Important Questions and Answers (Paper-II, Part-A)
Q. Why did the people of Venice love and respect Antonio?
A. Antonio was popular among the poor by extending them his help. He lent money to them free of interest. So the people of Venice loved and respected him.
Q. Who was Bassanio? Why was he always in need of money?
A. Bassanio, Antonio’s best friend, was a noble. He was a care- free young man who spent more than he had and so he was always in need of money.
Q. Why did Shylock hate Antonio?
A. Antonio lent money to the poor free of interest and so he got a good name. Shylock thought it would spoil his own business. So he hated Antonio.
Q. ‘Portia’s bridegroom was to be chosen through a test’. What was the test? (or) How would Portia choose a husband, according to her father’s will?
A. According to the test willed by Portia’s father, the bridegroom was to be chosen. There were three caskets: gold, silver and lead; the person had to choose the right casket to become Portia’s husband.
Q. What made Nerissa believe that the lottery of the caskets would bring Portia a good husband?
A. The lottery of the caskets was the idea of Portia’s father who was a virtuous man. So Nerissa believed that Portia would get a good husband.
Q. Who was Jessica? What kind of girl was she?
A. Jessica was Shylock’s only daughter. Unlike her father, she was sweet- natured and lovable. Q. What did Shylock do when he learnt that his daughter had run away?
A. When Shylock learnt that his daughter had run away, he ran through the streets like a mad man shouting “I lost my money, I lost
everything”.
Q. How did Shylock justify his decision to take revenge on Antonio?
A. Shylock justified his decision to take revenge on Antonio saying that Antonio always insulted him and spoilt his business.
Q. Why did portia want Bassanio to delay choosing the casket?
A. Portia wanted Bassanio to delay choosing the casket so that she could have his company for some more time.
Q. Why was Antonio arrested and thrown into prison?
A. Antonio, who stood guarantee for the debt, had failed to pay money within three months. When Shylock registered a case with the
court, for claiming his money, Antonio was arrested and thrown into prison.
Q. What appeal did the Duke make to Shylock? What was Shylock’s reply?
A. The Duke appealed to Shylock to show mercy on Antonio and give up his claim for the pound of flesh. Shylock replied that he wanted the bond to be executed and accordingly he would have what was due to him.
Q. What did Portia do to save Antonio?
A. Portia took the advice of Dr. Bellario and put on a lawyer’s dress and hurried to Venice. She argued the case in the court against
Shylock to save Antonio.
Q. Why do you think Portia first argued in favour of Shylock?
A. Portia wisely argued in favour of Shylock in the beginning. She wanted to find out whether his intention in lending money to Antonio was fair or not.
Q. What did Portia say about ‘mercy’?
A. Portia said that mercy is a divine gift and it is not forced on any one. We pray to God for mercy, so also it is our duty to show in others.
Q. How did the quarrel between Portia and Bassanio end?
A. Portia had a quarrel with Bassanio over the ring. However, Antonio intervened and pacified Portia. Thus, their quarrel ended.
Q. What was the gift that Lorenzo and Jessica got?
A. Lorenzo and Jessica would inherit the property of Shylock at the time of his death.
Q. What good news did Portia bring for Antonio?
A. Portia brought the good news about his ships to Antonio. She told him that his ships had reached Venice with a large wealth safely.
10th Class Study Material
Tenth Physical Sciences Impotant Questions
I. Multiple Choice Questions. (1/2 mark each)
Write the letter of the correct answer in the brackets provided against each question.
1) The wave theory of light was proposed by [ ]
A) Newton B) Maxwell C) Huygens D) Faraday.
2) Shallow water region behaves as… [ ]
A) Boundary of the media B) Denser medium C) Rarer medium D) None of the above
3) Bending of light waves around an obstacle is known as [ ]
A) Refraction B) Diffraction C) Polarisation C) Reflection
4) Newton proposed this theory of light [ ]
A) Corpuscular theory B) Wave theory C) Electromagnetic theory D) All the above
5) When a crest of one wave falls on the trough of another wave then the interference is [ ]
A) Normal B) Abnormal C) Constructive D) Destructive
6) Lasers are used in the treatment of diseases of [ ]
A) Brain B) Bone fracture C) Heart D) Lung
7) Solid angle is measured in [ ]
A) Lumen B) Candela C) Phot D) Steradian
8) Speed of light in vacuum is [ ]
A) 5x108m/s B) 3x105m/s C) 3x108m/s D) 3×10-8m/s
9) Lumen is the unit of [ ]
A) Luminous flux B) Solid Angle C) Luminous intensity D) Diffraction
10) The process of achieving population inversion is called [ ]
A) Projecting B) Stimulated emission C) Processing D) Pumping
II. Fill in the blanks with suitable answers. (1/2 mark each)
11) Wave theory was proposed by —–
12) For constructive super position of waves, phase difference between the waves should be equal to —–
13) A wave under goes a phase change of — on reflection
14) Newton proposed — theory of light
15) Corpuscles are —– by the reflecting surface
16) Corpuscles are —– by the refracting surface
17) The size of corpuscles are —– for different colours
18) According to corpuscular theory, the velocity of light in —– medium is greater than that in —– medium
19) Corpuscular theory could not explain the phenomenon of —– , —– and —–
20) Huygens originally thought that for the propagation of light waves —– is required.
21) Candela is the unit of —–
22) The process of achieving ‘Population inversion’ is called —–
23) The wave length of ruby laser is —–
24) Expanded form of LASER is —–
25) The unit of solid angle is —–
26) —– is an example for gaseous laser
27) —– makes a laser light optical music
28) A —– light source gives coloured fringes
29) in computers, lasers are used to retrieve stored information from a —–
30) —– are used for bloodless surgery
III. Match the following (1/2 mark each) Group A Group B
31) Corpuscular theory [ ] A) Bending of a wave
32) Wave theory [ ] B) Maxwell
33) Electromagnetic theory [ ] C) Demonstration of waves
34) Diffraction [ ] D) Huygens
35) Ripple tank [ ] E) Newton
Group A Group B
36) Solid laser [ ] A) Rate of rotation of earth
37) He- Ne laser [ ] B) Pumping
38) Astronomy [ ] C) Three dimensional photography
39) Holography [ ] D) Stellar objects
40) Population inversion [ ] E) Ruby laser
ANSWERS
I. 1) C 2) C 3) B 4) A 5) D 6) A 7) D 8) C 9) A 10) D
II. 11) Christian Huygens 12) Zero (or) an integral multiple of 2Π 13) Π or 180o 14) corpuscular 15) repelled 16) attracted 17) different 18) Denser, rarer 19) interference, diffraction, polarisation 20) a medium 21) Luminous intensity 22) Pumping 23) 6943 Ao 24) Light Amplification by stimulated Emission of Radiation 25) steradians 26) He-Ne 27) coherence 28) White 29) compact Disc (CD) 30) Lasers
III. 31) E 32) D 33) B 34) A 35) C 36) E 37) A 38) D 39) C 40) B