1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (1 X 8 =8)
1. A noble purpose gives meaning to one's own life and if os benefit to other. I realised
this when researching on and writing about the life of Jamsetji Tata. What gave one
man living in a colonised country the vision to advance it in the community of
nations? He not only gave India the power of steel and hydroelectric energy, but also
an institute of research.
2. He sent an educationist to Europe and the United States to report on what should be
the best Model for India. The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was
recommended as the Model. But Jamsetji Made it a point to see that his name was not
associated with the university. After his death, his dream came true with the
establishment of the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. It was to be the
fountainhead of Science in the decades to come.
3. There are others too whose purpose in life has made a difference to society. Mother
Teresa had a comfortable life at Loretto Convert, Kolkata. On a train journey to
Darjeeling, she felt her 'calling' and wanted to give up her comfortable life in the
convent and serve the poor and the needy.
4. After that, she took a three-month nursing course and returned to Kolkata. She
devoted her time to the sick and the homeless. Touched by her sacrifice, some of her
students joined her and work began. Not everyone has such a strong calling. When I
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asked her how one could be sure of one's calling, she replied, "Deep down in our
hearts we know exactly what our calling is, if we are sincere."
5. One's purpose i shaped over a period of time, but every noble purpose is based on a
feeling for the suffering of others and a esire for alleviating that condition. Some
years ago, in Kerala, a young man saw his father join Gandhiji and fight for opening
temples to the Harijans. When he grew up, the boy decided to take up agricultural
studies, because he had seen the havoc caused by the Bengal Famine. He went to
Europe and studied agriculture. On his return to India, he spearheaded the Green
Revolution. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan demonstrates hot purpose intensifies with time.
Read the given questions and write the answer in a sentence. (1x8=8)
a. Bring out the unique character traits of Jamsetji Tata.
b. Why did he send an educationist to Europe and the USA?
c. Mention two things about Indian Institute of Science?
d. How did Mother Teresa start working for the poverty-stricken people?
e. What was the first step that Mother Teresa took?
f. How can we find our calling?
g. Is it possible to find one's calling within a short period? Why/Why not?
h. What do we learn from the life of people like M.S. Swaminathan?
Answers
Question a.
Answer: The unique characteristics of Jamsetji Tata include empathy, visionary, humility, rationality, and optimistic.
Question b.
answer: Jamsetji Tata wanted to encourage research and education in India. Therefore, he sent an educationist to Europe and USA to analyze and recommend the best model for India.
Question c.
answer: the Indian Institue Of Science located in Bangalore is considered to have spearheaded the spread of research and science in India.
it was founded in 1909 by Jamsetji Tata and Krishnaraja Wadiyar.
question d.
answer- Mother Teresa started working for the poor when she felt like she got her 'calling' or found her purpose in life. she felt this when she saw the sufferings of people on her train journey to Darjeeling.
question e.
answer: Mother Teresa first gave up her comfortable life in the convent and went to take a three month nursing course. she then returned to Kolkata and served the needy.
question f.
answer: we can find our calling by being empathetic towards the needs of others. we will feel it deep within ourselves if we are sincere about something.
question g.
answer- finding one's calling happens over a period of time. it requires the desire to improve the condition of others and to alleviate their issues and sufferings.
question h.
answer- M.S. Swaminathan's story shows us that ones purpose intensifies with time. he saw his father work with Gandhi on harijans, and the impact of the Bengal famines. all this contributed to his eventual interest in bringing forth the Green Revolution in India.
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Answer:
Explanation:
Question A
The answer is that Jamsetji Tata had special qualities including empathy, vision, humility, rationalism, and optimism.
Question B
Jamsetji Tata wants to promote education and research in India. In order to research and recommend the finest model for India, he sent an expert in education to the USA and Europe.
Question C
The growth of research and science in India is widely credited to the Indian Institute of Science, which is based in Bangalore.
Jamsetji Tata and Krishnaraja Wadiyar formed it in 1909.
Question D
Mother Teresa began helping the impoverished when she believed she had found her "calling" or life's mission. On her train ride to Darjeeling, she witnessed people's suffering, which made her feel this way.
Question E
In order to enrol in a three-month nursing school, Mother Teresa initially left her cosy convent life. She subsequently went back to Kolkata and helped the less fortunate.
Question F
By having compassion for other people's needs, we can discover our vocation. If we are sincere about anything, we will be able to sense it deep within.
Question G
The explanation is that discovering one's calling takes time. It necessitates a desire to better people's lives and lessen their problems and suffering.
Question H
M.S. Swaminathan's tale demonstrates how one's purpose develops through time. He witnessed his father and Gandhi discussing the effects of the Bengal famines and harijans. All of this influenced his desire in starting the Green Revolution in India.
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