TBSE Class 11 Sample Paper 2023 Sanskrit

MODEL QUESTION
Class - XI : SANSKRIT : Half-Yearly / Annual Exam. : 2022-23 : Marks - 80

I. √) the correct answer :–
Tick (√ 1x10=10
1. What is the other name of ‘Buddha’ ?
(a) Tathagata (b) Mahabira
(c) Bimbisar (d) Agatasatru
2. What is the present name of Rajagriha ?
(a) Rajgir (b) Rajasthan
(c) Joypur (d) Ajmir
3. How many years four Brahmins stayed at ieg©ieÉnced ?
(a) 10 years (b) 11 years
(c) 12 years (d) 13 years
4. What is the other name of ÞeerJeÉÀ<Ce: ?
(a) Keshab (b) Hrishikesh
(c) Both (d) None of these
5. Who wrote `efkeMkeªheoMe&veced' ?
(a) Narayanasharma (b) Bishnusharma
(c) Bedabyasa (d) Bhasa
6. Who is called mek³emee®eer ?
(a) ÞeerJeÉÀ<Ce: (b) JeÀCe&:
(c) Depe&gve: (d) OeÉlejeä£:
7. Who cursed MeJegÀvleuee ?
(a) og<cevle: (b) ogke&eMee
(c) JeÀCe&: (d) efÒe³ebkeoe
8. With whom MeJegÀvleuee got married ?
(a) og<cevle: (b) ogke&emee
(c) efkeMkeefce$e (d) JeÀCe&:
9. How many meie&’s are there in `JegÀceejmecYekeced' ?
(a) 9 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) 17
10. Who was the writer of `n<e&®eefjleced' ?
(a) JeÀeefueoeme: (b) keeveYeÆ:
(c) oC[er (d) Yeeme:
II. Answer in short the following questions in one word/sentence :– 1x20=20
11. What is the source of the story Þeerceleer ?
12. `ve JesÀveef®eled leLeeielemlethes JeÀeje: JeÀle&k³ee Fefle' – Who is the speaker of this quote ?
13. Who was the king of `jepeieÉn' ?
14. Join the Sandhi : ³eekeled + Dev³eLee
15. Where did four Brahmins go to acquire knowledge ?
16. Which chapter of `ÞeerceÓiekeledieerlee' the context `efkeMkeªheoMe&veced' belongs to ?
17. What is the other name of Arjuna mentioned in your text `efkeMkeªheoMe&veced' ?
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18. Join in Sandhi : efkeMkeced + Foced
19. What is the source of the poem `efkeMkeªheoMe&veced' ?
20. `Òemeero oskesMe peieefvvekeeme' – Who is the speaker of this line ?
21. Name two friends of `MeJegÀvleuee' ?
22. Who was ogke&emee ?
23. Account for the case-ending of the word `jepeef<e&Cee'~
24. ``DeefÒe³eceske mebkeÉÊeced'' – Who is the speaker here ?
25. `De³ecebn Yees:' – Who is the speaker of this line ?
26. How many heke&’s are there in Mahabharata ?
27. Who is the author of `JeÀeockejer' ?
28. How many drama’s were composed by Yeeme: ?
29. How many meie&’s are there in the `JegÀceejmecYekeced' of Kalidasa ?
30. Who is the hero of the drama `mkehvekeemekeoÊeced' of Bhasa ?
III. Answer the following questions :– 2x5=10
31. How did `Þeerceleer' disobey the order of the king `DepeeleMe$eg:' ?
32. `cenepevees ³esve iele: me hevLee' – Who said this and when ?
33. ``ce³ee nleebmleb peefn'' – Whom did the speaker kill and where ?
34. `jef#elek³ee Keueg ÒeJeÉÀeflehesuekee efÒe³emeKeer' – Who said this and when ?
35. What did efÒe³ebkeoe say to ogkee&mee to save MeJegÀvleuee from the curse ?
IV. Answer the following questions :– 4x2=8
36. (a) Join in Sandhi : (any two) 1x2=2
(i) jkes + Gefoles (ii) veoer + Deckeg (iii) DeLe + SJeÀoe ~
(b) Decline : (any two) 1x2=2
(i) keefveped in ®elegLeer& SJeÀke®eveced (ii) ³eg<ceod in ÒeLecee kengke®eveced
(iii) uelee in leÉleer³ee SJeÀke®eveced ~
37. (a) Conjugate : (any two) 1x2=2
(i) mesked in ueìd first person singular
(ii) JeÉÀ in ue*d third person plural
(iii) ieced in ueÉìd third person plural
(b) Account for the case-ending of the following underlined words : (any two)
1x2=2
(i) vece: Þeeriegjkes (ii) keeefueJeÀe og:Kesve Je´Àvoefle
(iii) %eeveb efkevee keÉLee peerkeveced (iv) jecesve nlees keeuees ~
V. Answer the following questions : 3x2=6
38. (i) ``ne JeÀäced ! Oece&jepeefke³eesieeod ke³eb hegC³eeled ÒenerCee'' – Who said this and when, What is the
meaning of `hegC³eeled ÒenerCee' ?
Or
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(ii) Who was `Þeerceleer' ? In which season Buddhastupa was established ? What is the
meaning of the word `DepeeleMe$eg' ?
39. (i) ``ke³eb meke&ekf eÐeeheejs ielee:'' – Who said this ? Who is the writer of the story `®elegCee&b heefC[lecegKe&eCeeb
JeÀLee' ? Whom did the scholars accept as a friend ?
VI. Answer the following questions :– 4x4=16
40. Who noticed the universal form of Lord Krishna and when ? What was the consolation
speech of `ÞeerJeÉÀ<Ce:' ? 1+1+2=4
41. ``³eLeenb heM³eeefce leLee lem³eevegceleb Yekesled'' – Who said this and to whom ? What is the context of
this statement ? 4
42. Discuss the impact of Mahabharata on Indian Literature. 4
43. Write a short note on `oMeJegÀceej®eefjleced' of Dandin. 4
Or
Write a shortnote on `jIegkebMeced' of Kalidasa. 4
VII. Answer the following questions :– 5x2=10
44. Read the following passage carefully and answer in Sanskrit the questions given
below :– 1x5=5
Deemeerle hegje De³eesO³ee³eeb meg³e&kebMes jIeg: veece JeÀesjefhe efpelesefvê³ees Oeeefce&JeÀes veÉheefle:~ ÒeLeces ke³eefme me efkeÐee³ee hejeJe´ÀcesCe
®e ÒeefLele³eMee DeYekeled~ DeLe ie®íefle JeÀeues lem³e efhelee efoueerhe: heg$eb jIegb ³egkejepeb efmebnemeves efvejle: Deemeerled~ MeemeveJeÀeues
lem³e ogäeveeb ocevesve efMeäeveeb heeuevesve ®e me Òepeeceveesj¡eveb efkeefnlekeeved~ lele: mkejep³eb efve<JeÀäJebÀ efkeOee³e me efoiedefkepe³eeLe&b
³ee$eeceJeÀjesled~
(i) veÉheles: veece efJeÀced ?
(ii) me: JegÀ$e kemeefle mce ?
(iii) JeÀbLe me Òeeflele³e³ee DeYekeled ?
(iv) efJeÀceemeerled lem³e efheleg: veece ?
(v) jIeg: JebÀLe Òepeeveeb ceveesj¡eveb JeÉÀlekeeved ?

45. Translate into English or Bengali or Hindi :– 5
Deefmle osGueeK³ees ie´ece:~ le$e jepeefmebnes veece jepeheg$e:~ leodYee³ee& JeÀuenefÒe³esefle efkeÞeglee~ SJeÀefmceved JeÀesue mee Ye$ee& meeOe&
JeÀuenb efkeOee³e efhelegie&Énb Òeefle ®eefuelee~ mee ®e JeÀeshekeMeeled ceneJeÀeveveb ielee~

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