10th Class Social Science Novels, Society and History Question Bank

done Extract Based Questions - Novels Society And History Total Questions - 4

• question_answer1)

  Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it:

  'Dear children, don't read these novels, don't even touch them. Your life will be ruined. You will suffer disease and ailments. Why did the good Lord make you-to wither away at a tender age? To suffer in disease? To be despised by your brothers, relatives and those around you ? No. No. You must become mothers; you must lead happy lives; this is the divine purpose. You, who were born to fulfil this sublime goal, should you ruin your life by going crazy after despicable novels?'

   

  (a) Mention the source of the above given paragraph.

  (b) Analyse the message given by the writer to children.

  (c) Name the woman social reformer of Calcutta (Kolkata), 1880 - 1932.

  [Delhi 2008]
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  "Dear Children, don't read these novels, dont even touch them. Your life will be ruined, you will suffer disease and ailments......no. You must become mothers. You must lead happy lives. This is divine purpose. You who were born to fulfil this sublime goal should ruin your life by going crazy after despicable novels?"

  Read the passage and answer the following questions:

   

  (a) What is the source of this passage?

  (b) What is the attitude of the writer regarding novels?

  (c) What methods is he using to dissuade the children from reading novels?

  (d) What role does he visualise for girls?

  (e) Why were novels popular among women?

  (f) Why were men not in favour of women read novels?

   
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  "These days we can see women in black bordered sarees with massive books in their hands, walking inside their houses. Often seeing them with these books in hand their brothers or husbands are seized with fear in case they are asked for meaning".

  Read the passage answer the following questions.

   

  (a) What does this passage reflect about girls?

  (b) Why were the brothers and husbands seized with fear?

   
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• question_answer4)

  Study the given picture and answers the questions that follow:

   

  (a) Name the most famous novel of this author.

  (b) What was the theme of his novel.

   
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