General Q&A for Class 12 · Page 77
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Q. 4. Why was the crocodile unwilling to invite his friend home?
Ans. The crocodile’s wife desired to eat the monkey or his heart. She ordered him to bring the monkey. He could not betray his friend. Therefore, he was unwilling to invite his friend (the monkey) home.
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1. The monkey was happy living in the fruit tree, but his happiness was not complete. What did he miss?
Ans. The monkey was happy living alone in the fruit tree. He ate the fruit of his choice to his fill. However, his happiness was not complete. There was no one around, not even another monkey to talk to. Therefore, he missed a companion.
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* Are you interested in music? Do you like classical music? Name a few distinguished Indian musicians.
Ans. Yes, I am interested in music. I have a fondness for classical music. Ustad Amzad Ali Khan, ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Jai Shankar Chaurasya, A.R. Rehman etc, are some of the distinguished Indian musicians.
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What steps did he take to save himself? (ii) Did his plan work? How?
Ans. (i) Tansen took the following steps to save himself: (a) He asked the king to give him time to make preparations. (b) He taught his daughter and her friend to sing Raga Megh properly. They started singing the same when the lamps started burning. As a result, the rain came down and Tansen was saved. (ii) Yes, his plan worked. Tansen began to sing. The air became warm. Flames shot up of their own and lighted the lamps. Just then, the two gir
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Why did Tansen agree to sing Raga Deepak?
Ans. Tansen agreed to sing Raga Deepak of for the following reasons: (i) He wanted to show everybody that he could sing it properly. (ii) He dared not disobey the king.
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(i) What happens if Raga Deepak is sung properly? (ii) Why did Tansen’s enemies want him to sing the Raga?
Ans. (i) If Raga Deepak is sung properly, the air becomes so hot that the lamps are lighted. However, the heat burns the singer also to ashes. (ii) Tansen’s enemies were jealous of him. Therefore, they wanted him to sing the Raga and die of heat.
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What did the other courtiers feel about Tansen?
Ans. Akbar was fond of Tansen. The following facts show it. (i) He used to order Tansen to sing whenever he had the mood. (ii) He often visited Tansen’s house to hear him practice music. (iii) Akbar gave many presents to Tansen.
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What are the disadvantages of cleistogamous flowers?
Cleistogamous flowers are self-pollinating flowers that never open, which presents several significant disadvantages. The primary drawback is the complete absence of genetic variation since these flowers can only self-fertilize, leading to inbreeding and reduced genetic diversity within populations. This lack of cross-pollination prevents the introduction of new genetic combinations that could help the species adapt to changing environmental conditions or resist diseases. Additionally, cleist
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How do we know that Akbar was fond of Tansen? Give two reasons.
Ans. Akbar was fond of Tansen. The following facts show it. (i) He used to order Tansen to sing whenever he had the mood. (ii) He often visited Tansen’s house to hear him practice music. (iii) Akbar gave many presents to Tansen.
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Why did Akbar ask Tansen to join his court?
Tansen had learnt music from Hridas for eleven years. He had become a great and famous singer. Many a time he sang before Emperor Akbar. Akbar was deeply impressed by Tansen’s music. Therefore, he asked Tansen to join his court.
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Why did Swami Haridas say Tansen was ‘talented’?
Tansen could imitate the calls of birds and animals perfectly when he was still a child. One day he roared in a forest like a tiger. Even Swami Harida’s group mistook his voice as the voice of a real tiger. Therefore, Haridas said Tansen was ‘talented’.
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When did “the unfriendly face” of the visitor turn truly friendly?
The unfriendly face of the visitor turned truly friendly when he got a fifty dollar note for his ordinary watch. He knew that it was Ray’s generosity and not the real worth of the watch.
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Do you think the man would ever some back to pick up the watch?
No, I think the man would never come back to pick up the watch. The reason is that he had got more money than what the watch was worth for.
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The watch was nothing special and ye had great powers”. In what sense did it have ‘great powers’?
The watch was nothing special. Yet, it became a way out of a bad situation. The man who had come to rob Ray got the money he needed without having to rob Ray. On the other hand the generous Ray was spared the needless violence. In this sense it had great powers.
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Ray was not a pawnbroker. Why then did he lend money to people in exchange for their old watches and clocks?
Ray was not a pawnbroker. So he did not lend money on interest. This was only to help the needy. These people placed their watches and clocks before Ray for anything they could get. He loaned more than he should. The owners could get their watch and clocks back when they paid back the loan.
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What do you think the man said to his friend who waited at the door?
sThe man must have communicated to his friend what Ray had communicated to him by shaking his head and pointing to his ears. So the man perhaps told his friend that the owner of that shop was deaf and dumb.
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How did Ray communicate with him?
Ray communicated with him with the help of a notepad and a pencil. Whatever, Ray wanted to say, he wrote on the notepad. The visitor also wrote his reply the same way.
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Why do you think he had come to the shop?
The visitor was not a shopper. Perhaps he had come to the shop to loot its owner of his cash and valuables.
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What made Ray think the visitor was not really a shopper?
Ray’s old wise eyes told him that his visitor was not a shopper. While this man came to the counter, his young companion remained at the door. There was no friendliness in his eyes. This further confirmed Ray’s fear that these two were not the shoppers.
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How did the king reward the new governor?
The king was highly pleased by the new governor’s humbleness, honesty and wisdom. He rewarded him by making him the governor of a much bigger district the same day.