Question

5.Analyse the following report in a paragraph of about 100-120 words:

(5 marks)

In an unprecedented preventive measure, nearly half the world’s population

has been confined to their homes. Even as governmental and nongovernmental agencies battle to save countless lives across the world, a

different battle for survival is raging inside locked down homes. A week after

the announcement of total lockdown, the National Commission for women

(NCW) announced that complaints of domestic violence received by it had

more than doubled in that period .The complaints were received by the NCW

through its online platform, and can be considered to be a tip of the iceberg…..​

Answer 1

Answer:

Apropos ‘It’s getting worse for Xi Jinping’ (March 28), the complacency in the initial days of the corona outbreak and the opacity in the distribution of information has cost Xi Jinping his credibility. If it was not for China’s selfish attempts to conceal information, the coronavirus, in all likeliness, would not have exacerbated into a pandemic. An evident fiasco, China’s misgovernance has cost lives, livelihoods and economies. Most countries are in a state of lockdown. This incident is an important lesson for the citizens of India — favour only those governments that are transparent with regard to communication of information.

Nissim Aggarwal, Chandigarh