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English (Core)
Class : 12th
Board Examination 2018.
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Q1. Unseen Passage.
When you grow up in -------------- all over again.
(a) The rains are called after flowering plants because
= it is believed that the plants bring the rain.
(b) The rain is like a calender for farmers because
= it tells them when to sow and when to harvest.
(c) People who live in cities don't like rain because
= it brings mud and sickness with it.
(d) People pray asking the rain to retreat because
= the crops need the sun and heat to ripen.
(e) Why do the elders want you to understand the rains in the Naga Hills?
= They teach us that rainis ignorant to think that it is the same rain falling everyday. The rain is always doing different things at different times. There is rain that is gentle and there is also rain that falls too hard and damages the crops.
(f) What does Durga Puja means to the farmers of the Naga Hills?
= The local residents firmly believe that Durga Puja in October announces the end of rain. After that, one might expect a couple of short winter showers, and spring showers in March and April.
(g) What kind of rain is called sezuo?
= The word sezuo refers to the week - long rains, when clothes don't dry and smell of mould, when fungus forms on the floor and when we can't see the moon or the stars because of the rain clouds.
(h) What is the occupation of more than half the population of the Naga Hills?
= Rituals and festivals centre around the agricultural rhythm of life, which is the occupation of about 70 percent of the population.
(i) How is the heart of the farmer different from that of the city person?
= the Urban population dislike the monsoon and its accompanying problems of landslides, muddy street and periodic infections. For non - farmers the month of September can be depressing, when the rainfall is incessant and the awareness persists that the monsoons will last out till October. One needs to have the heart of a farmer to remain grateful for watery days and be able to observe from what seems to be an experience is continuous drop down for the many kinds of rain.
(j) When does rain become a memory in the minds of the people of the Naga Hills?
= October is the most beautiful month in the Naga Hills, as the fields turn gold and wild sunflowers bloom over the slopes, all heralding the harvest.
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# Hope this helps.
Class : 12th
Board Examination 2018.
____________________________
Q1. Unseen Passage.
When you grow up in -------------- all over again.
(a) The rains are called after flowering plants because
= it is believed that the plants bring the rain.
(b) The rain is like a calender for farmers because
= it tells them when to sow and when to harvest.
(c) People who live in cities don't like rain because
= it brings mud and sickness with it.
(d) People pray asking the rain to retreat because
= the crops need the sun and heat to ripen.
(e) Why do the elders want you to understand the rains in the Naga Hills?
= They teach us that rainis ignorant to think that it is the same rain falling everyday. The rain is always doing different things at different times. There is rain that is gentle and there is also rain that falls too hard and damages the crops.
(f) What does Durga Puja means to the farmers of the Naga Hills?
= The local residents firmly believe that Durga Puja in October announces the end of rain. After that, one might expect a couple of short winter showers, and spring showers in March and April.
(g) What kind of rain is called sezuo?
= The word sezuo refers to the week - long rains, when clothes don't dry and smell of mould, when fungus forms on the floor and when we can't see the moon or the stars because of the rain clouds.
(h) What is the occupation of more than half the population of the Naga Hills?
= Rituals and festivals centre around the agricultural rhythm of life, which is the occupation of about 70 percent of the population.
(i) How is the heart of the farmer different from that of the city person?
= the Urban population dislike the monsoon and its accompanying problems of landslides, muddy street and periodic infections. For non - farmers the month of September can be depressing, when the rainfall is incessant and the awareness persists that the monsoons will last out till October. One needs to have the heart of a farmer to remain grateful for watery days and be able to observe from what seems to be an experience is continuous drop down for the many kinds of rain.
(j) When does rain become a memory in the minds of the people of the Naga Hills?
= October is the most beautiful month in the Naga Hills, as the fields turn gold and wild sunflowers bloom over the slopes, all heralding the harvest.
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# Hope this helps.
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