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| Board | RBSE |
|---|---|
| Class | Class 12th |
| Exam year | 2014 |
| Subject | English Stenography-SS-33-2014 |
| Resource type | Previous Year Papers |
| Category | RBSE Previous Year Question Papers |
| Website | RBSE Solution |
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Rajasthan Board Class 12th English Stenography-SS-33-2014 2014 solved Previous Year Question Papers
Senior Secondary Examination, 2014
Shorthand in English
Subject: English Stenography
Time: 3½ Hours | Maximum Marks: 40
No. of Questions: 3 | No. of Printed Pages: 7
Roll No.: ____________________
General Instructions to the Examinees:
- Candidates must write first his/her Roll No. on the question paper compulsorily.
- The shorthand outlines may be written by pencil but the transcription should not be hand-written but it should be typed.
- The shorthand note-book must be attached with the answer-book.
- Only the following punctuations should be dictated:
- (i) full stops
- (ii) signs of interrogation
- (iii) brackets.
- There should be an interval of five minutes after the dictation of each section. Two and a three-fourth hours will be allowed for transcription of the three sections of dictation (i.e. excluding the time for dictation and intervals).
- All the three sections should be dictated at a speed of 80 (Eighty) words per minute and in one sitting.
- 20% marks should be reserved for outline.
SS—33—SH. HD. (English) [ SS-5538 ] [ Turn over
Section - 3
Marks: 0
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Section – 8
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Date: 8 Dec., 203
Dear Students,
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SS—33—SH. HD. (English) [SS-5538]
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Section - C
Marks: 20
The Argumentative Indian
The arguments are also, often enough, quite substantive. For example, the famous Bhagavad Gita, which is one small section of the Mahabharata, presents a tussle between two contrary moral positions: Krishna’s emphasis on doing one’s duty, on one side, and Arjuna’s focus on avoiding bad consequences (and generating good ones), on the other. The debate occurs on the eve of the great war.
That is a central event in the Mahabharata. Watching the two armies readying for war, profound doubts about the correctness of what they are doing are raised by Arjuna, the peerless and invincible warrior in the army of the just and “honourable” royal family (the Pandavas) who are about to fight the unjust usurper (the Kauravas).
Arjuna questions whether it is right to be concerned only with one’s duty to promote a just cause and be indifferent to the misery.
Short Answer Question
Question: Based on the passage, what is the central debate presented in the Bhagavad Gita?
Answer: The central debate in the Bhagavad Gita is between two contrary moral positions: Krishna’s emphasis on doing one’s duty (dharma) without attachment to consequences, and Arjuna’s focus on avoiding bad consequences and generating good ones. This debate occurs on the eve of the great war in the Mahabharata, where Arjuna questions whether it is right to be concerned only with duty to promote a just cause while being indifferent to the misery that may result.
Long Answer Question
Question: Explain the significance of the debate between Krishna and Arjuna in the context of the Mahabharata, as described in the passage.
Solution:
Step 1: Context of the Debate
The debate takes place on the eve of the great war in the Mahabharata, a central event in the epic. Two armies are readying for war: the just and honourable Pandavas, led by Arjuna, and the unjust usurpers, the Kauravas.
Step 2: The Two Moral Positions
Krishna represents the position of doing one’s duty (dharma) without concern for consequences. Arjuna, on the other hand, focuses on avoiding bad consequences and generating good ones. This creates a tussle between duty-based ethics (deontology) and consequence-based ethics (consequentialism).
Step 3: Arjuna’s Doubts
Arjuna, a peerless and invincible warrior, raises profound doubts about the correctness of fighting the war. He questions whether it is right to be concerned only with one’s duty to promote a just cause while being indifferent to the misery that war would cause.
Step 4: Significance
This debate is significant because it explores fundamental ethical questions about duty, consequences, and morality. It highlights the tension between following one’s duty and considering the broader impact of actions. The Gita’s resolution—emphasizing duty without attachment—has profound implications for Indian philosophy and ethics, teaching that one must act righteously without being swayed by personal desires or fears of outcomes.
Section – (English) – SS-33-2014
and the slaughter—even of one’s kin—that the war itself would undoubtedly cause. Krishna, a divine incarnation in the form of a human being (in fact he is also Arjuna’s charioteer), argues against Arjuna. His response takes the form of articulating principles of action based on the priority of doing one’s duty, which have been repeated again and again in Indian Philosophy. Krishna insists on Arjuna’s duty to fight, irrespective of his evaluation of the consequences. It is a just cause, and as a warrior and a general on whom his side must rely, Arjuna cannot waver from his obligations, no matter what the consequences are.
Krishna’s hallowing of the demands of duty wins the argument, at least as seen in the religious perspective. Indeed, Krishna’s conversations with Arjuna, the Bhagavad Gita, become a treatise of great theological importance in Hindu Philosophy, focusing particularly on the ‘removal’ of Arjuna’s doubts. Krishna’s moral position has also been eloquently endorsed by many philosophical and literary commentators across the world, such as Christopher Isherwood and T. S. Eliot. Isherwood in fact translated the Bhagavad Gita into English. This admiration for the ‘Gita’ and for Krishna’s arguments in particular, has been a lasting phenomenon in parts of European culture. It was spectacularly praised in the early nineteenth century by Wilhelm von Humboldt as the most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical poem.
Questions based on the above passage:
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What does Krishna argue against Arjuna?
Krishna argues against Arjuna’s reluctance to fight, emphasizing the priority of doing one’s duty. He insists that Arjuna, as a warrior and general, must fulfill his duty to fight in a just cause, regardless of the consequences or his personal evaluation of the slaughter that war would cause.
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Why does Krishna insist that Arjuna cannot waver from his obligations?
Krishna insists that Arjuna cannot waver from his obligations because it is a just cause, and as a warrior and a general on whom his side must rely, he has a duty to fight. The priority of duty over personal evaluation of consequences is a key principle in Krishna’s argument.
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What is the significance of the Bhagavad Gita according to the passage?
According to the passage, the Bhagavad Gita becomes a treatise of great theological importance in Hindu Philosophy, focusing particularly on the ‘removal’ of Arjuna’s doubts. It has been admired across the world, praised by philosophers and literary commentators, and was called by Wilhelm von Humboldt as the most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical poem.
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Who translated the Bhagavad Gita into English, as mentioned in the passage?
Christopher Isherwood translated the Bhagavad Gita into English, as mentioned in the passage.
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What did Wilhelm von Humboldt say about the Bhagavad Gita?
Wilhelm von Humboldt praised the Bhagavad Gita as the most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical poem, in the early nineteenth century.
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Section – 2014 (English Stenography SS-33)
Question 14
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Philosophical song existing in any known tongue. In a poem in four Quartets, Eliot summarises Krishna’s view in the form of an admonishment: “And do not think of the fruit of action! Fare forward.”
Eliot explains: Not Fare well but fare forward voyagers.
And yet, as a debate in which there are two reasonable sides, the epic Mahabharata itself presents, sequentially, each of the two contrary arguments with much care and sympathy. Indeed the tragic desolation that the post-combat and post-carnage land — largely the Indo-Gangetic plain — seems to face towards the end of the Mahabharata can even be seen as something of a vindication of Arjuna’s profound doubts. Arjuna’s contrary arguments are not really vanquished.
(a) What does Eliot summarise in his poem 'Four Quartets'?
- Krishna's view on action and its fruit
- The tragic desolation of the Indo-Gangetic plain
- Arjuna's doubts about war
- The philosophical song of the Mahabharata
Correct Answer: (a) Krishna's view on action and its fruit
Explanation: The passage states that Eliot summarises Krishna’s view in the form of an admonishment: “And do not think of the fruit of action! Fare forward.” This directly refers to Krishna's teaching about performing action without attachment to results.
(b) What does Eliot mean by 'Fare forward'?
- To say goodbye
- To move ahead without attachment to results
- To travel to a new land
- To abandon all actions
Correct Answer: (b) To move ahead without attachment to results
Explanation: Eliot clarifies: "Not Fare well but fare forward voyagers." This means not a farewell but to continue moving forward, aligning with Krishna's advice to act without concern for the fruit of action.
(c) How does the Mahabharata present the two sides of the debate?
- With bias towards one side
- With care and sympathy for both
- By ignoring Arjuna's arguments
- By favouring Krishna's view only
Correct Answer: (b) With care and sympathy for both
Explanation: The passage says the epic "presents, sequentially, each of the two contrary arguments with much care and sympathy," showing both sides fairly.
(d) What does the post-combat desolation in the Mahabharata suggest?
- That Arjuna's doubts were unfounded
- That Krishna's advice was wrong
- That Arjuna's doubts were vindicated
- That the war was necessary
Correct Answer: (c) That Arjuna's doubts were vindicated
Explanation: The passage states that the tragic desolation "can even be seen as something of a vindication of Arjuna’s profound doubts," meaning his concerns were justified.
(e) What is the final outcome of Arjuna's contrary arguments in the Mahabharata?
- They are completely defeated
- They are not really vanquished
- They are ignored by all
- They are proven wrong
Correct Answer: (b) They are not really vanquished
Explanation: The passage concludes: "Arjuna’s contrary arguments are not really vanquished," indicating their lasting significance.
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