Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Poets and Pancakes NCERT Solutions | What is the example of national integrat

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.

Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?

Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?

Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?

What does The God that Failed refer to?

How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?

Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?

How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?

Did the people at Gemini Studios have any particular political affiliations?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?

Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?