Interpretation
Santosh Yadav displayed remarkable resolve by-
1) staying discontent with her name
2) refusing to follow restrictive social norms
3) joining Indo- Napalese Women's Expedition
4) preferring to wear shorts over traditional dresses
2) refusing to follow restrictive social norms
Santosh’s repeated climbs despite hardships show her deep ________ for mountaineering.
Passion / Devotion
Maria’s emotional restraint helped her maintain her ________ under pressure.
1) Happiness
2) Composure
3) Fitness
4) Courage
2) Composure
Santosh chose to climb peaks despite harsh conditions and societal pressure. What reasoning best explains her decision?
A. She wanted to gain fame and recognition quickly.
B. She valued personal growth and self-challenge over comfort.
C. She was indifferent to societal norms.
D. She followed her friends’ advice blindly.
B. She valued personal growth and self-challenge over comfort.
Kezia's used to hate her father in the beginning of the story because-
1) she stuttered and only in front of him
2) On Sundays, he stretched on the sofa and kept his feet upon the best cushions
3) He made derogatory and sarcastic remarks
4) He had never played with her
3) He made derogatory and sarcastic remarks
"My speech is clear because I could hear till I was eleven," she says. But that doesn't explain how she managed to learn French.
The interviewer implies__________
1) Praise and bewilderment
2) Shock and appreciation
3) trust deficit and wonderment
4) Praise and astonishment
4) Praise and astonishment
B. He logically understands death in physical terms
Maria focused on rigorous early morning training despite missing family time. Which reasoning explains this?
A. She believed sacrificing short-term comforts would yield long-term success.
B. She was emotionally detached from her family.
C. She preferred isolation to social interaction.
D. She was forced by her coach with no personal choice.
A. She believed sacrificing short-term comforts would yield long-term success.
How is Shehnai different from Pungi?
-Longer and broader
-more soothing and melodious
- considered aucipious
Santosh’s refusal to marry exemplifies her belief that girls must have the right to ________ their decisions.
1) Defend
2) Offend
3) participate in
4) automate
3) participate in
Sivasubramania Iyer inviting Kalam to his home and serving him food himself mainly shows that
A. he was kind and caring towards students who were good in studies.
B. he wanted to prove through his actions that social discrimination should be challenged.
C. he felt sorry for Kalam and wanted to make him feel respected.
D. he was trying to oppose his wife’s traditional thinking inside the house.
B. he wanted to prove through his actions that social discrimination should be challenged.
The poet’s emotional journey in stanza 1 can be inferred as:
A. Denial to acceptance
B. Anger to blame
C. Boredom to interest
D. Fear to courage
A. Denial to acceptance
The doctor said, ” My vest, the dirty one. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness....! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap. and water. The line is strewn with_________.
1. Hyperbole
2. Sarcasm
3. Paradox
4. Anti-climax
5. Humour
5. Humour
At the end of the play “If I Were You”, Gerrard locks the intruder in a cupboard and calmly telephones the police. From this action, we can infer that
A. He is physically stronger than the intruder and confident of overpowering him
B. He believes violence is the most effective way to deal with criminals
C. He relies on intelligence, presence of mind, and lawful means rather than force
D. He enjoys psychologically dominating others to prove his superiority
C. He relies on intelligence, presence of mind, and lawful means rather than force
The story Ishwaran- The Story Teller is an example of-
1) 1st person narrative
2) Frame Narrative
3) Autobiography
4) Gothic and melancholy
2) Frame Narrative
The poet’s shift from numbness to reality exemplifies his "Reasoning process and Adaptability" because:
A. Grief improves imagination, and hence he feeling of loss
B. He logically explains and accepts death in physical and worldly terms
C. It makes the poem philosophical by highlighting the impact of death
D. He concludes the scientific details behind death through the choicelessness of mortals
B. He logically explains and accepts death in physical and worldly terms