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September Monthly Test

Time 90 min Class – 12 English Core FM 50

QI) Read the passage and answer the questions given below: 10 marks

Royal Bengal tiger is the largest, fiercest, and powerful member of the Big Cat family in India. Royal
Bengal tigers also known as Indian Tiger and Bengal Tiger, constitute a large population of the tiger
family in the world. It is the National animal of India and is found mostly in India, China, Bhutan,
Bangladesh and Burma.
The biological name of this Big Cat is Panthera Tigris, which comes under the Felidae family under
Mammalia category.
No two Bengal tigers look alike! Every Bengal Tiger has a unique stripe pattern. Their colour ranges
from yellow to light orange, with stripes from dark brown to black. Some of the Bengal tigers are
white in colour . The tail is orange in colour with black rings. Unlike the other white tigers that have
blue eyes, Bengal tigers have yellow irises. They live for 10 to 15 years.
Being fierce in nature Royal Bengal tigers are not much friendly in nature and live a solitary life,
except in winters when they can be seen in a group of three or four. Bengal tigers are fast runners and
good swimmers. Tigers attack their prey in a stealth mode. They are usually spotted in swamps,
mangroves, and grasslands.
Royal Bengal tigers have very sharp memories; they never forget the faces. Their memory is sharper
than humans and other animals.
We can find the largest population of Royal Bengal tigers in India. As per the latest tiger census
report 2017, there are 3786 Royal Bengal tigers in India. India has more than 75% of the total tiger
population in the world. Along with India, neighbouring countries to India holds a somewhat decent
population of Royal Bengal tigers in the world. The latest census of the tigers in India and
neighbouring countries are shown in the table.

S. NO. NAME OF COUNTRY MINIMUM MAXIMUM

1. Bangladesh 300 460

2. Bhutan 80 460
3. China 30 35
4. India 2500 3800
5. Nepal 150 250

To know about the latest tiger population is always government’s concern,as they want to save this
majestic animal from getting extinct. India has lost 97% of its Royal Bengal tigers population in the
last century. The main reason is Hunting, Poaching, Urbanization,Habitat loss and Illegal wildlife
Trade. Poaching means to illegally trade the tiger made products like tiger skin,tiger made
jewellery,etc. These skin and jewellery are sold for millions in the International market. Poaching has
reduced the number of tigers to just 3800from 1,00,000 in the starting of the 20th century.

1. The biological name of Bengal Tiger is Panthera _______.

a. Tiger. c)Tigris
b. Tigress. d)Tigers
2. Pick out the characteristic of Bengal Tigers.
a) Fast runners. c) Attack in stealth
b) Good swimmers mode d) All of these

3. When was the latest survey of tigers conducted according to the passage?
a) 2010 c) 2019
b) 2017. d) 2020
 4. The number of tigers in ________ ranges from 80 to 460.
5. Describe the nature of Royal Bengal Tiger. (3points)
6. What dangers do the tigers face?
7. What is the necessity to Save tigers?

QII) Draft an invitation on the occasion of of Annual Day Celebration to be held in your school. You
are the Principal of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir Patna. (5 marks)

QIII) You are Bhaskar/ Bharati of 30 M.G.Road, Kolkata. You have witnessed the decadent condition
of the nearby water bodies in your locality. Write a letter to the Editor of The Times of India, Kolkata
venting your concern regarding the pollution of water and the need to safeguard it.
(8marks)

QIV ) Read the extract and answer the following questions: (4

marks)
“Spite of despondence , of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all.
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits.

a) Name the poem and the poet.

b) What are the causes of suffering?
c) What uplifts the dark spirit?
d) Mention some elements of nature that helps to do so.

QV) “ Just as he said this, the door opened and the stranger entered. Yes, now he was truly clean and
well dressed. The valet had bathed him, cut his hair, and shaved him.” (5
marks)

a)Who is ‘He’ in the first line?

b) Who was cleaned and bathed? Why?
c)What was the revelation thereafter?
d) Comment on the fate of the person cleaned. Who was the cause of the change?

QVI) Answer the following questions in 40-50 words (any 6 ) ( 12

marks)
i. ‘You realise the true value of a thing only on losing it.’ Comment on this statement in the light
of the story The Last lesson.
ii. Give two reasons why according to Pablo neruda is ‘keeping quiet’ essential to attaining a
better, more peaceful world.
iii. Describe Galesburge of 1894.
iv. What does Mukesh answer when asked ‘ Do you also dream of flying a plane?’ Why?
v. In the midst of terror came a touch of reason. On what context does the speaker say so? What
was the touch of reason?.
vi. Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the peddler?
vii. Who was Rajkumar Shukla? How did he convince Gandhi to visit Champaran?

QVII) Answer in 100-120 words: (any 2) (3+3= 6 marks )

A) “Students on ice” had a deep significance. Elucidate.
B) Justify the title Tiger King.
C) The visit to Rajendra Prasad’s place depicts a grave situation of pre- independent India.
Elaborate with valid example.