Unseen Passage Writing

Unseen Passage Writing by Mr. Rupjyoti Goswami

    Students should master the art of comprehension. They should follow the hints given below while answering the questions in a clear and effective manner.

You can write good answers only when :-
1. Read the given passage carefully two or three times, until you understand it clearly.
2. Try to understand the main theme of the passage you are reading.
3. Underline the words that you do not understand cause. It will help you to solve the vocabulary questions quicker.
4. Read the questions one by one and find out whether you have fully understood them or not.
5. Write answer to the questions in your own words. Do not copy the language of the passage.
6. The sentence or answer should be brief clear and to the point according to marks.
7. Avoid unnecessary details if an answer too long.

 1. Read the following passage carefully: HS 2019

    People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough to get a couchette, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your passport when you cross a frontier. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motor-ways you can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food -always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get sea-sick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather. sea-journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling on a ship.

Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the grave disadvantage of being the most expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip a hot or cold drink on some services. But even when such refreshments are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken clouds, plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain; you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey.

    On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions :

(a) Write two reasons for the difficulty of reading on a train in long distance travelling. 2

Ans:- Two reasons for the difficulty of reading on a train in long distance travelling are - 

i) The monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls one to sleep. 

ii) Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.

(b) What are the two disadvantages of travelling by sea? 2

Ans:- Two disadvantages of travelling by sea are - 

i) Sea journeys take a long time. 

ii) If the sea is not calm and one is likely to get sea sick, it would be very worse. 

(c) Write two disadvantages of travelling by air. 2

Ans:-Ans:- Two disadvantages of travelling by air are - 

i) It is the most expensive form of transport. 

ii) It is dangerous. 

(d) Why does the writer dislike long car journeys? 2

Ans:- The writer dislikes long car journeys for it is quite impossible even to read. On motor ways one can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds but more often, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic. 

(e) Find a word in the passage which means "lacking fresh air or ventilation". 1

Ans:-Unusual breathtaking. 

(f) Give an antonym of "narrow". 1

Ans:- The antonym of 'narrow' is wide.

2. Read the following passage carefully:     HS 2019

It is a disturbing fact that today many different kinds of wild animals throughout the world are in danger of extinction. The reasons for this are many and varied, but we must largely blame pollution, pesticides, the disturbance of the animals' natural environment and man's greed and thoughtlessness.

Industry has grown enormously, and it has become common practice for factories to dispose of waste matter in streams and rivers, causing great loss of river life. Modern agricultural methods include the use of pesticides which effectively control insects classified as pests, but which also destroy many that are not. An increase in population has meant more building and with it the destruction of much of the countryside that provides habitat for wild animals. To satisfy man's selfish desires the polar bear in North America is under threat, hunted by sportsmen; in Bornea and Sumatra the orang-utan has become part of a smuggling racket; in South America the chinchilla is almost extinct because its fur is in demand; whales are massacred world-wide for the oil and the food they yield. These are only a few of the species under threat.

But the problem is receiving world-wide recognition, and some action is being taken. To name a few examples- sewage pollution in the river Thames has been greatly reduced; a ban on trading in some furs has been agreed; and organizations like Friends of the Earth do valuable work in this deserving cause.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

a) Cite the reasons as to why some species of wild animals are on the verge of extinction. 2

Ans:- Pollution, pesticides, the disturbance of the animals' natural environment and man's greed and thoughtfulness are the reasons as to why some species of wild animals are on the verge of extinction.

b) What has brought about the destruction of much of the countryside? 1

Ans:- An increase in population has brought about the destruction of much of the countryside.

c) Why are the polar bear and the whales under threat? 2

Ans:- To satisfy man's selfish desires the polar bear in North America is under threat. They are hunted by sportsmen. On the other hand, the whales are under threat for the oil and the food they yield

d) Which animal is hunted for its fur? 1

Ans:- In South America the chinchilla is hunted its fur.

e) Mention the ways in which wild life is currently helped. 2

Ans:- The ways in which wild life is currently helped are - a) sewage pollution in the river Thames has been greatly reduced; b) a ban on trading in some furs has been agreed; c) organizations like Friends of the Earth do valuable work in this deserving cause.

f) Give the adjective form of 'habitat'.

Ans:- 'habitable'.

g) Find a word in the passage which means "a great slaughter". 1

Ans:-"massacred".

2. Read the following passage carefully: HS-2018

Among the natural resources which can be called upon in national plans for development, possibly the most important is human labour. Since the English language suffers from a certain weakness in its ability to describe groups composed of both male and female members, this is usually described as "manpower".

Without a productive labour force, including effective leadership and intelligent middle management, no amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernization.

The manpower for development during the next quarter century will come from the world's present population of infants, children and adolescents. But we are not sure that they will be equal to the task. Will they have the health, the education, the skills, the socio-cultural attitudes essential for the responsibilities of development?

For far too many of them the answer is no. The reason is basic. A child's most critical years, with regard to physical, intellectual, social and emotional development, are those before he reaches five years of age. During those critical formative years he is cared for almost exclusively by his mother, and in many parts of the world the mother may not have the capacity to raise a superior child. She is incapable of doing so by reason of her own poor health, her ignorance and her lack of status and recognition of social and legal rights, of economic parity, of independence. One essential factor is the role of women. Development will be handicapped as long as women remain second-class citizens, uneducated, without any voice in family or community, married when they are still practically children, often to see half of them die before they are of school age.

We can enhance development by improving "women power", by giving women the opportunity to develop themselves. Statistics show that the average family size increases in inverse ratio to the mother's years of education- is lowest among college graduates, highest among those with only primary school training, or no education.

Malnutrition is most frequent in large families, and increases in large families, and increases in frequency with each additional sibling. The principle seems established that an educated mother has heathier and more intelligent children, and that this is related to the fact that she has fewer children, and this is related to the fact that she has fewer children. The tendency of educated, upper class mothers to have fewer children. The tendency of educated, upper class mothers to have fewer children operates even without access to contraceptive services.

The educational level of women is significant also because it has a direct influence upon their chances of employment, and the number of employed women in a country's total labour force has a direct bearing on both the Gross National Product and the disposable income of the individual family. Disposable income, especially in the hands of women, influences food purchasing and therefore the nutritional status of the family. The fact that the additional income derives from the paid employment of women provides a logical incentive to restrict the size of he family.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

(A) Choose the most appropriate option:

(a) Among the natural resources which can be called upon in national plans for development-

i. the most important is certainly human labour.

ii. the most important is possibly human labour.

iii. the least developed is certainly human labour.

iv. the least developed is undoubtedly human labour.

Ans:- ii. the most important is possibly human labour.

(b) Without a productive labour force, including effective leadership and intelligent middle management

i. no productive work is possible.

ii. entrepreneurs will incur heavy loss.

iii. economic development will not keep pace with national movements.

iv. no amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernisation.

Ans:- iv. no amount of foreign assistance or of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernisation.

(c) The manpower development during the next quarter century

i. will be adversely affected by the threat of war.

ii. will come from the world's present population of infants, children and adolescents.

iii. will be taken care of by the current emphasis on free education for women.

iv. will be adversely affected by the country's economic losses and political instability.

Ans:- ii. will come from the world's present population of infants, children and adolescents.

(d) "Women power" means

i. giving women the opportunity to develop themselves.

ii. giving women the opportunity to fight themselves

iii. giving women the opportunity to dominate others. 

iv. giving women the opportunity to befool others.

Ans:- i. giving women the opportunity to develop themselves.

(B) Answer the following questions briefly: 1 x6=6

a) What will be the sources of the manpower development during the next quarter century?

Ans:- The world's present population of infants, children and adolescents will be the sources of the manpower development during the next quarter century.

b) During which period is a child's growth maximum?

Ans:- A child's growth is maximum during the period before he reaches five years of age.

c) Why can't the first teacher be effective in some of the regions of India?

Ans:- The first teacher can't be effective in some of the regions of India because her own poor health, her ignorance and her lack of status and recognition of social and legal rights, of economic parity, of independence.

d) What will happen to development if the womenfolk are neglected?

Ans:- Development will be handicapped if the womenfolk are neglected.

e) How can we accelerate the rate progress?

Ans:- We can accelerate the rate progress by improving "women power", by giving women the opportunity to develop themselves.

f) What is the difference between an educated mother and an illiterate mother? 

Ans:- An educated mother has healthier, more intelligent and fewer children in compare with an illiterate mother.

3. Read the following passage carefully: HS 2017

Today's woman is a highly self-directed person, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work. Women are rational in approach, careful in handling situation and want to do things as best as possible. The Fourth World's Conference of women held in Beijing in September 1995 had emphasized that no enduring solution of society's most threatening social, economic and political problems could be found without the participation and empowerment of the women. The 1995 World Summit for Social Development had also emphasized the pivotal role of women in eradicating poverty and intending the social fabric.

The Constitution of India had conferred on women equal rights and opportunities-political, socio educational and of employment;-with men. Because of oppressive traditions, superstitions, exploitation; and corruption, a majority of women are not allowed to enjoy the rights and opportunities; bestowed on them. One of the major reasons for this state of affairs is the lack of literacy and awareness among women. Education is the main instrument through which we can narrow down the prevailing inequality and accelerate the process of economic and political change in the status of women.

The role of women in a society is very important. Women's education is the key to the better life in the future. A recent World Bank study says that educating girls is not a charity, it is good economics and if developing nations are to eradicate poverty, they must educate the girls. The report says that the economic and social returns on investment in education of the girls considerably affect the human development index of the nation. Society would progress only if the status of women is respected and the presence of an educated woman in the amity would ensure education of the family itself. Education and empowerment of women are closely related.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

a) Mention some of the qualities of today's women? 2

Ans:- Some of the qualities of today's women are that they are highly self-directed persons, alive to the sense of her dignity and the importance of her functions in the private domestic domain and the public domain of the world of work. They are rational in approach, careful in handling situation and want to do things as best as possible.

b) Where was the Fourth World's Conference of women held and what did it

emphasize?

Ans:- The Fourth World Conference of Women was held in Beijing, it emphasized on the fact that without the participation and empowerment of the women, there could no enduring solution of society's most threatening social; economic and political problems be found. 

c) What factors prevent a majority of women from enjoying their rights and

opportunities? 2

Ans:- The factors that prevent a majority of women from enjoying their rights and opportunities are oppressive traditions, superstitions, exploitation; and corruption. But the main factor is the lack of literacy and awareness among women.

d) What can education do for the cause of women? 2

Ans:- Education is the main instrument through which we can narrow down the prevailing inequality and accelerate the process of economic and political change in the status of women.

e) What is the observation of the World Bank on girl education?

Ans:- A recent World Bank study observes that educating girls is not a charity, it is good economics and if developing nations are to eradicate poverty, they must educate the girls. The report says that the economic and social returns on investment in education of the girls considerably affect the human development index of the nation. Society would progress only if the status of women is respected.

4. Read the following passage carefully: HS 2015

So the ships were brought into the deck and the passengers began to ashore. But Mr. Escombe had sent word to the captain that, as the whites were highly enraged against me and my life was in danger, my family and I should be advised to land at dusk, when the port superintendent Mr. Tatum would escort us home. The captain communicated the message to me, and I agreed to act accordingly. But scarcely half an hour after this, Mr.Laughton came to the captain. He said: 'I would like to take Mr. Gandhi with me, should he have no objection. As the legal advisor of the Agent Company I tell you that you are not bound to carry out the message you have received from Mr. Escombe.' After this he came to me and said somewhat to this effect: 'If you are not afraid, I suggest that Mrs. Gandhi and the children should drive to Mr. Rustomji's house, whilst you and I follow them on foot. I do not at all like the idea of your entering the city like a thief in the night. I do not think there is any fear of anyone hurting you. Everything is quiet now. The whites have all dispersed. But in any case I am convinced that you ought not to enter the city stealthily; I readily agreed. My wife and children drove safely to Mr. Rustomji's place. With the captain's permission I went ashore with Mr.Laughton. Mr. Rustomji's house was about two miles from the dock.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

a) Who is the speaker in this passage? 1

Ans:- M. K. Gandhi is the speaker in this passage.

b) What word had Mr. Escombe sent to the captain of the ship? 2

Ans:- Mr. Escombe had sent word to the captain that, as the whites were highly enraged against Gandhi and his life was in danger, his family and he should be advised to land at dusk, when the port superintendent Mr. Tatum would escort them home.

c) Why did Mr. Laughton come to the captain? 2

Ans:- Mr.Laughton came to the captain to take Mr. Gandhi with him if he had no objection. As the legal advisor of the Agent Company Mr. Laughton told him that he was not bound to carry out the message he had received from Mr. Escombe.

d) What did Mr. Laughton say to the speaker? 2

Ans:- Mr. Laughton said that if Gandhi was not afraid, he suggested that Mrs. Gandhi and the children should drive to Mr. Rustomji's house, whilst Gandhi and Mr. Laughton would follow them on foot.

e) The speaker readily agreed to Mr. Laughton's suggestion. What does it tell us about the speaker's character?

Ans:- The speaker readily agreed to Mr. Laughton's suggestion. It tells us that Gandhi was a frank and courageous man. He did not like the idea of entering the city like a thief in the dusk.

f) Find a word from the passage that means, 'moving secretly or moving like a thief. 

Ans:- Stealthily.

5. Read the following passage carefully: HS 2016, 2014

At 4.30 P.M., Abha brought in the last meal he was ever to eat; it consisted of goat's milk, cooked and raw vegetables, oranges and a concoction of ginger, sour lemons and strained butter with juice of aloe. Sitting on floor of his room in the rear of Birla House in New Delhi, Gandhi ate and talked with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of the new government of independent India. Maniben, patel's daughter and secretary, was also present. The conversation was important. There had been rumours of differences between Patel and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. This problem, like so many others, had been dropped into the Mahatma's lap.

Abha alone with Gandhi and the Patels, hesitated to interrupt. But she knew Gandhi's attachment to punctuality. Finally, therefore, she picked up the Mahatma's nickel-plated watch and showed it to him. 'I must tear myself away', Gandhi remarked, and so saying he rose, went to the adjoining bathroom and then started towards the prayer ground in the large park to the left of the house. Abha, the young wife of Kanu Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma's cousin, and Manu, the granddaughter of another cousin, accompanied him: he leaned his forearms on their shoulders. 'My walking sticks', he called them.

During the daily two-minutes promenade through the long, red-sandstone colonnade that led to the prayer ground, Gandhi relaxed and joked. Now, he mentioned the carrot juice Abha had given him that morning.

'So you are serving me cattle fare: he said, and laughed.

'Ba used to call. It horse fare; Abha replied. Ba was Gandhi's deceased wife.

'Isn't it grand of me', Gandhi bantered, 'to relish what no one else wants?'

'Bapu (father); said Abha, your watch must be feeling very neglected. You would not look at it today'.

'Why should I, since you are my timekeepers? 'Gandhi retorted.

'But you don't look at the time keepers; Manu noted. Gandhi laughed again.

On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions:

a) What did Gandhi eat in his last meal? 2

Ans:- In his last meal, Gandhi ate goat's milk, cooked and raw vegetables, oranges and a concoction of ginger, sour lemons and strained butter with juice of aloe.

b) Who were the persons present when ate his last meal? 2

Ans:- When ate his last meal, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Deputy Prime Minister of the new government of independent India, Maniben, Patel's daughter and secretary, Abha and Manu were present.

c) What was the problem that had been dropped into Gandhi's lap? 2

Ans:- There had been rumours of differences between Patel and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. This problem, like so many others, had been dropped into the Mahatma's lap.

d) Why did Abha show Gandhi the nickel-plated watch? 2

Ans:- Abha showed Gandhi the nickel-plated watch because she knew his attachment to punctuality.

e) Who were the timekeepers of Gandhi? 1

Ans:- Abha, the young wife of Kanu Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma's cousin, and Manu, the granddaughter of another cousin were the timekeepers of Gandhi.

f) What is the cattle fare referred to? 1

Ans:- The cattle fare referred to in the passage is the carrot juice Abha had given him that morning.

6. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: HS 2013

Inspite of all the honours that we heaped upon him, Pasteur, as has been said, remained simple at heart. Perhaps the imagery of his boyhood days, when he drew the familiar scenes of his birthplace, and the longing to be a great artist, never wholly left him. In truth he did become a great artist, though after his sixteenth year he abandoned the brush forever. Like every artist of worth, he put his whole soul and energy into his work, and it was this very energy that in the end wore him out. For him, each sufferer was something more than just a case that was to be cured. He looked upon the fight against hydrophobia as a battle, and he was absorbed in his determination to win. The sight of injured children, particularly, moved him to an indescribable extent. He suffered with his patients, and yet he would not deny himself a share in that suffering. His greatest grief was when sheer physical exhaustion made him give up his active work. He retired to the estate at Villeneuve Etang, where he had his Kennels for the study of rabies, and there he passed his last summer, as his great biographer, Ballery Radot, has said, "practicing the Gospel virtues".

"He revered the faith of his fathers," says the same writer, "and wished without ostentation or mystery to receive its aid during his last period".

The attitude of this man to the science he had done so much to perfect can be best summed up in a sentence that he is reputed once to have uttered, concerning the materialism of many of his contemporaries in similar branches of learning to his own: "The more I contemplate the mysteries of Nature, the more my faith becomes like that of a peasant".

But even in retirement he loved to see his former pupils, and it was then he would reiterate his life principles: "Work", he would say, "never cease to work". So well had he kept this precept that he began rapidly to sink from exhaustion.

Finally on September 27, 1895, when someone leant over his bed to offer him a cup of milk he said sadly: "I cannot", and with a look of perfect resignation and peace, seemed to fall asleep. He never again opened his eyes to the cares and sufferings of a world, which he had done so much to relieve and to conquer. He was within three months of his seventy-third birthday.

Thus passed, as simply as a child, the man whom the French people were to vote at a plebiscite as the greatest man that France had ever produced. Napoleon, who had always been considered the idol of France, was placed fifth.

No greater tribute could have been paid to Louis Pasteur, the tanner's son, the scientist, the man of peace, the patient worker for humanity.

Answer the following questions:

(a) Even accolades and honours did not change the simple man that Pasteur was. Why? 2 

Ans:- Even accolades and honours did not change the simple man that Pasteur was because the imagery of his boyhood days, when he drew the familiar scenes of his birthplace, and the longing to be a great artist, never wholly left him.

b) How did Pasteur view those who suffered from diseases? 2

Ans:- Pasteur viewed those who suffered from diseases as something more than just a case that was to be cured.

c) How did Pasteur engage himself in the estate? 2

Ans:- At the estate, Pasteur had Kennels for the study of rabies. He engaged himself practicing the Gospel virtues.

d) What advice did he always give to his pupils? 2

Ans:- He advised his pupils with his life principles. He advised them to work, to never cease to work.

e) How did France, the country of his birth, honour this great scientist? 2 

Ans:- France, the country of his birth, honoured this great scientist by voting him at a plebiscite as the greatest man that France had ever produced.

7. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: HS 2012
1. In 1889, the firth session of the Indian National Congress was held in Mumbai. Leaders from all over the country were in the packed hall.
2. A bright-eyed pretty young lady with a glowing, intelligent face rose to address the gathering. It was unprecedented.
3. There were no loud speaker and people at the back could not hear her. They started surging forward. Brothers excuse me, my voice cannot reach you. But I am not surprised. For centuries, did you ever try to listen to the voice of a woman? Did you give her the strength to make her voice audible to you?
4. The delegates had no answer.
5. There was more to come from the courageous young lady known as Pandita Ramabai. Till that day women hardly ever attended Congress session. It was Pandita Rambai’s effort that resulted in nine women delegates attending the 1889 session of the congress.
6. She was not content to be a dumb delegate. She made forceful speech on the resolution about the practice of cutting off the hair of widowed women. “You men are demanding the right of representation in British Parliament, so that you can voice the opinion of Indians. You have been crying hoarse in this in this very pandal for freedom of expression. Then why don’t you give the same freedom to women in your families? Why do you force a woman to become ugly and dependent as soon as she becomes a widow? Does a widower ever do that? He has the freedom to do whatever he wants. Then why not the woman?”
7. One can say that Pandita Ramabai laid the foundation of the movement of women’s liberation in India.
8.  Ramabai never minced words. She had the courage of her conviction and stood by it. She had inherited this courage to defy social injustice from her parents, Pandit Anantshastri Dongre and Laxmibai Dongre.
9. Anantshastri was a great scholar. He defied society and taught Sankrit to his wife and two daughters. “There is nothing in Shastras which prohibits women from learning Sanskrit”, he maintained, and proved his contention by giving more than 300 references. But the orthdox scholar were not convinced. They ostracized him. Anantshastri did not care. He established his Ashram in the wildness of Gangamul in Andhra Pradesh. His generosity and the unscrupulous behaviour of his elder son-in-law deprived him of all his assets. He was forced to live the life of a nomad, reciting and interpreting Puranas, Bhagwat and other holy books to people. The family survived on whatever little cash or grain offered by the audience.
10. Ramabai wrote :-
“Two third of the audience consisted of women who never go empty-handed to a discourse. They always offer something to the diety as well as to the kirtankar or kathakar. Men just ring the bell and do Namaskar. Thus, half of the expenditure of these temples is met by the generosity of women. Even then these priests and so-called scholars consider women as obstacles in pursuit of knowledge. They deny woman the right to learn. How ungrateful : What injustice!”.
11. The family traveled around for sixteen years, and that helped to broaden Ramabai’s outlook.
12. Right from childhood she could not stand injustice. One day she tried to save a little girl of nine from being burnt with the dead body of her husband. “If a woman has to burn and become sati, does a man become sata after his wife’s death?” She asked indignantly. The young girl’s mother had no answer and simply said, “it is man’s world. They make laws : women have no obey.” “Why do women tolerate such laws?” countered Rambai. “When I grow up, I willl fight against these laws” and fight she did against every type of exploitation of women by men.
13. Perhaps it was to make her strong enough for her future mission that Providence made her go through one disaster after another.
14. Her father died when she was sixteen. They could not give sugar and water which he asked for on his deathbed. They were then traveling through the famine-affected area of Venkatgiri. With tears in their eyes and love in their heart, Ramabai’s family could only give some water to the dying man. Nobody helped them in his burial. After great persuasion one Bragmin got a pit dug. Srinivas, Ramabai’s brother, wrapped the dead body in a sheet and carried it to the pit. And the great scholarly sanyasi was buried.

 
1. Answer the following questions :-
i) Which session of the Indian National Congress was held in Mumbai in 1889?
Ans :- The fifth session of the Indian National Congress was held in Mumbai in 1889.
ii) How many women delegate attended the 1889 session of the Indian National Congress?
Ans :- Nine women delegates attended the 1889 session of the Indian National Congress.
iii) Who, according to the passage, laid the foundation of the women liberation movement in India.
Ans :- Pandita Rambai laid the foundation of the women liberation movement in India.
iv) How did Anantshastri defy the society?
Ans:- Anatshastri was a great scholar. He defied the society by teaching Sanskrit to his wife and two daughters.
v) “They ostracized him” (para 9)
a) Who are ‘they’ referred to here?
b) Explain the meaning of the sentences.
Ans :- a) ‘They’ are the orthodox scholars.
b) The orthodox scholar boycotted him.
vi) Which incident made her fight against every type of exploitations of women by men?
Ans :- During her childhood days, one day Pandita Ramabai saw a little girl of nine being burnt with the dead body of her husband. She questioned the girl’s mother if a husband is burnt at his wife’s death, to which she had no reply. This incident made her fight against every type of exploitation of women by me.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :- SAMPLE

    The small village of Somnathpur contains an extraordinary temple, built around A.D. 1268 by the Hoyasalas of Karnataka, one of the most prolific temple builders. Belur and Helebid are among their better known works. While these suffered during the invasions of the 14th Century, the Somnathpur temple stands more or less intact in the near-original condition. This temple captivates with the beauty and vitality of its detailed sculpture, covering almost every inch of the walls, pillars and even ceilings. It has three shikharas and stands on a star-shaped, raised platform with 24 edges. The outer walls have a profusion of detailed carvings : the entire surface run over by carved plaques of stone. There were vertical panels covered by exquisite figures of gods and goddesses with many incarnations being depicted. There were nymphs too, some carrying and ear of maize (a symbol of plenty and prosperity carved caparisoned elephants, charging horsemen, stylize flowers, warriors, musicians, crocodiles; and swans.

    The temple was actually commissioned by Soma Dandanayak or Somnath (he named the village after himself), the minister of the Hoyasala king, Narasimha III. The temple was built to house three versions of Krishna. The inner centre of the temple was the kalyana mandapa. Leading from here were three corridors, each ending in a shrine, one for each kind of Krishna-Venugopala, Janardana and Prsanna Keshava, through only two remain in their original form. In the darkness of the sanctum sanctorum. I tried to discern the different images. The temple’s sculptural perfection is amazing, and it includes the doors of the temple and the three elegantly carved towards.

Q-1. Where and when Somnathpur Temple built up?
Ans:- Somnathpur Temple built around A.D. 1268 by the Hoyasala of Karnataka.
Q-2. How does the Somnathpur Temple captivates with beauty?
Ans:- This Temple fascinates and vitality of its detailed sculpture, covering almost every inch of walls, pillars and even ceilings. The entire surface run over by carved plaques of stone and also surrounded by god and goddesses.
Q-3. Describe the characteristics of Hoyasala Sculptures?
Ans:- Its outer walls revealed intricately carved caparisoned elephants, charging horsemen, stylized flowers, warriors, musicians, crocodiles and swans.
Q-4. What are three versions of Krishna, in the temple?
Ans:-The three versions are Krishna – Venugopala, Janadarna and Prasanna Keshava.
Q-5. Find out the words from the passage which is convey the same meaning as the following:- (i) Charming  (ii) Extravagancy
Ans:- (i) Captivates      (ii) Profusion.

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