Madhyamik 2025 Bengali Question Paper |Madhyamik 2025 Bengali Question Paper

Question Paper Madhyamik 2017
Subject- Bangla
Time – 3 hours 15 minutes (First 15 minutes only for reading the question paper and remaining 3 hours for writing answers) Full marks – 90

1. Select the correct answer: 1×17

1.1 Where did Apurba meet Girish Mahapatra again?

(a) At the police station
(b) At the dock
(c) At the railway station
(d) At the airport

1.2 Harida got his livelihood by disguised as Baiji-

(a) Eight taka ten annas
(b) Eight taka eight annas
(c) Ten taka four annas
(d) Ten taka ten annas

1.3 On the day of Holi, what did the boys in the group tell Amrit and Isab to do when they saw a certain dress?

(a) To draw pictures
(b) To play Holi
(c) To wrestle
(d) To play football

1.4 The poem ‘On the banks of the Sindh’ belongs to which poetic work?

(a) Lorchandani
(b) Padmavati
(c) Satimayana
(d) Tohfa

1.5 “Pradosh Kal Jhanjabatase Ruddhashwa” – Meaning of the word ‘Pradosh’

(a) Evening
(b) Morning
(c) Night
(d) Noon

1.6 Name of Indrajit’s wife –

(a) Indira
(b) Sarma
(c) Niksha
(d) Pramila

1.7 “The pen with which Caesar struck Casca was called—

(a) Reservoir
(b) Stylus
(c) Parker
(d) Pilot

1.8 Name the writer who died by his own pen

(a) Banaphuol
(b) Parashuram
(c) Shailajananda Mukhopadhyay
(c) Trailokyanath Mukhopadhyay

1.9 The first category of people for whom Bengali books or articles on science are written is-

(a) Proficient in English
(b) Proficient in Bengali
(c) Does not know English or knows very little
(d) Knows English and has studied a little science in English

1.10 Division –

(a) Always placed before the word
(b) Always added after the word
(c) Placed separately after the word
(d) Placed separately before the word

1.11 ‘I have kept it soaked for thirty years in the tears of my two eyes.’ The underlined verse-

(a) Inactive factor
(b) Active factor
(c) Inactive factor
(d) Inactive factor

1.12 The dominant position in the working class is –

(a) The meaning of the antecedent
(b) The meaning of the antecedent
(c) The meaning of both terms
(d) The meaning of all terms is different

1.13 He was absolutely delighted to wrestle with Isab—The following line is an example of which compound?

(a) Invariable
(b) Unconditioned
(c) Multiplicity
(d) Action

1.14 “He started panting with the effort of coughing”—Which class of sentence does this belong to?

(a) Simple sentence
(b) Complex sentence
(c) Compound sentence
(d) Compound sentence

1.15 A sentence that generally describes or states something is called:

(a) Imperative sentence.
(b) Declarative sentence .
(c) Emotional sentence.
(d) Interrogative sentence.

1.16 A sentence in which the action appears as the subject is called:

(a) Action verb
(b) Imperative verb
(c) Idiomatic verb
(d) Action imperative verb

1.17 “The river has not been seen for five days” – this is an example of which sentence?

(a) Imperative
(b) Idiomatic
(c) Action
(d) Action-Imperative

2. Answer the questions in about 20 words: 1 x 19 = 19

2.1 Answer any 4 questions. 1 X 4= 4

2.1.1 What did Chotomasi say after reading Tapan’s story?
2.1.2. “He started tearing out leaves one by one, twisting them and throwing them into the water.” – What kind of leaves did the person in question start throwing into the water?
2.1.3 He realized how big an illusion this was after a few stations.” – What is ‘illusion’?
2.1.4 Who translated the story ‘Adal Badal’ into Bengali?
2.1.5 How much money did Jagadish Babu want to give to the ascetic for the pilgrimage? Answer – Jagadish Babu wanted to give the ascetic one hundred taka for the pilgrimage.

2.2 Answer any 4 questions: 1×4=4

2.2.1 “Children and houses were killed” – Why were ‘children and houses’ killed?
2.2.2 “We have no other way” – So what should we do?
2.2.3 “Come, poet of the end of the age” – What should be the role of the poet? 2.2.4 “Put down your weapons, put down your weapons” – Where is it said to put down your weapons?
2.2.5 “Seeing the art of form/ Bala was amazed/ and guessed in his own mind.” – What did Bala guess?

2.3 Answer any 3 questions: 1×3=3

2.3.1 How much does the most expensive pen mentioned in ‘The Lost Ink Pen’ cost?
2.3.2 “We used to throw it in a pond on our way back.”— Why would the speaker throw it in a pond?
2.33 What rules did the university-appointed terminology committee make regarding the English names of new chemical substances?
2.3.4 What is the purpose of terminology?

2.4 Answer any 8 questions: 1 x 8 = 8

2.4.1 What is ‘zero division’?
2.4.2 ‘Astra rakho’ – Determine the cause and division of the underlined word.
2.4.3 What is a daily compound?
2.4.4 ‘Charan kamol naya’ – Write the compound name of the compound by combining the sentence.
2.4.5 I am a village boy – Identify the object and subject of the sentence.
2.4.6 Give an example of an imperative sentence.
2.4.7 Mention at least one method of changing from imperative to active.
2.4.8 Give an example of a passive subject.
2.4.9 Asitbabu did not ask any more questions – Change to interrogative sentence.
2.4.10 Who wrote this? – Change to imperative.

3. Answer in approximately 60 words with context clues: 3+3=6

3.1 Answer any one of the questions: 3×1=3

3.1.1 Where was Harida standing dressed as a policeman? How did he fool Master Mashai? 1+2

3.1.2 “He understood the reason for the river’s rebellion.” – Who understood? What did he mean by the river’s rebellion? 1+2

3.2 Answer any one of the questions: 3×1=3

3.2.1 “The young man who has lost his life is coming to cut it into pieces?” – Write the meaning of the statement. 1+2

3.2.2 Question: “Mahabahu is amazed” – Who is called ‘Mahabahu’? What is the reason for his amazement? 1+2

4. Answer any one of the following questions in about 150 words: 5

4.1 “The boy’s health has deteriorated, but his hobby of bringing food continues.” – Who is the boy? Describe his attire. 1+4

4.2 Describe the incident that occurred after Harida Biragi went to Jagadish Babu’s house.

5. Answer any one question in about 150 words: 5

5.1 “Hay Chhayabrita” – What is the reason for saying ‘Chhayabrita’? Write briefly what the poet says about him. 1+4

5.2 “Where the city was/ there charcoal was scattered.” – Based on the poem ‘Unhappy One’, write about how this fate of the city came about.

6. Answer any one question in about 150 words: 5

6.1 “There are still various obstacles in the practice of science in Bengali.” – Discuss the suggestions the author has given to remove these obstacles. 5

6.2 What is the name of ‘fountain pen’ known in Bengali? Who is mentioned as having given the name? Write the history of the birth of fountain pen. 1+1+3

7. Answer any one of the following questions in about 125 words: 4

7.1 Discuss the character traits of Siraj-ud-Daulah based on the play ‘Siraj-ud-Daulah’.

7.2 “But you are unworthy of politeness”—to whom is this statement addressed? What is the reason for saying this? 1+3

8. Answer any two questions in about 150 words: 5×2=10

8.1 Describe Connie’s family life.

8.2 Discuss how hunger served as an inspiration in Connie’s life.

8.3 “You have made me sit down and now you have come to me in a hurry” – What is the reason for this arrogance of Connie? Briefly describe the subsequent events. 2+3

9. Translate Bengali into popular prose:

One day a dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher shop. He was crossing over a bridge. Suddenly, he saw his own shadow in the water. He thought that there was another dog and he had a bigger piece of meat.

10. Answer any one question in 150 words or less: 5×1=5

10.1 Write a fictional dialogue between two friends on the topic of women’s liberation.

10.2 Write a report on the inauguration of a government hospital in a rural area.

11. Write an essay on any one topic in approximately 400 words: 10

11.1 Seasonal diversity of Bengal
11.2 Science in daily life
11.3 Your favorite tourist destination
11.4 A tree is a life