Chapter 6 The Browning Version Questions and Answers: NCERT Solutions for Class 11th English (Partnership English )

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Class 11 English (Partnership English ) Chapter 6: The Browning Version - Questions and Answers of NCERT Book Solutions.

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Question 1. Comment on the attitude shown by Taplow towards Crocker-Harris.

Answer: Crocker-Harris teaches Latin language to Taplow at his school. Taplow is still in primary form. Taplow has a feeling of awe as well as liking for his teacher. Though he doesn’t have a very high opinion about Crocker-Harris as a teacher. He feels that Harris is averse to the fact that students like him.
He hates being popular among students. Taplow also thinks that Mr. Crocker-Harris would possibly mark him down rather than up for doing extra-work. Taplow also feels that Mr.
Crocker-Harris doesn’t abide by the rule of giving remove/results to his class on the final day of the term.

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Question 2. Does Frank seem to encourage Taplow’s comments on Crocker-Harris ?

Answer: As Taplow started imitating his teacher Mr. Crocker-Harris for telling his answer in his style, at first Frank snubbed Taplow. But quite instantly, Frank, the science-teacher, asked Taplow again to repeat Mr. Crocker statement in his style. It shows that he encour¬ages Taplow’s comments on Harris.

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Question 3. What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play ?

Answer: We gather that Mr. Crocker-Harris is a Latin language teacher. He seems tp be a very strict teacher. He has created such an impression on the students that they don’t dare defy his orders even in his absence. They are scared to death. Other teachers like Frank feel jealous of him for creating such impression. He never beats students neither he is a sadist. He makes his students to ‘stay back after school, to do extra work for missing a class. But he himself doesn’t make it a point to be there such students. He leaves them just to wait. Here his views seem somewhat lax.

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Question 4. Why does author agree that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society ?

Answer: The author has rightly stated that the growth of world population is one of the strongest factors distorting the future of human society. The world population is increasing at an alarming rate. It took mankind more than a million years to reach the first billion. That was the world population around the year 1800. By the year 19Q0, a second billion was added. But the twentieth century has added another 3.7 billion. The present world population is estimated at 5.7 billion.
With the abnormal rise in the world population the future of mankind is very badly affected. The population remains within control when incomes rise, education spreads and health improves leading to all around development. But the development itself may not be possible if the present increase in the population continues. The rich get richer and the poor remain poor for want of control of the population. The rate of unemployment increases and more and more people remain without work. It affects very badly the future of human society

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Thinking About Language

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Question 1. Talking about teachers among friends.

Answer: I don’t think there will be any student who, during his academic years, would not have talked about his or her teachers. I think it is their favourite pastime. Every teacher has his or her own style of teaching, peculiar habits, whims or idiasyncrasies and ways of punishment.
Some teachers teach in matter-of-fact routine but teachers teach in a very interesting manner. They will make their lectures spicy with jokes or interesting anecdotes. So students have a lot of material teachers among their friends only about their teachers. This is because they are afraid that some of the things they talk about their teachers may not reach them.

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Question 2. Reading plays is more interesting than studying science.

Answer: Plays form an important aspect of literature. These gives us not only facts and opinions but also create a permanent interest in us. The plays also affect us in various ways and move our affections. While reading plays we come to know about various kinds of characters who respond to different situations in different manners. Reading of plays is not only interesting, but it is illuminating also. For instance, Shakespeare’s or Kalidas’s plays not only are interesting to entertaining, but these appeal to our intellect also.
It is a fact that the science and scientific discoveres are vital and significant for our material life. But study of science is more or less based on material facts. So there is less scope for its being interesting. We do not find human passions, human aspirations, human values and human dreams in the study of science. Science with its glorious achievements, is of course highly important. But still I find reading plays or literature is general, much more interesting than factual theories of science.

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Last Updated on: December 05, 2025