“In that short time, we’ve managed to create quite a ruckus.” What does Tishani Doshi refer to by ‘ruckus’?
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Solution and Explanation
Step 2: Meaning of ‘ruckus’ The ‘ruckus’ refers to the ecological destruction caused by human actions, including deforestation, global warming, and pollution, which have disturbed nature’s balance within a few centuries. This statement highlights humanity’s role in accelerating environmental degradation.
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Questions Asked in CBSE CLASS XII exam
Read the passage carefully:
(1) This report presents findings from the Youth Aspirations in India Survey in which 5,764 youth between the ages of 15 and 30 were asked about their employment, education, and skilling aspirations.
(2) Indian youth valued higher education. 50 percent of respondents aspire to attain a post-graduate degree, 24 percent a PhD, and 21 percent a bachelor's degree. Only 2 percent of respondents hope to attain a college or vocational diploma as their highest form of education.
(3) Respondents have a strong preference for attaining higher education degrees. At the same time, there is an awareness of changing skills requirements and an interest in augmenting their skills. 76 percent of youth report being very interested in pursuing a skills development programme. 70 percent of youth identified more employment opportunities as the main motivation for wanting to pursue skills development training.
(4) A study related to their job preference reveals their strong desire for job security and opportunities for career advancement. It is evident from the following data:
(5) In the context of technological adoption and digitization, jobs and tasks, along with the competencies required to execute them, are changing. 86 percent of youth feel very or moderately up to date with changes in skills requirements. Yet, 39 percent of youth feel very prepared or prepared for their ideal job, while 16 percent of youth feel either not prepared or very unprepared for their ideal job.
(6) Female respondents' education and employment aspirations match, if not exceed, those of male respondents. Yet, female respondents face discriminatory biases in hiring, have less paid work experience than their male counterparts, and face greater barriers in pursuing skills development opportunities. 60 percent of female respondents, for example, report having no paid work experience, compared to 54 percent of male respondents. In addition, 15 percent of female respondents report personal biases such as marital status, gender, age, or family background as a main barrier to employment compared to 9 percent of male respondents. While more female respondents report being very interested in participating in a skills development programme, only 19 percent have enrolled in a programme, compared to 26 percent of male respondents.
Answer the following questions, based on the given passage:
- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension
Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blank:
“It was because they were sorry too….” They were sorry for _________(not following the government order / not learning their language).- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension
Choose the correct option: What is the tone of the speaker in the expression ‘I hardly knew how to write ...... how sorry I was for not learning my lessons’?
- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension
My Last French Lesson! Why, I hardly knew how to write ! I should never learn any more! I must stop there, then! Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons, for seeking birds 'eggs or going sliding on the Saar! My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar, and my history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn't give up and M. Hamel, too; the idea that he was going away, that I should never see him again, made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was. Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service and of showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more.
(The Last Lesson)- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension
What does the writer mean by the phrase ‘indoor shooting’ in the first line of the extract?
- CBSE CLASS XII - 2025
- Reading Comprehension