The Tiger King - Important Questions

1. How did the Tiger King acquire his name?

2. What happened to the tiger provided by the Dewan Saheb?

3. What did the British officer's secretary tell the Maharaja? Why did the Maharaja refuse
permission?

4. Why was the Maharaja in danger of losing his throne?

5. What led the Maharaja to start out on a tiger hunt?

6. How did the hundredth tiger take its revenge on the king?

7. Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill the hundredth tiger?

8. When and why did the Maharaja decide to get married?

9. What sort of hunts did the Maharaja offer to organize for the high-ranking British officer? What
trait of the officer does it reveal?

10. Why did the Maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?

11. Why did the Maharaja order the Dewan to double the land tax?

12. How did the Maharaja please a high-ranking British official?

13. What gave the astrologers the greatest surprise of their life while they were studying the
horoscope of the ten-day-old prince?

14. How did the Tiger King become the victim of the hundredth tiger?

15. The manner of his (The Tiger King's) death is a matter of extraordinary interest. Comment.
 Important Questions from 'The Third Level' - Class 12 English

1. What does the third level refer to? What is the significance of the third level?

2. What convinced Charley that he had reached the third level at Grand Central Station and not the
second level?

3. How does Charley, the narrator describe the third level at Grand Central Station?

4. How did Charley make sure that he was not in the present time?

5. How did Charley often get lost on the Grand Central Station?

6. Why did Charley suspect that Sam had gone to Galesburg?

7. How does Charley describe Galesburg as it used to be in 1894?

8. What did Charley learn about Sam from the stamp and coin store?

9. How did Sam reach Galesburg? What did he advise Charley to do?

10. Why did the booking clerk refuse to accept the money?

11. Why did Charley rush back from the third level?

12. How did Charley reach the third level of Grand Central? How was it different from the other
levels?

13. Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?

14. What made Charley believe that he was actually standing at the third level?

15. What kind of people did Charley see at the third level?

16. How does Charley make his description of the third level very realistic?

17. What is being inferred from Sam?s letter to Charley?

 The Rattrap - Important Questions

1. Why did the peddler sign himself as Captain von Stahle?

2. Why did the peddler think that the world was a rattrap?

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

4. Which act of the crofter surprised the peddler? Why?

5. How was the peddler treated at the crofter's cottage?

6. Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?

7. Why was the peddler surprised when he knocked on the door of the cottage?

8. What made the peddler finally change his ways?

9. Why did the peddler keep to the woods after leaving the crofter's cottage? How did he feel?

10. Did the stranger agree to go to the ironmaster's house? Why or why not?

11. Why did the peddler decline the invitation of the ironmaster?

12. Why was the crofter so friendly and talkative with the peddler?

13. Who was the owner of Ramsjo iron mills? Why did he visit the mills at night?

14. How did the ironmaster react on seeing the stranger lying close to the furnace?

15. Why didn't the stranger tell the ironmaster that he was not Nils Olof?

16. Why was the crofter happy when the peddler knocked on his door?

17. How was the crofter 'generous with his confidences' when he spoke to the peddler?

18. What did the peddler do to keep his body and soul together?

19. Why did the peddler derive pleasure from his idea of the world as a rattrap?

20. Why did Edla plead with her father not to send the vagabond away?

21. In what sense was the world a big rattrap according to the peddler?

22. Why did the peddler knock on the cottage by the roadside? How was he treated by the owner of
the cottage?
23. What conclusion did the ironmaster reach when he heard that the crofter had been robbed by
the peddler?

24. What were the contents of the package left by the peddler as a Christmas gift for Edla
Willmansson?

25. How was the peddler received by the crofter?

26. What brought about a change in the life of the peddler?

27. At the crofter's home, why did the peddler feel very happy?

28. Why was the peddler amused at the idea of the world being a rattrap?

29. What hospitality did the peddler receive from the crofter?

30. What do we learn about the crofter's nature from the story, 'The Rattrap'?
 The Last Lesson - Important Questions

1. What was the mood in the classroom when M. Hamel gave his last French lesson? (Delhi 2009)

2. What had the narrator counted on to enter the school, unnoticed? (Delhi 2010)

3. 'This is your last French lesson.' How did Franz react to this declaration of M.Hamel? (Delhi 2010)

4. 'What a thunder clap these words were to me!' Which were the words that shocked and surprised
little Franz? (Delhi 2010)

5. What changes came over little Franz after he heard M.Hamel's announcement? (All India 2010)

6. What was tempting Franz to keep away from school that morning? (Comptt. Delhi 2010)

7. What was unusual about M. Hamel's dress and behaviour on the day of his last French lesson?
(Comptt. Delhi 2010)

8. Why had the bulletin-board become a centre of attention during the last two years? (Comptt. All
India 2010)

9. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for the school that day? (Delhi 2011)

10. What had been put up on the bulletin board? (Delhi 2011)

11. Who did M.Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? (Delhi 2011)

12. Franz thinks, 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?' What does this tell us
about the attitude of the Frenchmen? (All India 2011)

13. 'What a thunderclap these words were to me!' - Which were the words that shocked and
surprised Franz? (All India 2011)

14. What announcement did M. Hamel make? What was the impact of this on Franz? (All India
2011)

15. What did M. Hamel tell the people in the class about French language? What did he ask them to
do and why? (Comptt. Delhi 2011)

16. What was the mood in the classroom when M.Hamel gave his last French lesson? (Comptt. All
India 2011)

17. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in the school? (Delhi 2012)

18. How did M.Hamel say farewell to his students and the people of the town? (All India 2012)

19. What were Franz's regrets after M. Hamel's announcement of his last lesson? (Comptt. Delhi
2012)
20. What change was there in Franz' attitude towards M. Hamel? (Comptt. All India 2012)

21. Why did M. Hamel not scold Franz when the latter fumbled with the rule for the participle?
(Comptt. All India 2012)

22. How did Franz react to the declaration that it was their last French lesson? (Delhi 2013)

23. 'What a thunderclap these words were to me!' What were the words that shocked and surprised
the narrator? (Delhi, Comptt. All India 2013)

24. What did M. Hamel tell them about the French language? What did he ask them to do and why?
(Delhi 2013)

25. What was the order from Berlin and what changes did it cause in the school? (All India 2013)

26. Why did Franz think of running away from the school that morning? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

27. What did Franz see when he passed the town hall? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

28. When Franz reached his school, what unusual situation did he observe? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

29. After sitting down at his desk what unusual things did Franz observe about M. Hamel? (Comptt.
All India 2013)

30. 'But the thing that surprised me most was to see...' What surprised Franz most in the class?
(Comptt. All India 2013)
 The Interview - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Why did Umberto Eco prefer himself to be called an academician

than a novelist?
2. Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?
3. What was unique and distinctive about Ecos academic writing
style?
4. State the reason for the huge success of the novel, 'The Name of
the Rose'.
5. 'The Name of the Rose' deals with medieval history. Was it
responsible for the novels success?
6. What did the publisher think of 'The Name of the Rose'?
7. What drawbacks of interviews have been pointed out by Lewis
Carroll?
8. Why do most celebrity writers hate to be interviewed?
9. How did Lewis Carroll react to the interviews?
10. What made the American publisher think that the novel 'The Name
of the Rose' wouldnt sell in America? What actually happened? What
was the secret of its success?
11. What do you think about Umberto Eco? Does he like being
interviewed? Give reasons in support of your answer.
12. Why did Umberto Eco start writing novels and when? What does
Eco say about the huge success of his novel, 'The Name of the Rose',
in spite of it being a difficult and very serious novel?
13. What impression do you form about Umberto Eco as a scholar
and writer on the basis of 'The Interview'?
14. Ecos academic work has certain playful and personal quality
about it. Comment.
15. Umberto Eco is an academic as well as a famous novelist.
 The Enemy - Important Questions

1. Why did the General spare the American soldier?

2. Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?

3. Why did the messenger come to Dr. Sadao? What did Hana think about it?

4. What forced Dr. Sadao to be impatient and irritated with his patient?

5. In what context does Hana remember General Takima? What does she infer?

6. How did Hana help Dr. Sadao while he operated upon the enemy soldier?

7. What was the old gardener's reaction when Dr. Sadao gave shelter to the enemy soldier?

8. How did Dr. Sadao ensure that the American sailor left his house but he himself remained safe

and secure?

9. Why did Hana wash the wounded soldier herself?

10. How does the writer indicate that Dr. Sadao's father was a very traditional and conventional

man?

11. How did Dr. Sadao plan the American prisoner's escape?

12. Did Hana think the Japanese tortured their prisoners of war? Why?

13. Why had Hana to wash the wounded man herself?

14. What help did Dr. Sadao seek from Hana while operating on the wounded white man?
 Poets and Pancakes Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Why is the Englishman's visit referred to as an unexplained

mystery?
2. Who was the English visitor to the studios and what was the
purpose of his visit?
3. What was MRA and why was it welcomed at the Gemini Studios?
4. How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet
addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
5. Why did everybody in the studio think of giving the author some
work to do?
6. Why did the 'boy' in the makeup department come to the author?
Why was the author praying for crowd shooting all the time?
7. Who was Subbus enemy? Why?
8. What were the positive qualities of Subbu that the writer admired?
9. Account for Subbus importance in Gemini Studios.
10. Why was Subbu considered number two at Gemini Studios?
11. How did the people of Madras and those at Gemini Studios
respond to the plays staged by the Moral Re-Armament Army?
12. Why was the Moral Re-armament Army welcomed at the Gemini
Studios?
13. Give one example to show that Gemini Studios was influenced by
the plays staged by MRA.
14. Which example of national integration in Gemini Studios is given
in 'Poets and Pancakes'?
15. Why did Asokamitran pray for crowd shooting all the time?
16. Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at Gemini studios?
17. How did the author discover who the English visitor to the Studios
was?
18. What made the lawyer lose his job? What does the writer find so
funny about the situation?
19. Why was the office boy disappointed with his job in the Gemini
Studios?
20. Why was Kothamangalam Subbu treated with regard in the Gemini
Studios?
21. Why is the Englishmans visit to the Gemini Studios referred to as
an unexplained mystery?
22. Why did Asokamitran pray for crowd shooting all the time?
23. Why is Subbu described as a many-sided genius?
24. How does humour and satire enliven the account of the events
and personalities at Gemini Studios as portrayed by Asokamitran in
'Poets and Pancakes'?
25. How did Subbu use his genius in various activities in the Gemini
Studios?
26. Why and how was the Moral Re-Armament Army welcomed at the
Gemini Studios?
27. Subbu was a troubleshooter. Do you agree with this statement?
Give an account of Subbus qualities of head and heart.
28. What political significance does Gemini Studios' invitation to
Moral Re-Armament army and Stephen Spender show?
 On The Face of It - Important Questions

1. What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry to him? (All India 2009)

2. What did Derrys mother think of Mr. Lamb? (All India 2009)

3. What consolation did people give when they saw his acid burnt face? (Comptt. Delhi 2010)

4. Mr. Lamb told Derry the story of a man who hid himself in his room. Why did the man do so and
with what result? (Comptt. All India 2010)

5. Why does Mr. Lamb leave his gate always open? (All India 2011)

6. How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy when it is a bit cool? (Delhi 2012)

7. What peculiar things does Derry notice about the old man, Lamb? (All India 2012)

8. Who was Derry? What did he suffer from? (Comptt. Delhi 2012)

9. If you were to give a different ending to the story, On The Face of It how would you end it? (All
India 2013)

10. As told by Mr. Lamb, why did a man lock himself up in his room and what happened to him?
(Comptt. Delhi 2013)

11. In what sense is the friendship between Mr. Lamb and Derry fruitful? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

12. Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry? (Comptt. All India 2014)

13. Why did Derry insist that he would go back to Mr. Lamb? (Comptt. Delhi 2015)

14. How did Derrys handicap damage his life? (Comptt. All India 2015)

15. Why does Derry stay away from people? (Comptt. All India 2015)

16. What does Mr. Lamb try to tell Derry through the example of a weed and a flower? (Comptt. All
India 2016)

17. How does Mr. Lamb react when Derry enters his garden? (All India 2017)
 On The Face of It - Important Questions

1. What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry to him? (All India 2009)

2. What did Derrys mother think of Mr. Lamb? (All India 2009)

3. What consolation did people give when they saw his acid burnt face? (Comptt. Delhi 2010)

4. Mr. Lamb told Derry the story of a man who hid himself in his room. Why did the man do so and
with what result? (Comptt. All India 2010)

5. Why does Mr. Lamb leave his gate always open? (All India 2011)

6. How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy when it is a bit cool? (Delhi 2012)

7. What peculiar things does Derry notice about the old man, Lamb? (All India 2012)

8. Who was Derry? What did he suffer from? (Comptt. Delhi 2012)

9. If you were to give a different ending to the story, On The Face of It how would you end it? (All
India 2013)

10. As told by Mr. Lamb, why did a man lock himself up in his room and what happened to him?
(Comptt. Delhi 2013)

11. In what sense is the friendship between Mr. Lamb and Derry fruitful? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

12. Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry? (Comptt. All India 2014)

13. Why did Derry insist that he would go back to Mr. Lamb? (Comptt. Delhi 2015)

14. How did Derrys handicap damage his life? (Comptt. All India 2015)

15. Why does Derry stay away from people? (Comptt. All India 2015)

16. What does Mr. Lamb try to tell Derry through the example of a weed and a flower? (Comptt. All
India 2016)

17. How does Mr. Lamb react when Derry enters his garden? (All India 2017)
 My Mother at Sixty-Six - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
.and felt that old familiar ache, my childhoods fear, but all I said was,
see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile
- What was the childhood fear that now troubled the poet?
- What do the poets parting words suggest?
- Why did the poet smile and smile?
2. What do the poets parting words to her mother signify?
3. Why are the young trees described as sprinting?
4. What is the significance of the parting words of the poet and her
smile in My Mother at Sixty-six?
5. How did Kamala Das put away the thought of her mothers old age?
6. Why did Kamala Das add the image of merry children to her poem?
7. What helped Kamala Das put away the thought of her mothers old
age?
8. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
..but soon put that thought away and looked out at young trees
sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes
- Which thought did the poet put away?
- What do the sprinting trees signify?
- What are the merry children spilling out of their homes symbolic
of?
9. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
..and felt that old familiar ache, my childhoods fear, but all I said was,
see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile
- What was the childhood fear that now troubled the poet?
- What do the poets parting words suggest?
 - Why did the poet smile and smile?
10. What were Kamala Das fears as a child? Why do they surface
when she is going to the airport?
11. Why has the mother been compared to the late winters moon?
12. Why are the young trees described as sprinting?
13. What were the poets feelings at the airport? How did she hide
them?
14. What childhood fear did Kamala Das refer to in her poem? How
did she hide it?
15. What childhood fear does Kamala Das have? Why?
 Lost Spring - Important Questions

1. What does the writer mean when she says, 'Saheb is no longer his own master'? (Delhi 2000)

2. Is it possible for Mukesh to realize his dream? Justify your answer? (All India 2000)

3. Do you think Saheb was happy to work at the tea stall? Answer giving reasons. (All India 2000)

4. What does the title, 'Lost Spring' convey? (All India 2000)

5. Why does the author say that the bangle makers are caught in a vicious web? (All India 2010)

6. What does the writer mean when she says, 'Saheb is no longer his own master'? (Comptt. All
India 2011)

7. Who is Mukesh? What is his dream? (Delhi 2012)

8. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? Why/ Why not? (Delhi 2012)

9. Why could the bangle-makers not organise themselves into a co-operative? (All India 2012)

10. Mention any two problems faced by the bangle sellers. (Comptt. All India 2012)

11. Garbage has two different meanings-one for the children and another for the adults. Comment.
(Comptt. All India 2012)

12. Why didn't the bangle makers of Ferozabad organise themselves into a cooperative? (Comptt.
All India 2012)

13. How is Mukesh's attitude towards life different from that of his family? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

14. Why can't the bangle makers of Ferozabad organize themselves into a cooperative? (Comptt.
Delhi 2013)

15. Why is Saheb unhappy working at the tea stall? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

16. Survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Comment. (Comptt. All India 2013)

17. It is 'a tradition to stay barefoot'. What is the attitude of the rag-pickers of Seemapuri towards
wearing shoes? (Comptt. All India 2013)

18. A young man in Ferozabad is burdened under the baggage of two worlds. What are they?
(Comptt. All India)
19. How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad? (Delhi 2014)

20. What job did Saheb take up? Was he happy? (Delhi 2014)

21. Why did Saheb's parents leave Dhaka and migrate to India? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

22. What is Mukesh's dream? Do you think he will be able to fulfil his dream? Why? Why not?
(Comptt. Delhi 2014)

23. In what sense is garbage gold to the ragpickers? (Comptt. All India 2014)

24. Whom does Anees Jung blame for the sorry plight of the bangle makers? (Comptt. All India
2014)

25. To which country did Saheb's parents originally belong? Why did they come to India? (Comptt.
All India 2014)

26. Most of us do not raise our voice against injustice in our society and tend to remain mute
spectators. Anees Jung in her article, 'Lost Childhood' vividly highlights the miserable life of street
children and bangle makers of Firozabad. She wants us to act. Which qualities does she want the
children to develop? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

27. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? (All India 2015)

28. What did garbage mean to the children of Seemapuri and to their parents? (All India 2015)

29. 'It is his karam, his destiny.' What is Mukesh's family's attitude towards their situation? (All India
2015)

30. Describe the irony in Saheb's name. (Delhi 2016)

 Keeping Quiet - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the Earth lets not speak in any language,
lets stop for one second, and not move our arms so much.
- How long does the poet want to stay still?
- What does he hope to achieve by keeping quiet?
- What does the poet mean by not move our arms so much?
2. What is the exotic moment the poet Pablo Neruda wishes for?
3. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we
would all be together in a sudden strangeness.
- What does It refer to?
- Who is the poet speaking to?
- What would the moment be like?
4. According to the poet, what is it that human beings can learn from
Nature?
5. Why is Pablo Neruda against total inactivity?
6. Which sadness is Pablo Neruda worried about in his poem?
7. Do you think the poet, Pablo Neruda advocates total inactivity and
death? Why/ Why not?
8. What is the sadness that the poet, Pablo Neruda refers to in the
poem Keeping Quiet?
9. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death in the
poem, Keeping Quiet? Give reasons.
10. What is the exotic moment the poet Pablo Neruda wishes for?
11. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow:
For once on the face of the Earth lets not speak in any language, lets
stop for one second, and not move our arms so much.
- Why does the poet want us to keep quiet?
- What does he want us to do for one second?
- What does he mean by not move our arms?
12. How can suspension of activities help?
13. How does stopping for a second help us, according to the poet,
Pablo Neruda?
14. What is the exotic moment referred to in the poem, Keeping
Quiet? What makes it exotic?
15. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that
follow:
Perhaps the Earth can teach us as when everything seems dead and
later proves to be alive.
Now Ill count up to twelve and you keep quiet and I will go.
- What does the Earth teach us?
- What does the poet mean to achieve by counting up to twelve?
- What is the significance of keeping quiet?
 Journey to the End of the Earth - Important Questions

1. How do geological phenomena help us to know about the history of mankind?

2. What kind of indications do we get while visiting Antarctica to save Earth?

3. How can a visit to Antarctica be an enlightening experience?

4. Why is a visit to Antarctica important to realise the effect of global warming?

5. How is Antarctica a crucial element in the debate on climate change?

6. What was the objective of the 'Students on Ice Programme'?

7. Why is Antarctica and its understanding important for the survival of the world?

8. What are the indications for the future of humankind?

9. How did the Antarctica amaze the writer when he first saw it?

10. Why was Tishani Doshi filled with relief and wonder when he set foot on the Antarctic continent?

11. Why is Antarctica the place to go to if we want to study the earth's past, present and future?

12. What were the writer's feelings on reaching Antarctica?

13. What sort of brightness and silence prevailed in Antarctica during summer?

14. What do you think is the reason behind the success of the programme, 'Students on Ice'?

15. Why does the author of Journey to the End of the Earth state that in 12000 years man has
managed to create a ruckus on this earth?

16. How was Antarctica a chilling prospect for a South Indian, Tishani Doshi?

17. How the programme, 'Students on Ice' was an attempt to equip future generation with
knowledge to save Earth?

18. The world's geological history is trapped in the Antarctica. How is the study of this region useful
to us?

19. What are phytoplanktons? How are they important to our ecosystem?
 Indigo Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters' offer of a 25 percent refund

to the farmers?
2. How was Gandhiji able to influence the lawyers at Champaran?
3. How did Gandhiji help the peasants of Champaran?
4. Why did the servants think Gandhiji to be another peasant?
5. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters' offer of a 25% refund to the
farmers?
6. How were Shukla and Gandhiji received in Rajendra Prasad's
house?
7. What made Gandhiji demand 50% refund from the British
landlords?
8. Why did Gandhiji accept 25 percent compensation?
9. While at Champaran, how did Gandhiji keep a long-distance watch
on his ashram?
10. 'The battle of Champaran is won.' When and why did Gandhiji
exclaim this?
11. Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court
was useless?
12. What made the Lieutenant Governor drop the case against
Gandhiji?
13. How did the Champaran peasants react when they heard that a
Mahatma had come to help them?
14. Why did Gandhiji agree to 25% compensation?
15. How did Rajkumar Shukla establish that he was resolute?
16. How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad's house?
17. What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British
landlords and the Indian peasants?
18. Why is Raj Kumar Shukla described as being 'resolute'?
19. Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in
Champaran?
20. Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
21. Why was Gandhiji unhappy with the lawyers in Muzzafarpur? Why
was he against taking cases to the law courts?
22. Describe the difficulties faced by Gandhi at Champaran.
23. How was a solution to the problem of indigo sharecroppers of
Champaran found?
24. Why and how did Raj Kumar Shukla persuade Gandhiji to visit
Champaran?
25. How was the Champaran incident a turning point in Gandhiji's
life?
26. Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to
be a turning point in his life?
27. How did Gandhiji use satyagraha and non-violence at Champaran
to achieve his goal?
28. Give an account of Gandhiji's efforts to secure justice for the poor
indigo sharecroppers of Champaran.
29. The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhiji's life.
Elucidate.
30. Why did Rajkumar Shukla invite Gandhiji to Champaran? How did
Gandhiji solve the problem of the indigo farmers?
 Important Questions: Memories of Childhood

1. When did Bama first come to know of the social discrimination faced by the people of her
community?

2. How did Zitkala-Sa try to prevent the shingling of her hair?

3. Why did the landlord's man ask Bama's brother, on which street he lived? What was the
significance?

4. Why was Zitkala-Sa terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short?

5. What did Zitkala-Sa feel when her long hair was cut?

6. What advice did Annan offer Bama?

7. 'I felt like sinking to the floor,' says Zitakala-Sa. When did she feel so and why?

8. What did Judewin tell Zitkala-Sa? How did she react to it?

9. How long would it take Bama to walk home from her school and why?

10. When did Bama first come to know of the social discrimination faced by the people of her
community?

11. How could Bama rise above indignities?

12. What made Bama return home invariably late from school?

13. What were the articles in the stalls and shops that fascinated Bama on her way back from
school?

14. What sort of shows or entertainment attracted Bama?

15. Which activities of the people would Bama watch keenly in the bazaar?

16. Which words of her brother made a deep impression on Bama?

17. Why was Zitkala-Sa in tears on the first day in the land of apples?

18. What is common between Zitkala-Sa and Bama?

 Important Questions on Gandhiji and Champaran

1. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters' offer of a 25 percent refund

to the farmers?
2. How was Gandhiji able to influence the lawyers at Champaran?
3. How did Gandhiji help the peasants of Champaran?
4. Why did the servants think Gandhiji to be another peasant?
5. Why did Gandhiji agree to the planters' offer of a 25% refund to the
farmers?
6. How were Shukla and Gandhiji received in Rajendra Prasad's
house?
7. What made Gandhiji demand 50% refund from the British
landlords?
8. Why did Gandhiji accept 25 percent compensation?
9. While at Champaran, how did Gandhiji keep a long-distance watch
on his ashram?
10. 'The battle of Champaran is won.' When and why did Gandhiji
exclaim this?
11. Why did Gandhiji feel that taking the Champaran case to the court
was useless?
12. What made the Lieutenant Governor drop the case against
Gandhiji?
13. How did the Champaran peasants react when they heard that a
Mahatma had come to help them?
14. Why did Gandhiji agree to 25% compensation?
15. How did Rajkumar Shukla establish that he was resolute?
16. How was Gandhi treated at Rajendra Prasad's house?
17. What were the terms of the indigo contract between the British
landlords and the Indian peasants?
18. Why is Raj Kumar Shukla described as being 'resolute'?
19. Why was Gandhiji opposed to C.F. Andrews helping him in
Champaran?
20. Why did Gandhiji agree to a settlement of mere 25 percent?
21. Why was Gandhiji unhappy with the lawyers in Muzzafarpur? Why
was he against taking cases to the law courts?
22. Describe the difficulties faced by Gandhi at Champaran.
23. How was a solution to the problem of indigo sharecroppers of
Champaran found?
24. Why and how did Raj Kumar Shukla persuade Gandhiji to visit
Champaran?
25. How was the Champaran incident a turning point in Gandhiji's
life?
26. Why do you think Gandhiji considered the Champaran episode to
be a turning point in his life?
27. How did Gandhiji use satyagraha and non-violence at Champaran
to achieve his goal?
28. Give an account of Gandhiji's efforts to secure justice for the poor
indigo sharecroppers of Champaran.
29. The Champaran episode was a turning point in Gandhiji's life.
Elucidate.
30. Why did Rajkumar Shukla invite Gandhiji to Champaran? How did
Gandhiji solve the problem of the indigo farmers?
 Going Places - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. 'Damn that Geoff, this was a Geoff thing not a Jansie thing.' Why
did Sophie say so?
2. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person?
3. Why didnt Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with
Danny?
4. What did Sophie tell Geoff about her meeting with Danny Casey?
5. Why didnt Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with
Danny?
6. Did Geoff keep his promise to Sophie? How do you know?
7. How did Sophies father react when Geoff told him about her
meeting with Danny Casey?
8. What thoughts came to Sophies mind as she sat by the canal?
9. Which was the only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey
in person?
10. Why did Jansie discourage Sophie from entertaining thoughts
about the sports-star, Danny Casey?
11. Did Geoff keep his promise? How do you know?
12. Why did Sophie not want Jansie to know anything about her
meeting with Danny Casey?
13. What do you think of Sophies dream about her career?
14. Though Sophie and Jansie were good friends, how were they
basically different from each other?
15. Why did Sophie want to keep her story with Danny a secret from
Jansie?
16. Why did Sophie like her brother, Geoff more than any other
person?
17. Why was Sophie jealous of Geoffs silence?
18. Did Geoff keep up his promise? How do you know?
19. What is unrealistic about Sophies dreams of her future life?
20. Why does Jansie discourage Sophie from living in a world of
fantasy?
21. Why did Sophie not want Jansie to know about her story with
Danny?
22. How do we know that Sophies family lived in poor circumstances?
 Deep Water - Important Questions

1. How did Douglas finally get rid of the fear he had of water? (Delhi 2009)

2. How did the incident at the YMCA pool affect Douglas? (All India 2009)

3. Why was Douglas keen to overcome his fear of water? (All India 2009)

4. When Douglas realised that he was sinking, how did he plan to save himself? (Delhi 2010)

5. What did Douglas experience as he went down to the bottom of the pool for the first time? (Delhi
2010)

6. What sort of terror seized Douglas as he went down the water with a yellow glow? How could he
feel that he was still alive? (Delhi 2010)

7. Why did William Douglas develop aversion to the water when he was three or four years old?
(Comptt. Delhi 2010)

8. What misadventure did William Douglas experience at the YMCA pool? (Comptt. All India 2010)

9. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? (Delhi 2011)

10. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? (Delhi 2011)

11. Which factors led Douglas to decide in favour of YMCA pool? (All India 2011)

12. What did Douglas learn from his experience at the YMCA pool? (Comptt. Delhi 2011)

13. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? (Delhi 2012)

14. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire? How did he make his terror flee?
(All India 2012)

15. What efforts did Douglas make to get over his fear of water? (All India 2012)

16. Which two frightening experiences did Douglas have in water in his childhood? (Comptt. Delhi
2012)

17. How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer? (Delhi 2013)

18. How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror? (All India 2013)

19. How did William Douglas's aversion to water begin? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)
20. Why did William Douglas use the YMCA pool and not Yakima river to learn swimming? (Comptt.
Delhi 2013)

21. What happened when 'a big bruiser of a boy' tossed Douglas into the YMCA pool? How did
Douglas plan to come out? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)

22. Which two incidents in Douglas' early life made him scared of water? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

23. Why did Douglas prefer to go to YMCA swimming pool to learn swimming? (Comptt. Delhi 2014)

24. What did Douglas feel and do when he was pushed into the swimming pool? (Comptt. All India
2014)

25. How did his swimming instructor 'build a swimmer' out of Douglas? (Comptt. All India 2014)

26. Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the YMCA swimming
pool? (Delhi 2015)

27. How did Douglas remove his residual doubts about his fear of water? (Delhi 2015)

28. How did Douglas's experience at the YMCA pool affect him? (Delhi 2015)

29. What lesson did Douglas learn when he got rid of his fear of water? (Comptt. Delhi 2015)

30. How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer?

 Aunt Jennifer's Tigers - Important Questions

1. Describe the tigers created by Aunt Jennifer.

2. Why did Aunt Jennifer choose to embroider tigers on the panel?

3. How are Aunt Jennifer's tigers described?

4. Why are they described as denizens of a world of green?

5. Why are they not afraid of the men?

6. What will happen to Aunt Jennifer's tigers when she is dead?

7. How has Aunt Jennifer created her tigers? What traits of tigers do they reveal?

8. Why are Aunt Jennifer's hands fluttering through her wool?

9. Describe the contrast between Aunt Jennifer and her creation, the tigers.

10. How do 'denizens' and 'chivalric' add to our understanding of the tigers' attitude?

11. Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her own character?

12. What do the symbols, 'tigers', 'fingers' and 'ring' stand for in the poem, 'Aunt Jennifer's Tigers'?

13. What kind of married life did Aunt Jennifer lead?

14. What lies heavily on Aunt Jennifer's hand? How is it associated with her husband?

15. Why has Aunt Jennifer made 'prancing, proud and unafraid' tigers?

16. What is the meaning of the phrase, 'massive weight of uncle's wedding band'?

17. What are the difficulties that Aunt Jennifer faced in her life?

18. How are Aunt Jennifer's tigers different from her?

 A Thing of Beauty - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and oer-darkened ways
Made for our searching:
- What are the flowery bands that bind us to the earth?
- What message do the above lines convey?
2. According to Keats, what makes man love life in spite of all its
problems and miseries?
3. What image does Keats use to describe the beautiful bounty of the
earth?
4. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and
sufferings?
5. Mention any two things of beauty that Keats has described in his
poem. How do they make us joyful?
6. Mention any two things which, according to Keats, give us pain and
suffering?
7. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
A thing of beauty is a joy forever Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness; but will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
- List any two things of beauty mentioned above.
- What does the phrase, pass into nothingness mean?
 - What are the effects of beautiful things on mans spirit?
8. Why and how is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
9. What is the message of the poem, A Thing of Beauty?
10. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever?
11. Why is grandeur associated with the mighty dead?
12. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and
sufferings?
13. Describe any three things of beauty mentioned in the poem, A
Thing of Beauty.
14. Why does a thing of beauty never pass into nothingness?
 A Roadside Stand - Important Questions - Class 12 English

1. Why do the people who run the roadside stand wait for the squeal
of brakes so eagerly?
2. Explain: 'soothe them out of them wits' with reference to the poem
'A Roadside Stand'.
3. Why does Robert Frost sympathise with the rural poor?
4. What was the plea of the folk who had put up the roadside stand?
5. What is the childish longing of the folk who had put up the
roadside stand? Why is it in vain?
6. Why didnt the polished traffic stop at the roadside stand?
7. What news in the poem A Roadside Stand is making its round in
the village?
8. Why do people at the roadside stand ask for city money?
9. What does Frost himself feel about the roadside stand?
10. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:
The little old house was out with a little new shed
In front at the edge of the road where the traffic sped,
A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,
It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of the money, the cash, whose flow supports
The flower of cities from sinking and withering faint.
- Where was the new shed put up? What was its purpose?
- Why does the poet use the word pathetic?
- Explain: too pathetically pled
- Who are referred to as the flower of cities?
11. The polished traffic passed with a mind ahead,
Or if ever aside a moment, then out of sorts
At having the landscape marred with the artless paint
Of signs that with N turned wrong and S turned
- What does the poet mean by with a mind ahead?
- What are N and S signs?
- Why have these signs turned wrong?
12. Or beauty rest in a beautiful mountain scene,
You have the money, but if you want to be mean,
Why keep your money (this crossly) and go along.
- What attraction does the place offer?
- What should one do if one wants to be mean?
- What does the poet not complain about?
- What do you think is the real worry of the poet?
13. It is in the news that all these pitiful kin
Are to be bought out and mercifully gathered in
To live in villages, next to the theatre and the store,
While greedy good-doers, beneficent beasts of prey,
- Explain why merciful have been called greedy good-doers and
beneficent beasts of prey?
- Why wont these poor people have to think for themselves any
more?
14. Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear
The thought of so much childish longing in vain,
The sadness that lurks near the open window there,
That waits all day in almost open prayer
For the squeal of brakes, the sound of a stopping car,
- What cannot be borne by the poet and why?
- What is the childish longing?
 - Why the longing has been termed as vain?
- Why do the people driving in the cars stop sometimes?
15. Sometimes I feel myself I can hardly bear
The thought of so much childish longing in vain,
The sadness that lurks near the open window there,
- Why is the longing called childish?
- Where is the window?
- Why does sadness lurk there?
 Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 2: Solutions - Important Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Why do components in a binary mixture of two liquids stop separating during distillation?
2. Why does adding NaCl to water increase its boiling point, but adding methyl alcohol decreases it?
3. Explain the 'like dissolves like' solubility rule in terms of intermolecular forces.
4. Why are mass percentage, ppm, mole fraction, and molality independent of temperature, while
molarity is not?
5. What is the significance of Henry's Law constant KH?
6. Why are aquatic species more comfortable in cold water than warm water?
7. Explain the phenomenon of 'bends' and high-altitude sickness using Henry's Law.
8. Why is the vapour pressure of an aqueous solution of glucose lower than that of pure water?
9. How does salt help in clearing snow-covered roads?
10. What is a 'semi-permeable membrane'?
11. What material is used for making a semipermeable membrane for reverse osmosis?

Matching Type Questions

1. Match different types of solutions with their descriptions.

2. Match different concentration expressions with their formulas.
3. Match different gas laws with their respective equations.

Assertion and Reason Type Questions

1. **Assertion:** The molarity of a solution in liquid state changes with temperature.

**Reason:** The volume of a solution changes with a change in temperature.
**Solution:** (i) Both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
2. **Assertion:** When methyl alcohol is added to water, the boiling point of water increases.
**Reason:** When a volatile solute is added to a volatile solvent, elevation in boiling point is
observed.
**Solution:** (iv) Assertion and reason both are incorrect statements.
3. **Assertion:** When NaCl is added to water a depression in the freezing point is observed.
**Reason:** The lowering of the vapour pressure of a solution causes depression in the freezing
point.
**Solution:** (i) Both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
4. **Assertion:** When a solution is separated from the pure solvent by a semi-permeable
membrane, the solvent molecules pass through it from the pure solvent side to the solution side.
**Reason:** Diffusion of solvent occurs from a region of high concentration solution to a region of
low concentration solution.
 **Solution:** (ii) Assertion and reason both are correct statements but the reason is not a correct
explanation for assertion.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Define different ways of expressing solution concentration. Which of them are

temperature-independent and why?
2. Explain how the total vapour pressure over a solution relates to Raoult's law.
3. Differentiate between ideal and non-ideal solutions based on intermolecular forces.
4. Why can't pure ethanol be obtained through fractional distillation? Explain azeotropes.
5. Explain osmosis with an example and its real-life applications.
6. Discuss the biological and industrial importance of osmosis.
7. Explain how to remove the hard calcium carbonate layer from an egg without damaging its
semi-permeable membrane.
8. Why do some solutes exhibit abnormal colligative properties? Explain using the Van't Hoff factor.
 Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 3: Electrochemistry - Important Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Can absolute electrode potential of an electrode be measured?
2. Can E0 cell or DeltarG0 for a cell reaction ever be equal to zero?
3. Under what conditions is E0 cell = 0 and DeltarG0 = 0?
4. What does the negative sign in the expression E0 Zn2+/Zn = - 0.76 V mean?
5. Will the mass of copper and silver deposited on the cathode be same or different when
electrolysed with 1 ampere current for 10 minutes?
6. Depict the galvanic cell in which the cell reaction is: Cu + 2Ag+ -> 2Ag + Cu2+.
7. Why are Cl- ions oxidised at the anode instead of water in the electrolysis of aqueous NaCl, even
though Cl- has a more positive standard electrode potential?
8. What is electrode potential?
9. Why is alternating current used for measuring the resistance of an electrolytic solution?
10. How will the pH of brine (NaCl solution) be affected when it is electrolysed?
11. Which of the two is a strong electrolyte: A or B, if upon dilution, Lm of B increases 1.5 times
while that of A increases 25 times?
12. How does specific conductivity of electrolytes change with the addition of water?
13. Which reference electrode is used to measure the electrode potential of other electrodes?
14. Write the reactions that occur at the anode and cathode in the cell Cu | Cu2+ || Cl- | Cl2, Pt.
15. Write the Nernst equation for the cell reaction in the Daniell cell. How will Ecell be affected when
the concentration of Zn2+ ions is increased?
16. What advantage do fuel cells have over primary and secondary batteries?
17. Write the cell reaction of a lead storage battery when it is discharged. How does the density of
the electrolyte change?
18. Why does the Lm of CH3COOH increase drastically upon dilution, while that of CH3COONa
increases gradually?

Matching Type Questions

1. Match different terms related to electrochemistry with their correct units.

2. Match various types of cells with their characteristics.
3. Match electrochemical quantities with their respective formulas.
4. Match different types of batteries and fuel cells with their reactions.

Assertion and Reason Type Questions

1. **Assertion:** Cu is less reactive than hydrogen.

**Reason:** E0 Cu2+/Cu is negative.
 **Solution:** (c) Assertion is true but the reason is false.
2. **Assertion:** Ecell should have a positive value for the cell to function.
**Reason:** Ecathode < Eanode.
**Solution:** (c) Assertion is true but the reason is false.
3. **Assertion:** Conductivity of all electrolytes decreases on dilution.
**Reason:** On dilution, the number of ions per unit volume decreases.
**Solution:** (a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is correct explanation for
assertion.
4. **Assertion:** Lm for weak electrolytes shows a sharp increase when the solution is diluted.
**Reason:** For weak electrolytes, the degree of dissociation increases with dilution.
**Solution:** (a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is correct explanation for
assertion.
5. **Assertion:** Mercury cell does not give steady potential.
**Reason:** In the cell reaction, ions are not involved in the solution.
**Solution:** (e) Assertion is false but reason is true.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Define specific conductance, molar conductance, and equivalent conductance. Derive the
relationship between molar conductance and equivalent conductance.
2. State Kohlrausch's law. How does it help in calculating L0infinity CH3COOH?
3. What is the relationship between Gibbs free energy and the emf of a galvanic cell? When will the
maximum work be obtained?
4. Write the Nernst equation for the reaction: 2Cr(s) + 3Cd2+ (aq) -> 2Cr3+ (aq) + 3Cd (s).
5. State Faraday's first law of electrolysis. How much charge (in Faradays) is required for the
reduction of 1 mole of Cu2+ ions to Cu?
Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 4: Chemical Kinetics - Important Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

1. State a condition under which a bimolecular reaction is kinetically a first order reaction.
2. Write the rate equation for the reaction 2A + B -> C if the order of the reaction is zero.
3. How can you determine the rate law of the reaction: 2NO(g) + O2(g) -> 2NO2 (g)?
4. For which type of reactions do order and molecularity have the same value?
5. In a reaction, if the concentration of reactant A is tripled, the rate of reaction becomes
twenty-seven times. What is the order of the reaction?
6. Derive an expression to calculate the time required for the completion of a zero order reaction.
7. For a reaction A + B -> Products, the rate law is Rate = k [A][B]3/2. Can the reaction be an
elementary reaction? Explain.
8. For a certain reaction a large fraction of molecules has energy more than the threshold energy,
yet the rate of reaction is very slow. Why?
9. For a zero order reaction, will the molecularity be equal to zero? Explain.
10. For a general reaction A -> B, the plot of concentration of A vs time is given. Answer the
following: (a) What is the order of the reaction? (b) What is the slope of the curve? (c) What is the
unit of the rate constant?
11. The reaction between H2(g) and O2(g) is highly feasible, yet allowing the gases to stand at room
temperature does not lead to water formation. Explain.
12. Why does the rate of a reaction increase with a rise in temperature?
13. Oxygen is available in plenty in air, yet fuels do not burn by themselves at room temperature.
Explain.
14. Why is the probability of reaction with molecularity higher than three very rare?
15. Why does the rate of any reaction generally decrease during the course of the reaction?
16. Thermodynamic feasibility of the reaction alone cannot decide the rate of the reaction. Explain
with an example.
17. Why in the redox titration of KMnO4 vs oxalic acid, do we heat oxalic acid solution before
starting the titration?
18. Why can't the molecularity of any reaction be equal to zero?
19. Why is molecularity applicable only for elementary reactions and order applicable for elementary
as well as complex reactions?
20. Why can we not determine the order of a chemical reaction by taking a balanced chemical
equation into consideration?

Matching Type Questions

1. Match the graphs given in Column I with the order of reaction given in Column II.
2. Match the statements given in Column I and Column II.
3. Match the items of Column I and Column II related to reaction rates.
4. Match the mathematical expressions with their corresponding reaction properties.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Explain why all energetically effective collisions do not result in a chemical change with an
example.
2. What happens to the most probable kinetic energy and the energy of activation with an increase
in temperature?
3. Explain the difference between the instantaneous rate of a reaction and the average rate of a
reaction.
4. With the help of an example, explain what is meant by a pseudo first-order reaction.
Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 9: Coordination Compounds - Important Questio

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Arrange the following complexes in increasing order of conductivity of their solution:
[Co(NH3)3Cl3], [Co(NH3)4Cl2]Cl, [Co(NH3)6]Cl3, [Cr(NH3)5Cl]Cl2.
2. A coordination compound CrCl3.4H2O precipitates silver chloride when treated with silver nitrate.
The molar conductance of its solution corresponds to a total of two ions. Write the structural formula
of the compound and name it.
3. A complex of the type [M(AA)2X2]n+ is known to be optically active. What does this indicate
about the structure of the complex? Give one example.
4. Explain why the magnetic moment of [MnCl4]2- is 5.92 BM.
5. On the basis of crystal field theory, explain why Co(III) forms a paramagnetic octahedral complex
with weak field ligands whereas it forms a diamagnetic octahedral complex with strong field ligands.
6. Why are low spin tetrahedral complexes not formed?
7. Give the electronic configuration of the following complexes based on Crystal Field Splitting
theory: [CoF6]3-, [Fe(CN)6]4-, [Cu(NH3)6]2+.
8. Explain why [Fe(H2O)6]3+ has a magnetic moment value of 5.92 BM whereas [Fe(CN)6]3- has a
value of only 1.74 BM.
9. Arrange the following complex ions in increasing order of crystal field splitting energy (Deltao):
[Cr(Cl)6]3-, [Cr(CN)6]3-, [Cr(NH3)6]3+.
10. Why do compounds with similar geometry have different magnetic moments?
11. CuSO4·5H2O is blue in colour while CuSO4 is colourless. Why?
12. Name the type of isomerism when ambidentate ligands are attached to a central metal ion. Give
two examples of ambidentate ligands.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Using crystal field theory, draw an energy level diagram, write electronic configuration of the
central metal atom/ion, and determine the magnetic moment value in the following: [CoF6]3-,
[Co(H2O)6]2+, [Co(CN)6]3-, [FeF6]3-, [Fe(H2O)6]2+, [Fe(CN)6]4-.
2. Using valence bond theory, explain the hybridization, magnetic behaviour, and nature of the
following complexes: [Mn(CN)6]3-, [Co(NH3)6]3+, [Cr(H2O)6]3+, [FeCl6]4-.
3. CoSO4Cl·5NH3 exists in two isomeric forms 'A' and 'B'. Isomer 'A' reacts with AgNO3 to give a
white precipitate but does not react with BaCl2. Isomer 'B' gives a white precipitate with BaCl2 but
does not react with AgNO3. Identify 'A' and 'B' and explain the type of isomerism.
4. What is the relationship between the observed colour of a complex and the wavelength of light
absorbed by the complex?
5. Why are different colours observed in octahedral and tetrahedral complexes for the same metal
Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 8: D and F Block Elements - Important Question

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Why does copper not replace hydrogen from acids?
2. Why are E degrees values for Mn, Ni and Zn more negative than expected?
3. Why is the first ionisation enthalpy of Cr lower than that of Zn?
4. Why do transition elements show high melting points?
5. Why does Cu2+ ion, when treated with KI, form a white precipitate?
6. Which is more stable: Cu2Cl2 or CuCl2? Explain.
7. When a brown compound of manganese (A) is treated with HCl, it gives a gas (B). The gas reacts
with NH3 to give an explosive compound (C). Identify A, B, and C.
8. Why is oxygen better at stabilising higher oxidation states than fluorine, even though fluorine is
more electronegative?
9. Why does Cr3+ have a magnetic moment of 3.87 B.M. while Co2+ has 4.87 B.M., despite both
having the same number of unpaired electrons?
10. Why do Ce, Pr, and Nd have higher ionisation enthalpies than Th, Pa, and U?
11. Why is it difficult to separate Zr and Hf despite being from different transition series?
12. Why does cerium show a +4 oxidation state even though +3 is the common oxidation state for
lanthanides?
13. Why does the colour of KMnO4 disappear when oxalic acid is added in an acidic medium?
14. Why does an orange Cr2O72- solution turn yellow when treated with an alkali, and back to
orange when acid is added?
15. Why does the reduction of KMnO4 in different pH conditions yield different colours or
precipitates?
16. Why do the second and third transition series resemble each other more than they resemble the
first-row elements?
17. Why is E degrees for Cu +0.34V while that of Zn is -0.76V?
18. Why do halides of transition elements become more covalent as the oxidation state increases?
19. Why is 4s orbital filled before 3d, but during ionisation, 4s electrons are removed first?
20. Why does the reactivity of transition elements decrease almost regularly from Sc to Cu?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Identify compounds A to E in the given reaction series and explain the reactions.
2. A chromite ore (A) is fused with Na2CO3 in the presence of air, producing a yellow solution (B).
Acidifying it forms compound (C), which on reacting with KCl forms orange crystals (D). Identify A to
D and explain the reactions.
3. An oxide of Mn (A) is fused with KOH in the presence of an oxidising agent to form a green
compound (B). It disproportionates into a purple compound (C). This compound oxidises KI to form
compound (D). Identify A to D and explain the reactions.
4. Explain how lanthanoid contraction affects: (i) Nature of bonding in Lu2O3 and La2O3, (ii)
Stability of oxo salts of lanthanides, (iii) Stability of lanthanide complexes, (iv) Atomic radii trends of
4d and 5d transition elements, (v) Acidic character of lanthanide oxides.
5. (a) Which element in the first transition series has the highest second ionisation enthalpy? (b)
Which element has the highest third ionisation enthalpy? (c) Which element has the lowest enthalpy
of atomisation?
6. Identify metal M in: (i) M(CO)5, (ii) MO3F, and justify your answer.
7. Explain the formation of interstitial compounds with small atoms like H, C, and N in transition
metals. Describe their properties.
8. (a) Explain how Fe(III) catalyses the reaction between iodide and persulphate ions. (b) Mention
three industrial processes where transition metals act as catalysts.
9. A violet manganese compound (A) decomposes on heating to give compounds (B) and (C).
Compound (C) reacts with KOH and oxygen to form (B). Heating (C) with H2SO4 and NaCl
produces chlorine gas and compound (D). Identify A to D and explain the reactions.
lass 12 Chemistry - Chapter 11: Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers - Important Ques

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What is the structure and IUPAC name of glycerol?
2. Write the IUPAC name of the following compounds.
3. Name the factors responsible for the solubility of alcohols in water.
4. What is denatured alcohol?
5. Out of 2-chloroethanol and ethanol which is more acidic and why?
6. Suggest a reagent for conversion of ethanol to ethanal.
7. Out of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol, which is more volatile? Explain.
8. When phenol is treated with bromine water, a white precipitate is obtained. Name the compound
formed.
9. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of acidity: Phenol, o-nitrophenol, o-cresol.
10. Alcohols react with active metals to give corresponding alkoxides. Arrange primary, secondary,
and tertiary alcohols in decreasing reactivity order with sodium metal.
11. What happens when benzene diazonium chloride is heated with water?
12. Arrange water, ethanol, and phenol in increasing order of acidity and explain.
13. Why is the OH group in phenols more strongly held as compared to OH group in alcohols?
14. Explain why nucleophilic substitution reactions are not very common in phenols.
15. Explain why low molecular mass alcohols are soluble in water.
16. Why is p-nitrophenol more acidic than phenol?
17. Why do alcohols and ethers of comparable molecular mass have different boiling points?
18. Arrange the following in increasing order of acidity: H2O, ROH, HCtriple bondCH.
19. Explain why the carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is stronger than that in methanol.
20. Explain why ethers have low boiling points compared to alcohols of similar molecular weight.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Write the mechanism of the reaction of HI with methoxybenzene.

2. (a) Name the starting material used in the industrial preparation of phenol.
(b) Write a complete reaction for the bromination of phenol in an aqueous and non-aqueous
medium.
(c) Explain why Lewis acid is not required in the bromination of phenol?
3. How can phenol be converted to aspirin?
4. Explain a process in which a biocatalyst is used in the industrial preparation of a compound.
2 Chemistry - Chapter 12: Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids - Importan

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Why is there a significant difference in the boiling points of butanal and butanol?
2. Write a test to differentiate between pentan-2-one and pentan-3-one.
3. Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds:
4. Give the structure of the following compounds: (i) 4-Nitro Propiophenone (ii) 2-Hydroxy
Cyclopentanecarbaldehyde (iii) Phenyl acetaldehyde
5. Write IUPAC names of the following structures.
6. Benzaldehyde can be obtained from benzal chloride. Write reactions for obtaining benzal chloride
and then benzaldehyde from it.
7. Name the electrophile produced in the reaction of benzene with benzoyl chloride in the presence
of anhydrous AlCl3. Name the reaction also.
8. Oxidation of ketones involves carbon-carbon bond cleavage. Name the products formed on
oxidation of 2,5-dimethyl hexane-3-one.
9. Arrange the following in decreasing order of their acidic strength: CH3CH2OH, CH3COOH,
CICH2COOH, FCH2COOH, C6H5CH2COOH
10. What product will be formed on the reaction of propanal with 2-methyl propanal in the presence
of NaOH? What is the name of the reaction?
11. Arrange the following in decreasing order of their acidic strength: C6H5COOH, FCH2COOH,
NO2CH2COOH.
12. Why do alkenes show electrophilic addition reactions, whereas carbonyl compounds show
nucleophilic addition reactions?
13. Why do carboxylic acids contain the carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition
reaction like aldehydes or ketones?
14. Identify the compounds A, B, and C in the given reaction.
15. Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols or phenols?
16. Complete the following reaction sequence.
17. Ethylbenzene is generally prepared by acetylation of benzene followed by reduction and not by
direct alkylation. Why?
18. Can Gattermann-Koch reaction be considered similar to Friedel Craft's acylation? Discuss.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. An alkene 'A' (Mol. formula C5H10) on ozonolysis gives a mixture of two compounds, 'B' and 'C'.
Identify the compounds and write the reaction.
2. An aromatic compound 'A' (Molecular formula C8H8O) gives a positive 2,4-DNP test but does not
respond to Fehling's test. Identify A, B, and C.
3. Write down functional isomers of a carbonyl compound with molecular formula C3H6O. Which
isomer will react faster with HCN? Explain with a mechanism.
4. When liquid 'A' is treated with ammonical silver nitrate solution, it gives a silver mirror. Another
liquid 'B' does not react but forms a solid with NaHSO3. Identify A and B.
Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 10: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes - Important Quest

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Why does the preparation of aryl iodides require the presence of an oxidizing agent?
2. Out of o- and p-dibromobenzene, which one has a higher melting point and why?
3. Which of the compounds will react faster in SN1 reaction with the "OH" ion? CH3-CH2-Cl or
C6H5-CH2-Cl?
4. Why does iodoform have appreciable antiseptic properties?
5. Haloarenes are less reactive than haloalkanes and haloarenes. Explain.
6. Discuss the role of Lewis acids in the preparation of aryl bromides and chlorides in the dark.
7. Which of the following compounds will not react with a mixture of NaBr and H2SO4? Explain why.
8. Which of the products will be a major product in the given reaction? Explain.
9. Why is the solubility of haloalkanes in water very low?
10. Draw other resonance structures related to halobenzene and determine whether it is ortho, para
directing or meta directing.
11. Classify the following compounds as primary, secondary and tertiary halides: (i)
1-Bromobut-2-ene, (ii) 4-Bromopent-2-ene, (iii) 2-Bromo-2-methylpropane.
12. A compound 'A' (C4H9Br) reacts with aqueous KOH. The reaction rate depends only on the
concentration of 'A'. Another optically active isomer 'B' shows a different reaction rate. Identify A and
B.
13. Write the structures and names of the compounds formed when compound 'A' (C7H8) is treated
with Cl2 in the presence of FeCl3.
14. Identify the products A and B formed in the given reaction: CH3-CH2-CH=CH-CH3 + HCl -> A +
B.
15. Which of the following compounds will have the highest melting point and why?
16. Write the structure and IUPAC name of neopentyl bromide.
17. Name the alkene which will yield 1-chloro-1-methylcyclohexane upon reaction with HCl.
18. Which of the following haloalkanes reacts with aqueous KOH most easily? Explain why.
19. Why can aryl halides not be prepared by reaction of phenol with HCl in the presence of ZnCl2?
20. Why is it necessary to avoid even traces of moisture during the use of a Grignard reagent?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Discuss why some alkyl halides undergo substitution whereas others undergo elimination
reactions when treated with bases.
2. How do some halogen-containing compounds affect the environment, and what measures should
be taken to minimize their harmful effects?
3. Why are aryl halides less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions than alkyl halides?
2 Chemistry - Chapter 13: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen - Important

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What is the role of HNO3 in the nitrating mixture used for the nitration of benzene?
2. Why is the NH2 group of aniline acetylated before carrying out nitration?
3. What is the product when C6H5CH2NH2 reacts with HNO2?
4. What is the best reagent to convert nitrile to primary amine?
5. What is Hinsberg reagent?
6. Why is benzene diazonium chloride not stored and used immediately after its preparation?
7. Why does acetylation of -NH2 group of aniline reduce its activating effect?
8. Explain why MeNH2 is a stronger base than MeOH?
9. What is the role of pyridine in the acylation reaction of amines?
10. Under what reaction conditions (acidic/basic) is the coupling reaction of aryl diazonium chloride
with aniline carried out?
11. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of dipole moment: CH3CH2CH3,
CH3CH2NH2, CH3CH2OH.
12. What is the structure and IUPAC name of the compound, allylamine?
13. A compound Z with molecular formula C3H9N reacts with C6H5SO2Cl to give a solid, insoluble
in alkali. Identify Z.
14. How will you carry out the conversion: Toluene -> p-toluidine?
15. Write the reaction involved in the conversion of nitrobenzene to acetanilide.
16. How will you bring about the following conversions: (i) Benzene to p-nitroaniline (ii) Aniline to
m-bromonitrobenzene?
17. Suggest a method where RNH2 forms only 2º amine without side products.
18. How will you carry out the conversion of p-toluidine diazonium chloride to p-toluic acid?
19. Explain the electrophilic substitution of aniline with bromine in a nonpolar solvent.
20. Why is aniline soluble in aqueous HCl?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Enumerate the reactions of D-Glucose, which its open-chain structure cannot explain.
2. Based on which evidence was D-glucose assigned its structure?
3. Name the carbohydrates that are used as storage molecules in plants and animals.
4. Explain the difference between the primary and secondary structures of proteins.
5. Write the structures of fragments produced on the complete hydrolysis of DNA and show their
linkage.
 Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter 14: Biomolecules - Important Questions

Short Answer Type Questions

1. Name the sugar present in milk. How many monosaccharide units are present in it? What are
such oligosaccharides called?
2. How do you explain the presence of all the six carbon atoms in glucose in a straight chain?
3. A base is attached at the first position of the sugar moiety in a nucleoside. A nucleotide is formed
by linking the phosphoric acid unit to the sugar unit of the nucleoside. At which position of the sugar
unit is the phosphoric acid linked in a nucleoside to give a nucleotide?
4. Name the linkage connecting monosaccharide units in polysaccharides.
5. Under what conditions is glucose converted to gluconic and saccharic acid?
6. In which class of monosaccharides will you place fructose?
7. Predict whether the given compound has a 'D' or 'L' configuration.
8. What is the relative configuration of aldopentoses like ribose and 2-deoxyribose found in nucleic
acids?
9. Which sugar is called invert sugar? Why is it called so?
10. Which type of amino acids forms the polypeptide chain in proteins?
11. What type of interactions stabilizes the alpha-helix structure in proteins?
12. What name is given to the class of enzymes that catalyze oxidation with simultaneous
reduction?
13. During milk curdling, what happens to the sugar present in it?
14. How do you explain the presence of five -OH groups in glucose molecules?
15. Why does glucose pentaacetate not form an oxime?
16. Why must vitamin C be supplied regularly in the diet?
17. Sucrose is dextrorotatory, but the mixture obtained after hydrolysis is laevorotatory. Explain.
18. Why do amino acids behave like salts rather than simple amines or carboxylic acids?
19. Show the peptide linkage in glycylalanine.
20. Explain the denaturation of proteins in terms of structural changes.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. Enumerate the reactions of D-Glucose, which its open-chain structure cannot explain.
2. Based on which evidence was D-glucose assigned its structure?
3. Name the carbohydrates that are used as storage molecules in plants and animals.
4. Explain the difference between the primary and secondary structures of proteins.
5. Write the structures of fragments produced on the complete hydrolysis of DNA and show their
linkage.