CBSE(NCERT) GRADE 12 ENGLISH 2023 SET3

Seagulls, as you know, never falter, never stall. To stall in the air is for them a disgrace and a dishonour. But Jonathan Livingston Seagull, unashamed, stretching his wings again in that trembling hard curve slowing, slowing, and stalling once more was no ordinary bird. Most gulls want to fly only enough to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight. More than anything else, Jonathan Livingston Seagull loved to fly. This kind of thinking, he found, is not the way to make oneself popular with other birds. Even his parents were dismayed as Jonathan spent the whole day alone, making hundreds of low-level gliders, just to practise. "Why, Jon, why?" his mother asked. "Why is it so hard to know what I can do in the air?" "Jonathan," said his father, "winter is here. There are fishing boats and fish around. Why don't you eat? Why don't you stay? Why don't you learn?" "I don't mind being alone," Jonathan said. "I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't. That's all. All I want is to know." "If you must study," then study food, and how to get it. This flying business is nonsense."

l I need is to fold most of my wings and just fly on the tips along. Short wings ! Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below : 101=10

1 Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) are products that sell quickly at relatively low cost. FMCG is the fourth-largest sector in the Indian economy. There are three main segments in the sector food and beverages, which accounts for 19% of the sector; healthcare, which accounts for 31% of the share; and household and personal care, which accounts for the remaining 50% share. The urban segment contributes to about 55% of the revenue share, while the rural segment accounts for 45%. Rise in rural consumption will drive the FMCG market. The Indian processed food market is projected to expand to US$ 470 billion by 2025, up from US$ 263 billion in 2019 20. 2 The Indian FMCG industry grew by 16% in 2021, a 9-year high, despite nationwide lockdowns, supported by consumption-led growth and value expansion from higher product prices, particularly for 3 The FMCG sector has received good investments and support from the Government in the recent past. The sector witnessed healthy FDI inflows from April 2000 March 2022. Furthermore, as per the Union Budget 2022 23, a substantial amount has been allocated to the Department of Consumer Affairs, an increased amount has been allocated to the Department of Food and Public Distribution. In 2021 22, the Government approved Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) with an outlay of a larger amount to help Indian brands of food products in the international markets. 4 -Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme gives companies a major opportunity to boost exports. The future outlook of the FMCG rural sector looks on track now. Rural consumption has increased, led by a combination of increasing income and higher aspiration levels. There is an increased demand for branded products in rural India. The growth of organised sector in FMCG is expected to rise with an increased level of brand consciousness, augmented by the growth in modern retail. Household and Personal care Food and Beverages Healthcare Table I. FMCG Products 1. Processed foods : Cheese products, cereals 2. Prepared meals : Ready-to-eat meals 3. Beverages : Bottled water, aerated drinks, and juices 4. Baked goods : Biscuits, bread 5. Fresh foods, frozen foods, and dry goods : Fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, frozen food, and nuts 6. Medicines : Aspirin, pain relievers, and over-the-counter medication that can be purchased without a prescription 7. Cleaning products : Baking soda, washing powder 8. Cosmetics and toiletries : Beauty products, soaps, toothpastes 9. Office supplies : Pens, pencils

and Beverages Healthcare 1/1/3 H 6 H Table I. FMCG Products 1. Processed foods : Cheese products, cereals 2. Prepared meals : Ready-to-eat meals 3. Beverages : Bottled water, aerated drinks, and juices 4. Baked goods : Biscuits, bread 5. Fresh foods, frozen foods, and dry goods : Fruits, vegetables, milk, butter, frozen food, and nuts 6. Medicines : Aspirin, pain relievers, and over-the-counter medication that can be purchased without a prescription 7. Cleaning products : Baking soda, washing powder 8. Cosmetics and toiletries : Beauty products, soaps, toothpastes 9. Office supplies : Pens, pencils

I looked again at her, wan, pale old but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile ...

Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the Earth and not move our arms so much. It would be an exotic moment without rush, without engines, we would all be together

honour or dignity or respect; we are stripped of all that. But if we study and make progress, we can throw away these indignities. So study with care, learn all you can. If you are always ahead in your lessons, people will come to you of their own accord and attach

face and you think. Underneath, you are afraid. Anybody would be. I am. When I look in

The make-up department was first headed by a Bengali who became too big for a studio and left. He was succeeded by a Maharashtrian who was assisted by a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the usual local Tamils. All this shows that there was a great deal of national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan began broadcasting programmes on national integration.. This gang of nationally integrated make-up men could turn any decent-looking person into a hideous crimson hued monster with the help of truck-loads of pancake and a number of other locally made potions and lotions.

isted by a Dharwar Kannadiga, an Andhra, a Madras Indian Christian, an Anglo-Burmese and the usual local Tamils. All this shows that there was a great deal of national integration long before A.I.R. and Doordarshan began broadcasting programmes on national integration. This gang of nationally integrated make-up men could turn any decent-looking person into a hideous crimson hued monster with the help of truck-loads of pancake and a number of other locally made potions and lotions.

Similarly, we have a lot of empty spaces in our lives. I call them interstices. Say you are coming over to my place. You are in the elevator and while you are coming up, I am waiting for you. This is an interstice, an empty space. I work in empty spaces. While waiting for your elevator to come up from the first to the third floor, I have already written an article !