NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Flamingo English Keeping Quiet
Madhya Pradesh Board Class 12 English Flamingo Solutions Chapter 2 Keeping Quiet Poem 2 By StudyEducation Keeping Quiet Think it out Question 1. What will counting upto twelve and keeping still help us achieve ? Answer: The poet suggests that the people should discontinue their nasty activities and nonsensial chating for some time. This silence will give us time to introspect, to understand ourselves and to shape our destiny properly. Question 2. Do you think the poet advocates total inactivity and death ? Answer: No, the poet clarifies that he does not favour inactivity or total idleness. Inaction means death. Life means action for the good of our race. What the poet advocates is a full stop to war and the race for self-gain. Question 3. What is the ‘sadness’ that the poet refers to in the poem ? Answer: The people and the nations are unfortunately engaged in producing weapons of mass destruction. This is a sad feature of our modem civilisation. We all are a part of a blind race, ...