (@) night s.(c) arich jewel 4. According to Romeo to hang upon the cheek of night. (a) Romeo (b) Juliet (©) Rosaline (4) Ethiope is. (b) Juliet 5. The phrase “snowy dove” refers ‘Romeo and Juliet.” (©) Lady Montague _(d) stars ns. (b) Juliet 7. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, the phrase “when the measure done” means when (a) the dance is over (b) the measurement is over ‘Ans. (b) night (a) Juliet (b) Romeo Ans. (a) Garish sun (©) night arrives (@) Romeo attends the party Ans, (a) the dance is over 8. Romeo wanted to touch after the dance. (a) Rosaline (©) Juliet’s companion Ans. (b) Juliet 9. Her beauty is too dear for the earth, saci refers to______ in ‘Romeo (a) Romeo (c) Rosaline Ans. (b) Juliet 10. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, compared to a new snow on a raven’ (a) Romeo (c) Snowy dove seems | Ans. (a) Romeo Il. According to Juliet, Rom the hand of. (b) Juliet (a) Lady Capulet (b) Juliet (8) ders (b) Juliet (@) The sun ante into stars, makes the whole love with night and pay no (a) Garish sun (©) Twinkling t stars (c) Rosaline (d) Sky 12. The phrase “| ns. (b) Juliet 6. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘yonder lady’ refers to ©) sky (©) earth (a) Romeo (b) Juliet Ans. (a) sky 13. Juliet expects Rot Juliet. () be 2024.10.16 11:11 4. The phi in the poe scription 19's love for Juliet of Romeo’s charm (b) Ro! (c) love as pure as snowy dove Jove as precious as gold d) n of Romeo’s charm Ans. (0) deseript te, The world will be in Tove with night when romeo would be cut into a) litle stars (b) moonlight (c) moon (4) sun Ans. (a) little stars 16. According to Juli will come on the «wings of night in the poem Romeo and Juliet, ) Lord Capulet (b) Romeo ©) Rosaline (d) Ethiopian Ans. (b) Rom 7. In Romeo and Juliet, will make the face of heaven fine. Juliet (6) Romeo ) raven (@) the moon Ans. (b) Rome TL, Answer the following in a paragraph of 80-1 words. 1. How does Romeo glorify Juliet’s flawless beauty? (PUB-1,6, J-15, 16, S-20) Or How is Romeo mesmerized by the beauty of Juliet? (PUB-4, M-15) Or How did Romeo express his love for Juliet? G7 Or ‘Why does Romeo say he never saw true beauty till that night? (PUB-5, M-16) or ‘What similes does Romeo use to em a beauty and to what effect? re The poem ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 1 is an extract William Shakespeare’s tragedy, * Rin Ok Ans: Juliet, Montagues and Capulets noble families of Verona who are ri Romeo belongs to Montagues, he party hosted by the Capulets, in see Roseline. There at the party, and is fascinated by her enchanting expresses his implicit feeling and to describe her flawless beauty. ‘The poem expresses Romeo and and passionate love for each | soliloquy., Romeo glorifies the 7 beauty of Juliet. He finds that surpasses the brightness of the burn lit in the party hall. And she seems to the cheek of night like a rich jewel ear. Romeo was captivated by the beauty of Juliet. According to him t00 dear to earth. He compares her dove among the trooping crows, He ¢ desire to, meet and touch her after the done so that his rude hands will be b openly admits and swears that he has 1 such true beauty in his life before, — Msi . How according to Juliet, would immortalized to the world? _ nay OR 1 How does Juliet express her fe Romeo? sataiet Ge. iia How does Juliet want people to. shining sun? Why? 3 The poem ‘Raieo and Jelena William Shakespeare's Juliet’, 2024.10.16 11:12 joving pleads mortalizes her love. following in about 7 im il. Answer the 2024.10.16 11:12 wa —[TAnswer the following questions by choosi the right option | 1. “Monaco” was situated near the borders of nd France Ans. (>) France and Italy 2. Monaco lies near the borders of France and Italy and on the shores of the. (a) Arabian Sea (b) Indian Ocean (©) Pacific Ocean (4) Mediterranean Sea Ans, (d) Mediterranean Sea 3. The number of inhabitants in the kingdom of Monaco were —___ (a) seven thousand (©) twelve thousand Ans, (a) seven thousand 4. Ifall the land in Monaco were divided, each inhabitant would get (a) 600 acres (b) less than one acre (C) less than half an acre (d) two acres Ans. (b) less than one acre 5. There were of Monaco. (a) sixteen thousand (b) sixty (A) sixteen thousand men in the army (b) seven thousand 2. TOO (@) market gardening, Ans. (a) a gaming house 8. The only once isin (a) France (b) Monae (©) Germany (@) Italy Ans, (b) Monaco 9, In “Io Dear’ 2 ae source of revenue in the a (a) Poll-tax (D) R (©) Tobacco Ans. (b) Roulette 10. The keeper of the Gaming profit paid a large sum to (a) The king (b) The (c) The army general (d) The Ans, (a) The king 11. In ‘Too Dear’ the their rulers to make money | houses. (a) Monaco (c) Italy Ans. (d) Germans 12, In ‘Too Dear’ 28 eam 4 monopoly of the Gaming house (a) Prince of Monaco (b) The (©) The criminal (a) The G Ans. (a) Prince of Monaco Te (©) twelve thousand (4) sixty Ans, (d) sixty 6. One of the commodities taxed in Monaco was (a) salt (b) rice (©) tobacco (@) poll tax- Ans, (c) tobacco a % Da found a special source (@) a gaming house (b) tobacco (©) wine and spirits. 2024.10.16 11:12 ypuC- ENGLISH The French government agreed to lend ‘dan expert to Monaco for (b) seven thou: twelve thousand francs (a) sixteen thousand franes "he brother monarch for the kinglet of Mor a. (b) king of Germany (a) king of Italy {c) king of France (d) king of Moroceo (a) king of It | The Italian government was ready to send a guillotine and an executioner for a a (a) sixteen thousand (b) twelve thousand (c) seven thousand (4) sixty : (b) twelve thousand ; . | punishment given to the by the council was ——H_, Gh (a) life imprisonment z (b) death sentence (c) giving him pension (d) banished from the country . (b) death sentence gis |. One of the reasons for altering the death: to life imprisonment was - (a) they sympathized with the re (b) the criminal bribed them with (c) the criminal was well known to| (d) they neither had a guillotine have an executioner ai ee (d) they neither had a guillo n have an executioner _ |. The food for the criminal 1 (a) Germany (©) his house Ans. (b) palace kitchen . The criminal’s food was (a) himself (©) a guard (©) aguard — 2024.10.16 11:12 put some years ago they were om of Monaco (PUB-3, M-16) ingd! toy kingdom and ingdom? how did the king m: king’ pes Loo Tasty HER ; the ki Too Dear dom, as a toy king borders of Fran the M ‘and Italy, on the shore of vnean sea. Many a small country } boast more inhabitants than the could ngdom of Monaco for there were about seven sreand inhabitants. Ifa! the land in kingdom there would not be an acre for inhabitant. However, this kingdom had a Jet, who lived in a palace with his courtiers, inisters, bishop, generals and an army of sixty men. There were also taxes in this kingdom as faxés were levied on tobacco, wine, spirits a poll tax. As the Prince found it hard to courtiers and officials, he found a new ial source of revenue from gaming where people played roulette. Out of his profits, the keeper paid a large sum to the Prince. s he remained with the monopoly of the div 2. “You can’t earn stone palaces by honest labour”. Justify with reference to the story. OR Though gambling is the dirty business, why does the King of Monaco resort to it? Ams: Monaco was a tiny kingdom with only seven thousand inhabitants. The King of’ Monaco levied taxes on tobacco, wine, spirits a poll tax. AS the ries found it hard to feed his courtiers An ofcals, he found a new and special source Saat from gaming house, where people roulette. Whether the people win or lose, the keeper al taaered sores eee Oe Profits, he paida large sum It was situated near the | 4, Ans: they did so much harm. A man try his luck, then he would risk alll lose it, then he would even risk mo not belong to him and lose that too a despair, he would drown or shoot hi Germans forbade their rulers ton this way. As there was no one to of Monaco, he remained with the m the business. Why did the authorities fail to death sentence given to the crimi Dear”? OR Describe the attempts made by the solving the problem of cutting off head? @ OR Why was the murderer finally imprisonment? OR What was the first hitch in criminal? A few years ago, a murder was | the Kingdom of Monaco. The for the execution of the crimis hitch was that they had. del 1000 sf he and councilors tho 2024.10.16 11:12 of the soldiers would cut the »y didn’t mind killing people idiers rejected as they were not The ministers considered and ® ne matter and decided to alfer the « to one of life imprisonment for rable the Prince to show his cheaper: hat was the second hitel aw minal? ¢ King of Mot iorine and an executioner t0 eatry oUt the death sentence, SO the death Senletis Was altered to life imprisonment for life. Here the itch was that there was no suitable prison for vy sentenced for life, There was a small lock-up where people were kept temporarily, But there was no strong prison fit for permanent use, However, they managed to find a place and put the young fellow there and placed a guard over him. After a year the king noticed a new item of ire. This was spent on keeping of the criminal, the special guard and the man’s food. It came to more than 600 franes a year and fellow was still young and healthy and live for fifty years. When the king reckoned the matter was serious. The minister consi the matter and dismissed the guard criminal would run away. But the not show the least sign of running away, he went to the prince’s kitchen to fete at the proper time, returned to the } minister asked him to go where he liked that the prince would not mind, denied going away. Therefore, tt a pension of 600 francs ann him, i a guill the ma expenditu 2024.10.16 11:13 had not committed his erime in a count id not grudge expense to cota man’s head off or t keep him in prison for n stone palaces by honest Monaco was a tiny kingdom with only seven thousand inhabitants. The King of Monaco levied taxes on tobacco, wine, Spirits a poll tax. [As the Prince found it hard to feed his courtiers and officials, he found a new and special source of revenue from gaming house, where people played roulette. Whether the people win or lose, the keeper always got a percentage on the ‘umover and out of his profits, he paid a large sum | to the Prince. The reason he paid so mu that it was the only gambling este PACT Oa Fore ila) Answer the following the right opti < speal (a) of children. (b) a farmer pn Childr’ Ker to speak n archer an holding a babe (@) children 5. (¢) awoman holding a babe 2, in On Children’ the woman who held a babe inst her bosom asked the speaker to speak “ea rent (b) of children (©) of God (@) of bows ns, (b) of children 3. Parents can give their not their thoughts to children (a) ideas (b) wealth (©) love @ house ns. (c) love 4. Parents can give their love but not to children. (a) thoughts (b) house (©) love (@) souls (a) thoughts 5. Though children are with their parents do not belong to i (a) Parents (c) God (a) Parents 6. Parents their (a) thoughts (c) dreams 2024.10.16 11:13 rhe poem “On children” does not! the lives of children, but also On Children” is afvexcerpt fro whic Amé of the usual their children and urges them to san who held a babe against} the Prophet to speak on ¢ says “Your children are not it not from them. Though they do not belong to ‘ a Pe h is the best work of PALO ilies akhand (@) the The Himalaya Ans. (q@) the forests of The Himalaya 2. According to Vandana Shiva, the songs and poems composed by their mothers were about forests of 2 a (a) Chipko Movement (b) peasants (c) trees, forests and India’s forest civilization (d) Industrial revolution : ‘Ans. (c) trees, forests and India’s forest civilization 3, Vandana Shiva’s mother became a____— after fleeing the tragic partition of India and Pakistan, (a) a forest conservato (b) a story teller (@) apoet (c) a farmer (c) a farmer |. Vandana Shiva’s father was —_________ (a) a forest conservator (b) a poet (c) a volunteer of Chipko Movement (@) a philosopher s. (a) a forest conservator Chipko Movement is a non-violent response ast large scale Z in the yan regions. (b) stacking t (a) logging them (d) cutting them — (©) hugging them (©) bugging them 7, In ‘Everything I Need to Know I ‘The Forest’, logging in the Himalayan t had led to (a) Biodiversity (b) plantation (c) Landslides, floods and scarcity of (a) the end of consumerism ‘Ans. (¢) Landslides, floods and scarcity of wa 8, According to the women of Garhwal,, value of forest is ————— Ans. (a) springs and streams (b) 150 varieties of wheat (c) resin and timber (d) 3000 rice varieties ‘Ans, (a) springs and streams 9. Vandana Shiva left for Canada to do in (a) 1973, (b) 1963 (c) 1977 (d) 1987 1 Ans. (a) 1973 na 10, Vandana Shiva went to do her Ph.D. (a) Canada (©) South Africa (a) Canada i 11. In ‘Everything I Need to K The Forest’, the wome when the forest officials « (a) lighted lanterns (b) welcome banners: Ans. (c) garlands (d). meeting (a) lighted lanterns (a) Adwani rhe woman who resisted her hi + Syggers from cutting erees is Merchant (a) Caroly (b) Bachni Revi (o) Vandana Shiva (@) Vandana Shiva’s mother (b) Bachni Devi |. “Monocultures of the Mind? is a by —— (a) Vandana Shiva (b) Corman Cul jinan (c) Francis Bacon (@) Rabindranath Tagore (a) Vandana Shiva about forests. (a) consumerism (©) diversity (©) diversity Navadanya farm was in ‘Everthing I need to kt Forest’. i (a) Vandana Shiva (©) Farmers (a) Vandana Shiva Navdanya Farm was starte Hoe enn iLs (@) £00 parateness from nature that, humans are fe to recognise ; art of nature leads €0 arable part 0! (a) sustaining (b) harmony with nature (©) environmentally destructive behaviour (@) friendship with nature s. (0) harmony with nature partheid means separateness”, according toi aes Francis Bacon (b) Corman Cullinan (c) Carolyn Merchant (a) Rabindranath Tagore . (b) Corman Cullinan According to Vandana Shiva war against the Earth began (a) after UN's report ) because of Bolivia’s constitution (c) facilitating industrial revolution (d) with anti-apartheid movement (©) facilitating industrial revolution . Vandana Shiva says that. has replaced diversity. (a) food production (b) higher nutrition (c) nature (d) monocultures Ans. (©) monocultures ; 2024.10.16 11:14 {c) Carolyn Merehant pindranath Tagore — of the rane (a) Organic farming (b) Tapovan {o) Monocultures ofthe Mind (a) Gandhi and cele —— (a) Karnataka c) Uttar Pradesh ® West Bengal university ia aa (a) 1921 (b) 1911 (c) 1931 7 (a) 1921 “The Essay written by Tagore (a) Tapovan ® Monocultares of Mind . (a) Tapoyan . According to Tagore, helped the intellectual ‘Everything I need to! no’ (a) scientific im (®) organic farming Hoy SOs nn EaTs ed to a trickle. She fhe Chipko doing pad am was red volunteer for # become a P and. spent her vacat ‘rhage iting the defore: jon and work yatras, doctaivists and spreading the Message eine oko. It is from Chipko, Vandani fa eas wut biodiversity and biodiversity based ary economies and the protection of both has become her life's mission (3 Write a brief note on “Chipko Movement” which took place in the Himalayan region. Or How did the women led by Bachani Devi put up resistance to felling of trees? Or Describe the dramatic Chipko action that took the Himalayan village of Adwani place ic Chipko actions took place in the e of Adwani in 1977. A village woman Devi led resistance inst her own husband, who had obtained a to cut trees, When officials arrived at The drar Himalayan villa; named Bachni the forest the women held up lighted lanterns in the broad daylight and protested against them. The forester asked them to explain. The women replied, “We have come to teach you forestry. The forester retorted, “You foolish women how can you prevent tree felling by those who know the value of the forest? For them forests bear Profit, resin, and timber. But the women sang back in chorus, “ Forests bear soil, water, pure air and sustain earth” rite a note on “The Navdanya Farm” started by Vandana Shiva. (PUB-2,3, J-16, J-19) OR Why is it important to promote biodiversity piers farming? How did the author achieve it? OR ‘The Conservation of biodiversity is the answer to the food and nutriti light of Vana atti eis. Discuss in the Ans: Vandana Shiva | biodiversity hiva’s essay, learnt about biodiversity and based living economies from Chipko Ans: ‘movement and the protection of both) her life’s mission. In her book, of the Mind”, Vandana Shiva failure to understand biodiversity and it functions is at the root of the in of nature and: culture. The lessons she about diversity in the Himalayan fo transferred to the protection of biodivers the farms. She started saving séeds from. fields and then realized the need of a demonstration and training. The Ni a was started in 1994 in the Doon Valley, ¥ located in the lower elevation Hit of Uttarkhand Province. They ¢ grew 630 varieties of rice, 150 varieties and hundreds of other species. They and promoted a biodiversity- intensive farming that produced more food and per acre. The conservation of biodi therefore also the answer to the food and: crisis. Naydanya, the movement for conservation and organic farming started in 1987 was spreading. They with farmers to set up more than 100 comm seed banks across India. They also saver than 3,000 rice varieties. They helped fi make a transition from fossil-fuel and based monocultures to bio- diverse ¢ systems nourished by the sun and Biodiversity was the teacher of this philosop! Carolyn Merchant. % ipulable mater — Wasi mvities that Would lead ta mination images ereated BY Mrs of the scientific Te the nurturing Earth those of ai on the exploitation constrain garth Democracy is a SI nthropocentrism to eco-centrism. Write a note on Earth University in Vandana Shiva’s essay. OR How does the writer bring out the ofthe “Earth Democracy” in’ 1 Need to Know I Learned in t Explain. OR ae What does the idea of the Earth | convey? How is it different universities? + Presently, multiple erises is in elobalization, we need to move paradigm of nature as dead move to an ecological p the best teacher is: nature 2024.10.16 11:14 “an 18) />. he conservation of bio-diversity is the answer ( eee crisis” Discuss fo the food and nutrition erisis (to the foo Ri Ans: Refer II main Q.No. 3 and Q.No. 4 ity is crucial for the 4®\*Conservation of dive sustenance of both nature and human society (PUB-I, 4, J-15) Discuss OR “Tagore sees unity with nature as the highest stage of human evolution”. Explain. Ans: Tagore has written the essay “Tapovan’ or ‘Forest of Purity’. He writes “Indian civilization has been distinctive in locating its source of regeneration, material and intellectual, in the forest, not in the city. India’s best ideas have come where man was in communion with tress and rivers and lakes, away from the crowds. The peace of the forest has helped the intellectual evolution of man. The culture of the forest has fueled the Culture of Indian society. The culture that has arisen from the forest has been influenced by the diverse processes of renewal of life, which are always at play inthe forest, varying from species {0 Species, from season to season, in sight and sound and smell. The unifying principle of life in diversity, of democratic pluralism, thus became the principle of Indian civilization. It ig this KA KS sity that is basis of both, sustainability and democracy. Pal unity becomes the source of contflic oof Unity without diversity becomes aed for external control. This is true of and culture. The forest is a unity in its and we are united with nature relationship with the forest. unity in dive In Tagore’s writings, the forest was not source of knowledge and freedom, it source of beauty and joy, of art and of harmony and perfection, It the universe. The forest teaches us and compassion. The forest also usenoughness, as a principle of equity, fh enjoy the gifts of nature without exploita accumulation. Tagore quotes from the texts written in the forest: “Know alll that in this moving world as enveloped by Ge find enjoyment through renunciation, not greed of possession”. No species in a appropriates the share of another species, pecies sustains itself in co-operation with: The end of consumerism and aceum scope nd ree compassion, co

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