Rajasthan Board 12th English Exam 2024 : Most Important Question Answers

राजस्थान बोर्ड 12वीं की English परीक्षा 4 मार्च, 2024 को निर्धारित है। तो यह आर्टिकल आपके लिए काफी ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण साबित होने वाला है क्योंकि इस आर्टिकल में आपको बोर्ड परीक्षा के लिए वो ही प्रश्न दिए गए है जो बोर्ड पेपर में आने जा रहे है।

इस पोस्ट में राजस्थान बोर्ड 12th परीक्षा 2024 के लिए अंग्रेज़ी के महत्वपूर्ण  (RBSE Board 12th English Important Question 2024) प्रश्न दिये गये है जो आपके पेपर के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।

छात्रों को इन (RBSE Board 12th English Viral Question 2024) प्रश्नों को अच्छी तरह से याद रखना चाहिए, जिससे आपको तैयारी करने में आसानी होगी।

अब आपकी परीक्षा में कुछ ही घंटे बचे है I जिससे अंग्रेज़ी के पेपर की तैयारी कर सकते हैं और अच्छे मार्क्स ला सकते है I

RBSE Board 12th English - Important Quesion

Unseen Passage

1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Prince Siddhartha, the son of king Shuddhodan, lived a very happy life in the pleasure-palace. He was married to a beautiful princess, Yashodhara. There were music, dancing and pleasure all around him. He knew nothing of want, pain, disease, old age or death. One day a veena was put on the window sill. The wind touched the strings and it produced music. The prince heard that the Devas were playing on the veena. He heard them giving a message. The voices of the wind told the prince that he was born to save mankind. The world was waiting for him. He should leave worldly love to save humanity from miseries of life. He felt a great desire to see the vast world outside the pleasure-palace. When the king came to know of the prince’s desire, he ordered that the whole city should be decorated beautifully. The prince should not see any ugly and painful sight. No blind, sick, old person or a leper should come out. So the city of Kapilvastu was decorated in a very fine way. It looked quite clean and attractive – ‘a capital of some enchanted land’. The people welcomed the prince joyfully. The prince also felt happy to see people’s joy. Then the prince saw an old man. He was wearing dirty and torn clothes. He was very lean and thin. He looked very tired and weak. He had no teeth. The prince asked his charioteer, Channa, who that man was. Channa told him that he was an old man. The prince asked if old age would come to all. Channa told him that it would. This made the prince very sad. He ordered Channa to return to the palace. He did not take food. The entire night he was sleepless, uncomforted. That night the king saw a very fearful dream. He dreamed seven signs of fear. He was much disturbed. He lost all peace of mind. He called dream-readers to explain the meaning of the seven visions but none of them could explain the meaning. At last, an old hermit came to the palace. He said that the seven fears were seven joys. The prince would shine like the sun. He would leave the world and give a new message of hope and love for the suffering of humanity. The king became very sad. For the prince’s second trip, he doubled the number of guards at all the doors of the palace. He tried his best to divert the mind of the prince but his efforts were of no use. The Prince desired to see the city once more. The king gave permission for it. The next day, the prince dressed like a merchant and Channa in the dress of his clerk went out to see the city once more. The prince saw all kinds of people and all the common things. The prince saw a sick man. He was painfully crying for help. He asked Channa why the man was crying. Channa told him that he (the sick man) was suffering from a fatal disease. The disease would destroy all his powers. Then he would die. Channa further told the prince that all grow old, fall sick and die. Then the prince saw a dead body being carried towards the river bank. He saw a group of people. They were crying, ‘Ram, Ram Satya hai’. The sight of the dead man and his cremation moved the prince deeply. Channa told him that no man is immortal. All must die. The prince was greatly troubled in mind. He said that he would try to remove suffering from the world. He then asked Channa to return home as he had seen enough.

Question 1. What did the prince not know initially?

Answer: The prince initially knew nothing of want, pain, disease, old age or death.

Question 2. What was the king’s dream about ?

Answer: That night the king saw a very fearful dream. He dreamed seven signs of fear.

Question 3.Why did the king order to decorate the whole city beautifully?

Answer: The king ordered to decorate the whole city beautifully because the prince felt a great desire to see the vast world outside the pleasure-palace.

Question 4. How was the old man looking?

Answer: He was wearing dirty and torn clothes. He was very lean and thin. He looked very tired and weak. He had no teeth.

Question 5.What did the old hermit say?

Answer: The old hermit said that the seven fears were seven joys and the prince would shine like the sun and leave the world and give a new message of hope and love for the suffering  umanity.

Question 6.What did the voices of the wind tell the prince?

Answer: The voices of the wind told the prince that he was born to save mankind. Find out a word from the passage which means:

Question 7. Restless

Answer: Uncomfortable

Question 8 The incineration of a dead body

Answer: Cremation

Question 9. Influenced as by charms

Answer: Enchanted

2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

The role of friends plays in our lives has become significantly greater than at any other time in our history. Today many of us live and work at great distances from where we were born or we grew up and are separated from our original families. The pain we feel when we are away from our families can be significant. The happiness of the individual relies on friendships which form a necessary human connection. It is perfectly normal to need and want friends and depression is more prevalent among those who lack friends. Such people lack intimacy and richness, friends can bring into their lives. Frequently, friends reflect similar values to us. Yet these values are often different from the ones we grew up with; they are the values we created for ourselves in our adult lives. Communication skills are fundamental in all friendships. The more friends and acquaintances one has, the greater are one’s communication skills. Some call these, people skills. Like watering a plant, we nourish our friendships (and all our relationships) by nurturing them. Friendships need the same attention as other relationships if they are to continue. These relationships can be delightfully non-judgemental, supportive, understanding and fun. Sometimes friendship can bring out the positive side that you never show in any other relationship. This may be because the pressure of playing a ‘role’ (daughter, partner or child) is removed. With a friend, you are able to be yourself and free to change. Of course, you are free to do this in all other relationships as well, but in friendships, you get to have lots of rehearsals and discussion about changes as you experience them. It is an unconditional experience where you receive as much as you give. You can explain yourself to a friend openly without the fear of hurting a family member. How do friendships grow? The answer is simple. By revealing yourself; being attentive; remembering what is most important to your friend and asking them about it; put yourself in their position; showing sympathy; seeing the world through the eyes of your friend, you will understand the value of friendship. All this means learning to accept a person from a completely different family to your own or perhaps someone from a completely different cultural background. This is the way we learn tolerance. In turn, we gain tolerance and acceptance for our own differences. Friendships are made by being considerate which needs communication skills, e.g. active listening skills, questioning skills, negotiation skills, reflection skills, emotional skills, and editing yourself. Friendships offer a great opportunity to learn about yourself because a friend can reflect back to you how you come across in the world. They also allow you to practise skills in dealing with ‘personal boundaries’ by looking after yourself as well as your friend. They help you develop resilience in relation to the wider social world beyond your family.

Question 1 The happiness of the individual relies on?

Answer: The happiness of the individual relies on friendship.

Question 2.How do friendships offer a great opportunity to learn about yourself?

Answer: Friendships offer a great opportunity to learn about yourself because a friend can reflect back to you how you come across the world.

Question 3.What is necessary if we want to continue friendships?

Answer: If we want to continue friendships, they need the same attention as other relationship.

Question 4.What is fundamental in all friendships?

Answer: Communication skills are fundamental in all friendships.

Question 5. How do friendship grow?

Answer: By revealing yourself; being attentive; remembering what is most important to your friend and asking them about it; put yourself in their position; showing sympathy; seeing the world through the eyes of your friend, you will understand the value of friendship. 

Question 6. What skills friendship made of ?

Answer: Friendships are made by being considerate which needs communication skills, e.g. active listening skills, questioning skills, negotiation skills, reflection skills, emotional skills, and editing yourself. Find out a word from the passage which means:

Question 7. Beyond limits or conditions

Answer: unconditional

Question 8. Sad feelings or mentally upset

Answer: Depression

Question 9 A Form of practice

Answer: Rehearsal

Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) 

Question 1.The narrator was talking about the third level of :
(a) Central Junction
(b) Central Station
(c) Grand Central Station
(d) Grand Square Junction

Answer: (c) Grand Central Station

Question 2. Who was talking about the third level ?
(a) David
(b) Sam
(c) John
(d) Charley

Answer: (d) Charley

Question 3.The third level was :
(a) a railway platform in real
(b) a bus stand in imagination
(c) an airport
(d) an imaginary underground railway platform

Answer: (d) an imaginary underground railway platform

Question 4. Charley got a letter from :
(a) his wife
(b) his friend
(c) his assistant
(d) his grandfather

Answer: (b) his friend

Question 5.What was the date on the newspaper which Charley saw at the third level ?
(a) 11 June 1894
(b) 11 July 1894
(c) 11 May 1894
(d) 11 August 1894

Answer: (a) 11 June 1894

Question 6. The letter which Charley received from his friend Sam was dated :
(a) July 11, 1894
(b) July 18, 1894
(c) July 8, 1894
(d) July 28, 1894

Answer: (b) July 18, 1894

Question 7. Sam was a :
(a) historian
(b) teacher
(c) philosopher
(d) psychiatrist

Answer: (d) psychiatrist

Question 8. Charley was suffering from :
(a) fever
(b) stress
(c) pneumonia
(d) typhoid

Answer: (b) stress

Question 9. The story "The Tiger King' is about the king of :
(a) Tilak Nagaram
(b) Rajvilas Puram
(c) Pratibh and apuram
(d) Anand Puram

Answer: (c) Pratibhandapuram

Question 10. The Tiger King became king at the age of :
(a) twenty years
(b) twenty one years
(c) twenty two years
(d) twenty five years

Answer: (a) twenty years

Question 11. The king decided to marry with the princess of that state which had :
(a) large area of forest
(b) large number of tigers in its forests
(c) large number of soldiers
(d) no tigers within its territory

Answer: (b) large number of tigers in its forests

Question 12. The king succeeded in killing :
(a) ninety nine tigers
(b) hundred tigers
(c) hundred and one tigers
(d) none of these

Answer: (a) ninety nine tigers

Question 13. How old was the prince when he spoke the words clearly before the astrologers ?
(a) ten weeks
(b) ten days
(c) ten months
(d) ten years

Answer: (b) ten days

Question 14. The hundredth tiger was brought from :
(a) People's park, Madras
(b) People's park, Bombay
(c) People's park, Jaisalmer
(d) People's park, Dhanbad

Answer: (a) People's park, Madras

Question 15. The hundredth tiger was killed in real by :
(a) the king
(b) the dewan
(c) the hunters
(d) the public

Answer: hunter

Question 16.The author travelled to Antarctica on a Russian research vessel :
(a) Sputnik-2
(b) Akademik Shokalsky
(c) VladinirRosaki
(d) Mekhail Sholokhov

Answer: (b) Akademik Shokalsky

Question 17. Burning of fossil fuels releases :
(a) Oxygen
(b) Ozone
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Fluorine

Answer: (c) Carbon dioxide

Question 18. Following gas causes global warming :
(a) Chlorine
(b) Ozon
(c) Sulphur dioxide
(d) Carbon dioxide

Answer: (d)

Question 19. According to the author, all forms of life are heading towards :
(a) health and longevity
(b) more development
(c) extinction
(d) sustainable development

Answer: (c) extinction

Question 20. Antarctica stores about ............ ice of the earth's total ice.
(a) 70%
(b) 80%
(c) 90%
(d) 95%

Answer: (c) 90%

Question 21. For higher education, Dr Sadao's father sent him to :
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) France
(d) U.S.A.

Answer: (d) U.S.A.

Question 22.The name of Dr Sadao's wife was :
(a) Jenny
(b) Hana
(c) Sana
(d) Mery

Answer: (b) Hana

Question 23. Dr Sadao's father wanted to see him as a famous :
(a) lawyer
(b) businessman
(c) scientist
(d) surgeon

Answer: (d) surgeon

Question 24. Sadao and Hana met at the first time in :
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) America

Answer: (d) America

Question 25. At the cap of soldier, the following words were written.
(a) U. S. Navy
(b) U. S. Army
(c) U. S. Airforce
(d) none of these

Answer: (a) U. S. Navy

Short Answers Type Question

Question 1. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day? 

Answer: On that day there was silence in the school, like Sunday morning. No noise of the opening and closing of desks and of lessons could be heard. And the villagers were sitting in the class and all learnt very attentively.

Question 2. Why did Franz not want to go to school that day?

Answer: Franz did not want to go to school that day because his teacher had asked to prepare a lesson on participles but he knew nothing about them.

Question 3. Why was there a large crowd in front of the bulletin-board ?

Answer: There was a large crowd in front of the bulletin-board to read the latest news. The news was that they were to study only German in their schools.

Question 4. Why were some villagers sitting on the back benches of the class that day?

Answer: Some villagers were sitting on the back benches of the class as they were sorry that they had not gone to school. They also wanted to thank M. Hamel for his sincere service.

Question 5 What a thunderclap these words were to me!" -- Which were the words that shocked and surprised Franz ?

Answer: The words of M. Hamel which shocked and surprised Franz were -- "My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This is your last French lesson".

Question 6 Give a character sketch of M. Hamel.

Answer: M. Hamel emerges as a very strict teacher who always keeps a ruler in his hand. M. Hamel teaches even his last lesson with great patience. M. Hamel is a perfect teacher, who loved his language and served in the same school, for 40 years. He was very sad while leaving his country.

Question 7 What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Answer: Saheb is a young rag picker. He is looking for money in the garbage dumps. Presently he is living at Seemapuri, a place on the border of Delhi. His family came from Bangladesh.

Question 8. Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall ?Explain.

Answer: Saheb gets 800 and all his meals yet he is not happy working at the tea-stall, because he is no more the master of his own; he is a servant, and the tea cattle is heavier than the plastic bag.

Question 9. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

Answer: (1) The workers in the glass bangles industry have to work in high temperature. It affects their health badly.
(2) And they go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles.

Question 10. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Answer: Firozabad is famous for its glass-blowing industry. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. Many families have spent generations working around furnaces, welding glass, making bangles.

Question 11. Describe the life of ragpickers in Seemapuri.

Answer: Seemapuri is situated on the periphery of Delhi. Those who live here are squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. About ten thousand ragpickers live here in structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin. They do not have sewage, drainage or running water. Food is more important for them than identity. Rag-picking is the only mean for survival in Seemapuri.

Question 12. Who was Saheb? What did he do?

Answer: Saheb was a poor ragpicker boy. Every morning, he would scrounge for coins or other valuables in the garbage dumps.

Question 13. Why did Saheb's family migrate to India ?

Answer: Saheb's family lived in Dhaka. There were many storms that swept away their fields and homes. So they left Dhaka for Delhi to earn their livelihood.

Question 14. What does Mukesh want to become in life ?

Answer: Mukesh wants to be his own master, so he wants to become a motor mechanic and wants to drive a car.

Question 15. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool ? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

Answer: When Douglas was thrown into the pool, he got frightened. On his way down; he planned that when his feet hit the bottom, he would make a big jump, come to the surface, lie flat on it, and swim to the edge of the pool.

Question 16. How did the instructor "build a swimmer" out of Douglas ?

Answer: Douglas was scared of water. He hired an instructor to learn swimming. The instructor used a rope, to save from drowning. he learnt inhale and exhale in water. He became perfect swimmer within three months and overcame his fear of water.

Question17. From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap ?

Answer: The peddler used to sell rattraps. One day while his wandering, he got the idea of the world being a rattrap.

Question 18. What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap ?

Answer: The peddler was wandering in the forest and was unabļe to find a w ay out. Now he has understood that he is trapped in greed of thirty kroner.

Question 19. What made the peddler accept Edla Willmanson's invitation ?

Answer: She assured him that he would be allowed to leave them just as freely as he came. Her friendliness made the peddler accept her invitation.

Question 20. Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler ?

Answer: The peddler left for Edla a rattrap and the money he had stolen. He had requested her to return the money to its owner. Edla was happy to see the gift at the thought that the peddler had repented over his mistake. 

Question 21. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stanle ?

Answer: The peddler was a thief. But Edla and her father warmly received him as Captain von Stahle. This friendly treatment changed his mind. So he wanted to behave as a captain. That is why he signed himself as Captain von Stanle.

Question 22. How did the peddler make the rattraps ? Was his business profitable?

Answer: The peddler made the small rattraps of wire from the material which he got by begging in the stores or at the big farms. And sometimes he did some petty thieveries for his survival. His business was not much profitable.

Question 23. Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning point in his life?

Answer: The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhi's life because his method of disobedience came out successful. The whole nation came to know that they could oppose the British. The peasants were filled with courage, after Gandhi’s movement.

Question 24. Why did Gandhi rebuke the lawyers?

Answer: Gandhi rebuked the lawyers for collecting big fee from the poor peasants for their cases.

Question 25. Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being resolute ?

Answer: Rajkumar Shukla wanted Gandhiji to visit Champaran. Gandhiji was not in a position to visit Champaran immediately. Rajkumar accompanied Gandhiji wherever he went. At last Gandhiji went with him. That is why he is described as being resolute.

Question 26.Why did Gandhi agree to a settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers ?

Answer: Gandhi agreed to the settlement of 25 per cent refund to the farmers because for him the amount of money was not as important as the token victory of the peasants.

Question 27. Who was Rajkumar Shukla ? Why did he request Gandhiji to go to Champaran ?

Answer: Rajkumar Shukla was an illiterate poor farmer. He requested Gandhi to help the indigo sharecroppers of his area. He wanted Gandhi to come to Champaran and help the peasants of Champaran.

Question 28. What was the ancient arrangement between the peasants and landlords at Champaran ?

Answer: Most of the arable land there was divided into large estates owned by Britishers and worked by Indian tenants. The landlords compelled them to plant indigo on the 15% of their land and surrender the entire harvest.

Question 29. What did Gandhi do about the cultural and social backwardness of the Champaran villages at that time?

Answer: For this, Gandhi appealed to teachers. Mahadev Desai and Narhari Parekh with their wives volunteered for work. His son Devdas and the wife of Gandhiji, Kasturba, also came there. Primary schools were opened in six villages. Kasturba taught the rules on personal cleanliness and community sanitation. Gandhiji got a doctor to volunteer his services for six months.

Question 30. Describe the role of Subbu in Gemini Studios.

Answer: Kothamangalam Subbu was considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios because he was multi talented person. He was next to his boss. Subbu was the most suitable man for making film, he was a successful actor. He never aspired for lead roles. He always performed better than the main players. So he was very popular there.

Question 31. Why was the office boy frustrated ? Who did he show his anger on?

Answer: The office boy was frustrated because he felt Subbu was responsible for his negligence, so he showed his anger on Subbu.

Question 32. Who was Subbu's principal ?

Answer: Mr S. S. Vasan, the boss of Gemini Studios was Subbu's principal.

Question 33. Who was the English visitor to the studio?

Answer: Stephen Spender was the English visitor to the studios. He was a poet and an essayist. He was the editor of a British periodical 'The Encounter'.

Question 34. What was pancake and why did the Gemini Studios buy it in truck loads ?

Answer: Pancake was the brand name of the make-up material. As it was used in large quantity. Gemini Studios bought it in truck loads.

Question 35. Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

Answer: Yes, I think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed, reasons are :

1. He answers Mukund's all questions in detail and never seems to be in haste.
2. He answers all the questions patiently.
3. Throughout the interview, he seems to be in a relaxed mood.
4. During his interview, his sense of humour also reflects that he likes to be interview
5. During his entire interview, he doesn't speak anything aggressive against an interview or an interviewer.

Question 36. Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar ?

Answer: Umberto Eco was a professor at the university of Bologna in Italy.Umberto Eco considers himself an academic scholar first and then a novelist. Because during his interview with Mukund he himself tells him, "I am a professor who writes on Sundays.

Question 37. What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, "The Name of the Rose' ?

Answer: "The Name of The Rose' is a serious novel. It subjects to metaphysics, theology, and medieval history. It sold two or three million in the U.S .Eco says "Why it worked at that time is a mystery"

Question 38. What are some of the positive views on interviews ?

Answer: Some of the positive views on interviews are -
(i) In its highest form, an interview is a source of truth, and it is an art.
(ii) It is a supremely serviceable medium of communication.

Question 39. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed ?

Answer: Most celebrity writers despise being interviewed because they feel :
(i) Interview disturbs the privacy of their lives.
(ii) It is immoral.
(iii) It is a crime to reveal someone’s personal life secrets.

Question 40. Who, in today's world, is our chief source of information about personalities?

Answer: In today's world, the chief source of information about personalities is - interview.

Question 41. What was Kipling's stand regarding interview ?

Answer: For Kipling, an interview was immoral and it was a crime, an assault and an offence that deserves punishment.

Question 42. What is Danis Brian's view regarding the position of an interviewer ?

Answer: According to Danis Brian, an interviewer holds a position of unprecedented power and influence.

Question 43. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey ?

Answers: No, Sophie never met Danny Casey, a great Irish football player. Her meeting with Danny in an arcade, her proposed meeting for the next week, all this was just her imagination.

Question 44. Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person ?

Answer: The only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in person was when her family went to watch the football match on Saturday. She saw him in person at the football ground.

Question 45. Describe Sophie.

Answer: Sophie is a young school going girl. She belongs to a lower middle class family. She tells her friend Jansie that after completing her school, she wants to have her own boutique or to become a manager. She wants to become an actress because there is money in this field. She is a big fan of Danny Casey, an Irish football player. She cooks a story of her meeting with Danny. She waits for him but he dosen't come. It is all her fantasy and nothing else.

Question 46. Who is Geoff ? What does he do?

Answer: Geoff is Sophie's elder brother. He is an apprentice mechanic travelling to his work each day to the far side of the city. Sophie is jealous of Geoff's silence .

Question 47. Does her family believe her story?

Answer: No, Sophie's family doesn't believe her story at all. They all know that she lives in the world of her imagination and that she is in the habit of telling lies.

Question 48. Which country did Danny Casey play for ?

Answer: Danny Casey played for Ireland.

Question 49. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?

Answer: The poet is pained to see her mother's death pale face. She suffers from her childhood fear of losing her mother.

Question 50. Why are the young trees described as 'sprinting'?

Answer: Old age is lifeless and pale while young age is full of joy and energy.

Question 51. Why has the mother been compared to the 'late winter's moon' ?

Answer: The late winter's moon appears dull and shrouded. It loses its brightness. So the poet compares her aged mother's pale and ash like withered face to the 'late winter's moon'.

Question 52 . How does the poet describe her mother ?

Answer: The poet describes her mother's ageing face to be as pale and dim as the late winter moon and whose journey of life is about to end.

Question 53. What is the theme of the poem?

Answer: While travelling from her parents' home to Cochin, the poet sadly looks at her aged mother's wrinkled and colorless face, and She suffers from her childhood fear of losing her mother.