Class 12 English (NCERT)

1. Who is the author of 'Poets and Pancakes'?

• A. R.K. Narayan
• B. Asokamitran
• C. Khushwant Singh
• D. Ruskin Bond

2. What is Gemini Studios, the setting of the chapter?

• A. A publishing house
• B. A famous film studio in Madras (Chennai)
• C. A university
• D. A newspaper office

3. What unusual method did the make-up department at Gemini Studios reportedly use on actors, regardless of their skin tone?

• A. No make-up was used at all
• B. A thick layer of poster paint was applied to give a uniform look, even on already dark-skinned actors
• C. Only natural oils were used
• D. Digital effects replaced make-up entirely

4. What does the author use the anecdotes in 'Poets and Pancakes' to satirize?

• A. The government's economic policy
• B. The superficiality, hierarchy, and idiosyncrasies of the film industry and the people within it
• C. Agricultural practices in India
• D. The education system

5. Which real Tamil poet is referenced in connection with a statue-related anecdote in the chapter?

• A. Subramania Bharati
• B. Bharathidasan
• C. Kambar
• D. Thiruvalluvar