1. Read the passage. Then answer each questions
Ragging was not recognised as a criminal offence by the law in the past. It had none of the forms
and characteristics which we notice and see today. It originated sometime in the 18th century
England. The university students performed some type of physical shows and the spectators
thronged to watch them performing. When the performance was over, spectators used to contribute
according to their will. The fund collected thus, was used for the welfare of the community. In
the universities or colleges, the meaning of ragging underwent change with the passage of time.
It became a form of deriving sadistic pleasure by subjecting newcomers or freshers to absurd and
abominable mental and physical torture. Sometimes, freshers have to face very mild humiliation
and they pass it off. But sometimes ragging involves such an ordeal which results in serious injury
or even death. It is here that it needs to be declared a criminal act.
It is a pity that this practice has been going on unhindered for decades and the victims of the
last year become the perpetrators this year and everybody has been all ready to accept it as
a tradition. Not that University Grants Commission was not aware of the practice of ragging
being carried on in various institutions. In UGC Act 1956, it had been made mandatory for all
the institutions to adopt an anti-ragging policy and stop it. But this Act seems to have had no
effect as nearly 60 years have elapsed and the practice still continues. This shows our approach
to keep ourselves aloof from a controversy till one of us himself gets involved into it. Those
who have been ragged by their seniors know how it feels to be ragged and what a menace
ragging is.
Questions
1. Answer briefly:
(4 x 2 = 8)
1. Where and when did ragging originate?
2. Where was the money raised through performances by students used?
3. What may be the consequences of ragging?
4. When did the UGC decide to stop ragging?
II. Vocabulary:
(4 x 1 = 4)
1. Find the word from the passage which means the same as 'covers'.
2. Find the word from the passage which has the same meaning as detestable'.
3. Write the meaning of 'perpetrator'.
4. Find the word from the passage similar in meaning to distant".
Answers
Answer:
1. Ragging originated sometime in the 18th century
England.
2. Money raised through performances by students used for the welfare of the community
3.Ragging involves such an ordeal which results in serious injury
or even death. It is here that it needs to be declared a criminal act.
4.In UGC Act 1956, it had been made mandatory for all
the institutions to adopt an anti-ragging policy and stop it.
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