NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 6

NCERT Solutions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 6 Poets and Pancakes

Page No. 58

Question 1:
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

Question 2:
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?

Question 3:
What work did the ‘office boy’ do in the Gemini Studios? Why did he join the studios? Why was he disappointed?

Question 4:
Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?

Page No. 60

Question 1:
Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?

Question 2:
Who was Subbu’s principal?

Question 3:
Subbu is described as a many-sided genius. List four of his special abilities.

Question 4:
Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?

Question 5:
What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?

Page No. 62

Question 1:
Did the people at Gemini Studios have any particular political affiliations?

Question 2:
Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?

Question 3:
Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.

Question 4:
Who was The Boss of Gemini Studios?

Question 5:
What caused the lack of communication between the Englishman and the people at Gemini Studios?

Question 6:
Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?

Page No. 63

Question 1:
Who was the English visitor to the studios?

Question 2:
How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?

Question 3:
What does The God that Failed refer to?

Understanding the text

Question 1:
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.

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

Question 3:
How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

Question 4:
What do you understand about the author’s literary inclinations from the account?

Talking about the text

Discuss in small groups taking off from points in the text.

1. Film-production today has come a long way from the early days of the Gemini Studios.
2. Poetry and films.