Here are MCQs with answers based on Toru Dutt's poem Our Casuarina Tree: 1. What does the casuarina tree symbolize in the poem? A) Strength and permanence B) Love and nostalgia C) Both A and B D) The beauty of nature Answer: C) Both A and B 2. Who wrote the poem Our Casuarina Tree? A) Sarojini Naidu B) Toru Dutt C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Kamala Das Answer: B) Toru Dutt 3....

 Here are MCQs with answers based on Ruskin Bond's short story The Night Train at Deoli: 1. Who is the narrator of The Night Train at Deoli? A) A young boy traveling to Dehra B) The girl selling baskets C) The stationmaster at Deoli D) An old man recalling his youth Answer: A) A young boy traveling to Dehra 2. What is the significance of the train stopping at Deoli station? A)...

 Long/ broad/ descriptive Suggestive Questions and Answers from 'Shall I Compare Thee' for West Bengal Board Class Xii students.  Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? 1) "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?...all too short a date"- Explain.Ans:- These lines have been taken from " Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" written by William Shakespeare. The poet...

                                     Long Suggestive questions and answers from Thank You Ma'am for WBBSE class xii students.  1) "Sweat popped out on the boy's face and he began...

Long suggestive question and answers for class xii from On Killing a Tree. 1) "And out of its leprous hide.."- what grows from leprous hide of the tree? How does the hide of the tree look like,a to the poet? What does the poet want to indicate by the expression 'leprous hide'? Ans: Leaves grow from the leprous hide of the tree.               The...

                      Asleep in the Valley                              Arthur Rimbaud 1) Where does the slow stream flow?    Ans: The slow stream flows through the small green valley. 2) "...they fill the hollow full of light".- What are 'they'...

                           Strong Roots 1) Who was Kalam's father's helpmate?     Ans: Kalam's father's helpmate was Kalam's mother. 2) What did Kalam think of prayers as a child?     Ans: Kalam did not have any idea about the Arabic prayers chanted there but he thought they reached God. 3)...

The Poetry of Earth John Keats 1)   “The poetry of Earth is never dead”- what does the ‘poetry’ stands for? Ans: In Keats’ sonnet, “The Poetry of Earth” the ‘poetry’ stands for music of life. 2)   “And hide in cooling trees,...”- Who hide in a cooling trees? Ans: The birds in summer hide in cooling trees. 3)   “ From...

Short Answer Type Questions On Killing A Tree 1)   “Not a simple jab of the knife will do it.”- What cannot a simple jab of the knife do?       Ans: A simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree. 2)   “It has grown slowly”- What has grown slowly? Ans: In the poem “On Killing A Tree” written by Gieve Patel, the tree has grown slowly....

                  Strong Roots                   A.P.J Abdul Kalam 1) "despite these disadvantages...innate wisdom..."- Who is 'he' referred to here? What were the disadvantages of the person...