Gujarat Board Class 12 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: The protagonist is Charley, a thirty-one-year-old ordinary man who works in an office. He is married to Louisa and lives in an apartment uptown.

A: The psychiatrist calls it a 'waking-dream wish fulfillment' and explains that Charley is unhappy with the modern world full of insecurity, fear, war, and worry, so he wants to escape from reality.

A: Charley argues that his grandfather started the collection and didn't need any refuge from reality since things were peaceful in his time. He also mentions that President Roosevelt collected stamps to

A: The Tiger King is the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram, whose full title is His Highness Jamedar-General, Khiledar-Major, Sata Vyaghra Samhari, Maharajadhiraja Visva Bhuvana Samrat, Sir Jilani Jung Jung Ba

A: The astrologers predicted that the prince would grow up to become a great warrior but would die because of a tiger. Since he was born in the hour of the Bull, and Bull and Tiger are enemies, his death

A: The ten-day-old prince miraculously speaks and says 'Let tigers beware!' He intelligently questions the astrologers, stating that everyone born must die and asks them to tell the manner of death inste

A: Akademik Shokalskiy - a Russian research vessel that carried the author and 52 other participants to Antarctica as part of the Students on Ice programme.

A: Gondwana was a giant amalgamated southern supercontinent that existed 650 million years ago, centered roughly around present-day Antarctica. It hosted diverse flora and fauna in a much warmer climate

A: Gondwana thrived for 500 million years. Around the time dinosaurs were wiped out and the age of mammals began, the landmass was forced to separate into different countries, shaping the globe as we kno