NIOS Class 12 English Chapter 22 Solution – Reading with understanding
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NIOS Class 12 English Chapter 22 Solution
Board |
NIOS |
Class |
12th (Higher Secondary) |
Subject |
English |
Topic |
Question Answer, Solution, Notes |
22.1.
1.)
a) A well-known variety of the fig tree is called ….the Banyan tree………………..
b) The tree is a …..meeting place for the people in the village………………
c) It was called ‘Banyan’ because Hindu merchants or Baniyas used to …sit under it and transact business……………….
d) It is a big tree, and spreads over a great area, because it ……sends down roots from its branches…………….. .
e) When it grows in open places in the village it …reaches its full size……………….. .
f) The leaves are ……oval and shining…………….. .
g) There is a big Banyan tree in …..Shibpur, Calcutta….
2.)
a) The banyan tree grows near the sea. F
b) Villagers enjoy sitting in the shade of the tree. T
c) The tree was called ‘The Banyan Tree’ by the Americans. F
d) It is a small tree. F
e) It grows well in towns. F
f) Usually there are temples and shrines near it. T
3.)
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- the banyan tree and village life
22.2.)
I.) ‘Vertebrate’ animals are those that- (b) have a back bone.
2.) Fishes, frogs and reptiles are those creatures- (b) the temperature of whose blood changes with that of the outside atmosphere.
3.) Mammals have- (b) hair on their bodies.
4.) Birds can- (c) lay eggs and hatch them.
5.) All birds- (a) lay eggs.
2.)
(a) All birds are small. F
(b) The ostrich is a very tall bird. T
(c) Vultures eat everything. F
(d) All birds build nests. F
(e) Some birds build very complicated nests. T
(f) All birds can fly. F
(g) All birds like to live with human beings. F
(h) Birds are warm blooded. T
3.)
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